Dying," Morrie suddenly said, "is only one thing to be sad over, Mitch. Living unhappily is something else. So many of the people who come to visit me are unhappy." (35) I think this quote means that dying is one thing, but if you live your whole life unhappy then you will never appreciate what have you accomplished. Yes, Morrie was dying but was happy with his accomplishments.
Having a song that teaches your child something is awesome, there is not much of this out there anymore. Barney taught me a lot when I was little, and I am thankful for that. 2. What music do you associate with adolescence? Was this music a way to fit in or rebel?
He sees the world in very dark and angry terms, his terms. Mainly because of his mother’s death from cancer when he was young and because of that and all the change it had brought on in his life, Lee is not willing to change or to listen to anyone. His character morphs and matures throughout the book, but the changes are very subtle. The reader mainly notices the changes when Lee does something that he would not have done before he moved, just like his volunteering to help someone or figuring out the consequences of his actions. The Blue Helmet reminds the reader that all actions have consequences, and that you must take responsibility for your actions and the final consequences.
It should have been me who was killed!” (Stand by Me, 1986). Later though, he finally comes to terms with the death by crying about it and understands that his parent’s neglect is unrelated to his actions but instead their mourning. Through this internal realization, Gordie is able to sort through his emotions and come to terms with both death and neglect, displaying a development of self identity. Unlike Gordie though, Kate in Crow Lake struggles with what she perceives to be the tragedy of her brother Matt’s lack of education, yet shows no growth in her thinking as she carries a similar mentality into adulthood. Gordie’s determination to overcome other’s expectations for him, leading to his success, is something which Kate never experienced, subsequently strengthening Gordie’s maturity but not Kate’s.
The novel shoes the misery of war and the everlasting effects it has on the soldiers; even Baumer cannot escape those circumstances. Before the war Baumer was a nice, empathetic, and gentle person but the war has him almost disconnected from his feelings. He becomes numb to the evil surrounding him. His friends are quickly lost to the cruelty and horror of war. Some died a quick death while others died a slow, painful death, showing the reality of war.
Silence in God was not the only form of silence though, silence in Elie and other inmates during times of fear is also a large example of how silence was incorporated through the book. “Never shall I forget that nocturnal silence which deprived me, for all eternity, of the desire to live.” Quotes like these leave a moment of silence in your own mind as you skim across the pages. Throughout the book, Wiesel starts to doubt the existence of God and his capabilities, which only pose a larger amount of stress on him. He starts to lose hope and the reality of death overcomes his mind. Wiesel starts to blame God for the misdoing he has posed on him especially since he was a devout worshiper.
Carver came from a broken family, who never supported him and this inspires a lot of his stories, as the sequence of event are similar to his own. For this reason, a lot of the characters in his stories are lonely, and unhappy as he lacked a stable family and the support from them. Steinbeck depicts poverty as leading to happiness and this is due to the fact that he did not directly experience severe poverty and he managed to get the support from his father. For this reason, the characters depict happiness and unity as a result of poverty. Due to them writing in their respective times, their
The sixties was (to my understanding) a time of much needed change. In this time, Jimi chose peace and music as the solution, and was supported by only the silent, though how he managed to stay so level headed, I don’t know. Honestly, if I had grown up as an oppressed man, with parents who hated one another and died when I was young, I’d probably have been out there on the front lines, crying for whitey’s removal from power (or the planet if possible.). This is only because of my strong emotional responses, which are a curse that many have, including Jimi, who slipped up occasionally, having fired a roadie for his use of the N-word in the presence of Hendrix. This flows into what I consider one of my greatest downfalls, which is my overactive emotional response to the simplest of things.
Troubles of Loneliness, Despair, and Nothingness in Old Age Silence, the absence of sound or noise may be all-too-familiar to some. The feelings accompanied by the silence may be good, but over a long time are enough to turn anyone crazy. It brings with itself loneliness, despair and simply nothing. These feelings are strong enough to drive someone to suicide as in “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place “ by Ernest Hemingway. Both older characters feel loneliness, despair, and a sense of nothingness, and the only refuge they have is the café.
I didn’t know my father that well since he didn’t live with us, but I’m sure the pain I felt was just as bad as any child that lost their father. When I read the story, A Journal For Jordan by Dana Canedy, it reminded me of the loss of my father and I felt as if I could relate to how Jordan will feel when he grows older and understands what it means