The man in this story saved useless stuff such as bent nails and pieces of string. The man is considered crazy because why would you want waste your life away by saving useless things. Both of the authors have a character that seems to be crazy. They both let the things that normal people will consider useless and make it into something that eventually turns out being a waste. In A Hundred Thousand Straightened Nails written by Donald Hall, is the type of story that recyclers and pack rats will like.
I tell ya,' he cried, `I tell ya a guy gets too lonely, an' he gets sick. '"(Crooks page 77, Of Mice and Men.) Companionship is a key element in John Steinbeck's novel, Of Mice and Men. The novel is based on two migrant workers, during the Depression. The two men travel around with each other, looking for work, but we soon learn that both of these characters, George and Lennie are two very different people for Lennie is mentally disabled, he has the mind of a five year old.
The descriptions of the motorcycle and the “greasy character,” both produce the tough image that the narrator, Jeff, and Digby yearn for, whereas the narrator’s mother’s “whining” station wagon does not (125, 127). When the narrator, Jeff, and Digby retreat to the woods and the lake after their attempted rape, the narrator’s car is demolished and trashed by the angry greasy man, and two “blond types [wearing] fraternity jackets” that appear in a Trans-Am. The demolition of the narrator’s car symbolizes how weak and vulnerable he is, like a little school boy getting beaten up by an older, tougher bully, and takes away whatever “bad” boy image he had left. After emerging from their hide outs in the lake, the boys return to their car the next morning and are greeted by two
“The Saint of Fort Washington” is not only a fine piece of art, but it is a true reflection of reality. The movie represents the real problems the homeless citizens are facing in the streets of New York City and elsewhere in the country. This heart breaking film written by Lyle Kessler and directed by Tim Hunter conveys the isolation, frustration, and vulnerability of these homeless men. Firstly, Jerry is a Vietnam veteran, who is homeless after being cheated by his business partner. He dreams of getting back on his feet with an apartment and a job selling fruit and vegetables.
One day, Jack and his crew were hanging out, when they decide to siphon gasoline from the _________ car, they are a poor family with extremely antisocial children that live in poverty. Jack suggests this idea because he thought it would be fun, but in actuality it was a way of getting back at Dwight and acting out in order to find a way to stop feeling like Dwight’s victim, and instead prove a
In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, the protagonist Holden Caulfield is a thoughtful young man, who happens to also be very angry. As a result of his anger, Holden purposely isolates him from his surroundings, leaving a feeling of depression and arrogance. This arrogance can be seen throughout the book, when Holden generalizes certain people as “phony”, and labels himself as the only “real” person in this world. Later in the book, you learn that Holden’s younger brother Allie has died due to complications of leukemia, and it is inferred that Holden has not moved on, causing his anger.
But in both stories you found evidence of evil and greed. Paul's mother did not truly love her son, all she cared about was money and the quest for more money. Goodman Brown came across evil spirits that transformed his entire life. Paul
In other words he did not like the broad differences between the rich and the poor. One understands that his idea on the war on poverty was influenced, because his childhood years were really bad. When suggesting about his childhood years, for instance, “After his alcoholic father died when he was 10, he sold newspapers, shined shoes and worked on the docks” (Arlingtoncemetery.net). One’s actions are often affected by what he or she experiences. He wanted programs which minimized the differences between the rich and the ones affected by poverty.
“...I’d borrow two or three dollars off the judge for him, to keep from getting a cowhiding” (pg.27) In Paps case, two of the flaws lie directly within him. Greed and alcoholism. His flaws are the cause of why Huck doesn't care if he dies or not. He was not a proper father to Huck. What kind of father beats his children for a couple of dollars?
She uses several examples to support her ideas. She describes the garbage man’s ailment by the way he walked, “slide, step and clump!” (26). Society will view a crippled man as weak as opposed to being a strong man. Curtin also goes on to describe society’s dislike to immigrants or anyone not American. Rumors were spread by the neighborhood that the garbage man “wasn’t American” (28).