Different traits can cause different relationships between people. For example, friendly traits can assist in forming lifelong relationships, in contrast cruel traits can create hate between individuals. James Hurst applies character traits between the two brothers, Doodle and the narrator. The journey of the two brothers is short but it includes the relationships appeared from the character traits. In the story, “The Scarlet Ibis” James Hurst uses aggressiveness, selfishness, and determination to inform the readers the attitude shown towards Doodle by the narrator.…
Demonstrating Daisy’s sudden behavioral change, Fitzgerald expresses how she immediately feels uncomfortable, upset, and overall guilty. Not only does this scare Daisy because she’s been having an affair with a now obvious sketchy untrustworthy man, but it demonstrates how…
Subordinate characters, whose roles are seemingly unimportant, are thermically critical in Richard Connell’s and Eudora Welty’s short story. A subordinate character often either motivates or challenges the protagonist to do something. The subordinate characters from “The Most Dangerous Game” and “A Worn Path” help the reader understand how the protagonist feels and believes. Both stories are similar since their subordinate characters help express the protagonist’s thoughts, mindset, and characteristics.…
Imagine the hardships that would occur if your life was turned around in the blink of an eye. This happens to Mildred in the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and Mary in the short story, “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl. The similarities between Mary and Mildred are impressive and they are worthy of detailed examination. This paper will focus on how they both had their life turned upside down, how they betray their husbands, and how they are groomed to represent their society. These three similarities stand out and should be looked at more carefully.…
3. How does the McGee’s relationship support the idea that literature reflected some women’s feelings of being trapped and oppressed by their husbands?…
The protagonist of a text acts upon other characters within the novel and help express themes and ideas through these collaborations. In One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey the protagonist, Randle Patrick McMurphy, comes into the psychiatric ward that manipulates patients to conform to their rules where he is the black sheep of them all. He constantly challenges Nurse Ratched, the caretaker of the patients, in an effort to help them in his own way. Kesey illustrates the dangers of the empowerment and control that result in both the triumph and defeat by pitching the strengths and weaknesses of the central and minor characters in the text, using diction and characterization to allow the audience to understand that when individuals are faced with extreme challenges in a stifling environment the consequences can be tragic.…
Characterizing – it is a daily occurrence that many do not realize is taking place. Whether it appears by describing someone’s new hair or explaining a person’s personality, characterization is frequently happening. Yet, representation of an individual does not only take place in the real world, it appears in numerous literary works as well. For example, in the written matters of A Streetcar Named Desire, A Separate Peace, and “Everyday Use”, where character interactions, such as arguing and having conflicting beliefs, bring out strong depictions and central messages. While some readers of these pieces of literature may believe that character interaction shows no relation to theme relativity; a closer inquiry demonstrates that through characters such as Stella and Stanley, Mama and Dee, and Gene and Finny, an…
Scott Fitzgerald, many characters are primarily thinking about themselves in relationships. Tom and Daisy, a seemingly lovely married couple are both having affairs behind each others back. Tom says “I suppose the latest thing is to sit back and let Mr. Nobody from Nowhere make love to your wife. Well, if that's the idea you can count me out” in reference to Daisy’s affair with Jay Gatsby even though Tom has no problem with flaunting his affair in public “the fact that he had one [a mistress] was insisted upon wherever he was known. His acquaintances resented the fact that he turned up in popular restaurants with her and, leaving her at a table, sauntered about, chatting with whomever he knew.” Tom was rubbing the fact he had a mistress in and after expressing his distaste for the idea of his wife having an affair, it is very hypocritical. Tom is selfish if he thinks he is the only one who is entitled to be unfaithful and it's hypocritical of him to think he is allowed to be unfaithful to his wife while she is still only with him. It's understandable that because of the time period this book is set (1920’s) there were social standards to uphold and that it might not have been possible for Tom and Daisy to leave their marriage but it doesn’t change the fact that they were both making choices about their relationship that were…
By characterizing Mildred as shallow, apathetic, and not particularly intelligent, Bradbury uses her as a specimen to exemplify the personalities and characteristics of the people living in the city at this time. She is portrayed as a shell of a human being without any spirituality or emotion which also illuminates the mindsets and values of the rest of the people in the city. The avoidance of confrontation of oneself is extremely substantial when taking into consideration the fact that the people living in the city were in “the cave,” a gloomy and dismal part of one’s mind, body, and soul. Mildred’s insipid lifestyle and characterization indicate the meaninglessness in which she lives and that she is vacant of any thoughts or feelings. Bradbury uses Mildred as a representation of the characteristics of everyone living in the city.…
Fitzgerald emphasises these negative feelings we should feel towards Tom through his attack on his mistress Myrtle, despite her encouraging behaviour, ‘making a short deft movement, Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand’ describing how Tom not only hits his wife but also hits his mistress. It highlights to the reader Tom’s brutality in addition to his need of a mistress only to satisfy him so when…
Another evil that Melinda experiences is Heather using their friendship for her own benefit. The literary element used here is character. One prime example of this is when Heather asks Melinda to help decorate the staff room for Thanksgiving. Melinda helps her just wanting to keep her friend happy. When Melinda’s decorations are praised, Heather takes all the credit. Melinda overcomes this evil by telling Heather she won’t help her decorate for the prom. Heather on her own does a horrible job and all off the seniors end up hating her.…
Gatsby “was never quite still, there was always a tapping foot somewhere, or the impatient opening and closing of a hand” (Fitzgerald, 64). He waits for something new to come along despite having a anything that he…
participating with and making sense of the world. At the end of the story, the life she lives falls far short of the life she had expected. She ends up getting married to a man who “Treats her like the devil” (Fitzgerald 6) and becomes “all right” (Fitzgerald 6) in appearance. She suffers from her impressions of the world and lack of being able to…
In fact, when his close-minded self rejected Nick’s suggestion, “[Gatsby] ought to go away,” clarifies his perplexed mindset to strive for Daisy so both of them could be in love. Gatsby responded to Nick saying, “Go away now, old sport?” elucidates women's roles in the 1920’s, exemplifying how he wanted Daisy for status, not for love. Moreover, the power of love has revolved around Gatsby as “he was clutching at last hope,” which resulted in him sacrificing himself to the police if they ever asked about Myrtle’s death. Nick “couldn’t shake [Gatsby] free,” from his superiority because since he willingly let Daisy in his life in spite of never being together, additionally explained his desperate reaction to wait for Daisy the whole night the day before (148). To endure, Fitzgerald establishing a desperate tone can illustrate how one can feel hopeless in an era that was so…
Five years ago, I felt like a sucker the minute I completed my $16.95 transaction at the bookstore, as the clerk gleefully said he was looking forward to me coming back to buy the rest of the series. Having a minimum wage employee mocking you as financial moron is a bit of a blow to your ego, but I eagerly drove home with my shiny new copy of this highly recommended best seller. I read the entire book in one afternoon, and I felt pretty inspired to start my financial education. I would even say I have been mildly obsessed with personal finance since reading this book 5 years ago. Within a month, I had opened a brokerage account and bought my first stock, which put me on the road to where I am today.…