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- 1871: The Invisible Man A Mask For A
- ... and his own when he says, "We the machines inside the machine." (217) The Invisible Man's unconditional obedience to others is indeed unnaturally machine-like. Then, the Invisible Man puts on a mask of violence. The Invisible Man angers after Bledsoe calls him a ni---r and expels him from the college. "It must have happened when the metal struck the desk, for suddenly I was leaning toward him, shouting ...
- 1872: The Future Of The Race
- ... or cruel insult, we are witnessing a pervasive cultural decay in American civilization Increasing suicides and homicides, alcoholism and drug addiction, distrust and disloyalty, cold-heartedness and mean-spiritedness cheap sexual thrills and cowardly patriarchal violence are still other systems of this decay. In so grim an era, West concludes, only a multi-class, multiracial alliance can prevent the installation of a homespun brand of authoritarian democracy. Lacking so ambitious and ...
- 1873: The Night Journey In Heart Of
- ... expression and display a 'deathlike indifference' which may be a result of evil actions imposed on them. On this same page, Marlow pronounces imagery of hell when he says, 'I've seen the devil of violence, and the devil of greed, and the devil of hot desire; but, by all the stars! These were strong, lusty, red-eyed devils, that swayed and drove men - men, I tell you.' Marlow is acquainted ...
- 1874: To Kill A Mockingbird -
- ... do a few handy jobs throughout the years. Near the end of her testimony, she seems to be ripping her story apart herself. She can't remember things like if he hit her or any violence.We do find out that apparently, she was not raped by Tom, but abused by her father. In chapter 19, we finally get to hear Tom take the stand. We discover that due to an ...
- 1875: Things Fall Apart 3
- ... and claw. Okonkwo's fear was greater than these. It was not external but lay deep within himself. This desire coupled with the incredible strength he possessed compelled him to resolve all his disputes with violence and aggression. At first his ways brought him great success and he rose quickly in the ranks. However, as the book progresses he finds himself unable to change the course of events, simply with his ...
- 1876: The Whipping=evaluation=1200 W
- ... The fear is not just for the person giving him the beating, but it is to look at their face. The man knew and loved that person but know they have ruined that love with violence and inhumanity. Then to show the change from recollection to present Hayden writes, it is over now, it is over / and the boy sobs in his room (19). The first it is over now is ...
- 1877: Power 2
- ... a T, as Kingston suggests, My aunt could not have been the lone romantic who gave up everything for sex. Women in the old China did not choose. (344) One human being flared up into violence could open up a black hole, a maelstrom that pulled in the sky. (348-349) Kingston s aunt went against these guidelines and interrupted the delicate balance very harshly. Kingston s family proved their power ...
- 1878: Othello The Tragic Hero
- ... shall think, To be sent after me" (I, iii, lines 306-310). Even if Othello was not as trusting or corrupt, he still would not realize Iago was lying. Othello commits his first act of violence against Desdemona by hitting her. This shows now Othello's tragic flaw. He made himself susceptible to Iago and the jealousy within him begins to lead to the end of others. By his actions, Othello ...
- 1879: Oscar Romero
- ... murdered. Romero had known him. Now he observed that there was no official inquiry. He recognized that power lay in the hands of violent men, and that they murdered with impunity. The wealthy sanctioned the violence that maintained them. Death squads committed murder in the cities while soldiers killed as they wished in the countryside. When a new government, which represented many powerful interests was elected it was seen to be ...
- 1880: Original Nature Of Man
- ... ritual and righteousness, culture and reason. Therefore when men give "rein to their congenital nature" and follow their feelings, they quarrel and grab, end up by opposing culture and confounding reason; and they culminate in violence. "Only under the restraint of law and the influence of ritual and righteousness do men conform to modesty and reason and yield to order (chan.52)." It is because of theses desires that human nature ...
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