All things considered, in life, unfortunate circumstances can turn into fruitful rewards. In Joe’s case, doing the right thing and saving a life turned into a beneficial outcome. From this essay, you’ve learned that Joe’s actions of saving a woman, acting heroically, and humbly turning down a generous reward caused the plot to move forward. That without the author using myth-like elements in the text, the storyline would never progress. Ultimately, in Joe looking out for someone else’s interests, he led himself into living a life with better resources and a
This passage demonstrates the trouble that the author Wes Moore’s family and their friends go through to help send him to military school. Once Wes makes his first attempt at escaping from Valley Forge Military Academy he contacts his mother in an attempt to come home, she then divulged all the sacrifices she’d been making to send him there and steer his life in a better direction. From this, the author hopes to show that people who are supported throughout their lives have a greater chance of success in the future if they strive to reach goals that they set for themselves. The first two paragraphs of this passage show how determined Wes’ mother was to help him change his life.
The theme of this story is try your hardest and do not feel upset about who you are or the situation you're in. The major message the writer is trying to get across is don't give up even when things get rough. The book is basically saying be grateful for what you have because someone else can have it worse than
This goes to show that by exploring his options and opening up his mind to things helped pull him out of this dark place he was in and start thinking of how he was affected by his environment and many other things. He realized that his environment, genetics, or just bad luck affected him more than he thought it did when he was younger. He shows how thankful he is when he states, “People who taught me that no accident of birth-not being black or relatively poor, being from baltimore or the Bronx or fatherless-would ever define or limit me”(5) and when he states, “What changes was that I found ii was surrounded by people-starting with my mom, grandparents, uncles, and aunts, and leading to a straight of wonderful role models and mentors-who kept pushing me to see more than what was directly in front of me, to see the boundless possibilities of the wider world and the unexplored possibilities within myself”(5). These quotes demonstrate how thankful he was for the people that helped take care of him and change him for the better even if he didnt treat them lively for a while. This shows that if you surround yourself with kind, loving, and caring people, you can
In her short story “The Life You Save May be Your Own,” Flannery O’Connor uses characterization and symbolism to develop the theme that selfish actions lead to self destruction. While Mr. Shiftlet obtains the Crater’s car, doing so leaves him less happy than before. “In spite of the car,” Mr. Shiftlet becomes “more depressed than ever” after abandoning Lucynell. By acting on his selfish desires, Mr. Shiftlet rejects the opportunity to form a connection with Lucynell, leaving him feeling alone in a desolate world. Thus, Mr. Shiftlet’s pursuit of the Crater’s car brings him misery rather than happiness.
Many people at one point or another will face a struggle that can prevent them from living the full and meaningful life that so many of us take for granted. The novel was inspirational as it was a reminder to everyone facing adversities that they are not alone. It is also a call to those are not struggling to help those who are, or who they suspect might
Life’s principles seem unclear as the hero ages: “At a time when the world seems to be spinning helplessly out of control... It’s the same old song- it’s right and it’s wrong… And livin’ is just something I do.”
Another instance of Hemingway in superiority when it comes to describing a scene is when he describes how Paul feels about his life in general. “He would not go down to his father's office. He would miss that one. He wanted his life to go smoothly. It had just gotten going that way.”.
Then he realizes that he was not going to stay with his money when he die. At the end, he helped his employee with a monetary situation. Further, he went to his nephew’s Christmas dinner. Significantly, this novel helps people retrain the meaning of being humble and kind with others. Something that is very important about this novel is that it teaches a lesson of helping others, because you are not going to stay with your money when you die.
Passion, Comradery, and Authenticity At the end of The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway, Jake has neither learned how to “live in it”, living meaningfully in the present, nor discovered “what it was all about”, the core meanings of life. However, the novel does show how to “live in it” and “what it’s all about” by implying the formula for living a meaningful and successful life. It conveys this formula through the Romero the bullfighter. Romero shows how one can lead a meaningful life through his passion, comradery, and authenticity.
The reason I want to attend the United States Military Academy is simple: I believe the education, training and atmosphere will best prepare me to be an officer in the United States Army. The reason I want to be an active duty officer in the Army is more complex. First, since I was young, I wanted to be an officer in the military. My great grandfather was in World War One, my grandfather was in an Army infantryman in World War Two and my father proudly served in the Navy. I want to be like these men and be able to share stories with my children like my family has shared with me.
Edith Wharton writes to those people whose lives or dreams have become restricted by other people or natural causes to show them that what other people shouldn’t dictate how they live and the decisions that they
His story argues that success isn’t important and neither is being admired by others, but that rather, having people who love and care about you is more important. In the story, there is an old man at a cafe who is very depressed and tried to commit suicide the week before. The young waiter knows that the old man has plenty of money so he can’t understand why the old man would be grief-stricken or need to hang out at the café (Hemmingway 9).
A Very Short Story Ernest Hemingway is considered one of the most significant fiction writers of the 20th century. He is famous for his specific style of writing, the so called iceberg theory, which is clearly seen in his short stories and novels. Undoubtedly the unique thing that makes his short stories so special is the fact that after you read them you get the main idea but there are many things that remain unspoken or have a deeper meaning. You have to reread the text and use your imagination to get the whole picture of the text.
