“Pursuit of knowledge results to dangerous emotions” We humans don’t realize the conditions that knowledge can bring if not responsibly used. In Frankenstein by Mary Shelley‚ education played a major part in the story. She explains that gaining too much knowledge can be a downfall. A perfect example is Victor‚ who is fascinated by the mysteries of the nature. He keeps himself away from his social life and puts all of his time to his education. He proves that gaining a lot of knowledge made him
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The story of young Werther is one of sorrow. Werther is distraught at the reality that he can’t have his true love‚ Lotte‚ because she is married to another man. The manic-depression he has fallen in soon takes over the rest of his life‚ and it sends him spiraling out of control. His love is not completely ill received by Lotte‚ however she appreciated the flattering‚ to some extent‚ and truly had his well being at heart. I believe that the editor brought up the story of the young peasant being
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Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein highlights mankind’s yearning for knowledge. Usually‚ societies encourage the pursuit of knowledge and emphasize on the importance of it; however‚ Shelley diverges from this idea and focuses on the dangers that result from it instead. This notion is idealized in which the intense longing for knowledge drives the protagonist‚ Victor Frankenstein‚ into going beyond the laws of science and creating a monster he soon resents. Following his creation‚ a cascade of tragic
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unprepared for what comes with the eternal bond. When one goes into a marriage unready‚ regret can fill the relationship fast and cause a drastic turn of events. A Secret Sorrow and A Sorrowful Woman are two totally different stories; The former encourages marriage while the latter makes the reader question marriage. In “A Secret Sorrow”‚ the main protagonist‚ faye‚ vehemently pronounces that she does not want to get married to her current boyfriend. After some easing‚
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The purpose of this papers it to give general information about the author‚ Wolfgang von Goethe‚ and introduce as well as analyze the main character of one of his most influential works: The Sorrows of Young Werther. The protagonist of this series of confessional letters‚ Werther‚ is in fact a tragic figure who committed suicide as a result of his loneliness and critical approach to society‚ as well as his obsession for a woman‚ Lotte‚ whom he could not eventually conquest. Wolfgang von Goethe was
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Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow Moving from summer to fall is a transition that only a handful of people relish. Between the colder sharper weather‚ the continuous darkening of the sky‚ and the shorter days and longer nights‚ who can blame us? These are not the only things that I think of when the onslaught of fall is upon us‚ however. Gary Soto reminds me of the wish for a better‚ more sophisticated existence‚ when I read “Looking for Work.” The reading reminds me that the joys of summer that are
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Disagreement: The Cause of Sorrow Decisions are formulated with many reasons behind them‚ and disagreements can happen to occur because of one’s decisions. In Sophocles’ play Antigone‚ this exact circumstance finds its way into Haimon’s life. A fall-out between himself and Creon‚ his father‚ occurs. Haimon disagrees with Creon because he loves Antigone‚ he wants to help his father with public relations‚ and he believes burying of the dead is God’s right - and his only. Love seemed to be a reoccurring
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MONEY BRINGS IT ! Money does not buy happiness it brings it. The term does not mean it literally buys happiness it means it buys things that make you happy. Take celebrities for an example‚ they have everything a human heart can wish for but many of them have torn families‚ scandalous lifestyles and are blatantly unhappy then how can money buy happiness to the poor? If at all money could buy happiness none of the above would exist among the celebrities. “Money has never made man happy‚ nor
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partaken in war have experiences some form of trauma within war. This idea is presented by the novelist Bao Ninh in his book The Sorrow of War. Ninh’s novel follows the life of the main character Kien‚ as he experiences battling for the North Vietnamese army in the Vietnam War. Kien experiences many instances of trauma and brutality found within war. In his novel‚ The Sorrow of War‚ Bao Ninh uses Kien’s wartime experiences-like: battling during the Tet Offensive‚ witnessing the rape of his love‚ and
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butterfly‚ different stages of war life provide different levels of interpretation to the loses of close ones; the more one matures‚ the more one’s interpretations diverge from their first impressions. Former North Vietnam soldier and author of The Sorrow of War‚ Bao Ninh‚ focuses his writing on such sacrifices made in the face of war and the impression it left on the individual to shine a light on how different situations are dealt with by soldiers and veterans. He does so through Kien‚ a forty-year
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