The first thing about Chris is that he was very bright. Even people noticed how smart he was, like when Franz said, “ He seemed very intelligent.” This shows that Ron sees how smart Chris is. It also explains to us that Chris knows what he is doing and that he wants to do it. Another thing about Chris is that he made food decisions. For instance, he learned off of the people who he met like when he learned how to smoke meat. This shows that he is preparing for his adventure in Alaska. Therefore demonstrating how he made good decisions. Another good decision that he made was buying the plant book. This shows that he isn’t crazy because he is preparing for his time in Alaska. Clearly Chris was a smart man who made some good choices on his journey.…
Throughout some parts of the book, Chris handled things poorly. He was stubborn, ungrateful and stupid. An example of this is how he acted during the situation with his parents when Krakauer reveals Mr. McCandless’s secret love affair. Despite the fact that his…
In the beginning of scene V Roxane come up Christian to talk to him. Christian was nervous and didn't know what to say but I love you over and over. I like this part because Christian did not know what to say to her like Cyrano do of how he express his love in sentence and in the delightful ways like Roxane would had thought like as in the letter's. Then later on in the scene Christian had know that he had made a mistake of what he said to Roxane and that she wasn't very happy about it. So when Cyrano had heard what happen from Christian he had to came up with a plan.…
This conversation is the moment of truth, Roxane reveals she could love someone even if they are hideous, physically speaking. Then, just as he is about to reveal the truth to her, Christian gets shot in battle. Cyrano cannot bear to tell the truth now. Instead, he lies to Christian. He tells him that the truth has been revealed to Roxane and that she still loves him, Christian. Christian dies a happy man, and Cyrano at last completes his entire mission of maturely involving himself in Christian and Roxane's relationship in the best way possible.…
The way Cyrano interacts with the world differs in comparison to the way he interacts with those he truly cares about, and this contrast is especially apparent in his scenes with Ragueneau. The Cyrano in Act I is a brash individual willing to challenge an entire audience to duels to the death. If that was the only way Cyrano acted throughout the entire play, the audience wouldn’t be cheering his exploits, but instead think of him as a selfish daredevil with a self-esteem problem. However, with his interactions with Ragueneau, the audience sees how kind and loyal Cyrano can be to his friends. Out of all of those in Ragueneau’s pastry shop, he is the only one who does not try to scam him: he even tries to convince the cook to not let the people around him (the soldiers, the poets, and his wife) to treat him in such a manner; he also is angered at Lise(Ragueneau wife) when he deduces that she has not been faithful to Ragueneau, warning her that he is “fond of Ragueneau; [he allows] noone...to take his name in vain!”(Act II, page 59). With this action the audience can see that Cyrano is not self-centered; when he sees his friend about to be hurt, he takes action, regardless of the consequences. This is also apparent when Ragueneau explains his suicide attempt to the Duenna. Ragueneau claims “ I decided to put an end to it all, so I hanged myself. Just as my last breath was drawn, in comes Monsieur de Bergerac! He cuts me down, and gets me a job as his cousin's steward.”(Rostand, Act III, Scene I). Rather than staying passive as his friend attempted suicide, Cyrano took the time to help Ragueneau build his life back together, showing the greatness Cyrano can achieve even when he does not have an audience at his side. Their interactions also show his generosity: when Ragueneau complains to Cyrano that Moliere stole his scene word for word, all Cyrano…
Cyrano is so choked up by his flaw of an oversized nose that he believes that Roxane would never love him and so he disguises himself as Christian in letters and in person. For Example, in Act III: Scene V, Cyrano and Christian start to carry a conversation with Roxane from her balcony window. In this conversation, Roxane only believes that Christian is in her presence because she cannot see through the window. When the act begins, Christian says, “I love you” (Rostand 120), but that does not please Roxane because of the small amount of detail when she says, “You’re giving me water when I expected cream! Tell me how you love me.” (Rostand 120) Christian then ultimately fails to please her when he only repeats himself, causing him to lose Roxane’s patience. But that is not bad news for Cyrano, because Christian then beckons Cyrano to speak his words of love to Roxane, but in Christian’s name. Cyrano is unsure of doing this friendly deed, but uses this accidental…
Chris definitely left a lasting impression on everyone he met along his journey. Everyone couldn’t get enough of him. “So I asked Alex if I could adopt him, if he would be my grandson” (Franz 55). Ron had taken such a liking to Chris that he wanted to adopt him so he could carry out the Franz family name. Wayne Westerberg also became very fond of Chris. “A lot of folks here in town got pretty attached to old Alex” (Westerberg 16). Therefore Chris wasn’t a nutcase or unsocial because he easily made friends and left a strong impact on them.…
He does not feel any pressure from society to conform, and giving up the false sense of self, the New Man will find his real self. It is only when we act natural do we begin to have our own originality. When we look to Christ and we submit to him, there is no “hatred,…
Within, Cyrano is at battle with himself. Living in fear of being judged by others due to his facial attributes, it prevents him from going after what he wants, in this case, Roxane. Essentially, nothing aggravates Cyrano more than someone insulting his nose. When Valvert commented on Cyrano’s nose, it ignited this fire in Cyrano in which he doesn’t only challenge Valvert to a duel, but spontaneously recites a poem of the top of his head just to add onto Valvert’s spite. Cyrano was willing to publically and intellectually insult a member of the aristocracy, all because they made a petty remark regarding his nose. Ironically, Cyrano pays much detail as to what Roxane has to say and is constantly concerned about her opinions, but if it were anyone else, their opinions could easily go in through one ear and out the other. His uncertainness is clearly shown when Cyrano uses Christian’s appearance in order to express what he’s afraid to tell Roxane face to face. Cyrano uses Christian as a conduit in which his feelings can get through to Roxane with a handsome disguise. Ideally, it would be a win-win situation, however, it has created a false image that Christian cannot keep up with, accompanied with high expectations that simply cannot meet Roxane’s standards, which is exhibited in Christian’s fumbling of words when asked to make an…
This is the part of the play where Cyrano says in the bakery that he would like to team up with Christian to make Roxane fall in love with him.“Lend me your conquering physical charm and together we’ll form romantic hero!”(383).When Christian agrees to this he is giving up ever being able to show Roxane the real him and due to this one can see that Christian cares more about being in a relationship with Roxane then she carlyle knowing would he really…
Roxane loved Christian and Christian loved Roxane, even though they had never met. Despite the fact that Christian had all that Cyrano ever wanted, Cyrano wanted to help give Christian the right words to say. In Cyrano de Bergerac Cyrano proclaims, “well, why not borrow it? And in return Ill borrow your good looks” (Rostand 78). Cyrano’s thought process here is that he can “borrow” Christians good looks. However, Christian is the only one getting credit because he’s borrowing Cyrano’s romantic vibes. Cyrano continues, “I don’t see why I shouldn’t give you words to woo her with” (Rostand 78). This is absolutely incredible, most men would be tremendously jealous and would do anything to get Roxane to hate that man and love them instead. Cyrano does not want to be enemy’s with Christian, instead he wants to help him and be a good friend. His willingness to help others effects his fait in a positive way. Roxane ended up loving Christian for his “soul”, which was Cyrano, instead of his stunning…
Cyrano demonstrates personal bravery throughout the play in many different circumstances. Particularly, he shows personal bravery through how he demonstrates honor. An example of this is when he agrees to help Christian win over Roxanne, a very beautiful woman, with their joint actions. Christian says,” What would I not give for eloquence!” Cyrano responds by saying, “I’ll lend you some! Lend you…
Chris has done good in his life but his arrogance is very overwhelming. It's hard to look past the fact that he never listened to anyone who warned him. How could he get that close to people and just leave? Did he even have a heart? So what was his legacy for. Taking a hike and dying. Now chris mccandless was a great person,very stupid but he was a great guy. In the book it s his sister said that he is not selfish enough to burn down trees to save his own life. Does that make him even more selfish. He did not care if he died evan with his sister and his parents both at home worried sick if he was ever going to return. That's also a very selfish thing for him to do even though there was a way to stop that.…
Not only is Cyrano filled with emotion, but he also goes out of his way…
The way his personality is changed but we know he’s still the same Heathcliff and the way he cut his facial hair and styled his hair.…