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Firstly, general Zaroff has a very attractive and compelling presence which masks his evil nature. After Rainsford knocks on the door and it opens general Zaroff immediately shakes Rainsford’s hand to make him feel welcome. At first general Zaroff seems like a kind, intelligent and pleasant man. The narrator says, “Rainsford’s first impression was that the man was singularly handsome; his second was that there was an original, almost bizarre quality about the general’s face” (Connell 4). This statement indicates that since the general was very handsome it makes Rainsford feel very welcome.
Throughout Ruth’s interpretation of her past, brief -yet significant- insight on Hudis Shilsky’s character is depicted, unveiling the comprehensive mother behind the deferent, ignorant wife. Her initial meekness is first directly introduced by Ruth during the commencement of the biography when the latter undisputedly remarks, ‘My mother....was the exact opposite of him (referring to Fishel Shilsky) gentle and meek….she was a quiet woman’ (Mcbride 3), granting an immediate awareness of her mother’s character. She is then subsequently characterized in an indirect manner as Ruth reiterates the relationship that Hudis and her father held, stating that, ‘She kept the religious traditions of a Jewish housewife and was loyal to her husband, but Tateh had absolutely no love for her. He would call her by any name and make fun of her disability. He’d say “I get sick to look at you,” and, “Why do you bother trying to look pretty” (Mcbride 41)?
In life, people find different ways to cope with their issues. This is the case in “Vaclav and Lena” by Hayley Tanner, where the main characters Vaclav and Lena face many obstacles, but use their imaginations to help them deal with the struggles they face in reality. This relates to the quote “Imagination is the one weapon in the in the war against reality” by Jules de Gautier, because Vaclav and Lena use their imaginations and dreams of better things to come, to ignore the problems they currently face. Vaclav and Lena use their imaginations and dreams of the future to forget about their issues momentarily, and to be able to postpone dealing with them.
All Quiet on the Western Front is the most influential war novel of all time and demonstrates the camaraderie formed in the trenches. One of the most memorable characters, Katczinsky (better known as Kat) shows clear leadership qualities, making him an essential character on the front. On the western front, food and hope is scarce but Kat is able to provide both of those things for him men. The soldiers are sitting when Kat comes back with “two loaves of bread under his arm and a blood-stained sandbag full of horse-flesh in his hand” (Remarque 39). Kat takes initiative to provide, making him a strong leader and a good friend.
Secondly, a tragic hero has to have a
Breaking Stalin’s Nose is a children’s novel written by Eugene Yelchin. The story takes place in Soviet Russia during the Stalin era. The main character, Sasha Zaichik, is a loyal communist, faithful to Stalin and eager to soon serve as a young pioneer. Sasha’s father, an informant for Stalin, is abducted in the middle of the night. Sasha at first believes a mistake has been made but he learns that his father’s seizure was no accident.
This portrayal of a classical hero reveals a level of emotional rawness not seen in earlier periods. In addition,
Some will argue that this book is about one’s own self-interests, I on the other hand disagree. This is a story of the protagonist’s struggle for survival and the determination under inhumane conditions. Ivan Denisovich Shukov as well as the other prisoners must adapt to brutal conditions in the prison. The zeks had lost all control of their own lives. The zeks depended on one another to complete the tasks and to share in their survival of the camp.
(“The Dark Knight” par. 6). The common stereotypic traits of heroes and kings in modern films compared to similar characters in famous medieval romantic
“We’ll survive. We’ll stick it out, God willing, till it’s over” (Solzhenitsyn 117). In Solzhenitsyn’s One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, published in 1962, the continuous need for survival heavily existed in each of the prisoners that served time in the Gulags. Survival is an important aspect while living life in the Gulags. From the extremely cold climates to the low rations of mush, prisoners would do anything to stay alive.
Shukhov reveals how he survives the day in and day out in the gulag. In One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Shukhov is in the gulags for being wrongfully convicted of treason. He must deal with the destruction of humanity, created a ritualization for eating, and most important, he treats time as a valuable possession. To begin with, Shukhov makes sure that he keeps his dignity despite the destruction of human solidarity that the forced labor camps. For example, This quote refers the lack of solidarity caused by the gulags, because for the lack of food, dignity, and the harsh weather. ”
One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich showed the readers the harsh situation the world war 2 have brought into the prison system that tortured the inmates mentally and physically without mercy. When that matter is discussed, accompanied with the crisis of communism in this case, the image of death came to mind when someone was put to sentence. This novel informed the reader about how it’s like to be imprisoned in the Gulag (Russian prison). The prisoners in Gulag would do physical work without proper treatment such as they would still work during extreme weather condition for more than 14 hours a day.
An author's descriptions of space can illuminate more about a story than just the setting and tone. In Crime and Punishment (1866), Fyodor Dostoevsky fills St. Petersburg with richly described buildings, streets, weather, and people which lend to the dark, melancholy tone of the novel and help the reader visualize the setting. As Figes writes, “Petersburg defied the natural order,” its artificiality morphing the Russian people toward a more European way of life. However, “even the Nevsky, the most European of [Tsar Peter’s] avenues, was undone by a ‘Russian’ crookedness,” an organic dent in the armor of the purposefully streamlined, inorganic design of the city.
In A Gentleman in Moscow, the main character demonstrates a similar attachment to the identity of his daughter. However, instead of trying futilely to change Sofia, the Count persistently attempts to preserve her sense of self. Stages of
Elizaveta Samodurova Professor Joseph Dorman History of Documentary November 25 2014 Comparative Analysis of Dziga Vertov’s Man with a Movie Camera and Walter Ruttman’s Berlin: Symphony of a City The heavily planned and edited footage of what we call reality television today has a very humble predecessor which truly attempted to capture the daily life of humans, substituting a rehearsed plot line for the purity and chaos which is inherent to human life. City symphonies placed themselves within the world of cinema as an attempt to recreate the essence of city life through kaleidoscopal glimpses of the daily life of its inhabitants, resembling a musical symphony through its structure as a visual composition of so many different elements.
