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- 7501: Oedipus The King Sophocles
- ... Oedipus married his mother not knowing. Readers therefore acknowledge that Oedipus has broken the most sacred of moral laws. Readers anticipate that some form of punishment will be in store for Oedipus whether it is death or exiled. Readers are aware that Oedipus may have human faults, but his failures will have far greater impact because he is the king so therefore readers respond in a sympathetic manner towards the character ...
- 7502: Oliver Twist
- ... world is real and frightening, while the latter is idealized, almost dreamlike, in its safety and beauty. Thus, the scenes set in the slums are the most memorable, for they are where misfortune befalls Oliver. Death, used as a symbolic device, helps unify and intensify the allegorical struggle between good and evil, which is at the novel's core. After spending nine years, since birth, in a deplorable workhouse, Oliver Twist ...
- 7503: Oedipus The King And Things Fa
- ... in 480 B.C.E." (Sophocles 906). He was a very famous author in the around in ancient time: "Because of his dramatic and public achievements, he was venerated during his lifetime, and after his death in 406-405 B.C.E., a cult was established in his honor" (Sophocles 906). The author of "Things Fall Apart", Chinua Achebe, "was born the son of Isaiah Okafo" (Culross Online). "He married Chrisitie ...
- 7504: Oedipus The King
- ... true, however, because he includes himself in the curse he made and is more than anxious to find the truth. The other point is Oedipus’ fatal curiosity which led to his inquiry into matters (Laius’ death) that might have been best left unexplored. This can hardly be considered a flaw by either the Greeks of ancient times or by people today. The truth is out there and although it may be ...
- 7505: Oedipus
- ... did not say what I had gone to hear. Instead, he answered questions I had not asked and told of horror and misery beyond believe - how I would know my mothers bad … and cause the death of my own father." The prophecy drove the Oedipus away from home; the terror of the predictions was too much to live with. Oedipus tried everything not to meet the prophecy, and still when he ...
- 7506: One Hundred Years Of Solitude
- ... evil and good to have". In other words, these three granted man his destiny. Clotho "spun the thread of life", Lacheis distributed the lots, and Atropos with his "abhorred shears" would "cut the thread at death"(Hamilton-43). All efforts to avoid the Fates were in vain. In every case their sentence would eventually be delivered. And it appears that once the Fates' ballot had been cast, the characters in Greek ...
- 7507: Night, By Elie Wiesel
- ... What had I to thank Him for?”(31) Shortly after, as he marches toward the barracks, Elie witnesses a load of children being dumped into a pit of flames which he labels the “Angel of Death”. At this point the reader sees the diminishing effects the first night of camp life is already having on Elie as he vows, “Never shall I forget those flames which consumed my faith forever… Never ...
- 7508: No Exit And Its Existentialist
- ... it's remarkably similar cousin: jealousy. However, what proves even more interesting is the case of his desertion from the military. He was formerly a "pacifist reporter". This supposed pacifism was the cause of his death. A time of war eventually erupted around him, and he was demanded to fight. It was his desertion for which he was summarily killed by firing squad. Yet, that brief story is not quite correct ...
- 7509: No Exit
- ... next attempts to convince Inez, but is stalemated. Inez only views Garcin as the coward he is. Garcin feels that if he can convince her otherwise, he could cast away the shadow that shades his death. It is at this point, that Inez says something quite insightful. She states, “Your a coward, Garcin, because I wish it.” This represents Sartre’s idea that we are a being in the world for ...
- 7510: Nick From The Great Gatsby
- ... all the people he associates with are corrupted and immoral. Even Gatsby whom he has respect for is often a teenager at heart who is madly obsessed with Daisy. For example, after Myrtle Wilson's death, Gatsby pays no mind to Myrtle's dead body, yet he worries about the minor injuries Daisy might have sustained in the accident. Nick is the lone character with any real values or responsibilities as ...
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