Tom Buchanan V.S Jay Gatsby: Who is more corrupt? In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, we are introduced to two characters pitted against each other in an intense rivalry full of wealth, social status, hatred and love. Jay Gatsby and Tom Buchanan are two characters that portray subtle differences in their personalities, but share many characteristics that contribute to both of their corrupt nature. Both of these characters, through dishonesty, moral values, and jealousy, are shown to be corrupt. However through further analysis, Tom’s motives, means and the ultimate consequences of his actions allow him to take a more corrupt role than Jay Gatsby in this novel.
Encountering Conflict SAC Prompt: ‘Conflict brings out unexpected qualities in people’. Although conflict is so often associated with difficulty and suffering, it is clear that through these debacles and controversy that it brings out unexpected and even surprising qualities in people. In The Crucible written by Arthur Miller, Arthur uses three very good characters to demonstrate and manifest the conflict in the story, and to show the readers how underlying qualities are evident in people. John Proctor, a man of pride and dignity, is what we think off him. But it is only through all the turmoil and conflict that we actually realise that he has many unforeseen traits.
In the realms of conflict, extraordinary things can happen. Adversity brings out the best and worst in us, and it is a fine line that distinguishes between heroism and terrorism. One person’s hero might be another’s villain, and the objectivity of throughout required to transcend the briers of discrimination and identify a true hero often eludes us. For how long can our ordinary human being assume the mantle of a hero? Conflict in the true test of this, and is the true compass by which heroes are measured and judged.
He is poking fun at the age old concept of ‘equality,’ one that has inspired wars and movements alike; he accomplishes this by creating a system to make everyone equal, a system that happens to be just as stupid as the idea of ‘total equality.’ Under this system equality is achieved, but it is at the cost of individual freedom and a society full of stupid people, this in-turn creates the situational irony found in the story. The plot of the story itself is a piece of situational irony, however there are many other instances found throughout it, including verbal irony. One specific example of this is when Hazel and George are talking, Vonnegut writes “ ‘I think I’d make a good Handicapper General. (Hazel)’ ‘Good as anybody else,’ said George.” His response to Hazel’s comment is slightly sarcastic, but also ironic, in that she really would be “as good anybody else” because in their society everyone is just as good or bad as everybody else. Another example of this false sense of equality is when George says,
Additionally, a hero must be able to make decisions benefitting the majority and not just themselves. However, Odysseus is not a hero because he is cowardly, disloyal, and self-centered. One reason that makes Odysseus not a hero is his cowardly actions. A true hero is recognized for their fearlessness and bravery in times of trouble; however, when Odysseus visits the underworld his true emotions are exposed. Seemingly
I want my students to know that heroes are not perfect humans, but people like us who accept the burden of truth. In a sense that makes this movie as useful as the
Life is full of dangerous challenges and advantages, but depending on how we deal with them is what makes us good or bad people. In the documentary Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer readers see, that man’s determination really can affect man’s morality. When pushed to the limits one can see people true colors. Examinations of the characters Rob hall, Scot fisher and the author Jon Krakauer will show the individuals true nature. The story really does show one of how people can act and react when they are so close to there dreams and sometimes it can be positive and other times it can be negative.
You Can’t Mask Revenge Oftentimes, people go to great lengths to hide the most unsavory parts of themselves, and don’t reveal to others who they truly are. Sometimes, people who are actually evil and conniving can seem to be the kindest. However, as time goes on their villainous natures come to the forefront. In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, and “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe, the antagonists are very talented at hiding their true identities. While Abigail, Chillingworth, and Montresor don innocent guises, their diabolical quests for revenge consume ultimately them.
They suggest that some people actively try and resist conforming to make a stand for a paticular personal belief. They stated that individuals who respond to the majority influence with independance tend to be unconcerned with social norms. This idea of perosnailty effecting conformity is also supported by Zimbardo, who wrote the Lucifer Effect (2007). This talks about social heroism, and those who do not confrom are actrually heros. This comes down to the idea that some people act heroically due to a heroic imagination within the individual.
The extraordinary people on the other hand, like himself, are superior humans who have the right to break the law under certain circumstances in order to benefit humanity: The only difference is that I don't contend that extraordinary people are always bound to commit breaches of morals, as you call it. In fact, I doubt whether such an argument could be published. I simply hinted that an ‘extraordinary’ man has the right…that is not an official right, but an inner right to decide in his own conscience to overstep…certain obstacles, and only in case it is essential for the practical fulfillment of his idea (sometimes, perhaps, of benefit to the whole of humanity). (260) He also believes that an extraordinary man has the right to commit murder if the act will result in benefits to the less fortunate. The idea of a superior man came into the mind of Raskolnikov when making a living was impossible without violating the law.