They both represent opposite things, Clarisse represents values approved by today’s society; she’s social, cheerful, and cares about others. On the other hand, Mildred is at the other end of the spectrum. She represents the values approved by the story’s dystopian society; she’s selfish, suicidal, and she never has any real conversations with anyone. Bradbury uses these very distinct characters to further illustrate how corrupted the story’s society is, considering the average person in the story behaves much like Mildred. He also uses them to compare their lifestyles; Clarisse likes to think on her own and she’s happy.
Sophia Calderwood, a young girl who grows into a sophisticated young lady who lived a harsh life. Sophia was a girl when her life was turned upside down and grew to be a lady as the war continued. As a patriot she was forced to be quiet and act as if she was a loyalist. She couldn’t voice her opinion since her hometown was full of the enemy. If Sophia were to speak poorly about the loyalists, she would be sent to a prison or she would be hung.
She represents the past, the past of individually achievement. We see this through the conversation that she speaks with Guy that the society is becoming caught up with the latest technology that they don’t realise what’s going on in their own life. The author used the conversation over Clarisse getting kicked out of school. They didn’t like the way she learned, her uniqueness. We see that she has already achieved what the unachieveable is now.
Courage is being brave and taking the risk of doing something. In the book Witness by Karen Hesse many citizens did not like African-Americans , Jews and Catholics. Leonora Sutter, a character in the book, is a 12-year-old who is African-American and everyday deals with many citizens not liking her because the color of her skin. Courage comes in many ways and Leonora keeping her head high and not paying attention to it is an example. There are many racist people in the town like the KKK.
Clarisse McClellan is a key character in Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, a free-spirited teenager who challenges the oppressive government's values and norms. She represents the potential for rebellion, intellectual curiosity, and a love for the natural world in a society that has lost touch with human connection and individuality. Clarisse's rebellious spirit is a central aspect of her character. She is often seen walking alone, rather than being absorbed in the passive entertainment that dominates the society.
“Thousands of our noble soldiers have gladly given up their lives for their country. Should I hesitate to do as much?” This is a direct quote from the famous heroine, Pauline Cushman. She was a courageous Union spy and American actress. Not only was she a mother of three, but she also had a total of three husbands.
Being a widow would be very hard for some people. They don’t know how to deal with themselves or how to hold in feelings or even how to act. The worst news someone could receive would be two men coming to the house where someone is and telling that someone that their husband passed. For Taryn Davis, she didn’t take the news well until she started her own program called “American Widow Project”. The AWP helps widows overcome their thoughts and feelings.
In many cases today we aren’t aware of what our lives could act be if we had someone in our life to show us another outlook. In Fahrenheit 451 Montag’s character has become accustomed to his Dystopian society. Although he starts to believe he is genuinely happy with his unruly life, he encounters Clarisse who makes him realize everything could be so different. Ray Bradbury uses Clarisse as the muse in Fahrenheit 451 to inspire Montag to become more conscious of his life and to reject societal norms. Clarisse’s purity and beauty causes Montag to reflect on his personal life.
Mildred is the very opposite of Clarisse, she is stuck living her life like everyone else, like a painted picture. When you put the two together you can easily see their many differences and who live their life to the
The Lasting Effect of War It is impossible to undo the changes caused by war. People often go into war as one person and return a completely new one. Not only does war have extreme physical effects on a person, but greater effects on the mind and mental state of the people involved. The traumatic and life changing effects of war are evident in The Things They Carried and are especially noticeable in the characters of Mary Anne Bell, Tim O’Brien, and Rat Kiley and the lives they live.
Previously, he had thought that his actions only had material victims, however, he realizes that there are people who will lay down their lives for knowledge, that there is something of such value within books that people would embrace martyrdom for the sake of dissent. Overall, he finds it very upsetting that the woman burned to death and is majorly discouraged from continuing to work as a fireman, questioning the basis of their society. Additionally, Mildred tells him, “The same girl. [Clarisse] McClellan.
Next, in Everyone Brave is Forgiven, Cleave reveals how war can change a person’s perspective through Mary and Alistair’s experiences when faced with the reality of humanity and society. Mary’s family is of a high social ranking, and she is constantly influenced by society’s opinions. However, she is forced to reflect on her values, and her justification of who she is, after she becomes a teacher to disabled and undesirable students. Throughout the novel, Mary is controlled by her reputation and image, and is therefore impacted by society’s ideals. Yet, when she begins to teach Zachary, a child of African descent, she realizes how wrong these ideals are.
Since Donald Trimp made a sales of good business with Paul Bighand’s supply center and the sales of goods are worth more than $500, this contract must follow all the rules under UCC. As what UCC has said, a contract for the sale of goods worth $500 or more is not enforceable unless there is some writing, signed by the defendant, indicating that the parties reached an agreement. The contract must consist a statement of the quantity of goods being sold as well. However, there is an exception when it comes to the sales of good. If the buyer receives and accepts the goods, the contract will become enforceable.
By all appearances, Miss Strangeworth is a sweet, old lady, living in a perfect, shiny, happy town. But appearances are not everything, especially in the case of Miss Adela Strangeworth of Pleasant Street. Miss Adela Strangeworth, a character in the short story “The Possibility of Evil” by Shirley Jackson, is a 71-year-old spinster living in a small town in the 1940’s. At the beginning, she seems like any normal old lady, but it is quickly realized that this is not the case and that she has a dark side. Of the many traits that Miss Strangeworth possesses, the most prominent are her deceptiveness, perfectionism, and the god complex that has developed.
The goal of this activity was to compare and contrast two main characters of Frankenstein whom are Victor Frankenstein and Elizabeth Lavenza. Some of their similarities is their thirst for knowledge, and they are both very caring. Their differences include, how they approach and deal with problems, and their personalities (explained later). Both are very similar and barley have any differences but, the ones that they do have are very distinctable. Starting with similarities, Elizabeth and Victor share many such as their thirst for knowledge.
