The short story “Good People”, by David Foster Wallace was published in February of 2007. The story battles with a young unmarried Christian couple who is faced with an unwanted pregnancy. At the heart of the story is a compelling depiction of decision making when neither religion nor love is abiding. Throughout the story, the characters struggle between division and union. David Foster Wallace achieves this effect through his use of setting, plot, and character.
When explaining the hardships of the jews, Death said,“Hans Hubermann held his hand out and presented a piece of bread,”(266). Hans Hubermann went against all Nazi ideals as he treated the jews like humans. While everyone in the crowd was able to ignore their pain, Hans went against Nazi ideals and tried to feed someone. Hans’ demonstrates his courage as he goes against the social norm to not interfere with the jews as he attempts to feed them, his actions in this selection advance the presence of the theme. Hans again is seen rebelling against societal expectations in Nazi
Analysis of "More God Less Crime." In the book More God Less Crime the author focuses on a central topic of how faith based institution and individuals can aid in reducing crime in society. The book stresses that these new faith based policies can implement a life long lifestyle change. In our society today, there are many dangerous problems we face from false imprisonment to youth violence.
Hans empathathetic nature and his bravery was emphasized when he, “presented a piece of bread” to a Jewish man walking past (Zusak 394). The compassion shown creates a sense of being, “like magic” although it was considered insane during World War II in Nazi Germany (394). This “small, futile miracle” occurred because Hans fearlessly chose to not be a bystander (394). He showed through this feat
As Hans sees the starving Jews marching through Molching about to collapse he watches as, “The Jew stood before him, expecting another handful of derision, but he watched with everyone else as Hans Hubermann held his hand out and presented a piece of bread, like magic” (Zusak 394). Hans knew that his actions would put him at great risk but, as the Jews initial expectation of “derision” (Zusak 394) demonstrated how desperately he required Hans’s help, he understood that he had to do the right thing. This act of true kindness illuminates to the reader that in order to relate to those around us we must be willing to perform the necessary actions to assist those in need, even if others do not. I can apply this virtue to my own life by following Mr. Huberman’s example and supporting the less fortunate and unreasonable punished by assisting the homeless and anyone who is mocked or bullied for their beliefs. Another representation of this virtue is exemplified by Liesel who never gave up on Max as she spent her time by his side as he lay unconsciously in his bed, “Every day, Liesel read two chapters of the book…
In some cases he accepts a few cigarettes in exchange for his services and other times he gets nothing. Also in the novel, Hans tries to give a piece of bread to a dying Jew. By doing this he is putting himself in a very vulnerable position just to help a person who he does not know.
When Jews were marching to Dachau "the Jew stood before him, expecting another handful of derision, but he watched with everyone else as Hans Hubermann held his hand out and present a piece of bread, like magic (pg.394). Hans did not think about the
“Should I go out? To see if they need help where the bombs dropped?”(Zusak 383). This shows us who Hans is because we see that Hans would have gone to go help but let fear stop him and stay instead of going and helping others. Later in the novel we see Hans change because when he is fighting in the war he takes the risk of helping an injured jew though he could have gotten killed for helping a jew. “ A blood stain was signed across his face.
Throughout the novel, Hans is portrayed as impulsive yet instinctive. As young children mature into adults, they are taught to think before they act and ultimately make wiser decisions. In other words, they learn to not act childish and rashly. However, sometimes, the impulsive move is actually the more selfless one. When the Jews parade through Molching, the Germans cannot help but gape at them, but one Jew stands out in particular and Hans cannot control himself: “The Jew stood before him, expecting another handful of derision, but he watched with everyone else as Hans Hubermann held his hand out and presented a piece of bread, like magic...
As it shown through several situations in life and literature, such as “The Book Thief” , this can have a positive or negative effect on the child’s life based upon their role model and who their true “leader” is. Markus Zusak selects Hans for Liesel and Rudy to look up to and emulate through their actions. In many circumstances, Hans decides to defend his true beliefs and the children look up to him. Jewish people would ironically parade through the streets of Germany and other European countries on their way to concentration camps. While the Jews are making their way through Molching, on their way to Dachau, Hans intervenes and tries to supply a dying Jewish man with a piece of bread.
Alfred Archer wrote “Moral Enhancement and Those Left Behind” to argue against society’s fear that future society will blame those who don't partake of human enhancement for not holding to enhanced standards and using that fear to deny advancements in human enhancement. Archer admits that the fear is plausible, but not a valid enough reason not to explore human enhancement. Alfred Archer is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the Department of Philosophy and The Tilburg Center for Logic, Ethics, and Philosophy of Science at Tilburg University. This source is useful because it explains the argument of moral enhancements from both sides before focusing on disproving the fear of human enhancements. The purpose of this article is to convince
There were several sacrifices made in The Book Thief. One that stuck out to me the most was when Hans gives bread to the Jewish man that is suffering terribly while the Nazi soldiers were parading the Jews to Dachau. Though the Jews suffered a worse fate, the Germans suffered too, in a way, having to sit back and witness the event at hand with little to eat. This is just one example of the many times that Hans shows the purity of his heart, even if he didn’t realize the dangers in that moment Immediately after giving the bread, Hans and the man are both punished. At home, Hans realizes the seriousness and the consequences of his actions.
I have chosen Into Thin Air for my project because the main theme of this novel is Danger and Morality. I feel as there’s danger and morality in my city and around the world, with the natural events occurring. Into Thin Air is a great work of literature because of Krakauer’s use of imagery and symbolism to describe the situation of the mountain. Also, the plot is exciting, and it leaves the reader in shock on each page. The writer tells it as it is.
In “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor, the author portrays the grandmother as self-centered, dishonest and prideful woman. The grandmother is an old, southern, Caucasian woman who describes herself as a good woman. Throughout the story, O’Connor shows how the grandmother’s pride, and selfishness leads her to unappreciated her family. She does not care about them, she only cares about herself and what will benefit her. The grandmother’s selfishness, judgmental actions, dishonesty put the family in danger.
Actions delivers consequences Luck is a phenomenon present in our lives in very different ways, so much so that it is not easy to imagine a world without it. But, even so, it seems that when it comes to making moral judgments about the actions or beliefs of other people we want to find ways to neutralize it. Our main guide is the purpose of being fair to those we judge and, therefore, we want to set aside what does not strictly depend on them, aspiring to eliminate any possible distortion of this goal. However, the nature of luck is such that it makes it difficult to neutralize it in any sphere of human life.
