... Manly Porter. In Cat’s Cradle the existentialismt is Julian Castle and the nihilist is Newt Hoeniker. In Good Country People, Manly Porter, the nihilist, robs Hulga, the existentialismt. Manly, who appears to be an honest hardworking man, who sells bibles, want to have dinner with Hulga. Hulga agrees to meet Manly because she wants to use him for a test subject in an experiment of seduction, hoping to gain a new experience and also change, what she thinks, his limited way of thinking. She wants to orchestrate this specific plan because she thinks it will be the most successful one at seducing him, which is her primary goal. Hulga tells Manly "take ...
... forbidden. Alicia went anyway and sold what she could for food and money. One day her brother Bunio disappeared from the ghetto. Alicia and her family found out later that he had been taken to a work camp, but that they could send food packages to him. Shortly after this, Alicia was taken into custody by German officials and put on a train to another work camp. Alicia managed to escape from this train by jumping through a small window. She found her way to a river which led her back to the ghetto. By this time several people in the ghetto had been feeling the effects of the impoverished conditions. Starvation, Typhoid, and other diseases, were beg ...
... as it does not harm anyone. This is exposed in the novel when Scout is about to shoot the Mockingbird and Atticus halts him. It is also a symbol for security and happiness. In the novel, when the mockingbird is singing everything is okay and everyone is happy. When it is not singing it is significant. The atmosphere is tense. Two examples of this from the novel are the rabid dog in the street (Part 1) and the court case (Part 2) In the novel some of the characters are like mockingbirds. Tom Robinson was one of these characters as he was an innocent figure, he didn't harm anyone and he didn't hurt Mayella. Tom Robinson also brings in the theme of prejudice as ...
... Saxon Protestants came to this country with adventure in their hearts and spreading the word of God on their minds. The new settlers soon found that they were not alone in the country they proclaimed as their own. They found a people, different from themselves and with no loyalty to the Almighty God. This untamed, human was called ‘ savage' and, ignorantly, despised for their commitment to no one but themselves. With Christianity as their guide, the European settler managed to almost destroy that culture for no other reason than it was different than its own. The historical record of the literature of those two cultures serves as the proof that Christianity was ...
... most people are "phony," and it drives him insane. In order for him to stay safe he must evaluate other people and make sure that he is better off then they are. Holden never realizes that children were the ones who sprayed graffiti all over the museum, and that his sister understood the way he thought. To Holden all children were innocent and he felt that he had to protect that innocence, therefore Holden could not face the reality that not all children were innocent and some would vandalize property; to Holden bad things only happened to adults. In conclusion, Holden's refusal to accept what happens in life was the cause for him to be checked into a mental hospi ...
... / That cannot be, since I am still possess’d / Of those effects for which I did the murder- / My crown, mine own ambition, and my queen." (III,iii,51-55) Example 2 He is so blinded by his ambition to remain King that he didn’t stop his wife, the Queen, from drinking from the poisoned cup because it would reveal his plan. "It is the poison’d cup. It is too late." (V,ii,296) MAN: He is a coward, a man of no honor. Example 1 Claudius kills his brother in his sleep, by pouring poison into his ear, without even giving him a chance to fight for his life. "And in the porches of my ears did pour / The leperous distilment." (I,v, 63-64) To kill someone in th ...
... believe her. In an act of anger he kills her for no reason. Desdemona tries to show her love for when he kills her. When Lodevico asked Desdemona a question about Cassio takes it the wrong way. An example of this is when Desdemona says, " A most unhappy end. I would do much t' atone them, for the love I bear for Cassio?" gets mad and calls her a "Devil" and slaps her in front of everybody. (Page 859-860) Throughout the whole story the women were portrayed as whores to the men but they were something more. Even though Desdemona did nothing to ever hurt she was still considered a whore because Iago told lies about her. If really and truly loved Desdemona ...
... characters to animals, 'savages,' by the use of their attitudes, beliefs, appearances and desires. 1"For such characters, no hope can be offered, for they can only react, not act." The most obvious 'savage' character of A Streetcar Named Desire is Stanley Kowalski. He is a large well-toned, territorial male with simple beliefs and a short temper. He feels threatened by Blanche because she moves in on his territory and wants Stella to leave him. At first, Stanley acts physically dominant over both Blanche and Stella; by rifling through Blanches possessions (act 1 scene 3 pg.124 ), quoting to Stella and Blanche that 'every man is a king' (act scene 8 pg.197-198 ...
... equally as important as the the financial one was the possibility of failing at a new endeavor or not being able to find a new job. These possibilities made me feel uncomfortable and insecure. If I failed or could not find a new position, what would my family think of me? Failing at a new career would also cause me to lose confidence in myself. These concerns, failure and financial, and not finding a new job made this decision very difficult. The decision to choose a new career was an extremely important one. The sole function of a career is not just to provide a means to make a living; it should have a larger purpose. The work I was doing did lit ...
... Sun-Times 10-94) the movie is a combination of several short-stories into a larger story. Tarantino ignores the concept of time, going forwards and backwards in such a way that the ending and the beginning of the movie are almost the same scene. This nonlinear way of shooting, combined with the brilliant acting of Travolta, and Jackson make the film one that can be watched a dozen times, and every time the viewer will take something different away from it. John Travolta is an actor whose career has seen as many downs as it has seen ups. An awe-inspiring Hollywood star of the late 70’s and early 80’s, Travolta was the youngest of six children born to ti ...
