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1931: Iliad: ... behavior that could be described as heroism. The first way in which Achilles, who fights for the Greeks, and Hector, who fights for the Trojans, act differently is how they approach war and the inevitable violence and death that accompany it. Although Achilles knows that he is fated to be killed in battle, when his faithful and devoted friend Patroclus is mercilessly and dishonorably cut down in combat, he puts aside ...

1932: Ideals Satirized In Candide: ... to thirty thousand men or so", this part is an obvious exageration(340). Phrases such as "heroic butchery" and "the bayonet was reason for the demise" contribute to the over all feeling of numbness to violence. The most blatently satiristic scene of the whole story is the infamous Auto-da-fe' in Lisbon. I think its fitting that Voltaire says they " give the people a fine auto-de-fe' "(345). I ...

1933: In The Lake Of The Woods: ... s constant taunting hurt him immensely. In going to the war, John fulfilled his dream to become a figure who was both admired and respected. He was not a strong, macho man, who thrived upon violence and bloodshed, yet he was young and ambitious. Wade saw the war as a way of gaining ‘hero’ status in order to reach his lifelong ambitions of reaching the U.S Senate. When the revelations ...

1934: Crime And Punishment: ... her would eliminating a harmful member of society. Alyona also has loads of valuables that would otherwise be wasted if he did not take it upon himself to distribute them to the needy. Raskolnikov permits violence in the name of conscience. However, it is not in Raskolnikov’s nature to rely entirely on his intellectual reasoning to exonerate his crime. Guilt plays a major role in motivating him to kill Alyona ...

1935: Conventions Of Drama: ... over-emphasised. Another important and unique aspect to Greek theatre was that they consisted of a chorus. This chorus, was able to express the action happening throughout the play with song and dance. Scenes of violence were never acted out, so the chorus became quite vital in providing a means of interpretation to the audience. Besides the chorus speaking in patterned verse, the dialogue of Greek plays were in everyday prose ...

1936: Brave New World: ... an answer”(Quennell 254). Huxley fills his work with questions like this to challenge your mind and show you were reality could head. In a society of today where there is so much devastation, sex, violence, and drugs Huxley’s utopia is not possible. To change people to what you want could never happen because in reality people will see that a choice to be in a perfect society you must ...

1937: Crime And Punishment 5: ... her would eliminating a harmful member of society. Alyona also has loads of valuables that would otherwise be wasted if he did not take it upon himself to distribute them to the needy. Raskolnikov permits violence in the name of conscience. However, it is not in Raskolnikov s nature to rely entirely on his intellectual reasoning to exonerate his crime. Guilt plays a major role in motivating him to kill Alyona ...

1938: Brave New World 8: ... an answer (Quennell 254). Huxley fills his work with questions like this to challenge your mind and show you were reality could head. In a society of today where there is so much devastation, sex, violence, and drugs Huxley s utopia is not possible. To change people to what you want could never happen because in reality people will see that a choice to be in a perfect society you must ...

1939: Frankenstein: ... of revenge. Rather than focusing this child-like hatred on Victor, the monster hits its creator where it hurts; his loved ones. This originally peaceful monster, now bitter and hateful, resorts to random acts of violence to compensate for its mistreatment. At "birth," when the first spark of life shot through the creature, there is an apparent natural love and respect for the creator. Victor, on the other hand, fled in ...

1940: Fire And Ice: ... present throughout the novel. Using the character of Bertha, Bronte demonstrates what can happen when a person allows her unrestrained passion to rule her. Bertha embodies passion, untamed and uncontrolled. She is violently passionate. This violence is shown most vividly when she sets fire to Rochester's room. Bronte uses this destructive image to show the grave danger of uncontrolled passion. The fact that it was Rochester's bed that was ...

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