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- 1791: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: Power
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: Power Peoples' ability to use power to control and manipulate situations and people is a skill not many people have. Unfortunately this skill can lead to conflict as it did in Ken Kesely's novel One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest when ... shouldn't have they write it down so it can be brought up for "therapeutic reasons", but when McMurphy came all that changed. That made the nurse furious, that was her way of keeping perfect control and power over the patients. McMurphy had complete power over the patients from when he first came in. Nobody like him had ever been in the ward before. He came in singing and laughing, something ... Billy, although the consequences weren't good the intentions were. He got the Chief to realize that he was a huge man and that he was capable of doing lots of things, even lifting the control panel. And most importantly he helps George out in the shower when the black boys were trying to scrub him down, which leads to severe punishment from Nurse Ratched. He got the men to ...
- 1792: Critical Essay on Billy Budd
- ... decision to hang Billy. In defense of this he alludes to a famous English court case, in which three men were accused of murder. However, the circumstances which led them to murder were beyond their control; they had been stranded at sea and forced to kill and eat their fourth companion, who had fallen ill and was about to die anyway. The Judge, Lord Coleridge, found them guilty because "law cannot follow nature's principle of self-preservation." In other words, necessity is not a justification for killing, even when this necessity is beyond human control. Since Billy is unable to defend himself verbally, he "responds to pure nature, and the dictates of necessity" by lashing out at Claggart. I agree with Reich's notion that Vere was correct in hanging ... the laws of society; that they do not take into account the laws of nature. However, until we reform our laws in such a way that we cannot be punished for something out of our control, we cannot expect the laws to be interpreted that way. Bibliography Charles A. Reich, "The Tragedy of Justice in Billy Budd," Critical Essays on Melville's Billy Budd, Sailor, pp. 127-143
- 1793: Stephen Crane's "The Open Book": Determinism, Objectivity, and Pessimism
- ... moral agents. The little boat, lifted by each towering sea and splashed viciously by the crests, made progress that in the absence of seaweed was not apparent to those in her. The characters had no control over their boat, rather nature was totally in control. She seemed just a wee thing wallowing, miraculously top up, at the mercy of the five oceans. Occasionally a great spread of water, like white flames, swarmed into her. (pg.145) There is also a ... also expressing the anger the characters feel toward the ever present fate of nature. The entire story in itself is a portrayal not of the conflict between man and nature, but rather the effect and control nature has on human fate, strengthening the naturalistic ideas and views through this tale of four stranded men. The fact that the waves, the tides, the freezing water and all the other characteristics of ...
- 1794: 1984: Summary
- ... to justify its selfish ways because it holds all of the power. The symbol of the party was Big Brother. The idealism of blind loyalty was embodied in this symbol. It was the centre of control. The Party has set its agenda of completely controlling every single human mind by narrowing down the complexity of human thought. They will try accomplish this through the elimination of speech to a form where ... report their spouses or children if they said anything improper, did anything improper, displayed a facial tick or any other abnormalities. The Party took away the basic pleasures of their people, as another method of control. One example of this is how the food was intentionally very bland and tasteless. There is an account in the book where Winston is in a public cafeteria and longingly remembers a better time and ... In order for the people to believe the Party's perversions of the truth, the Party had to make their fiction reality. The Party slaughtered people ,burned books, shredded and altered documents in order to control information. Winston Smith's job was to alter old government documents, birth certificates and many other things. Winston was a willing part of this deception until his realization that what he was doing was ...
- 1795: Sex in Ragtime
- ... bullets and then settled slowly over Evelyn in her bed like falling ticker tape"(Doctorow 64). In this very explicit scene, Doctorow shows Younger Brother's immature, almost adolescent side, by showing his inability to control his sexuality. It is almost as if he had found a new toy that did not want to be summoned from the depths of his soul. Now that he has found it, he must pacify ... relationship between sex and violence is first alluded to in the beginning of the novel. Doctorow writes, "Across America sex and death were barely distinguishable"(p 4). When he pleases is carnal appetite, he has control over his life. As soon as he is unable to satisfy his sexual urges, he loses control and starts making bombs. He replaces his libido with violence. The most brief and seemingly insignificant sexual reference is actually one of the most important to the meaning of the novel. When Houdini is ...
- 1796: David Korten's "When Corporations Rule The World"
- ... individual citizens. By the early 20th century, courts had limited the liability of share holders; corporations had been given perpetual life times; othe numb er of owners was no longer restricted; the capital they could control was infinite. Some corporations were even given the power of eminent domain. In effect, the U.S. Supreme Court bestowed natural rights on unnatural creatures, amoral beasts that were created to serve selfish men. Now ... able to manipulate the cultural values and universal symbols of the societies of the world. "Our cultural symbols provide an important source of identity and meaning; they affirm our worth, our place in society
.When control of our cultural symbols passes to corporations, we are essentially yielding to them the power to define who we are
We become simply members of the "Pepsi generation" detached from place and any meaning other ... that really would benefit from them. "We must decide whether the power to govern will be in the hands of living people or will reside with corporate entities driven by a different agenda. To regain control of our future and bring human societies into balance with the planet, we must reclaim the power we have yielded to the corporation" (48). This statement means to main things. That we as individuals ...
- 1797: Fahrenheit 451: The Hope of the Phoenix
- ... nobody seemed to care, because the government had brainwashed the people. It was a situation, where not only the brave, but the ones who can think for themselves, who can help break the government's control. The life Montag had been a bumpy road. He thought he had a good life, because he enjoyed his job, and was happy. Soon Montag discovered that he was not happy at all, and that ... started that by burning Captain Beatty into "a charred wax doll(119)". Montag now had the feeling of hope, not much since he believed he could not do anything. But Montag had now broken the control of the government and was using the books as his aid. How ironic, in the real world, people were always talking about how people wasted paper, which mean wasting trees, but in the world of ... was the problem. Nothing did happen. Nothing. It was a world where being equal had a price, a price which many people would never want, their individuality. How ironic, although the government tried hard to control the people, it was a myth that came and helped guide the people through the way. A myth that came from books, that were now being burned. It was a myth which people were ...
- 1798: Things Fall Apart: Okonkwo
- ... anyone would be reprehensible to any member of the clan during this holy period, Okonkwo does not think twice. When he realizes that what he has done is wrong, he continues and takes out his gun as well. To members of his community he always shows respect, because he wants to further his position in society. Yet within his family unit, he respects only himself. His second display of animosity is ... away from him. Kane stated early in the film: "I always choked on that silver spoon". The only love he had he lost. Okonkwo's life deteriorated completely. Whether some aspects were out of his control, he blames it on his Chi. What must be understood is that your Chi is you, it is your conscience and your inner self. Okonkwo gave up his battle because he knew that no one ...
- 1799: The Lord of the Flies: Themes
- ... life in the future. One other example is the debate over the existence of the beast. The idea of a beast brings all into a state of chaotic excitement in which Ralph and Piggy lose control. Ralph and especially Piggy try to convince everyone that there is no such thing as a beast to maintain order. Jack and his choir of hunters do all to win support of the hunt and ... the "English" boys were acting. At this point we see Ralph begin to cry not for being saved but for mankind. " The naval officer, who comes to rescue them...His trim cruiser, the sub-machine gun, his white drill, epaulettes, revolver and row of gilt buttons, are only more sophisticated substitutes for the war-paint and sticks of Jack and his followers. He too is chasing men in order to kill ...
- 1800: Jane Eyre: Imagery
- ... be the biggest obstacle at each stop of Jane's journey: Gateshead Hall, Lowood Institution, Thornfield Manor, Moor House, and Ferndean Manor. Through the progression of the story, Jane slowly learns how to understand and control her repression. I will be analyzing Janes stops at Thornfield Manor and Moor House for this is where she met the two most important men in her life. The easiest way to compare and contrast ... gentlemen come into contact with Jane. It is at Thornfield Manor that Jane first encounters Mr. Rochester. While living at Thornfield, Rochester demands undivided attention from the servants, Jane included. He needs to be in control of every aspect of his life, and he needs to feel superior to all of those around him. Jane de cides to accept his control and she concedes to him by calling him sir, even after they begin to have an intimate relationship. At one point, she even goes so far as to excuse herself for thinking. She says, " ...
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