development of secondary characters and Raskolnikov’s guilt to depict the idea of redemption. The characters of Sonya and Svidrigailov represent the polar ends of Raskolnikov’s personality‚ and highlight the “process of spiritual regeneration” (Telgen and Hile 76) that Raskolnikov must follow for rehabilitation. Raskolnikov and Svidrigailov’s erratic dreams and Raskolnikov’s strange behavioral patterns upon committing the murder highlight the influences of guilt. These factors are utilized by Dostoevsky in
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such anguish and despair in these times of war caused emotional instability in the lives of many that continued to haunt them their entire lives. Both Orwell and Spiegelman write about instances where they feel guilt or sense emotional instability during the wars. This sense of emotional guilt provides us with examples of just how traumatizing these
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tells about some of the people he killed and the friends he lost in combat‚ in his novel. In the novel The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien‚ guilt and depression can be seen as a cause-and-effect relationship told through war stories about members of the platoon dealing with the things they did and saw in Vietnam. In the chapter “Speaking of Courage” guilt is shown in the soldier’s strong feelings of responsibility and regret for the deaths of comrades such as Ted Lavender‚ Lee Strunk‚ and Kiowa
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stealing a large amount of money‚ and the schizophrenic motel owner Norman Bates‚ both of whom must deal with the guilt and surveillance as consequences of their actions in the film. Hitchcock establishes his message by going beyond the parameters of a conventional horror film‚ leaving the audience shocked with his twisted mysterious plot. The audience was not only able to feel the guilt of the protagonists through close-ups of the camera‚ but also feel the surveillance aspect shown through the lens
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In Twentieth Century Interpretations‚ John C. Gerber affirms‚ “A sense of guilt brings loneliness‚ and few have been able to show as well as Hawthorne how private and bitter loneliness can be...Hawthorne also indicates that guilt repressed is far more devastating in its effects than guilt openly acknowledged...” In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ the protagonist‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ committed a sin of adultery but he publicly confessed his role in the indiscretion. The fact that
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eyes‚ and you could’ve saved them. Would you chose to feel bad? There will always be guilt in these situations‚ but learn that everything happens for a reason. In The Seventh Man‚ a short story‚ his hometown had a hurricane‚ and his best friend K‚ died‚ right in front of him‚ and he could have saved him. Since everything happens for a reason‚ I believe that nobody should feel tremendous guilt for these things. Guilt is a common thing‚ and we as humans‚ with various different emotions should know when
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The human mind is difficult to understand as every human possesses his/her own individual thought rituals at different levels of complexities. From a psychological approach the point(s) to get across are to reveal the revelation of its author’s mind and personality. In other words‚ how the literature is linked with the author’s mental and emotional characteristics. Today‚ psychology has been introduced in most everything. Before the field of Psychology was introduced an American author‚ Edgar Allan
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The novel Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley is told in the perspective of Robert Walton‚ who tells the story of Victor Frankenstein. The main protagonist of Frankenstein was Frankenstein and his creation‚ the monster. These characters experience guilt‚ sorrow‚ stress‚ worry‚ and despair throughout the novel‚ and they turn towards nature to calm down and relax. Thus‚ nature is a huge aspect in the lives of Frankenstein and the monster as nature it self is a condolence for them. Mary Shelley portrays
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Comparative burger The authors of Macbeth and The laboratory also have different ways of portraying their characters to be disturbed. One way they do this is that one of the characters feel guilt whereas the other finds some sort of joy from what she is doing. One way Shakespeare highlights Lady Macbeth to be disturbed is in Act 5 Scene 1. This is when Lady Macbeth says “The smell of blood is still there. All the perfumes of Arabia cannot sweeten this little hand” This quote is very important
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becoming her ticket to the throne. Shakespeare constantly gauges Macbeth and his wife’s power by their guilt and their cruelty. Macbeth‚ following his first act of cruelty is rattled with guilt‚ but progresses to the Macbeth that capriciously orders the murders of his close friends. Lady Macbeth‚ who at first appears eager to slaughter King Duncan‚ eventually slays herself because of the unbearable guilt that encumbers her. Furthermore‚ both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth use their power in curious ways. Lady
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