between them is how they go about it. Some characters disregard all sense of morality as they plunge into a approach which primarily encompasses self-interest. In all‚ most of the characters in the play personify selfishness in one way or another. Of course there are some whose selfishness is more noticeable than others‚ however at some point they are all deficient in their consideration of others and live chiefly for personal profit. All‚ except for one. Sir Thomas More is a man who subconsciously
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Creon thought he had to show qualities of being a strong king‚ but he should have known when he crossed the line. Creon is to blame for the suicides of Antigone‚ Haemon‚ and Eurydice‚ and two characteristics he has is being a greedy king‚ and selfishness to listen to people that could have prevented this tragedy. Some would say that Creon is not all to blame for the deaths of Antigone‚ Haemon‚ and Eurydice because he didn’t actually kill them. Creon is the only person who could be responsible
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pearl he had worked for. At first when he found it‚ he only wanted to pay the doctor to cure Coyotito. However as time passed he began to think of all the things that he could acquire with the money form the pearl and began to develop greed and selfishness. When people asked him what he would buy now that he was a rich man‚ he was quick to list several items that came to his mind. One of these items was a rifle. Kino wanted a rifle because he wanted to show power over the rest of his village.<br><br>When
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Things one wants to do and the other objects. ___ Leisure time problems… certain tasks needed to be done about the house which husband steadfastly overlooks. Amount of time the husband or wife ought to give to each other. ___ Selfishness… not enough “give and take” on part of both members. Endeavor on part of the wife or husband to be “boss” with each spouse objecting. ____Religion… different beliefs; different churches. The problem of rearing children in the face of
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shaky and her boy choices tend to lead her into trouble. Also‚ her addiction proves a valuable lesson of how one choice changes everything. She does nothing to try and control herself even though she is hooked. She was bad characteristics including selfishness‚ disrespectful‚ easily-persuaded‚ etc. making her life a warning to growing teens on how their lives can drop rapidly right in front of their eyes and they cannot do anything about it. Kristina shows bad judgment throughout the novel dealing with
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viewed as a very performative‚ hidden under the masks of hypocrisy‚ selfishness and snobbishness. This novel is a perfect example of godless community. All characters are victims of a society where evil rules the world. There is no any point in describing every individual‚ because all of them are driven by the worship of wealth‚ rank‚ power‚ and class and are corrupted by them. Everyone is selfish in varying degrees. The selfishness of characters like Becky‚ Jos Sedley‚ and Lord Steyne is obvious;
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lived”. After these declarations his radical act is to throw off all of the masks the society has forced on him and show himself as his true self which makes him stand out from the crowd. This way we can interpret Harrison representing also the selfishness of people: how easy and fatal is to rise above others when absolute equality prevails and how easily power can possess a
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possibly reflect divinity. He wonders how a benevolent God could be part of such depravity and how an omnipotent God could permit such cruelty to take place. His faith is equally shaken by the cruelty and selfishness he sees among the prisoners. He sees that the Holocaust exposes the selfishness‚ evil‚ and cruelty of which everybody—not only the Nazis‚ but also his fellow prisoners‚ his fellow Jews‚ even himself—is capable. In Night‚ Eliezer says that the Holocaust “murdered his God‚” and he often
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Valery Mora April 27‚ 2012 Critical Lens Helen Keller once said‚ “Although the world is full of suffering‚ it is full also of overcoming it. This quote means most suffering in the world comes from ignorance and mankind’s selfishness. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ this quote is proven true when Atticus takes the case of Tom Robinson despite the racist range of the town. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ this quote is proven true when George killed Lennie
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After a loved one passes‚ all that remains is one’s memories. Those memories may provide comfort‚ but‚ they leave the person unhappy‚ reminding them of what they lost. While both writers approach the same subject of remembrance‚ Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 71” reaches a deeper level of love while Rossetti’s “Remember” merely skims the surface‚ thus‚ proving to be an infatuation. In both poems‚ the writers compose notes for their loved ones to read after the writer passes. Meant to comfort the reader‚ these
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