Do not merely summarize the plot. Edward Said wrote “Exile is strangely compelling to think about but terrible to experience.” He proposes that exile can be “a potent, even enriching experience” as well as “unhealable rift”. While the common person would say that these two statements could not possibly relate, Said is right in his assumption. In Yann Martel’s Life of Pi, Pi is fortuitously cast away at sea when a ship inhabiting his family and there many zoo animals is wrecked in the middle of the ocean, he was so lucky to survive unlike his fellow passengers. He is confronted with the heart wrenching loss of his parents, making him vulnerable.
Perhaps because he reaches rock bottom with Covey, Douglass suddenly finds the strength to resist. Not long after the moment looking at the white sails on the Chesapeake Bay, he resolves that he would rather die than be beaten again. When he stands up to Covey and says so, he discovers something amazing: he doesn't die. And once he resolves to be free at any cost, things start to change. Defeating Covey doesn't make him free in a legal sense, of course, but standing up for himself makes him mentally
“The Open Boat” begins with a rich depiction of the environment. “These waves were of the hue of slate, save for the tops, which were of foaming white, and all of the men knew the colors of the sea,” says Stephen Crane as he establishes the scene in his tale of survival (226). Setting plays the vital role of the antagonist throughout the story, and is the primary force in shaping the characters’ decisions and actions. A bleak expanse of ocean serves to isolate and rock the men constantly, as they are trapped in a small dingey and forced to cope with the woes of their helpless predicament. The environment ultimately is the most important and interesting characteristic due to its nature as an adversary.
William Golding’s tragic novel Lord of the flies is a story about a couple of boys who get stranded on an island. Depending on good or bad choices will determine their survival in a life or death situation. It took place on a remote island near England during World War 2. In Lord of the flies, the symbols the conch and Beelzebub help convey Golding’s beliefs that it takes fear and order to run this world of ours. One of the most significant symbols in Lord of the flies is The Conch that serves as a sign of order and authority.
Captain Nemo is mysterious and paranoid, his hatred for mankind is because of their corruption. “So it was a sad day I spent, between my wish to regain freedom and my regret at saying goodbye to the marvelous Nautilus…” –Aronnax. This quote represents Aronnax’s main conflict, he cannot stay with the Nautilus because he must help his friends, even though he is fascinated by the knowledge he can obtain by the Nautilus. The conflict between Aronnax and Captain Nemo is that Captain Nemo is keeping Aronnax’s friends captives of the ship. The main conflict of Aronnax is that he has to choose between science vs the freedom of his fellow man.
Jason is very strong and even smart, but he is also foolish and ignorant, and he lets his hubris get in the way of his morals. Jason accepts help from Medea in return for marriage. It could be he only accepted to successfully retrieve the Golden Fleece; this shows because after he retrieves it and is about to return to Colchis, he does not want Medea to go with him. Add the event of Jason and Medea killing Absyrtus and throwing his chopped body into the sea and Jason’s want of being king, it is no wonder why Jason ended up with the life he got. After being with Medea for over ten years, his hubris kicks in and decides he wants to marry a princess, thinking he will one day be king when her father dies.
This is significant as it helps us to understand how scary it must be on the island without any parents and so far away from home. At the start of the passage the atmosphere that is created is very negative and a negative image is created in our minds. For example the language used is quite negative such as ‘strange’, ‘creature’ and ‘troubled’. This negative image makes the readers first impression of where the boys are quite unpleasant. However right at the end of the
This explains his bravery presented when he hears of the violent crimes committed by the evil demon Grendel. Beowulf hurriedly commands a bout fitted out to sail across the sea to Hrothgar. In lines (109-119), when Beowolf does decide to go to Hrothgar to help the Danes, he is encouraged by the Geats to go with the adventure. “None of the wise ones regretted his going, much as he was loved by the Geats.” I would consider Beowulf to be an arrogant character, because when he battles Grendel he doesn’t use a sword claiming it to be an “unfair advantage” due to Grendel not having a weapon. Throughout the poem, Beowulf is considered an honorable hero.
Though he is usually a smart, decisive leader Odysseus does make some mistakes. His worst flaw is falling to temptation. His worst mistakes come with Polyphemos as he first investigates the Kyklops' lair. He ends up getting trapped there, and then can't resist shouting his name to Polyphemos after escaping. After his errors with Polyphemos, Odysseus has his crew tie him up so he can hear but not follow the dangerous song of the Seirenes.
These three issues are developed throughout the whole novel with this passage as the conclusion of the main theme - human beings are evil by nature. On a beautiful island like paradise, with deep blue sea and tall trees, it is difficult for us to imagine how the innocent English schoolboys will turn into the primitive barbarians. This change does not occur in a sudden, but develops bit by bit throughout the