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- 24831: Winston Smith
- ... of Winston. Their apartment smells badly. The Parson children are members of the Spies, a party organization and Mr.Parson a fellow employee is a dedicated party member who stupidly and blindly follows the party's doctrine. Winston works at the Ministry of Truth. His assignment is the rewriting and falsification of history and statistical data in order that they reflect the party's philosophy. Winston encounters Julia at work. She stumbles and when Winston tries to help her she slips him a paper with "I love you" written on it. They have several encounters and finally manage to ... his face to be released at any time. Winston had often dreams of his mother and sister who were eaten by rats. The only person he confessed to about his recurring nightmares is Julia, that's when the reader suspects that Julia had betrayed him to the Thought Police. Once the Party is convinced that Winston is totally rehabilitated, he is set free. He drinks heavily. Towards the end it ...
- 24832: The Odyssey
- ... help from his brothers but he is not successful because he yells, “Nohbdy has hurt me!” Odysseus shows his hubris after he has safely left the shores by saying, “Puny, am I, in a Caveman’s hands? How so you like the beating that we gave you, you damn cannibal?” (Ody IX 520) Since the Cyclopes is Poseidon’s son and Odysseus shows hubris about hurting him, Poseidon hate for Odysseus grows. This provokes Poseidon to not let Odysseus and his crew from returning home at all. Odysseus then, begins to learn that hubris only gets him disliked by the gods even more when his companions dies from Poseidon’s curse. Odysseus begins to mature to be more humble and thankful for the leadership and luck that the gods have given him, after he realizes why he lost his companions. When he arrives at ...
- 24833: Journeys Of Odysseus And Aeneas
- ... much of a spiritual quest, which makes it unique in ancient literature and in contrast with the Odyssey. Only Virgil admits to the possibility that a character can change, grow, and develop. In the story’s earlier stages, the character of Aeneas is obviously unsure of himself, always seeking instructions from his father or from the gods before committing himself to any course of action. In the underworld he sees a ... that vision gives him the self-confidence to act on his own initiative. Comparatively, Odysseus is driven though his journey beginning with apparent self-confidence and continuing with a vengeful vigor. While reviewing the myth’s fantastic journey, I wondered if Aeneas was great because his fate made him great or was he great because he had the courage and determination to live up to the role fate handed him? There ... that he is one of those people who can lose everything and still start all over again. Aeneas goes from being a victim of the Greeks at Troy to becoming a conqueror in Italy. Virgil’s Aeneas is the first character in Western literature who actually changes and develops. His struggles help him discover who he is and what he thinks is important. If I had to name one quality ...
- 24834: Homer vs. 20th Century
- Homer vs. 20th Century One of the most widely known epics and acknowledged as one of the best, Homer’s Odyssey records the expedition of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, away from home and lost for ten years while in battle. He wandered throughout the world at the mercy of the gods, where strange lands and ... about one of the gods, and merely wandered off. This scene of the movie does not have him speaking to any other Cyclops, and although he attempted to call for them, nothing happened. In Homer’s writing, it is after this encounter that Odysseus’ adventures take on a specifically mystical character. He is a changed man, casting off the chains of his old identity, symbolized when he claims his name is ... old, should not be brought down to such a level, because of the great respect that it has always captured. One of the most widely known epics and acknowledged as one of the best, Homer’s Odyssey records the expedition of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, away from home and lost for ten years while in battle. He wandered throughout the world at the mercy of the gods, where strange lands ...
- 24835: Langston Hughes
- ... lived from 1902-1967. He was a very distinguished poet of the Harlem Renaissance, the great out pouring of african-american art. The poetry of Langston Huges is very different, yet it held the reader's attention. As a poet, he defines his role as a poet. Hughes has a very unconventional style, subjectcontent, and language, though he gives his intended messages in the same way as the poets of the ... also expressed great pride in being black and having a culture such as it. He was very proud and his poetry reflected that. He is known as a figure of hope in the black race's eyes, his poem inspired pride and strngth in most african americans who also struggle with the plight of racism and segregation. He was very influential, famed authors such as Lorraine Hansberry derived the title to ... Hughes was a very talented man and his talent in writing was and still is sought heavily. During WW2, he wrote jingles and phrases to promote he sales of bonds and to support confidence. Langston's poetry, though he showed pride and anger, he could also be very optimistic about it all. The segregation, the hatred, and the negativity surrounding that era he was in: But someday somebody'll Stand ...
- 24836: Blood In Macbeth
- ... play and most times in reference to murder or treason. The first evil reference to blood is in Act 2, Scene 1, when Macbeth sees the dagger floating in the air leading him to Duncan's room and he sees "on the blade and dudgeon gouts of blood", indicating that the knife has been violently stabbed into someone. The next reference, in Scene 2, is when Lady Macbethsmears the blood from ... This is another sinister and wicked reference to blood, setting up the innocent servants of the king. Again, blood is referred to when Malcolm and Donaldbain are discussing what to do and Malcolm says: "there's daggers in men's smiles: the nearer in blood, the nearer bloody." Meaning that their closest relatives are likely to kill them. Again, blood is being used to describe treason, murder, and death. In Act 5, Scene 1 - ...
- 24837: Opinions on Oedipus the King
- ... regarding rumors that he was not their true son, but instead of the reassurance he sought, he was instead told that he would kill his father and marry his mother. In fear of the oracle’s predictions, Oedipus left Corinth. On his journey he came across a party of men who attempted to force Oedipus off the road, and in the struggle he killed all but one of the men as ... act of aggression, not knowing that one of the dead was his own father Laius. Oedipus then traveled on and came across the Sphinx, which was terrorizing the countryside in Thebes. He solved the Sphinx’s riddle and was anointed king of Thebes for his heroic act. This provides the setting for the action in the play. The action begins while there is a terrible plague devastating Thebes, and Oedipus, the ... rash and he suffers a great deal throughout the course of the play. Oedipus is a very confident man. This is apparent from one of the opening scenes where he says, “I am the land’s avenger by all rights and Apollo’s champion too.” He is very arrogant in his dealings with the people of his country considering his victory over the Sphinx and how he will save Thebes ...
- 24838: Biography of Carolyn Chute
- ... connects with people similar to her through her novels and through her organizations. She also connects to people who have not felt her pain, because in her novels every word expresses one of her life’s hardships. Carolyn Chute was a high school dropout at age 16, and almost immediately married and gave birth to her first child. Unfortunately this first marriage ended in a divorce, and the quality of her ... two with $2,000 a year. Times got better for Carolyn, though. She married Michael Chute in 1978, and soon completed high school. She even took some writing courses at the University of Maine. Carolyn’s courses seemed to help her writing because soon after she published her first fictional works for magazines. After her success with magazines she decided to write for herself. To date she has three published novels; Merry Men, Letourneau’s Used Auto Parts, and her critically acclaimed The Beans of Egypt, Maine. She was quoted as saying, “This book was involuntarily researched,” when interviewed by a reporter. Carolyn’s pain and humiliation, which she ...
- 24839: Martin Luther
- ... all the people to have the same opportunity. However, the Bible was not written in German, thus the people had to rely on what the Catholic Church thought about its content and doctrine. Thus, Luther's believes of role of the Catholic Church and a personal Bible study increased the urgency for education. Although the education reform had its premises on the ability to be able to read the bible, Luther ... make education accessible for the "common people". Therefore, in order for someone to be saved from sin, a deep understanding of the Bible needs to take place. For the common people to understand the Bible's doctrines knowledge of reading is needed. By having an universal education system, the common people can receive the education that is needed in order to read the Bible and therefore achieve salvation. In short, Luther's belief in an universal education system was mainly to give the common people an opportunity to be educated for spiritual interest and salvation of the soul. Martin Luther also believed that the schools and ...
- 24840: Dantes Inferno 2
- ... God redeems the soul and guides each person past evil. When favor with God is lost and not recovered, punishment is given accordingly. Virgil explains to Dante, "all who die in the shadow of God's wrath converge to this form every clime and country." (199-120) When the fear of God is lost, His wrath unfolds. Souls that are not fully rooted in the pursuit of evil also undergo punishment ... anguish, with the knowledge that no one on Earth misses their presence. Another crucial belief of the author is the inability to understand the purpose of various occurrences. He shows that the extent of God's wisdom is beyond the intellectual scope of his creations. Virgil explains to Charon, upon his command that Dante leave the inferno, "Charon, bite back your spleen: this has been willed where what is willed must be, and is not yours to ask what it means." (91-93) The need to face evil is inconceivable by God's creations. God's will must not be questioned. It is crucial to face the trials that bring eternal life with Him. Dante Alighieri shows throughout his work the direct connection between life on Earth ...
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