plot follows a man named Winston who is trying to rebel against the totalitarian government called Ingsoc. Ingsoc‚ also known as the Party‚ defeats Winston and because he is defeated he does not remain a hero in the reader’s eyes. Winston’s lack of cunning‚ lack of courage‚ and lack of effort to defeat the Party shows that he does not fit the description of a hero. Winston is not a hero‚ but some might argue that he displays heroic characteristics. One might consider Winston a hero because he is
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The Nazi party adopted many tactics which aided in their growth in popularity in the political eye. These tactics were extremely cunning and were successful in growing the followers of the party. The Nazi party began to encourage young children to follow the ways of the party‚ as the young impressionable minds would be easily goaded into the belief of the Nazi’s ideology. The groups
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Singer’s use of Gimpel in “Gimpel the Fool” is both an interesting and odd choice. Gimpel‚ was called a fool since he was always found believing some lie or the other. However‚ Gimpel himself believes that he is not a fool since he can see through all the disguises that the town tries to use. Instead of just pointing out how the town always does this‚ Gimpel chooses to follow through with the joke. In fact‚ this is the cycle that is repeated with every lie: tell Gimpel the lie‚ he decides believes
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the oppressor and the oppressed. Different scenarios play out in each of Shahrazad’s stories‚ but the most common one is through women’s battle for survival in a society dominated by men. The women of her tales‚ and Shahrazad herself‚ are beyond cunning. The only way to overcome the men who hold them down and abuse them is with their mind. They become wily and smart and fight to be their own person‚ and have the rights to their own beliefs. Proof of the power that women have over men is shown in
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depicts Odysseus as a very brave character: He must be brave in order to be a hero. "You must not cling to your boyhood any longer-it’s time you were a man. Haven’t you heard what glory Prince Orestes won throughout the world when he killed that cunning‚ murderous Aegisthus‚ who’d killed his famous father? And you‚ my friend-how tall and handsome I see you now-be brave‚ you too‚ so men to come will sing your praises down the years." (Fagles‚ Robert‚ The Odyssey‚ ’New York: Penguin Books.1996 p.87)
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specialty‚ and the surprising plot twist her forte. Christie is cunning in her use of misdirection. The red herrings that characterize her plots make these stories realistic and convincing. All the suspects in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd exhibit some form of suspicious behavior. Poirot tells them‚ “Each one of you has something to hide” (154). These secrets complicate the plot and take us down numerous blind alleys. Christie is cunning in her use of misdirection. Hercule Poirot’s eccentricities
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an admirable action because she thinks very quickly. She also carries it off very skilfully it worked very well because she wasn’t caught. Once more‚ however criticism can be made regarding her action. She is very sly and dishonest. She is very cunning with what she did and how she did it. Mary deception of the police further muddies our
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Abigail Williams is a very selfish‚ liar‚ and cunning character. She holds most of the responsibility for the groups of girls including Tituba meeting in the woods. Once Reverend Parris discovers them‚ Abigail attempts to conceal her behavior because it will eventually reveal her affair with John Proctor. Abigail is very selfish‚ she had an affair with Mr. John Proctor even though he is married. She states that she only wants john for herself. She also told john they could run away together‚ to be
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Roon‚ both cunning military minds and dedicated ideologues‚ rose up the Prussian power ladder. In 1859‚ Roon was appointed minister of war‚ allowing him a direct link to the king. A strong believer in Bismarck’s potential‚ Roon lobbied the king to appoint Bismarck to a high post. It was a success‚ and in September 1862‚ Bismarck was appointed minister-president. Now that Bismarck had reached high office‚ it was up to him to use his power wisely. This is where Bismarck’s political cunning comes into
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NOTES for “The Four Cardinal Virtues” Prudence: The virtue of prudence is the mold and mother of all the other cardinal virtues‚ of justice‚ fortitude‚ and temperance. For Pieper the fact that people feel strange when they hear the discussion of prudence occur indicates that they are genuinely lost in terms of the relationship to Western culture. “…there is a larger significance in the fact that people today can respond to this assertion of the pre-eminence of prudence only with incomprehension
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