The D’Angelos need to forgive the boys for drilling holes in the kayak, essentially killing Ben, because JT and Digger received a punishment. By forgiving the boys, the D’Angelos allow all of them the opportunity to move on from the incident. Next, forgiveness is a main theme because Brady needs to forgive JT and Digger. Brady is very upset that his friends go behind his back and use his idea to sabotage the kayak. Digger makes him feel like its partly his fault because he gave them the idea of drilling the holes in the kayak.
In an attempt to get back at Hindly for his cruelty Heathcliff purposely lends him money so that he will fall deeper into dept, because of his alcoholism. This shows the depth of his cruelty. He is now a man filled with hate, revenge and jealousy. Readers may again fell sympathy for Heathcliff despite his cruelty toward young Catherine and Linton, because of his struggle with loosing
Excessive pride is frowned upon as for the sinner only sees himself and leaves no room for God. When talking to Unferth about the swimming contest Beowulf‘s speech proves that he is egotistic. During the feast at Heorot, Unferth tries to criticize Beowulf on his sea competition with Breca. In return Beowulf boldly
Bromden, uncomfortable with McMurphy’s deceit, refuses to accept the five dollars that McMurphy offers him later. McMurphy asks why all of a sudden everyone acts like he is a traitor, and Bromden tells him it is because he is always winning things. Ratched orders that everyone who went on the fishing trip be cleansed because of the company they kept. George has a phobia regarding cleanliness and begs the aides not to spray him with their smelly salve.
We catched fish and talked, and we took a swim now and then to keep off sleepiness. It was kind of solemn, drifting down the big, still river.” | The two boys are being alienated from society, as is described in this quote. They must live by themselves and escape and signs of humanity, so that Jim cannot be found and reprimanded for his actions. Also, they become bored with themselves, and it is seen how they wish they did not distance themselves from society so much. | Realism | 12 | 66 | “…I felt just the way any other boy would’a’ felt when I seen that wreck laying there so mournful and lonesome in the middle of the river.
His fingers become covered with a yellow stain and people think that he is hygienically unclean. He forces Toby to do the paper round but exploits him and does not give him his money which angers Toby (221); he has to pawn his rifles. He is referred to as a “sissy” because he initially he does not want to fight Arthur. He abuses him because he discards the almost-empty mustard bottle (171) and when Dwight strikes him despite his finger injury, Rosemary finally knows she must remove Toby from the household.
As the police question the spectators, even Pop Doyle sticks to being “deaf and dumb” and shushes the woman who speaks up. Clearly, the threat of the mob can sever family ties. The same “D and D” attitude is displayed after the crushing murder of Kayo Dugan, the second “cheese-eater”. Despite the camaraderie between the longshoremen, they do not react or avenge their colleague’s death, but ignore it as they themselves are scared. Without the support of a large group, the powerlessness of the single man is
This all seems like a tragic story about the dissolution of a society in to chaos, but the chaos was not completely one-sided. Ralph finds himself in power when he brings the boys together from across the island. He loses the power when Merridew entices them with meat and action. Ralph loses most over time, and tries to win them back with logic and reasoning. This causes a conflict between Ralph and Merridew in terms of leadership, and causes more violence to occur, and eventually the death of three
Lord Capulet told him to leave Romeo alone hearing that he was a good boy and this angered Tybalt. He exposed Romeo in a matter of minutes and his friends. He always riminded Lord and Lady Capulet about how much he hated and didnt trust the Montagues. Even when he was alone he cause trouble with them. In the streets when Romeo and his friends were walking he couldn’t stand his pride being hurt at the party so he started a fight by making fun of Mercutio.
Few of the many examples are: being unable to get accepted into the society; feeling as if they were getting chased and hunted down; being constricted and controlled by governments and losing their identity and freedom. For example: "... The speaker got up and said: If we let them in, they will steal our daily bread" this displays the unwelcoming and selfish behaviour of society towards the refugees; Auden also writes about the concept of freedom, which is a basic human right, that the German Jews simply didn't have. Due to which the speaker felt envious towards animals: " Saw the fish swimming as if they were free" and " Walked through the woods and saw the birds in the trees; They had no politicians and sang at their ease. They weren't the human race, my dear..." This sentence clearly shows that the speaker was perceiving that the