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- 2511: Beowulf As A Hero
- ... He is able to use his super-human physical strength and courage to put his people before himself. He encounters hideous monsters and the most ferocious of beasts but he never fears the threat of death. He has the power of twenty men in his arm alone and his leadership skills are superb. Beowulf is a hero in the eyes of his fellow men through his amazing physical strength. He fought ... old and tired but still manages to defeat the dragon in order to protect his people. The most heroic of traits within Beowulf is that he is not afraid to die. He always explains his death wishes before going into battle and requests to have any assets delivered to his people. "And if death does take me, send the hammered mail of my armor to Higlac, return the inheritance I had from Hrehtel, and from Wayland. (185)" He is aware of the heroic paradox; he will be glorified ...
- 2512: The Outsider: Meursault
- ... spite of his lawyer's pleading with him to say that at his Mothers funeral he had “controlled” his “ natural feelings”, knowing full well that if he does not lie he will most probably face death. I think that this is an admirable quality as Meursault knows that what he has done is wrong, but refuses to lie to escape the inevitable punishment even if it is death. The last point that gives the reader a view that Meursault did not know what he was doing and that he abides an alternative set of morals is when he is convicted he accepts that ... he feels it is pertinent. In the afterword Camus describes the court in an extremely paradoxical statement that “any man who doesn't cry at his monther's funeral is liable to be condemned to death”, Meursault is condemned as he does not conform and people cannot understand him. In my opinion Meursault is admirable as despite his iminent conviction he maintains his unconventional viewpoint and standards throughout the novel. ...
- 2513: Shakespeare's Sonnets: Time and Decay
- ... and then are slowly forgotten. In other words life is like a flower that blooms. It bursts out with beauty and then time and decay cause it to slowly wither away to old age and death. In the last couplet of the sonnet, Shakespeare gives his friend a way to win the war with time and decay and implant his beauty again. The way offers this is to be featured in ... none, or few, do hang…” (lines 1 and 2). This is making use of the cycle of the year again and he is expressing that he is in middle age and soon approaching twilight or death “In me thou seest the twilight of such a day As after sunset fadeth in the west; Which by and by black night doth take away, Death’s second self that seals up all in rest.” (Lines 5-8) He is saying that he is past his moment of perfection and that death will come soon. Time and decay have started ...
- 2514: Mice Of Men
- ... working as ranch hands. During the setting of the story, they are at a ranch whose owner s name is Curley. It is in this setting that the novel reveals that the main theme is death and loss. Lennie accidentally killing all of his pets establishes that the theme of this novel is death and loss. These pets consist of mice, dogs, kittens, etc. Lennie loves to feel and pet animals, but he does not know his own strength. He kills them without really noticing what he has done ... their heads a little and then they was dead- because they were so little (13). Lennie s remorse is probably more for upsetting George than it is for actually killing the animal. Another way that death and loss is evidenced by this novel is when Lennie killed Curley s wife. When Lennie is in the barn (after killing his new puppy) Curley s wife came into the barn and came ...
- 2515: Hamlet: Holding Back Revenge
- ... of the themes I found in the play Hamlet, was the way Hamlet seemed to hold back on getting revenge for his father’s murder once he know who did it. After his father’s death and the hasty remarriage of his mother to his uncle, Hamlet started to spiral into a suicidal frame of mind. It is in this state that he meets the mysterious figure of his father’s ghost where he is told that it was his uncle, Claudius responsible for his death. Hamlet pledges to revenge his murder by Claudius who, the ghost also informs Hamlet, had already committed adultery with his queen during his lifetime. “Although Hamlet accepts the ghost’s word while he is with ... time on the grounds that his revenge would not be horrible enough as Claudius penitence might save his soul from hell. Although Hamlet dies at the end, he was able to avenge his father’s death. Because Laertes confessed that the king was to blame for hamlets mothers death as well as for the poison on the sword, Hamlet was able to achieve his revenge in terms that exonerated his ...
- 2516: MacBeth - Attitude Changes
- MacBeth - Attitude Changes In the tragic drama Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare in 1606 during the English Renaissance, the hero, Macbeth, constantly declines in his level of morality until his death at the end of the play. Because of his change of character from good to evil, Macbeth's attitude towards other characters, specifically Duncan, Banquo, Lady Macbeth, and the witches, is significantly affected. The first of the four characters is Duncan. Since Macbeth interacts with Duncan only a minimal amount before Duncan's death, Macbeth's attitude towards him changes very rapidly. Before Macbeth hears the witches' first prophecy, he is very close to Duncan, and would never even think of doing something against him. When the thought of ... thrusts Against my near'st of life; (III, i, 114b-118) Finally, Macbeth actually shows signs of relief when the murderer calls him to the door during his banquet and tells him of Banquo's death: Macb: There's blood upon thy face. Murderer: 'Tis Banquo's then. Macb: 'Tis better thee without than he within. (III, iv, 12-14) Macbeth's last statement, "Tis . . . within", means that Banquo's ...
- 2517: Native Son: Various Personality Elements Of Bigger
- ... and being the subject of punishment. Although he later admits to Max that Mary Dalton's behavior toward him made him hate her, it is not that hate which causes him to smother her to death, but a feeble attempt to evade the detection of her mother. The fear of being caught with a white woman overwhelmed his common sense and dictated his actions. When he attempted to murder Bessie, his ... While Bigger dominates the story, his appalling actions make him a man that the reader can not look upon as a hero. In fact the author punishes the anti-hero character by condemning him to death for his crimes. One of the two most sympathetic characterizations of white persons in the novel comes from the character of Jan Erlone, Mary Dalton's friend. He exhibits an enthusiastic personality and represents an ... exists as a "lost" soul. Bessie circumstances prevent her from going any farther in her life. She briefly escapes with the use of alcohol which Bigger provides her in exchange for "love". An aura of death surrounds her even before Bigger murders her. Like Bessie, Bigger's mother appears trapped on a one way street going nowhere. Conflicts An interesting aspect of Native Son develops from the many levels of ...
- 2518: Nuclear Power: Worth the Risks?
- ... were out of jobs. They then turned this destructive power into huge plants generating"clean and cheap"electricity for the country. It was called progress. Progress also brought with it sickness, mutations, cancer and eventually death to those exposed to high levels of radiation. Government declared that nuclear power is safe and efficient. Also have big Oil corporations who have a lot of money invested in nuclear power and want to ... the risks? With any large energy producing facility there are risks. The risks posed by a nuclear power plant however, are far greater than those posed by any other. Meltdowns, cancer, radiation, mutations and eventually death are all possible end results of the building of a nuclear power plant . Meltdown or the explosion of the main reactor itself can release tons of radioactive particles into the atmosphere. The meltdown of a ... radiation or by massive tissue bleeding. Humans above all other species are the most susceptible to radiation. Cockroaches and other types of insects can withstand 200 times more radiation exposure than humans before cancer or death occur, Radiation alters the electrical charge of the body's cells and allows cancer to form in the cells. Not all exposures to radiation cause cancer. The radiation may cause an incubation period of ...
- 2519: All Quiet On The Western Front
- ... village, but he and Kropp were soon wounded when trying to escape from the village. Paul headed back to the front, only to engage in final battles where all of his friends were killed. The death of Kat was particularly hard for Paul because they were very close. One month before the Armistice, Paul was killed. Ramarque's purpose in writing this book was to display the hidden costs of war. The physical aspects of death and wounds did not begin to portray the mental anguish that the soldiers experienced during and after the war. He hoped to show the results of war on an entire generation; a loss of innocence ... once soldiers could never replace. Remarque's message came across very clearly. There were constant tragedies which forced Paul or the other soldiers to question war and become detached from civilian life. After viewing the death of a close friend and a recruit whom he had comforted earlier, Paul went home finding that war had isolated him from his family and his childhood. With the return to his unit he ...
- 2520: All Quite On The Western Front
- ... village, but he and Kropp were soon wounded when trying to escape from the village. Paul headed back to the front, only to engage in final battles where all of his friends were killed. The death of Kat was particularly hard for Paul because they were very close. One month before the Armistice, Paul was killed. Ramarque's purpose in writing this book was to display the hidden costs of war. The physical aspects of death and wounds did not begin to portray the mental anguish that the soldiers experienced during and after the war. He hoped to show the results of war on an entire generation; a loss of innocence ... once soldiers could never replace. Remarque's message came across very clearly. There were constant tragedies which forced Paul or the other soldiers to question war and become detached from civilian life. After viewing the death of a close friend and a recruit whom he had comforted earlier, Paul went home finding that war had isolated him from his family and his childhood. With the return to his unit he ...
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