In the end, however, it is seen in both novels that when you let yourself succumb to poor moral judgement, you will certainly be doomed. Monetary values and poor moral judgement leads to corruption in both The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz and Macbeth. Money and social recognition prove their infectious, harmful nature in both novels. Duddy places a large importance on money for his entire life. His core belief throughout his whole life is “A man without land is nothing (2)”.
A white male professional struck down in his prime gives the biggest payoff; a dead child is worth the least of all.) From the point of view of his financial well-being, Schlichtmann makes two mistakes. First, he decides the parents have a moral case. Second, he begins to care too much about justice for them and loses his strategic bearings. (Of course all follows from his discovery that the polluters, who he thought were small, shabby local firms, are actually owned by rich corporations.)
The country was fed up with Hoover’s help. Hoover was a firm believer in trickle-down economics, and basically only passed bills that would help the rich or raise the tariffs. Franklin Roosevelt opposed Hoover in the election of 1932 and won in a landslide. From day 1, Roosevelt was concerned with helping the “forgotten
He blames Charlie as the one who caused him to lose his boxing career and he also blames himself for his lack of bravery to act according to his own will. Despite all these, with the support and guidance of Father Barry and Edie, and finally the death of Charlie, Terry is awakened and is confident enough to fight like a contender in accordance to his conscience. His actions no longer depend on others and he finally wins the respect of the other longshoremen. Kazan clearly shows that Terry has his brother Charlie to blame for making him a bum. In the cabin, while Charlie is meant to bribe Terry with a job so that he would keep quiet about the deeds of the union, Terry expressed his disappointment in Charlie.
Identify the major challenges that Philip II faced during his reign and evaluate his responses to them. Many leaders in Europe during this time would either prosper or blunder during their position of leadership, and Phillip II would quickly show whether or not he was a capable ruler. Phillip II would face many problems during his reign of several parts of Europe, although that is not to say he did not make any positive changes during his leadership. Phillip would face domestic problems, foreign disputes, and religious struggles, he would deal with these in several different ways both of which could be argued in their end result as to whether or not they helped or destroyed. During his reign Phillip II faced problems domestically.
Ramazan Stockton Final Exam College English May 11, 2012 Kurtz vs. Macbeth: The Final Throwdown Over the course of the semester, we have been discussing the concepts of identity, initiation, and moral fiber. The characters Macbeth and Kurtz in Macbeth and Heart of Darkness, respectively, prove to be excellent examples of these traits. Macbeth and Kurtz share many common characteristics: both are viewed as positive characters in the beginning of their stories but end up being evil, both commit horrendous acts, and both end up losing all moral fiber. On the other hand, these two characters are not exactly the same. The authors portray them in two different manners, Macbeth as the main character and Kurtz as a sort of demi-god that is only learned about by word of mouth rather than first hand events.
Cody Olson WBIS 188-013 November 2, 2012 Niesen What Kind of Man are You? The films Fargo and The Man Who Wasn’t There are two Coen brothers’ films in which greed and mishap are two common themes. Jerry Lundegaard, from Fargo, and Ed Crane, from The Man, are two men who want a quick and easy way out of their current financial distress and living situations. Both men try different get-rich-quick schemes, but because of their lack of communication skills and their own greed, they put many lives at risk, while putting their plans into action. The films are much more alike than one would originally think.
His past is filled with illegal activity and cheating, and there is nothing he can do to erase it. He tries of course, by saying he “came into a good deal of money” when his family from “San Francisco” in the “Middle West” died (65). But Nick instantly sees right through this, as San Francisco is obviously not in the Middle West. Later, Tom, after some research, exposes this to Daisy to show her the kind of man Gatsby actually is. After finding out the truth about Gatsby’s past, Daisy is convinced to end things with Gatsby, ultimately shattering his life dream with her and leaving him with nothing but stolen money and a corrupted
All the themes of his novel turn out to be negative, especially his major theme of the unattainable “American dream”. Fitzgerald has created no honest characters other than Nick; even the protagonist is corrupted in the pursuit of his dream. Finally, the plot line of The Great Gatsby is centered around wealth, careless upper class people, and the idea that social status can never be changed no matter how hard one may try. "The rich get richer and the poor get - children."
Macbeth and Scotland P.A. The hero’s journey is a base for a story. It has a main character that starts in an ordinary world but then has a big change. The main character has to go through many tasks that ultimately will lead to a bigger and more important problem. Although Macbeth isn’t the story of a hero but a villain it still fallows the heroes’ journey model.