His guilt over the death of his beloved wife and son during World War 2 is a crucial event in which shaped the present Keller. He decides to remove his past and begin a new future in Darwin, however he lost some of his previous qualities in order to start fresh. One of these qualities was his love for romantic music. When Paul visits Vienna, he finds out that ‘Eduard loved the romantics.’ However after the concentration camp, Keller had hatred towards them as it clearly reminded him of the horrors he faced during that time. This accentuates how much guilt the man carries among himself and helps define who he truly is during the novel.
Hamartia, or tragic flaw is an essential theme of Shakespearean tragedy as it can provide contrast to a previously successful life by contributing to a drastic change of events. Chris Wilton begins a jubilant life with a high paying, success job as well as his spouse Chloe that adores him dearly. However he wants more, sometime that his wife cannot provide, but Nola Rice can. The seventh rule in the Ten Commandments in Christianity states “Thou shall not commit adultery.” The act of adultery is given a poor and immoral outlook by society, as it is believed that marriage binds two indefinitely. However it is
Theme Paragraph for “The Father” In the short story, “The Father”, by Hugh Garner, the father (John Purcell) moves from being selfish and ignorant to realizing he is the one who has created a void between his son (Johnny) and himself. The father, a former war veteran believed his responsibility ended with providing money, without spending time with the family. However, the son does not see it this way and feels his father should be involved more often. The son tries to get the attention
Spiegelman felt he was always over shadowed by his father regardless of his own accomplishment because his father survived the war and he could not compete with that. He says “No matter what I accomplish, it doesn’t seem like much compared to surviving Auschwitz.”
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton “What I see is him that suffers most” was my initial thought toward Ethan’s life in the end. Edith Wharton’s ending of the novel filled my heart with such sorrow and compassion to Ethan’s situation. Wharton throughout the novel made subtle actions toward Ethan and his torn feeling to stay with his wife and his attraction toward his sister in law, Mattie Silver. I sympathize with Ethan Frome to an extent to the point in which I actually think his actions throughout the novel seemed like the right thing to do but, I feel little compassion toward him for he was the one to propose to Zeena without thinking of the consequences toward either him or Zeena. First of all, Wharton’s subtle action toward Ethan’s torn feelings for Mattie and being loyal to his wife.
He says, “Thomas what do you know about my father;” although Thomas gives him story after story about how he remembers Victors dad and how he such a good man. Thomas did not want to hear it cause he was feeling that his father might have been more of a father figure to Thomas than to him. Victor later learns different about his father and tries to forgive him and realizes he was trying to be a
Amir’s relationship to his mother, father and half brother, Hassan, are guilt ridden and strained. Finally, Amir addresses this guilt and proves his remorse through selfless acts. It is through selfless acts that his sins of the past are settled and he is able to become a man and form a complete sense of self. Amir’s sense of guilt stems from the very moment he was born. Amir’s mother died in childbirth and at times, Amir feels like Baba resents him for taking the life of his beautiful wife.
Given Amir’s previous actions, it seems that this would be the day he remembers; the day he finally makes his father proud. The wonderful memory is marred when he does not defend Hassan. Instead of being the happiest day in his juvenile existence, it becomes the pivotal moment when his naïve reality begins to unravel. This part of the novel shows us that no matter what Amir wants to believe, Hassan is a more prevalent and joyful part of his life than his own
The deaths of Jay Gatsby and Myrtle Wilson rekindled the flames of Tom and Daisy's marriage. Their ends marked a new beginning for both cheating spouses. They went from not being able to even stand each other to almost a normal matrimony. V. One discovery that stood out to me from reading this book, was the fact that persistence doesn't always pay off. Contrary to popular belief, sometimes it may have adverse consequences.
In the novel Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha and his father have a strained relationship primarily based on pride, honor, and respect. Siddhartha's father is a highly respected Brahman and wants Siddhartha to someday become a great Brahman like him, “...he saw him growing up to be a great learned man, a priest, a prince among Brahmans” (Hesse). But though Siddhartha learned his Brahman lessons well, he felt there was still something missing from his teachings, some further knowledge to gain that the Brahmans did not have. A Brahman is the highest Hindu priest cast and Siddhartha's father is a high Brahman, “...Worthy of admiration...” (Hesse). Siddhartha's father expected his son to follow in his footsteps and become a highly respected Brahman.