I believe that Billy was the most heroic character in “Billy Budd” than Captain Vere. He was a man that did not argue or be mad even though he was forced on a naval ship. He was generally kind and was liked by other sailors. Even when Captain Vere made him be hang, he accepted the situation, and sacrifice himself for other problems that could happen if he was not punished. While in the other hand.
Billy in no means was a rambo-esque type bloodthirsty killer, but more the awkward what am I doing here type instead. The innocent optometrist was once again forced into a stressful situation. He was the topic of deliberate bullying from other enlisted men, reasons being from his inability to sleep through the night, which could be linked directly to his traumatic experiences when he was younger, to the fact he couldn't keep up with the other men while participating in physical exercise. This lead to a group of men being killed which i’m sure didn't help bialys conscious. The stress only added up more when Billy had to experience the bombing of the beautiful city of dresden in a meat locker.
Perry for example was already uncertain of his future and his knee injury already had him on edge. towards the end of the book after burning the corpses of his past comrades he lost all faith, and innocence. So the theme of the book is that war is devastating to person both mentally and
Billy the kid was born on November , 1859 Manhattan, New York City, NY. He died July 14, 1881, Fort sumner, NM. He was at the little was know about his childhood. Hes date of birth was changed to make hem 21. They thought if they make him older it would not look as bad for killing him when he was 20 or 19.
devil. The characters in this tale were motivated by their own selfish desires. Little did they know selling your soul to the devil has its perks, but you may end up getting hurt or losing something. In “The Devil in Tom Walker” by Washington Irving Tom was motivated by greed to sell his soul.
By analyzing this quote, we see the people who actually fight in the war, like Billy and the Americans, are in bad shape; while the dignify and strong ones, who want to fight, like the Englishmen, are held in prison. This is the opposite of what we think it should be like in a war. Here, we see Billy as an ill man, who has to fight, contradicts the English soldiers
Billy the kid, also known as William H. Bonney, was an outlaw in the wild west. He was best known for his gun fighting and being a thief. The Kid had been on the run basically his whole life and he also participated in New Mexico’s Lincoln County war which was between the ranchers and the merchants. Billy didn’t have a very easy childhood which may be the reason he was so brutal and killed.
In the book slaughterhouse five by Kurt vonnegut, there are many deaths that contribute to the book’s meaning as a whole, it represents how death is something that takes place in everyone's lives. Vonnegut writes “so it goes” after every death or near death experience that a character in the book encounters to show how inevitable death is. Vonnegut explains, “The plane crashed on top of sugarbush mountain, in vermont. Everybody was killed but Billy. So it goes” (25).
Dresden was one of the world’s most beautiful cities full of life and culture up until the Dresden bombing that destroyed innocent civilian lives and burned the historic town of Dresden to ashes during World War II. The bombings, resulting from the ongoing war is named the worst civilian casualty bombings and the most questioned. The bombs dropped by the Allies were unexplained because the bombs were not aimed at any war material headquarters or at a base of any Axis powers. The Dresden bombings were a catastrophic unnecessary point of attack. In Kurt Vonnegut’s book Slaughterhouse-Five, the Dresden bombings are discussed as well as highly influencing to the book as a whole.
Soldiers were not viewed as brave men risking their lives, and the war was seen as an unnecessary event. This type of mentality is seen in the novel with the perceptions of the soldiers. The narrator expresses the view of the time period when he states, “They were soldiers’ coats. Billy was the only one who had a coat from a dead civilian” (82). The meaning behind this is very crucial because it establishes a definite division between soldiers and civilians.
Some experiences, like the sudden unexpected death of a loved one, can also cause PTSD” (National Institute of Mental Health, “Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder”). PTSD, like many other diseases, can arise from a number of conditions, making it hard to pinpoint where it stems from. Vonnegut takes into account that PTSD can come from a number of sources, providing a plethora of possible explanations for Billy’s mental capacity throughout the novel. For instance, early in Billy’s life, Billy, along
In an MSNBC News Clip, Bill Talen is shown responding to questions pertaining to his character “Reverend Billy.” He is wearing a white suit and collar, has blonde hair poofed up, and forwardly talks about anti-consumerism and the U.S.’s lack of response to climate change. But this man being interviewed is not actually Reverend Billy, he is Bill Talen, the performance artist- or is he? When asked “why did you create this character?” , Talen responds that “[Reverend Billy] was a character I created 10 years ago, but I have gradually become [him]!” and follows with an overenthusiastic chuckle.
My favorite poem that Billy Collins has composed would be “The Names” because of the powerful meaning that is behind this poem. Upon reading this poem it leaves many consumers questioning the meaning of this poem as it did myself. However after discovering that the names that are given in the poem represent victims of the 09/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers of New York City, New York. I believe that this poem does an amazing job of honoring the people that lost their lives in the attacks.
Everyone knows that one person who is always helping whoever he can no matter what shape he is in or how big the job is. John Steinbeck’s, The Red Pony, creates a humble, helpful, and hardworking man who tries his best to keep a friend’s horse from dying but fails and feels guilty as if everything was his fault. In The Red Pony, Billy Buck, the hired hand on the ranch, tries to keep his friend’s horse alive that has become very sick. Although Billy Buck did his best, the horse still died, leaving them devastated.
Tim O’Brien’s uncommon ending sentence that have caught many people by surprise in the story, “Where have you gone, Charming Billy?” which was wrote as a historical fiction that revolves around the Vietnamese war. It leads you to O’Brien’s perspective on why war is bad. The story also shows how things are not okay, even after the war. O’Brien shows the realities of war through repetition of thoughts about fear, how soldiers deal with it, and the effect it has on their actions.
