In the story “Scarlet Ibis” written by James Hurst, a theme is shown to the reader that sometimes, pride can be a destructive weapon in life if we use it to look down on others. The narrator starts the story by jumping into the past, he tells a story where he was ashamed of having a mentally and physically disabled brother, and spends all summer teaching him how to walk. However, he does this out of embarrassment and shame not out of love. One stormy night, Brother leaves Doodle behind alone forcing him to run faster, but he pushes too far, causing Doodle’s death. From Doodle’s death, he realizes how his pride got in his way of accepting Doodle for the way he is not for what he isn’t. In the story, he admits “I did not know then that pride…
Jim Frederick’s book “Black Hearts” explores the harrowing account of soldiers from 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 502nd Infantry Regiment during their deployment in 2005-2006 through Iraq’s “Triangle of Death”. The story is one of failed leadership at all levels, resulting in broken bonds between brothers, drug abuse, and ultimately the rape and murder of an Iraqi family. The soldiers’ descent into complete isolation was brought on by not only dire combat situations, but also a complete disregard for their mental health by higher. This essay will compare and contrast the roles of SSG Eric Lauzier and SFC Jeff Fenlason, and how their leadership had a positive or negative effect on their subordinates.…
I saw Braveheart for the first time a couple years ago right before I turned seventeen. Since then, I have seen it three times, for a total of four. Although the movie may be a little less captivating just by the very nature of repeat viewings, I can still happily say I love Braveheart and consider it one of my favorite films of all time.…
In a well-developed paragraph, state the theme of the story and explain how it is…
A beautiful, captivating, and revolutionary story, In the Time of the Butterflies, was written by Julia Alvarez and is a true account about struggle, courage, and love between four sisters, their families, and the people they encountered in their lives. I believe the central theme is to push back for what is right, even if it's hard or you stand only, in this case they stand as a family. The family has to deal with entrapment in the Dictatorship in the Dominican Republic throughout the entire story, this family helps change the entire nation's feelings, from entrapment to open minded. This captivating story is so easy to relate to, as it’s presented things every person has to go through in life, problems. What comes…
The theme of a book could be described as what the reader or audience has learned throughout reading the story. One way the theme is portrayed in this novel is when the soldiers would go home on leave for a little while. Another way the theme is portrayed throughout the novel is when you lost your friends and fellow soldiers in battle. “Theme is the underlying message or big idea that is portrayed throughout the story” (What is Theme in Literature). In reading this book you can learn that being a soldier during any war can be a hard road to go down. In the novel “All Quiet on the Western Front” by Erich Remarque, the theme of the story is how the main character learns that the effects of war is hard for some soldiers to deal with. The novel shows this theme in at least instance; going home from war on leave, losing your friends in battle,…
The first way the theme is revealed is by John Lewis and other blacks being discriminated against. In the Southern States black people were discriminated against and were not allowed to eat or watch movies at the same places as white people because they were “colored”. Because of their skin they were denied the same things as white people. As shown in this quote “You bought your ticket at the same window that the white people did, but they could sit downstairs, and you had to go upstairs.” This quote supports the theme because it shows how hard life is on them and how they go on.…
John Emerich Edward Dalberg said, "power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." In the novels Anthem and Brave New World, Ayn Rand and Aldous Huxley explain what life in a dystopian society is like through the eyes of two outcasts; Equality 7-2521 and Bernard Marx. Neither agree with the action of their councils and try to do something about it but cannot because they are the only ones that actually notice the corruption. Which causes them to create a new society. Through the novels Anthem and Brave New World, the authors show how societies that claim to be perfect while in reality are as corrupt as possible, can cause the society to lose no only its ways, but also its humanity.…
“The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience”(Harper Lee). In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee shows many great examples of themes. A lot of life lessons can be taken from the novel. In the 1960s in the south much discrimination against race was happening. Throughout time things have gotten progressively better. In To Kill a Mockingbird relationships for family, the perspective, and racism are all immense themes being portrayed in the novel.…
Do you think every human has a little evil in them? Some people choose to use this part of them, some people never do, this is called bullying. Bullying is when an aggressive encounter, including two school aged children, involving an imbalance of power occurs. This has been occurring more often due to technology which also brings up an online bullying issue.…
Psychoanalysis is known as the theory in which our unconscious plays a big role in the actions that we take and the way our minds work in a way that goes beyond our awareness. Sigmund Freud is credited with this discovery and also with establishing an understanding of a big part of human psychology. Through Freud’s theory of repression, one can conclude that suppressed desires present themselves in unusual and unexpected ways. In Joseph Conrad’s “Heart Of Darkness”, Conrad portrays Freud’s theory of repression in the characters of Kurtz and Marlow by showing how their inner desires begin to take control of their minds and demonstrating that there…
Every story, movie, or any other piece of literature typically has a theme, or moral. In “the Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, there are a couple themes you can notice. A Main one is Karma, or the known statement, What goes around comes around. One example of this being shown is the result of Zaroffs hunt. During the 3 days General Zaroff gave Rainsford, he tried to kill him several times. As what Karma stands for, Zaroff got what was coming to him, death. On page 36 it states broadly that Rainsford got in Zaroffs room, they fought and ultimately, Rainsford won and Zaroff died. The meaning of Karma is bad things happen to bad people, or good things happen to good people. Zaroff just so happened to be the bad person…
People change, but is it always for the best? Mary Warren, a shy, quiet, and pushover girl is put into some difficult situations that will show everyone just how weak her backbone really. Mary was a good girl, but was influenced by everyone and made wrong decisions. Then she became extremely indecisive and couldn't choose whose side to be on. To then becoming exactly like Abigail, a guileful profligate of a girl. Mary is a dynamic character, who is bound to change in the drama, The Crucible written by Arthur Miller.…
Imagine being stuck on a steamboat outnumbered by the other, who happen to be starving, unable to advance through the unnerving scream filled fog. This enigmatic experience is only one of many told by Marlow in the story of his journey up the Congo. Marlow is attentive to the restraint shown by the black slaves on his boat in fighting off the hunger that weakens them. The colleagues of Marlow are more concerned with the anonymous screams of “infinite desolation” (Conrad 35) ushered from the fog then with the present danger of having these same savages with them on the boat. Moreover, this revelation challenges the fear of the unknown. Though the starvation of the black slaves is evident, and should be of great concern to the sated men of the boat,…
This story focuses on the relationship between an owner and an old unproductive dog. The dog figures out he will be put to sleep so he runs away to be free. The author presents this by showing how the dog picks up all of the animals so they can all go and be free as well. “Where troubles don’t disturb you and thanklessness does not deface the deeds of man.” I think this quote represents the theme because i shows once you are free you don’t have to worry about being tortured or overworked and in some cases even being killed like the dog was almost. I think this story is a strong example of this theme.…