Meanwhile in Webster’s The White Devil, there are plenty of flawed characters, as is often a typical convention of a revenge tragedy. Alisoun is by no means a perfect character, and she never claims to be, openly stating how she misled and lied to her husbands in order to achieve “maistrie” over them and ultimately, their possessions. “which shal be both my dettour and my thral” Alisoun’s mistreatment of her husbands is not born from any malicious intent, but rather from her desire for power over men, her most obvious flaw. One critic notes that Alisoun “is not bad (…) she is devoid of illusions about romantic love.” This suggests that Alisoun’s desire for ‘sovereignty’ over her husbands is, in her mind, a practical attitude as true love is nothing but an illusion and marriage is more of a business transaction, another one of the Wife’s flaws, though this is lessened by the time she meets Jankin. However Alisoun’s flaw does not make her any less likeable to readers and audiences, it is in fact this flaw that makes her relatable to audiences, and the comedic elements interweaved make her far more likeable.
Now, even though Nick is the storyteller, this arrogant self-description shows that he is not reliable due the fact that he thinks of himself as superior to the masses. He lives in the West Egg district of Long Island, next door to Jay Gatsby, the protagonist who inspired him to write this book. Shortly after he describes himself he begins to describe Gatsby. He is fascinated with his neighbor for the simply astounding fact that Gatsby meets, and even exceeds, his expectations. The two men are on completely different ends of some form superiority complex.
The great gatsby -Gatsby is a foil to Tom -There is a dichotomy b/w the buchanans and nick- he avoids social pressures and doesn't take to gossip and hard working -doesn't like rumors or care about having a grand estate. He believes not all privilege is equal whereas tom relishes in his money and women. rumor of engagement, working to make a place for himself -the green light is a common symbol in American lit (daisy's house). Gatsby makes a gesture of love. -people in the valley of ashes are overlooked by the wealthy people in the suburbs -the doctors eyes symbolize god overlooking the spiritually void city.
Oscar Wilde knew the upper class, and he knew that the lives they lead were so dry, boring, concerned with manners and customs, and so perfectly earnest that it was almost inhuman. It is being earnest that the play mainly focuses on, as may be surmised from the title. Characters who lie to get gains are rewarded with love, and are later shown to have been lying at all. Jack, in saying that his name is Earnest, is found to be telling the truth at the revelatory end of the story, and Lagernon’s lie of being Jack’s brother is also found to be true when they find Jack’s real parents. In this way, the ‘earnestness’ of these two men is shown.
Furthermore, all Willy’s flaws are replicated within his sons with no reference to the impact of Linda’s character upon theirs’. Similarly, all conflicts are involving men- seemingly questioning women’s ability to offer an opinion- such as Willy against Biff and Willy versus Charley. A lack of female contribution, aside from Linda, to the play makes it easy for audiences, productions and commentators to overlook, patronise or demean the significance of women in the play. Upon careful analysis, it is evident that the American Dream as presented in Death of a Salesman is male-orientated, but it requires unacknowledged dependence upon women, as well as women’s subjugation and exploitation. To what extent is Arthur Miller condoning or advocating this subservience as morally acceptable and justifiable?
Keep your thoughts free from hate, and you need have no fear from those who hate you." – George Washington Carver "While hate for our fellow man puts us in a living hell, holding good thoughts for them brings us an opposite state of living, one of happiness, success, peace. We are then in heaven." – George Washington Carver "[I]nstead of growing morose and despondent over opportunities either real or imaginary that are shut from us, let us rejoice at the many unexplored fields in which there is unlimited fame and fortune to the successful explorer and upon which there is no color line; simply survival of the fittest." – George Washington Carver "Our creator is the same and never changes despite the names given Him by people here and in all parts of the world.
To delve deeper into this disillusion, one must first understand who Rip is and how his community views his character. Within the text, Washington Irving unravels Rip to be an amiable fool, reinforced by his statement that Rip is “… one of those happy mortals, of foolish well-oiled dispositions, who take the world easy, eat bread or brown, which ever can be got with least thought or trouble and would rather starve on a penny than work for a pound.” (532) and that “if left to himself would whistle his life away” (532) This description outlines Rip as a man for little concern for the future or even the pressing matters that surround him. Although these traits are usually frowned upon my members of any society, it is important to understand what conclusions others draw from his disposition. Despite the range of satire made of Rip, in relation to his standing as a “henpecked husband”, the story also shares with the reader aspects of Rips good nature. Irving states “He would never even refuse to assist a neighbor in the roughtest toil,
His love of petting soft things, such as small animals, dresses, and people’s hair, leads to disaster. Although Steinbeck’s insistent repetition of his characteristics makes Lennie a rather flat character, Lennie’s simplicity is central to Steinbeck’s conception of the novella. Of Mice and Men is a very short work that manages to build up an extremely powerful impact. Since the tragedy depends upon the outcome seeming to be inevitable, the reader must know from the start that Lennie is doomed, and must be sympathetic to him. Steinbeck achieves these two feats by creating a protagonist who earns the reader’s sympathy because of his utter helplessness in the face of the events that unfold.
It occurs in Mr.Nilson's house and gardens outside. By using this place, the author points out the idea of a same, well-ordered, and familiar life that has alienated man from both the enjoyment and the beauty of the natural world and discusses that how people start caring about money rather than caring about their lives, relation-ships and nature. Mr.Nilson is the protagonist of the story, which means that he is the main character of the story whom the reader empathizes with. Through his actions, thoughts and words we can notice that he is a flat character because he is shown to only accomplish basic, boring tasks with little depth to his character. He is also a static character because in the end of the story he takes no action to solve the problem and make a change.
He shows no remorse for his actions and is inconsiderate of how Daisy might feel. He is lost because he has no certainty in his life and he lacks the feeling of belonging to a place of group. This is why he does the things that he does, because the only way he can cope with the horrifying idea that he has no real place to call home. To bring joy to his life, he turns to infidelity and alcoholism. Tom is also as rude as too straight up call Myrtle’s little puppy a bitch.