My point is Prometheus is a great example of a true individual. It took awhile but in the end, he can see who he is and he likes himself. He will never ever again let anyone let that happen to him. Those sins that society gave him were not really sins at all but a gift. It’s just sometimes the craziest, different, insane ideas could become the greatest invention
With the Brave New World society, they used soma as a replacement for both depression and religion. Using soma gave the taker instant gratification and kept everyone in check with the society. No one would question what was happening, nor would they question why they were taking soma - stability at its highest level. In Lord of the Flies, a leader could act as the soma in order to maintain solidity. Unfortunately, there were two leaders and this created indecision among the boys on the island.
He had loved Martha more than his men, and as consequence Lavender was now dead…” (O’Brien,1990). This epiphany drives Lieutenant Cross to think hard about his situation and make a key decision to focus more on the task at hand and less on his desires. His internal conflict is resolved with burning the pictures and letters of his former love interest. Even though he knows he cannot forget nor will it bring back his lost comrade, he presses forward to become the leader he was entrusted to be. While the conflict of individual vs. self is resolved in this story, the same conflict in “The Raven” is not so easily dismissed.
By and large it seems he has reason to regard future scares baseless. After all he has lived most of his life seeing these scares come and go with no major events to speak of or changes to society. Humans are wrong about a lot of their predictions. Only through lengthy, meticulous study, it seems, can one even be versed enough to make a credible claim. In the end, all that studying can be turned on its head and see entire careers washed away with it.
Creon is sorry for what he was done, he repents, but it is already too late. He only finds true justice when everything he cared for was gone. Creon’s tragic flaw was that he was resolute; he did not want Polynieces to be buried. He received multiple warnings that this would lead to his downfall. He was put into the position of King.
Gilgamesh never thought about how hard his people had it, and he would have continued to think that they had it easier than they really did. He would have never figured it out unless he had the experience, which he did thanks to Enkidu. In the end, Enkidu really changed Gilgamesh’s perspective on the world and they way things are when you’re not being waited on all the time. Enkidu made Gilgamesh realize that he had to help others out and can’t just be helped. He made him know what it was like to have a loving friend, and the devastation of loosing one.
They will never forget what they learned from Keating. Some of them will continue to live their lives based on Carpe Diem forever. Even after all they endured with Keating being fired and Neil dying they still stood on their desks at the end as a gesture of nonconformity in a salute to Keating. The philosophies they found will allow them to escape lives of quiet desperation and live life like Thoreau and Whitman did. Source Page 1.
In light of his gesture he completely revealed his character and his true self. Cyrano’s gesture in Act 1 shows off many characteristics of himself. First, he is proud because he stood up for what he believed in and didn’t let Montfleury continue on with the play. The only reason he threw away the money is because he had got himself into something and there was a need for pay. Furthermore, he doesn’t let others persuade him that his actions are wrong.
Granger believes that when people change even a small part of the world thoughtfully and deliberately, they leave behind enough of their roots to enable other people to mourn them properly.Granger’s story about his grandfather, with its moral about the importance of leaving one’s mark on the world, resonates with Montag’s desire to leave a meaningful legacy. From the beginning of the novel he has been growing increasingly dissatisfied with a life based on empty pleasures and devoid of real connections to other people. With the help from Granger, Montag now realized that because Mildred hardly ever did anything, he did not miss her. Montag thinks back to Faber’s words, promising him that Montag would be as a brother. That is Montag-plus-Faber, fire plus water which would mix and turn into wine.
He tries to accomplish his goal by hiding his sin but is distressed because of his pursuit of what he believes to- be happiness. Towards the end of the play his struggles eventually end in his downfall. His courage to stand strong in his beliefs leads him to death at the gallows. His personal struggle with Elizabeth is resolved as he makes his decision to refuse to confess to witchcraft. Elizabeth sees his inner goodness shine when he refuses to lie about being involved in witchcraft, and she realizes how unfair she has been.