Once dreams are abandoned, happiness is impossible to achieve, leaving a person trapped in a cycle of misery. As evidenced by the attitudes of both Crookes and George, hopes and ambitions are not about feasible plans, but instead about discovering a way to pull through the depression, even if it’s just deceiving the mind with fantasies that may not come true. Upon the realization that these dreams will indeed not happen, misery and dissatisfaction is the only thing left. Crookes’ incapability to enter a world of hope, leads him into a bitter life lacking the thrill of living. Throughout the story, dreams seem to be infectious and even Crookes who Steinbeck portrays as the always negative pessimistic stable buck allows himself to believe.
The poem is about a parent realising that life will present children with hurtful situations, ones which cannot be avoided or prevented. Martial imagery can at first seem out of place - after all, the events of the poem are very insignificant compared to the realities of war. However, the imagery and language is chosen to communicate the idea that such incidents are significant and important in the eyes of a parent. References to war might also suggest that the battle is futile. Whatever the father does the nettles will grow back and his son will probably be hurt again, just as wars will continue to occur, however violent the attempts to end them.
This means that Hamlet won’t have time to waste time courting a girl below his class, and Laertes says that “[Hamlet’s] will is not his own, for he himself is subject to his birth,” which means that Hamlet may love Ophelia now, however, it is not meant to be and she will be cast aside sooner or later as Hamlet has to make decisions based on the good of his state and people and he is a slave to his family name as well as his country. Laertes begins to play on Ophelia’s emotions, describing to her how shameful it would be if she were to blindly fall for Hamlets charm and “lose your heart or your chaste treasure” to Hamlets greedy hands. Laertes warns Ophelia to “fear” Hamlets affection and the dangers it may bring to her reputation as even the most modest of girls can get a reputation if she is too complacent; “The chariest maid is prodigal enough if she unmask her beauty to the moon.” Ophelia’s lecture ends with Laertes chiding the hidden agenda of Hamlet, or even men in general, and exhorts Ophelia of the “contagious blastments” that are “most imminent” if she allows herself to succumb to Hamlets lustful desires. Laertes again reminds
Claudio was too scared to confront Hero and confess his feelings and so Don Pedro promised that he would speak to Leonato about setting them up. But this still scared Claudio and he can’t tell Hero he loves her so Don Pedro said he’ll organise something where he can pretend to be Claudio and fix them up and admit his feelings towards her as Claudio. Personally, I think it might be a bit strange to have the Prince chat up the girl that Claudio loves but as long as his love is returned, everything shall be
This lack of sudden change wouldn't also fit in with the play's stark and down-to-earth style; demoralisation of a man is far more commonly a slow-acting process, and an attempt to adhere to Aristotle's decree would have been ultimately detrimental to Miller's fundamental aim for DoaS: to create a play relevant to 'every man' of his time. Willy's 'Harmartia' (fatal flaw) is his unwavering belief in the American Dream and his innate stubbornness. He refuses to accept the unconditional love of his family (in particular, Linda) and instead tries to 'win them over' as he would a customer. He appears to have a fundamental misunderstanding of the way the world works. His perception of the world may have been
In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby is blinded by his love for Daisy to the point that he will go to any length to protect her. His love and devotion for Daisy resulted in him overlooking the reality before him, and would ultimately get him killed. Holden Caulfield and Jay Gatsby both make the effort to generate what they have idealized in their dreams a reality, but doing so is not possible, as their realities cannot be changed. In The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, Holden Caulfield struggles with accepting that what his ideals are in his life are not what actually exist in the outside world.
Yet they are necessary to keep the levels of hope high in people to stand for what they believe in whether it be the inadequacies of society or something else. Furthermore without incorporating dreams and having something to achieve in our life will result in an endless stream of days that have little connection or meaning. The representation of dreams occurs via prejudice and stereotypes- Crooks, because he is black in a racist culture- seems to be no hope for him; Curley’s wife, only woman on the farm and regarded as a tart- will never feel wanted, another hopeless situation; Candy, one-handed- can’t do the same work as the others and is old- can’t socialize with anyone, lonely and isolated. These situations give reason for dreaming as it becomes a paradise for those who wish for something more in their life and acts as a beacon of hope yet over time dreams either materialize or they question reality and in the book no one achieves or has achieved their dream- Lennie and George, Curley’s wife and Curley. Dreams will always be a source of hope but if they are not achieved you begin to realise that they are futile which is why to some extent I agree with the statement.
The Breaking of the Human Spirit Although people often think that stereotyping is an innocent and easily forgivable fault, it can have serious consequences. Alden Nowlan’s short story “The Fall of a City” is the story of a young boy whose natural curiosity is crushed as a result of stereotyping and stereotypical reactions. The harm of stereotyping is first found in the story in the shape of the uncle of the main protagonist, Teddy. As a young boy, Teddy likes to pretend he is commanding imaginary armies which he represented with paper dolls. However, when his uncle finds this out, he is totally amused and proceeds to humiliate Teddy:“ ‘You’d never guess what that kid has been doing up there!’ He shook his head in wonder and amusement.
Sometimes it's things we can control, other times, well, things can't go the way we would like them to. The three characters mentioned above had tried so hard to live out their dreams, but they couldn't because of all the problems that came with that dream. Curley's wife couldn't reach hers because her mother wouldn't let her, and Curley would soon hold her back as well. George and Lennie failed theirs because in the end, George was without Lennie, and their dream was planned out so they could do it together. But with Lennie dead, it was failed.
They would not have learned the value of working in order to gain. They will put greater emphasis on appearance rather than substance simply because their needs were met with little to no effort of their own. This type of attitude will spill over into their workplace, into their relationship and eventually in their own children. However, there is hope. Recognizing the codependency and accepting it as a role in the dysfunctional family is the first step in breaking the cycle.