So the next time you wonder about the future, think about your past and you may be
Ray Bradbury is a renowned author famous for his short science fiction stories and his novel "Fahrenheit 421". His works have inspired many and raised numerous questions about what the future may hold. He's quoted as saying "I don't try to describe the future. I try to prevent it." (Bradbury), and in many ways you can see the motif of this mindset in his work.
One of the many quotes from Ray Bradbury is “stuff your eyes with wonder, he said, live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds, see the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.” In other words, do what is best, live life to the fullest, as if every day was the last. Our own destiny might be unknown but the choices now will impact forever. It seems media, overpopulation, and censorship will also be a huge part of our destiny.
An idea that played a big role throughout the book Into The Wild is the subtle line between hubris (excessive pride or self confidence) and deliberately living one’s life on the edge. Several Alaskans state that Chris McCandless brought about his own demise by going into the wild without sufficient respect for the wilderness. Others believe that Chris understood the risks he took and that he did so deliberately because he wished to push himself to the limits of his ability. The question would be which one is correct. The answer could be simple, and look for signs of hubris or deliberate risk, but depending on the parts of the book one looks at, one could say chris had a little bit of both.
I chose to read the book Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell. I’m at the midpoint of the book and so far it is struggle to stop reading chapter after chapter. Why? This is because the main characters, Cath, Levi and Reagan can constantly draw me in with the action they bring to the novel. For example, it is fascinating to see Cath’s perspective as a fanfiction writer for Simon Snow and how she continues her everyday life as a freshman in college.
People are often perplexed; they do not know what they want to achieve in life. They do not learn to appreciate what they have at the moment. This theme of uncertainty is portrayed in the novel Fahrenheit, by Ray Bradbury. The protagonist, Guy Montag, a fireman, who burns books is not satisfied with the way he lives his life. He feels like there is something missing; he is skeptical about the missing fraction of him.
Additionally, Dannie is stuck on the idea of “I don’t like reading and writing”, which urges me to find different opportunities for him to enjoy literature. Although I cannot force him enjoy literature, I can use strategies to improve his skills in hopes that this increases his attitude toward literature. After observing Dannie, I feel as if he needs to give reading and writing a chance before determining if he does not like literature in
“I don’t try to describe the future, I try to prevent it.” (Bradbury) Bradbury’s depictions of the future, written in the 1950’s, explain his motives for writing in a science fiction style with a heavier emphasis on fiction than science. Ray Bradbury influences people in a way that cannot be mimicked. He used fictional stories to deliver an important message that can be applied throughout time. The message is how our actions affect our future today.
The future that lies ahead holds great promises but also countless obstacles that will try to test us, to bring us down, destroy our character and hinder the development of our plot. Do not allow yourselves to become a static character in your own story and in your own lives. Instead be the dynamic characters that you are and the change the world so that you make your life so beautiful that it will be worth remembering, influence your surroundings do not allow them to influence
“The end is nothing, the road is all.” Once said Willa Cather. What seems like a simple quote, may have much meaning. People are always contemplate on what the end will look like, where your life may be at, what situation you may end up in, etc. May be your thoughts shouldn’t be on what the end looks like, but focusing more on how you got there, and how well you have lived your life.
I tend to either think about the past too much, or I think about the future. I learned from Morrie, if you accept the end, you will accept everything you receive. Morrie, was someone who was very good with words, who once said, “Devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning” (p. 127) In life, you
Temptation and greed are significant elements in the three stories, as many of the characters’ actions are a result of bad decisions made due to these forces. In Alice in Wonderland, Alice’s food related temptations are what cause her change of size and her progression through the world of Wonderland. Alice is often not even hungry when confronted with items of food in the story, it is their presence that tempts her to eat them: “In the middle of the court was a table, with a large dish of tarts upon it: they looked so good, that it made Alice quite hungry to look at them” (96). It is her lack of restraint when it comes to her appetite that causes her change of size and her lack of power throughout much of the story. Gluttony is displayed for
Hubris, a reckless pride or ambition, has been a major factor in all the accomplishments humans have ever made. The drive of hubris is consequently prominent in literature from all eras, showing the hero overcoming odds or succumbing to their own lack of forethought, but is hubris the virtue it is often represented as in this species’ history, or is it a vice, causing unneeded conflict and death? Many of the writings that present hubris, Macbeth, Oedipus, and Into Thin Air in this case, will show how this part of human nature causes more strife than advancement. Possibly some of the oldest literature that uses hubris as a character’s tragic flaw is Oedipus Rex or Oedipus The King, written by the Greek philosopher Sophocles circa the year Four hundred and thirty BCE.
(Roosevelt 56) Declining to confront your feelings of dread will just take your certainty away and cause more risk in not so distant future. Any kind of dread can restrain your capacities, from social aptitudes to attempting new things. Most feelings of dread are of not knowing and once defeating the dread you build up the certainty of having
The Slightly Arrogant Describing and Somewhat Arrogant Defining of Arrogance Everyone has seen or been around an arrogant person at least once in their lives. Whether it was the one boy that thought he was the best dodgeball player to grace the sport in elementary school, or the girl who thought that she was better than everyone because she was fortunate enough to own an American Girl doll. Regardless of the pretense, everyone has been exposed to the disease that is arrogance. Arrogance is the child of pride that has been coddled for too long before it became a monster that nobody could defeat.
