These “stream of consciousness” narratives are not in place only to convey the depth of their pain, but also a way in which the author can communicate their personal experiences and find closure from the happenings that have damaged their souls and changed their interpretation of humanity. Both of these stories convey my thesis that; whichever end of war you are on, delivering or receiving, the only thing that you can guarantee is pain and change. Uncertainty only lies with how an individual copes with them. The following essay will analyze and compare how the protagonists of each story convey and effectively communicate their grief. The first aspect that I would like to discuss is that of the plot within “The Rite” and “The Man I Killed”.
In the story the Narrator says to Doodle “Well, if you don’t keep trying, you’ll never learn” (page unknown). Being impatient made the Narrator push his brother beyond his limit and eventually lead to his death. The Narrator is also a cruel person. Ironically, the only person the Narrator was cruel towards was his brother. In the story the Narrator says “There is within me (and with sadness I have watched it in others) a knot of cruelty borne by the stream of love, much as our blood sometimes bears the seed of our destruction, and at times I was mean to Doodle” (page unknown).
He finds that it is time to die. He kills himself, unlike the other 3 conspirators. There are many examples of how the forces of nature, omens and the supernatural show that they play many important parts in this play. They have been shown throughout and work towards foreshadowing the death of Julius Caesar because of the interpretation and misinterpretation of these many omens and forces of nature. Even after the death of Caesar, omens are part of what makes the many conspirators feel guilt, sorrow and doubt.
The cask of Amontillado is a story of murder and revenge, while Eveline is a story about dreaming of independence yet not being able to let go of old ways. In conclusion, these two stories have distinct similarities and differences. While the differences of each story are obvious, the most important aspect of these two stories is the similar fact that each offers an interesting critique on human behavior, specifically as it pertains to how we deal with old habit and also how humans desire
Another characteristic that makes John Proctor a tragic hero is his tragic flaw and his final tragic death. All these characteristics make a tragic hero; John Proctor possesses all of them and therefore he is considered one. John Proctor was a tragic hero because he had a tragic flaw. His unfortunate flaw was that he had a physical attraction for someone other than his wife, this person was Abigail Williams. When his wife became sick he began to get emotions for her.
It caused deep psychological effects on everyone. Abandonment, even of friend and family members was common. Many devout believers were losing faith in God. In a letter, penned by Italian poet, Francesco Petrarch of Florence, to a friend in Avignon. He expresses his grief at losing close friends, as well as, resentment for an overly vengeful God, who would punish men not only their crimes, but also the crimes of their fathers.
The theme of death, is one that is against war. This novel highlights the constant struggle for Yossarian to stay alive and makes him value his life. Death is a horrible thing and Yoassarian does everything he can to try to avoid it. As stated before, these two themes show the ugly of war and cause the reader to see what war is really
Jimmy Cross understood this. You could blame war… A moment of carelessness or bad judgment or plain stupidity carried consequences lasted forever” (O’Brien 115). He tries blaming the death of Kiowa on the war, rain, God and concludes while the blame is some way universal, it is also intensely personal. Cross is the one who chose to camp out in the sewage fields despite the warnings of drowning in the field. Cross is most angered with Kiowa’s death because he was a good person and that it was him to blame for picking a bad spot to set up camp.
The Prince tells the families his opinion when Romeo and Juliet are found dead: “Where be these enemies? Capulet, Montague, / See what a scourge is laid upon your hate” (5.3.291-292). In the end, even the Prince agrees that the families hate and constant pressure on their children killed them. The families they were born into want them to hate each other forcing Romeo and Juliet to do drastic things. The friar’s lack of communication, Romeo and Juliet’s emotions, and pressure from their families are responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death.
Suffering is a temporary emotion, however results in an everlasting effect. In the compelling novel, The Book Thief by Markus Zuzack, the concept of suffering is explored through (1) the death of Liesel's brother , (2) guilt in oneself, and (3) crime against the Nazi's will. Markus Zuzack portrays suffering as typical amongst human life and has a significant effect on the way a individual functions. Death is one of the most important aspects of The Book Thief. It is portrayed constantly throughout the story, because the narrator himself symbolizes death.