The constant references to Lavender’s death lets the reader become aware of the importance and appreciation of every soldier. It’s obvious that the Alpha Company consisted of a strong knit group and viewed the death of a member as a very serious occurrence. To me as a reader, I might assume that perhaps that narrator, Tim O’ Brien, was impacted by Ted Lavender’s death even more so than Lieutenant Cross. Ted Lavender’s death is tragic and impacts the Alpha Company, especially Lieutenant Cross and for the narrator to decide to keep mentioning it perhaps he was impacted the most. The dreadful reality of death in war is present within the story, “The Things They Carried”.
During the course of the novel of ‘Deadly Unna?’ the readers are exposed to the negativity between the father and his son. This affects Blacky in way that his self-esteem is almost non-existent, and the negativity is prominent throughout the novel. Examples of the neglect shown by his father are that of the time when Bob refers to Blacky as a ‘gutless wonder’, and the journey we take through the story of Blacky’s deteriorating respect for him. The ‘gutless wonder’ incident was a influential part of the novel, as Blacky realises that his Dad isn’t one to take advice of someone he feels is inferior than him, thus saying, ‘My own son, a gutless wonder. A gutless fucking wonder!’ When Blacky explains to his father about the storm, Bob insults him rather than swallow his pride and takes his son’s advice on board.
Hawthorne describes this man's appalling physical display as one of very few beautiful qualities. His hunched, distorted shoulders mirror the man's twisted, dark soul. As Hawthorne narrates, he spins a tale early on of Chillingworth's marriage to Hester Prynne, the novel's main character, and how difficult of a husband he was. Chillingworth ignored his wife for the majority of their time together, yet expected a double standard, wanting her tow always nourish his damned soul. When he would finally decide to spend the short spurts of time with her that he did, he expected nothing but unconditional affection on her part, while he was to show no emotion whatsoever.
Roy, like Dwight, influences Toby’s relationship with his mother and forces Toby to withhold the truth from her. Toby goes on to resent this control and deception and rebel against it. Toby’s skewed perception of masculinity is similarly impacted by his father’s ‘desertion’. Whilst Wolff’s discussion of his father’s neglect is minimal, a deeper impact and lesson of real value becomes evident in Wolff’s snapshot of himself as a father. It is, in part, because of his father’s ‘inconstant parent(ing)’ that Wolff feels such a
Tackett portrays a man helpless and broken in part due to the arduous journey from Paris and the high level of stress the family has experienced over their journey, but still aware of his noble roots. Once it was apparent to Louis XVI that he was identified as the king he responded, “Yes, I am your king, I have come to live among
Throughout their journey they encounter many life-hindering experiences. Dangers and obstacles pop up everywhere. The reason why this group goes to such great lengths to get their treasure is because of one reason, which is their motivation of lust. Lust created the conflict in this story. The conflict is the most important literary element because it directly affects everyone in the story.
My question to this was there a problem in Bartleby’s life? The narrator shows how Bartleby starts to just drift away, he starts off being a very excellent working to just not doing anything. He even begins to just stare at the wall. He is just there not wantingto do anything but just be there. My thought on this is that the lawyer is feeling sorry for Bartleby.
In contrast, though Troy had major social issues, he dealt with adversity quite well. Once his lover became pregnant, he was man enough to go to his wife and come clean. When he and his father fell out, he wasted no time in transforming from a 14year old to a man. The tone of this story may vary, depending on the reader. As an African American, I found the tail dark and gloomy, with potential to worsen as the story unfolded.
George and Lennie are two migrant workers in the 1930’s that have nothing but each other, and the hope for the realization of an American dream. George being the good man he is has to put up with Lennie who seems to be nothing but trouble. Lennie is an innocent man but the mild mental disability he carries in his life seems to work against him and George. Throughout the book we learn a great deal about the relationship between Lennie and George, and just why George made the decision he made at the end of the novella.
Crooks character shows the importance of companionship by depicting how people with companions act compared to people without. Crooks didn’t have any companions so he was independent, somewhat reserved, and petulant towards the other workers on the ranch. When Lennie entered his room, he said: “You go on get outta my room. I ain’t wanted in the bunkhouse, and you ain’t wanted in my room.” It shows that Crooks desired to have a companion but he wanted Lennie to leave because he wanted Lennie to feel the way he did. The importance of companionship is shown by different characters in Of Mice and Men.