John Oakhurst takes the leading position of the group of outcasts on their trek out of Poker Flat. When the others want to stop for rest, he urges them to continue their long journey. Oakhurst’s gambling being the reason he was banned from Poker Flat, he warns his fellow outcasts of, “throwing up their hand before the game was played out” (485) since heavy snow is expected on their route to the next town. His motivational attitude helps him and the others cope with their difficult situation. Oakhurst also serves as a paternal figure to Tom “The Innocent” throughout the story, which he had beaten in poker before and returned his winnings.
Pathological gambling is being unable to resist impulses to gamble, which can lead to severe personal or social consequence. Pathological gamblers result in activities such as committing crimes to get money in order to gamble, feeling restless or irritable when trying to cut back or quit gambling, gambling to escape from their problems or feelings of sadness and anxiety. There are lot of ways that people can escape from gambling problems. There are Christian centers and rehabilitation centers that help people with gambling problems. A social gambler, are people who just want to have fun .
She is only addressed as “Curley’s Wife” – her real name is never said. This has strong suggestions that women at this time were men’s possessions, as if they were used merely as objects, part of their property and didn’t have the same rights as they did – women are inferior. The phrase “I don’t know why I can’t talk to you. I ain’t doin’ no harm to you” could me shadowing how women are simply seen as either virgins or whores. Curley’s wife is portrayed as being a whore – but this is only due to the way she dresses, her provocative ways and the way she acts around men, as if she is aware of her femininity.
Oakhurst is a positive and good character from the beginning of the story, unlike Billy who is all around scumbag till the end, and is Oakhurst’s most nearly opposite character in “Poker Flat”. Oakhurst is the main character in Poker Flat. He is a professional gambler all the way through. He is really good at what he does. He wins a lot of money from townspeople and therefore being forced out of town because he is considered to be improper for it.
He has a strange fascination and curiosity with Gatsby’s shady past, and hangs around him to try to discover more about him. Fitzgerald uses Nick as innocent bystander that gets needlessly caught up in the drama of others. He is the only morally solid character in the book and has only good intentions in his heart. “‘Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone,’ he told me, ‘just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.’” (5) This is Nick’s worldview. He is not judgmental of anyone, is very open-minded and is friendly to most people.
This scene shows how being homosexual during the 50's, was a problem to society because it just wasn’t “right” to everyone around them. During this time it made it seem like because you were gay it made you less of a man. It was just a shame how ignorant and uneducated people were and what they thought during those times. The thoughts and reactions towards interracial relationships during those times were stupid and ridiculous. And in someone berating their boyfriend or girlfriend, people have arguments and I feel its best that others keep themselves out of relationships they aren’t involved in.
I do not like the idea of sleeping with another man or woman or having my husband sleep with another woman. I noticed even though Kinsey had been sleeping with Martin, when Martin asked to sleep with Mac which is Kinsey’s wife Kinsey was hesitant. To the surprise of Mac she enjoyed sleeping with Martin. Also, Garbo slept with Martin’s wife which Martin did not like, he blamed it on Kinsey and his teachings. The blame game was nothing new for Kinsey he had been blamed for homosexuality, promoting erotic sex and all things dealing with sex which was considered a
People may choose to respond to conflict in a self-serving way in order, to save their reputation or solely because of the fear that they will loose everything that they have ever worked for. In the play ‘The Crucible’, Reverend Harris is given the choice of whether to tell the truth about the girls dancing in the forest or to maintain his position. His ‘ name is solid in the village’ and will not have it ‘blackened’ by some girls dancing in the forest. He claims he has ‘many enemies’ and ‘for surely they will run him with it’. Despite knowing the girls have danced in the forest, he chooses not to tell the truth in court to save his position and not have his 3 year earned hard work thrown away due to the ‘stiffed-necked people’, further showing that an individual is given the choice in conflict and may act in a irrational and negative way just for their own agenda.
It implies to certain characters like Slim, George and Candy whose behaviour towards crooks varies. The way slim treats crooks shows he respects him where George seems to be alittle racist when he tells Lennie to get out of his room.George is essentially telling Lennie that its wrong to come in Black people room. While Candy who in the beginning introuduced crooks to George and Lennie as a nice fellow seemed to be embarassed when crooks invites him to his room. He feels ashamed because he is in crooks room whom society segregates for being a different race. Meanwhile, when curleys wife comes looking for her husband in Crooks room, she feels superior infront of them and says them the weak ones.
“Compulsive gamblers can’t control the impulse to gamble, even when they know their gambling is hurting themselves or their loved ones. Gambling is all they can think about and all they want to do, no matter the consequences.” (Gambling.) An addicted gambler can’t stop gambling whether they’re winning or losing, broke or rich, happy or depressed. Even when they know the odds are against them and they can’t afford to lose, people with a gambling addiction can’t “stay off the bet.” (Gambling.) Problems caused by gambling are not just financially, however.