Life in poverty is hard enough without having to worry about a civil war in your country, let alone around the corner from your village. And also having to flee from town to town in search for safety, leaves him in charge of finding ways to survive by any means necessary. “Things changed rapidly in a matter of seconds and no one had any control over anything. We had yet to learn these things and implement survival tactics, which was what it came down to.” (Beah Chapter 4, p. 29 His mental state of mind becomes a major internal conflict and also is a product of all the environmental conflicts that he is put through. His internal conflicts include not being able to go back home, not knowing what happened to his family, if the
People were not doing much better than the Morrison family; sooner or later people would not be able to feed their family and the Morrison's. Luke on the other hand does not feel the same way. Luke felt no guilt or sorrow for his neighbours. He felt that it was just temporary and that as soon as he got a
Ethan Frome Throughout the novel Ethan Frome, by Edith Wharton, the main character Ethan goes through hard time in his life, internal and external which eventually lead to his downfall. Ethan is very much a tragic hero because of various tragic flaws in him. Ethan From has very poor judgment and lacks the ability to analyze situations. This flaw leads to problems, including marrying Zeena, his wife, as well as having a relationship with Mattie. Another flaw which Ethan has is his lack in ability to communicate with the people around him.
He would not tell anyone of the reason behind his sorrow, and this secrecy and guilt would manifest itself through illness. Every time someone dies, Victor feels more sorrowful and guiltier, yet he never reveals why he feels this way and quickly falls ill. He becomes a burden to those who care, as they have to take care of him. This time, it’s different, (which can be interpreted as an indicator that the climax is near), and by the end of the passage, Victor doesn’t feel that he’s helpless in this situation, in fact, he is determined to do something for his loved ones instead, and this time, Victor is not afraid of the monster, he will face the monster. This is indicated at the end of the passage, as Victor realizes that postponing the wedding will not bind the monster, and it may get revenge in some other, more horrifying way.
A virgin to war, Henry finds himself running away from the enemy because of his “sense of self-preservation” (Wolford 120). Henry is forced into a situation he has no control over, like Critic Charles C. Walcutt says, “Crane simply shows how a sequence of events take place quite independent of the wills and judgments of the people involved” (Walcutt 205). What Walcutt is trying to say is, regardless of what Henry wanted to do; he was caught up in the situation and had no control over his actions. This lack of control does not always affect Henry in a negative way, however. For instance, in chapter seventeen, Henry fights courageously when “he went instantly forward, like a dog who, seeing his foes lagging, turns and insists in being pursued” (Crane 72).
In the next stage, the narrator is faced with the emotional struggle of not choosing to help the man. His extreme guilt and apprehension tests his mental state. Although the narrator does not end the struggle stage with a period of peace or fulfillment, he understands and comes to terms that he was wrong in not helping the man. “That I was wrong, dreadfully wrong, not to step forward in his time of need.” In the final stage of return and reintegration, the hero does not want to return home because of a lack of desire to return to the disorder and turmoil, or the struggle stage may have weakened the hero to such an extent that he does not want to risk facing further danger. The hero is then faced again with some sort
Both Charlie and Alan found it easier to not express their feelings than to try to overcome them. Charlie did all he could to avoid the life he once knew. He would run from his in-laws to keep himself from being reminded of his past. The only reason Charlie felt comfort in Alan's friendship was because Alan knew nothing about Charlie's family or that time in his life. But as Alan keeps trying to get Charlie to open up about his life and his family Charlie continually becomes very angry and hostile, and storms off to avoid thoughts of the life he once knew.
The outcome of the child’s life and disease process is not a guarantee and the child may not be affected. To end a life of a fetus is regardless of outcome is immoral and ultimately no one can make that choice for them. The Trosack’s are the ones that will care, provide, and get to enjoy that child when it is healthy as well as when and if does get sick. The Trosack’s have been wanting a child for a long time and this may be there only opportunity to have a child. To know that the child will suffer and eventually die is difficult to accept but that is when religion and faith is important.
The Bitter Truth Many of the characters in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men dream of a better life. These dreams are supposed to help them deal with their difficult environments. Unfortunately, John Steinbeck’s world is a tough and inhospitable place where dreams do not come true. His story has dreamers and strugglers, with both external belief, where dreams seem to be plausible and a contradicting internal confinement, where dreams generally fade into vanity. Once dreams are abandoned, happiness is impossible to achieve, leaving a person trapped in a cycle of misery.
In the novel, The Catcher in The Rye, the protagonist Holden Caufield seems to be excluded from and victimized by the world around him. As he says to his professor Mr. Spencer, he feels trapped on “the other side” of life, and he continually attempts to find his way in a world in which he feels he doesn’t belong. This alienation is both the source of Holden’s strength and the source of his problems. Part of Holden’s alienation is a result of his inability, or perhaps unwillingness, to grow up. Like a child, Holden fears change and is overwhelmed by complexity, but he is too out of touch with his feelings to admit it.