A hero is someone who has pride and is committed to putting others before themselves. Heroes risk their own lives to save others. In the book The Outsiders, the greasers are not considered heroes. All three of the boys; Dally, Johnny and Ponyboy are heroes by my definition.
The virtue they express in their stories is humility. In The Crucible Rebecca Nurse is the most oldest, wisest, a true women of God, and humble women. Unfortunately, she is accused for witchcraft and is hung at the end. Hester Prynne in The Scarlet Letter is a humble women and recognizes her mistake. Hester does her effort in being close to God and teaches her child Pearl about God.
The Holocaust is one of the most hatred and horrible things that happened during World War II. Yet, there were still acts of courage and also human decency during the Holocaust. Irena became a hero to many people and still is now till this day because she was a polish nurse that saved the lives of 2,500 children. Irena was a Polish nurse and a social worker who served in the Polish underground during World War ll.
The other women in the novel: Liza and Olive Hamilton, Abra Bacon, and even Steinbeck's mother are described to be caring, affectionate, and loving, all the characteristic of a mother, which contrast to Cathy. Although Charles can appear dark natured, there are moment where he expresses human emotions like love and guilt, Cathy expenses none of this because she is inhuman. In addition, to her son, Cal can become dark, however, he has illustrate he can conquer over sin and live a high-minded life. “What made Kate so effective was the fact that she had either learned it or had been born with the knowledge” (241). Therefore, Cathy places an important role in the plot of evil is human nature.
Imagine having to give up on your dreams for the ones you love. Many kids have to give up stuff like their dream job and education, maybe a sport they love because mom and dad can’t afford it or they may not have parents. Darry should be named a hero in the book. Darry is a hero because he had to give up going to college or playing the sport he loved because he had to take care of his siblings.
Hester and her daughter, Pearl, were constantly ridiculed by the inhabitants of the town, and many citizens believed that Hester deserved a harsher penalty for her actions. One woman mocked Hester while gossiping with her peers when she declared, “‘This woman has brought shame upon us all, and ought to die’” (36). Agreeing with this claim, many of the villagers continued to mock and scrutinize not only Hester’s actions, but Hester herself. Another woman suggested that “‘a brand of hot iron [should have been put] on Hester Prynne’s forehead’” (36). While this sentence seems less harsh than death, this woman’s comment proves that she too believed that Hester deserved a severe punishment for her despicable sin.
Within every high school in the United States of America, stereotypes affect the everyday life of adolescents. The author John Hughes’ created a classic movie The Breakfast Club to demonstrate and understand the difficulties of puberty and how it affects adolescents today. The characters within the movie are stereotyped by their peers and their teachers and face the challenge of personal identity that affect their personal, parent and teacher relationships. Throughout this essay I will discuss the timing of puberty and maturation of a few different characters. Along with this I will discuss the cognitive advancement or the lack of cognitive advancement of three characters associated within the movie.
She represents both the symbol of greed and selfishness and she wants to ascertain a large amount of money to fulfill her rampant desire. She is avarice and selfish more than her children and she is willing to spend luxurious life beyond her limitation and her inordinate desire leads her son towards devilish activity. It states “She had bonny children, yet she felt they had been thrust upon her, and she could not love them” (p-734). Lawrence stresses that Hester is incapable of enhancing an emotional affinity to her children. She thinks that the children are overburden to her lifestyle and she gives importance to wealth more than love.
Hester not only serves punishment upon the scaffold, but she also completes charitable actions, leading the townspeople to think highly of her. They found a “. . . helpfulness. . . in her. . . [with] much power to do, and power to sympathize. . .”
She cannot be defined by just one label, but both. She is a mother to Pearl, who is a child born from adultery. She is a caregiver, seamstress, a lover, and a counselor, but the Puritanical society Hester lives in constantly reminds her that she is just a whore. By subscribing to this label, Hester loses her identity in a way. The effect of being an outsider due to the letter causes her to become a shell of her former self.
The fact that Pearl is a symbol with the one soul purpose of reminding her mother of her biggest mistake, Pearl can be seen as an antagonist to Hester. Although Pearl is the only character in the novel who is truly innocent, she is quite an annoyance to her mother. Pearl is a sort of antagonist-protagonist. Not exactly an anti-hero, but close enough. Her mother fears her at some points.
Throughout the novel she also demonstrates her characteristics as a Romantic Hero. While some say that Hester doesn't fit the romantic hero, because she appears more of a victim then a heroine. Although Hester Prynne doesn't perfectly fit the Romantic Hero
She is one of the most important characters in the story. The Antagonist is the woman’s role in marriage.
WHile Hester suffered from ridicule and shame from her neighbors, she presents feminist spirit in her conscious. Hester develops a strong spirit and mind. Wang notes that the feminism is carefully placed throughout the story. He analyzes Hester's refusal and determination when she is asked who the father of her baby is. This showed her individualism and her determination to stand alone without a man by her side.
– Hedda. Heddas relationship with lovebourd is interesting. They both seem to influence each other negatively, Hedda promoting suicide and Lovebourg negatively influencing her self-esteem, calling her a coward, and having her agree. Hedda commits suicide towards the end of the play, in doing so she demonstrates her fantasy of a beautiful death, believing that there will be no escape from her disappointing life. When she arrives at the Tesman home after her wedding trip, Hedda begins exercising control over others.
