Gary Paulsen, the author of “Hatchet” describes one of Brian’s traits by using actions. As stated by this quote, “When he was done he covered the two piles with grass he tore from the lake shore to keep the flies off and went back outside”, (69) Brian used his surrounding environment to produce an answer for a complicated problem. An ordinary person wouldn 't thought of a solution as quickly as Brian did in this particular situation. The answer for this problem seems simple, after you have figured it out. But it’s not simple while you’re looking for it.
Roger Chillingworth is speaking to Hester in this quote about how much her cheating affected him. Since the author did not give very much information about Roger before he returned to Boston, it was difficult to measure exactly how he had changed since learning of the scarlet letter. Through his previous words and actions regarding Hester and especially Reverend Dimmesdale, Roger depicts himself as a man filled with hatred and focussed on revenge. Before mentioning his old self, Roger Chillingworth told Hester about Reverend Dimmesdale’s suffering since he had become somewhat of his personal physician. Roger says that the reverend sensed “an eye was looking curiously into him,” which, undoubtedly, represents the presence of Roger Chillingworth,
Throughout the book, Brett reveals himself as a tough, hero willing to do anything such as defending and protecting patrols overnight. Not until later in the book, Jack (member of Brett 's squad) was injured and taken to Dr. Morgan 's clinic. He reported that Jack had been severely injured and could not do anything about him because of the mass amount of internal bleeding. At that point, Jack explained that it was Brett and his squad who set the people in the tent on fire. Herb and the committee waited for Brett to arrive and he confessed it.
Two different life’s named Wes Moore. The author Wes Moore who written the book to world how small changes can make a big difference in a person. He does this by intercourse his drool, and by telling the story of guy named Wes Moore. The similar quote of this book is the scary truth is that Moore’s story could have been myself. Through this quote many people would believe the story was written pretty well.
William E. Gladstone once said: “Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race.” In the novel The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt, a boy named Holling Hoodhood has an enormous problem. His teacher despises him and he’s on his own. The worst part about it is that his own father would not help him because infuriating his teacher could, in turn, shatter his father’s successful but still fragile company, which Holling is to inherit if it’s still there when he is of age. But the problem is, is his father worried about himself, or the fact that Holling might not be able to succeed him in the company?
“Is fate getting what you deserve, or deserving what you get?” (Jodi Picoult). Ethan Frome, written by Edith Wharton in 1911, embodies this quote. In Ethan Frome, all three main characters, Ethan, Mattie and Zeena have made decisions that will affect the rest of their lives. Ethan and Mattie had an inappropriate relationship behind Ethans significant other, Zeena 's, back which caused each of them to be emotionally distraught.
In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale commits a mortal sin by having an affair with a married woman, Hester Prynne. As a man of the cloth in Puritan society, Dimmesdale is expected to be the embodiment of the town’s values. He becomes captive to a self-imposed guilt that manifests from affair and his fear that he won’t meet the town’s high expectations of him. In an attempt to mitigate this guilt, Dimmesdale acts “piously” and accepts Chillingworth’s torture, causing him to suffer privately, unlike Hester who repented in the eyes of the townspeople. When Dimmesdale finally reveals his sin to the townspeople, he is able to free himself from his guilt.
Hawthorn Uses revenge to illustrate Chillingworth's decline of death. Roger Chillingworth has one main reason to get revenge and that reason is Dimmsdale, the Minister who stole his wife. Roger Chillingworth has spent 7 years of his life he will never get back just to get revenge on Dimmesdale who at the moment could care less as long as he is innocent in all of this. Chillingworth is wanting revenge more than anything in the world, His face has become as terrible looking as his soul just trying to get revenge, revenge is aging him very quickly and had caused Roger to look like a demon. Roger Chillingworth is doing everything is his power to try to get Dimmsdale to tell his big secret but Dimmesdale is doing everything is his power to keep
In the play The Crucible written by Arthur Miller, John Proctor was internally triumphant when he gained respect for himself, primarily due to his mission of personal redemption and his integrity. Overwrought by regret of his actions, John Proctor is driven on a mission to personally prove himself. He realizes the enormous mistake of committing lechery with Abigail, and wants to prove to himself he has a good will. Near the final pages of the play, Proctor was asked if he was accompanied when doing the devil’s work, he responded “I speak my own sins; I cannot judge another. I have no tongue for it” (Miller 141).
Flowers offers two reasons as to why Michelle Carter should be found guilty of involuntary manslaughter: She “actively encouraged” him to kill himself knowing that her boyfriend was emotionally unstable and confined in her and told him to “get back in” after he got out of the car filled with carbon monoxide seeking her guidance (3). Furthermore, Flowers presents counterarguments that seek Carter should not do time in prison: for example, Flowers claims that the reason Conrad Roy ultimately killed himself was because her words “get back in”, were “the proximate cause of his death” (3). In the end, Flowers concludes by saying Michelle Carter should “pay for her dark act,
A mob provides acceptance, safety, and a sense of belonging to a person. Mobs date back to thousands of years ago and still go on in our world today. In The Crucible, a play written by Arthur Miller, Reverend Parris and Tituba follow the crowd to protect their reputation, gain power, and protect themselves. The first of the two was Reverend Parris.
This is an example of crime and punishment. The man committed a crime, and he was punished for it. However, as stated earlier, it is not clear, and there is no clear distinction if this man deserved his
Redemption translates in various definitions, such as recovering after a wrong doing it earning forgiveness. Throughout the novels, novellas, and plays read the theme redemption is present. In Of Mice and Men, The Scarlet Letter, and Othello, Simone Elketes best describes the concept of receiving forgiveness or righting a wrong such as “I want to try making things right because picking up the pieces is way better than leaving them the way they are (Steen, Redemption quotes).” In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, George continually covers for Lennie when he illustrates bad behavior, that doesn't change when Lennie is unable to control his anger and accidentally kills the “tart.”
Justice, or known to some men as revenge, is one of the most ancient values known to man. From historic Hammurabi's code to the U.S Justice System, they are all based on the principle that is a wrong has been committed, it must be made right. Over the centuries, prejudice has violated the principle. These fundamentals have been stepped over and crushed through years of cruel, man-made hatred. The trial of Tom Robinson symbolizes the human nature for justice, while turning a blind eye to the truth because of prejudice, through a historical perspective in Harper Lee’s
In the drama, Phaedra, by Jean Racine the author explores shame and guilt. Shame is focused on self-humiliation, while guilt is feeling immoral for committing a dishonest act. Racine depicts shame and guilt when Phaedra tells Theseus, “If it is not too late, then spare your son. Respect your flesh and blood, I beg of you, And save me from the horror of his cries” (4.4.1170-1619). Phaedra feels shame for not telling Theseus the truth so she begs him to spare his son, Hippolytus.
