It appears that Hawthorne infers Chillingworth initially had another plan, a plan that would not ruin Arthur Dimmesdale’s life. The questions is, why Chillingworth chose to torture Hester and Dimmesdale when he could of simply revealed that he is Hester’s husband? He could possibly get pleasure from quietly torturing them. It would be too easy on Dimmesdale and Hester to show his true identity so he chooses this plan. "What evil have I done the man?"
Compare and contrast Waking Ned Devine, a comedy film written and directed by Kirk Jones, in a broad sense is about a man who wins the lottery after playing all his life only to die from the shock of it and have the villagers claim the ticket for themselves after his death. Although its rather… grim plot Jones used Irony in several different ways to move and shape the plot throughout the movie to one of more interest to viewers. As for Frank O’Conner’s The Drunkard, Irony was used mainly during the climax of the story to help catch the reader’s attention and to make the plot. The most obvious... And perhaps only forum of irony Kirk Jones used In the film Waking Ned Devine is situational Irony. In fact, Jones used situational irony to draw attention to the main parts of the story such as when Ned had died from winning the lottery after playing his whole life, only to die from shock shortly after.
Providing only one 14-minute performance, the Drill’s activities were always secret and steeped in controversy. The biggest question was always, what could possibly motivate someone to take on such a challenge? Enter the secret world of the 14 Nights, and experience the heartaches and hell of being a “roach” that seeks the glory and honor of knights from days gone by. Because of an eldest son tradition, second born John O’Bryan grew up feeling like a second-class citizen in his own family. The troubled southern boy matured into a wild and angry young man, and was convinced by others that The Citadel was the only college suited to handle his less than acceptable attitude.
The well-known play ‘An Inspector Calls’ by J.B. Priestly is said to be a progression from ignorance to knowledge. This progression from ignorance to knowledge is not only for the characters, but for the audience as well. The Inspector brings about this knowledge by tactfully making the characters confess to the sins of their past. The characters begin being ignorant and soon learn that they should be more socially responsible and have more consideration for other people. The audience are encouraged to think deeper about the story and work out what lies beyond the plot.
In Bret Harte’s The Outcasts of Poker Flat, a small band of misfits find themselves in a life or death struggle to survive the elements after being cast out of the western town of Poker Flat. Things go awry for one John Oakhurst, a professional gambler and loner, as he is banished after taking some of the locals for their money and horses. A secret committee of morally upstanding townsfolk sees fit to pass judgment upon Mr. Oakhurst along with two prostitutes and a sluice-robber. Oakhurst’s newly found family of sorts now includes Mother Shipton, The Duchess, and the gold robber Uncle Billy. The townsfolk exile the group and send them on the road to Sandy Bar, a mountain camp about a day of travel through rough, windy, and cold terrain.
In fact, the only people that would go on this show are low class and don't have a lot of money. Also, the show is all fake wannabe actors. As, I analyzed Jerry Springer, I realized that it does all seem fake. I realized that the more fights on the show, the more kids will watch the show. However, I was still guilty of watching it as a kid, when my parents weren't home.
Dahmer was paroled from the work release camp two months early, and he soon moved into a new apartment. Shortly thereafter, he began a string of murders that ended with his arrest in 1991 (Wikipedia, June 2009. Jeffrey Dahmer: Early Life). As early as 1989, when Jeff was facing sentencing for child molestation, Lionel felt that his "son would never be more than he seemed to be — a liar, an alcoholic, a thief, an exhibitionist, a molester of children. I could not imagine how he had become such a ruined soul... For the first time, I no longer believed that my efforts and resources alone would be enough to save my son.
The movie begins with a shocking scene of Jamal in prison being tortured by men that wanted to find out how he knew all the answers to the questions he was asked in a local gameshow where he had won a substacial amount already, either if it was by cheating (because they suspected someone had been telling him the answers), just pure luck or destiny had this experience in store for him. The movie then flashes back to earlier questions in the gameshow and this flashback ends shortly after Jamal has won 20 million Rupees. " The story timeline begins depicting how two Muslim childrenʼs, Jamal and Salim, hard lives were and all the hardships they had to go through in order to survive. We see how they became orphans when they were small after a mob attack on Muslims and how they had to survive alone in the Mumbai slums a life full of poverty and endure humiliation, degradation and discrimination. " However, even though both of the children went through the same experiences in life, each one took a different path in life.
The film is about a penniless boy called Jamal (Dev Patel) and is journey to find his one true love Latika (Freida Pinto). He surprises India when he goes on the hit TV show “Who wants to be a Millionaire”. He uses his experience of his hard life to answer the questions correctly on the show. However the directors of the show believe is he is cheating because he is just a poor boy who has grown up in the Mumbai slums and has not had a chance
Slumdog Millionaire Comprehension and discussion questions Prologue 1. Ram opens the novel by saying he has been arrested for winning a game show. Explain in your own words the background for his arrest. 2. Why do the people working in the television company find it impossible to believe that Ram has won fairly?