However, as shown in Source 6, Hitler was a ‘central figure’ and thus can be considered a strong leader. His personal popularity can be seen as a strength, with absolute loyalty from those around him. There is also the alternative view that everyone in Germany was working towards the Fuhrer, which is reiterated in Sources 3 and 4. Source 6 states that ‘Hitler often refused to take decisions’ and ‘removed himself from day to day decisions of government.’ Arguably, Hitler’s laziness and subsequent government inaction illustrates that he was indeed a weak dictator. He would rarely involve himself in government policy making and was ‘not much help in the practical business of selecting goals, reaching decisions and making policy’, further supported by Source 5.
Proctor has committed adultery, does not attend church regularly, and does not agree with, or even like, the church’s minister, and thinks himself a fraud. Others are unaware that he views himself this way, but only because Procter brings out his pride and reflects the “perfect image”, or at least how other’s think he should act. On the outside, John Proctor is thought of highly, respected, and even feared. However, on the inside, Proctor is a broken man. John Hale is the minister from the nearby town Beverly and possibly Proctor’s opposite.
Hero In Jack Schaefers novel Shane, actions and attitudes develop the archetype to important characters in the book, and portray them as either a hero or villain. Through his accomplishments and failures, Shane is charecterized as a hero. Shane embodies the essence of a hero on the first day he arrives, with his luxurious worn out coat, matching pants, and black dress hat; clothes to which the likes of Bob have never seen before. Shane also shows humility, a trait that many hero's, super or not, possess; Shane is down to earth and humble, and recognizes the fact that one does not have the right to take another man's life. Above all traits that Shane encompasses, the most hero-like is his selfless acts of protecting someone else; in this case the homesteaders.
Douglas Haig was leading the British, and was a very stubborn leader. Haig’s tactics were for the British to simply walk over to the German trenches. After the first day there were 60 000 casualties. Haig being the stubborn leader that he was did not change the tactics at all after losing all these men. Other then the fact that the British had an awful tactic, they did not have the right weaponry.
He recalls that “we don’t have to say anything, that’s how it is between people who are each others’ first memories.” He has not been willing to give Hassan the loyalty he deserves and is involuntarily using this memory to fill the void that his lack of allegiance has left. This idea generates a level of equality between Hassan and himself that is not there in actuality. Consequently, Amir becomes conscious that Hassan truly is his best memory, romanticized or not. The Hazara boy, though still a paradox, is now understood as a defining person in his life. Whether Amir is reminiscing about a missed childhood or lamenting the awful treatment of his brother, he will be constantly affected by him throughout the novel.
The Great Gatsby A hero can be defined as a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. In the novel The Great Gatsby the hero Nick Carraway may not fit the definition of a hero as he does not save a life or show extreme bravery though he is a decent, honest and honorable man who most closely resembles an average human being out of all of the other characters in the novel. This therefore qualifies him as the hero in the novel he is also adversely affected or change by most of the events of the plot. Unlike Nick both the Buchanans and Gatsby are a faced with the fault of death and even that does not change them, they try to hide it or blame others to protect themselves. All of the characters in The Great Gatsby start out with there own dreams and goals, well Gatsby and the Buchanan’s let nothing stand in the way of their dreams and goals, Nick adapts his dreams and goals as the plot unfolds which ensures he is always happy with his choices.
Helmholtz Watson isn’t a major character in the novel, but he does represent another type of unhappiness that is shown throughout the novel. Helmholtz is just the opposite of Bernard. He is respected and well liked by most people, and was placed into a highly developed caste. Helmholtz is unhappy because he feels that he is too strong and powerful for the world he is living in, and it is suppressing him and not enabling him to show his full potential. Helmholtz is extremely intelligent and understands things that many people in his world do not.
This life-altering episode aggravated his mental disorder and left him, “unable to whistle or sing with his former innocence and delight in life”. However, even in the depths of his distress, his morals, ethics and beliefs sustained a vital element of his emotional universe, providing Romulus with comfort in his despair. Consequently, unlike Christine, Romulus was distinguished as a victim of a severe sickness and he therefore was given unconditional support by his neighbours. It is evident that the outcomes of the many afflictions illustrated in “Romulus, my father” were not always positive. Raimond’s memoir graphically displays the devastation which the hardships wrought upon his father, such as his description of the miserably diminished Romulus in his bed in the psychiatric hospital.
Not only Andy van Dam had thought this, but also Randys good friend, Scott Sherman. As Scott Sherman put it: Randy Paush was known as "having a total lack of tact, and being universally acclaimed as the person quickest to offend someone he had just met," (page 67). ----Andy van Dam had put up with Randy Paush's arrogance and insincerity for far too long, and had one day decided to have a walk and talk with Randy about his strengths and flaws. As Andy van Dam put it: "Randy, it's such a shame that people perceive you as being so arrogant, because it's going to limit what you're going to be able to accomplish in life," (page 68). In other words, Andy van Dam was saying that Randy was being a jerk; but the way Andy van Dam had put words, made Randy Paush open to his criticisms, advice and honest feedback.
Wesley lives under the shadow of his brother Frank and as the story progresses he is slowly escaping it. However, despite Wesley’s wilted physique and lack of superiority in the Hayden family hierarchy, he possesses a great deal of moral virtue and mental strengths. First of all, Wesley’s leg injury leads to other factors to develop Wesley as a better and stronger man. In his life he goes through many obstacles, such as his failure to go to war, and thus becoming the underdog of the Hayden family. This is discovered when the patriarch, Julian Hayden, says to his son Wesley “Ever since the war…Ever since Frank came home in a uniform and you stayed home, you’ve been jealous” (118).