“Writing Introductory Paragraphs” Date ____________________________ Writing Introductory Paragraphs for a Critical Lens Essay Critical Lens: Introductory Paragraphs Best Examples: 1. Henry Ward Beecher was quite wise in saying that “Greatness lies not in being strong‚ but in the right using of strength.” Indeed‚ individuals who seek power and glory through force are not as truly great as those who seek to make a small‚ yet positive impact on their world through patient and persistent efforts
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One may think it is unfair to try so hard to accomplish a goal‚ and in the end it seems that all their hard work and everything they lost paid off for nothing. David Mamet once said “…it is the human lot to try and fail...” I agree with this quotation because it cannot be truer in my own life‚ as well as the tragedy Antigone by Sophocles in which two tragic heroes Creon and Antigone have to endure the pain of trying and failing. To the naked eye it may seem although Creon and Antigone are the complete
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able to do it. While reading The Grapes of Wrath‚ readers surely immerse themselves into the novel and are easily captivated by Steinbeck’s immense details and enthralling plot line. We follow the Joad family as they travel cross-country during the Great Depression‚ and we learn about each of the characters individually. Rose of Sharon‚ for example‚ is first brought up at an early stage of her pregnancy. She had high hopes and aspirations for her family-to-be. It could have been recognized as though
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John Steinbeck once said "It is the responsibility of the writer to expose our many grievous faults and failures and to hold up to the light our dark and dangerous dreams for the purpose of improvement." This basically means it is important that the author does its job to show faults‚ failures‚ struggles‚ and hardships in a character’s life in order to demonstrate how they became stronger and improved upon their failures. This quote is valid because one can normally not improve upon nothing. In
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January 17‚ 2012 Critical Lens John F. Kennedy once stated “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. In other words‚ if we can’t resolve our problems peacefully‚ then violent revolution is bound to happen. This is true because in life when people cannot get what they want peacefully‚ they turn to violence. The pieces of literature which prove the quote true are the book; Animal Farm written by George Orwell‚ and the song; “The International” written
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who possess wealth are thought to also possess happiness. From the outside looking in‚ the common man always believes that the wealthy live happier lives. But two landmark authors portray a different story. Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations and F. Scot Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ both show that in order to be truly happy‚ one must reject superficial things‚ such as one’s position in the caste system of society‚ and pursue one’s true desires. When given the choice between upper class and common
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In the book‚ “Strength to Love”‚ Martin Luther King Jr. said “ The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience‚ but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” In other words‚ a person’s character is defined by how they respond at a time of despair‚ hurt‚ and struggle and not how a person acts and what they stand for at a time of peacefulness and luxury. Both‚ “Fences” by August Wilson and “The Color of Water” by James McBride illustrate the
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An anoymous writer wrote “Literature opens a dark window on the soul‚ revealing more about what is bad in human nature than what is good.” This quote means that literature tells more of the bad things that people do than the the good things. This is because it is more thrilling to read about the misfortunes of someone than an a characters regular life. This quote is proven true in the two works The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and in The Color Purple by Alice Walker. “Literature opens
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The Moral Lens of The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald creates a world full of lessons in morality in his novel The Great Gatsby‚ with a character list featuring two or more people who embezzle‚ forge or steal to make money‚ three people having romantic affairs‚ and a few murderers. Throughout Fitzgerald’s novel he employs many concepts pertaining to the justification of these immoral acts and the way that it is seen from the perspective of the character committing the moral crime. His protagonist
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Mahatma Gandhi once said “There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supersedes all other courts.” This quote illustrates the idea that man must live longer with his conscience than with a simple decision made in a courtroom. The distinction between right and wrong must be derived from one’s morals‚ not the rulings of the state. This concept of conscience conquering law can be applied to works of literature such as the Sophocles’ Greek tragedy Antigone
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