Have you ever thought about how dissimilar people can be? People can be different, especially when comparing and contrasting real people and fictional people. Miyax from the book Julie of the Wolves, and Moses a biblical prophet.…
Jurgis’s father, Dede Antanas, is an old immigrant who needed to work to support his family. He is ready to put in hard physical labor when clearly his advancing age does not allow it. He believes “he is as lively as any boy” (36). This brings forth Antanas’ hopes and spirit to build a better life for his family, similar to millions of young, immigrant workers. He faces a lot of trouble finding work as there is intense competition amongst immigrant labor in the meat packing industry. His old age puts him at a disadvantage. When he finally does get an offer for a job for floor mopping, he is asked to give 1/3 of his earnings to the man who arranges the job. This represents the widespread corruption propagated by capitalism. In addition, Antanas…
In a cave full of many riches there is something special. It is something that every human wishes they can have for themselves. It is known as the Amethysts Key, it is called this because it is a key that has a hint of purple on the bottom of it. When someone comes into possession of this key it grants them three wishes. The wishes may not happen right as the wisher speaks them, but they do get granted. However, the person who possesses this key wishes that they never ever find it.…
Verna Estelle Pladsen provides nutrition for the malnourished, which is equivalent to treating people with respect. Never give up. Hard working people of all ages find reasons to stay devoted or vindications to give up. When one works at a job that touches many life’s they are not giving up the occupation but rather, they are giving up on the lives that were impacted. Proper food served to the dying helps reestablish the feeling of life they once had. Don’t let a day go by without giving a portion of life to someone close by.…
Feeling sorry for someone, but not agreeing with them. As humans we have all felt this feeling at least once in our lifetime. In the book The Awakening, by “Kate Chopin” Kate Chopin sympathizes with the main character Edna but doesn’t pity her. I agree with Kate, because even though she’s married with Leonce a man that she doesn't love and has children with him, she is still free not attached to him at all. Another reason I agree with Kate is that she doesn’t pity Edna. She spends time and loves Robert rather than loving her own husband.…
Duras redetermines the idea of the character in Savannah Bay. The three characters of Madeleine, Jeune Femme and Savannah cannot exist in their own rights. They all depend on each other’s action, memories, and admissions. Madeleine’s fragmented memories reflect her fragmented character. She is never a complete character, and the audience will never be granted a full picture of who she is. Jeune Femme is reliant on Madeleine for the representation of her mother, Savannah. Thus, it becomes unimportant to access the character of Jeune Femme, who, unlike Madeleine and Savannah, is not even accorded a name; she is merely a vessel present to retrieve information relating to the character of Savannah. Yet, Savannah is always absent. She is a character…
In the novel “Where the Wild Things Are” by Maurice Sendak, the author writes about a young boy named Max who wreaks havoc while wearing a wolf costume. He is told to go to sleep by his mother, and he soon is transported into a jungle. He finds a boat and sails to a land inhabited by ferocious monsters called “Wild Things” where he is crowned king because he is the wildest one of all. He holds an event where his kingdom can go wild, and he soon decides to go home. Despite the Wild Thing’s dismay, he goes home and finds that his mom brought his supper and it was warm. A leader who disciplines…
To say that there is no good in evil is to deny the very reality of evil’s existence. Black and white thinking such as the topic previously stated is what truly can hurt us the most. When you look at moral issues you must acknowledge that it is a grey spectrum, with many different viewpoints. If I told any person who has actually read East of Eden that I admired Cathy? They would think me insane and possibly give me some nasty looks, as well as cross the street when I walk past. But since you have to read this essay, I think it’s fair that I make my point. Cathy is a real go-getter, she does what she has to to make ends meet. She isn’t easily swayed, and has a strong moral foundation, whether or not it’s a good one is a moot point. Lastly, she’s not easily discouraged. Even in the face of direct adversity, she brushes herself off and keeps on trucking.…
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn once said that “the battle line between good and evil runs through the heart of every man.” East of Eden is a novel written by twentieth century author John Steinbeck. The Viking Press published it in 1952. The narration takes place from 1862 to 1918, mostly in the Salinas Valley, although some episodes happen in Massachusetts and Connecticut. John Steinbeck's East of Eden depicts humanity's struggle between virtue and in as a perpetual narrative of human history. Cathy Ames, the most controversial character in the novel, seems to be the only person of the book incapable of good: she has the characteristics of a born moral monster. She is not. The events that took place in her childhood affected Cathy. We will then see…
“Harsha you should smile more, You know people judge you by your expressions,” my mom suggests.…
Both Mia, the protagonist in “If I Stay”, by Gayle Forman, and myself are similar in many ways. I think if we had the chance we’d both end up being very great friends and we’d get along perfectly. The one thing that stands out the most for both of us is our amazing, quiet, shy personalities. And also our talents, though they’re both different, we are both the very best at our talents. Our talents are also within the same category, the fine and performing arts field. Mia, the protagonist of “If I Stay” by Gayle Forman and I are alike in many ways. We both share the same views of the world, are viewed by the world in similar ways and I would respond in a comparable way to the central conflict of the novel. Therefore, I believe given the chance, we could be friends.…
Although most of your characters were believable in your powerful tale of revenge, The Cask of Amontillado, I found your narrator, Montresor to be quite unreliable. Could it be that you did not intend for me to sympathize with Montresor for the insult made by Fortunato, but rather to judge him? Frankly, I found him to be smug and egotistical, while questioning his sanity. He did not convince me that his intentions were honorable to support his family’s motto: “Nemo me impune lacessit,” or “No one assails me with impunity.”…
In every story, every character has a purpose, either miniscule or massive. In Frankenstein, Mary Shelley incorporates both main characters and supplemental characters into her text. In her novel, Shelley includes supplementary characters as an example to show how poorly the lower class was treated during the nineteenth-century. Shelley included the character Justine in the novel, a supplemental character, because her story reveals how society at the time viewed the lower class, as Justine was a servant to the Frankenstein family at the time of William Frankenstein’s murder.…
Lena Lingard intrigues me. She’s gentle even though she’s lived on the farm her entire life and she manages to make the littlest things exciting with her charisma. In ways, her adventurousness and excitement make her similar to Tony. However, they differ in that Ántonia possesses a quiet beauty and inner strength that contrasts with Lena’s liveliness. It’s strange-- I dream the same dream “a great many times, and it [is] always the same. I [am] in a harvest-field full of shocks, and I [am] lying against one of them. Lena Lingard [comes] across the stubble barefoot, in a short skirt, with a curved reaping-hook in her hand, and she [is] flushed like the dawn, with a kind of luminous rosiness all about her. She [sits] down beside me, [turns] to me with a soft sigh and said, ‘Now they are all gone, and I can kiss you as much as I like.’ I...wish I could have this flattering dream about Ántonia, but I never [do].” (109) I love Ántonia and her steady independence but I cannot see her in my dreams in…
Poe uses costumes to show the readers the characters role and personality in “The Cask of Amontillado”. The costumes bring out the characters personalities in the story. We don’t know if our assumptions are actually because the meaning of the story from the narrator’s point of view and understanding. A person can’t accurately judge a character in a story just because of the way they are dressed.…