Epic of Gilgamesh Alternate Perspective Good morning teachers and students, today I will be presenting Gilgamesh’s real perspective of his adventures. The fluid nature of perspective is derived from the susceptibility of information to varied interpretations. This is explicated in the ‘Epic of Gilgamesh’, where the protagonist’s selflessness and love for Uruk and its people is overlooked due to the rigid expectations of modern society. The incongruities between Gilgamesh’s own perspective and a modern interpretation show that society’s perceptions of a ‘hero’ are highly volatile, relying immensely on the innate subjectivity of perspectives. The aberrant perspective of Gilgamesh which I am presenting may seem divergent and atypical when analysed in accordance to our modern values and principles, but to Gilgamesh this would be quite natural.
Corey Lawson 03/12/2010 English 1102 Michelle Crummy Kite Runner Literary analysis Of the many themes in this story, betrayal seems to transpire the most, followed by the also abundant theme of guilt. Both of these themes directly or indirectly affect almost every character in the book and act as the solid rock that a majority of Amir and Baba’s actions assemble. Moreover, these themes depict certain parallels and differences in Amir and Baba’s lives. Such parallels include Baba’s betrayal of Ali, and Amir’s betrayal of Hassan. In each case, both characters experience guilt due to a past breaking of faith and both hope to reconcile these acts with themselves and with others.
The Disconcerting Truth of War “Distance was safety. Space was asylum,” (32). Findley exhibits that war is a mirror into the world of loneliness and depression. Life, love and death are a continuous cycle saddened by loss. Loneliness, like many other misleading emotions can lead to insanity.
We are gradually becoming unable to know right from wrong and Postman believes that we are amusing ourselves to death because we do not even know why and refuse to ask why which Postman sees as a problem in society. However, he believes that this apathetic way of living in a filter bubble can be overcome by schools. To Postman schools are a gateway to conquering decadence however I believe that it is
Elena Benoit ENB 111 3/31/15 Harsh and awful events permanently leave a mark on our memory. Specially, when these events are directly linked to an individual, the memory reproduces every second of what happened. It must certainly be a life of continuous relief, depression, and guilt at having survived the risks of combat. In Yusef Komunyakaa's poem, "Facing It", the poet uses imagery to convey the tone, which will stimulate many different emotions from somberness to excitement and fear. Imagery is clearly evident from the beginning lines “My black face fades, hiding inside the black granite” (1-2).
In the stories collected in Trash and in her stunning first novel, Bastard Out of Carolina, she offers an uncompromising vision of the ugliness and injustice of poverty. Incandescent with grief, rage, and pride, her fiction also affirms the complex subjectivity of persons who must endure the contempt of a society that affords them one of two mythologized positions: “the
Creon is sorry for what he was done, he repents, but it is already too late. He only finds true justice when everything he cared for was gone. Creon’s tragic flaw was that he was resolute; he did not want Polynieces to be buried. He received multiple warnings that this would lead to his downfall. He was put into the position of King.
Self created or felt from another persons doing, this separation of ones being must be dealt with. Life comes with its misfortunes. Isolation and abandonment alongside poverty; all battlefields which have their heroes; obscure heroes, sometimes greater than the memorable heroes. Mary Helen Washington, a novelist and a critic, quoted that in reading the story, “A Jury of Her Peers”, written by Susan Glaspell, possess “a tremendous sense of…isolation” (Penfield 87). This short story offers a real sense of its dramatic dialogue, describing the very nature of isolation and its eerie sense, dwelling in several scenarios throughout this story.
Self Esteem in The Absolute True Diary of A Part Time Indian and Catcher in the Rye Self esteem, when it is lacked it becomes the key ingredient to depression and hardship. It is the core concept that builds a world of hurt for anyone who crosses its path. This is seen in everyday life and is a huge problem for many people. Two novels, which capture this lack of self-esteem and the problems that become of it are A True Diary Of A Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie and Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger.
To Touch A Grieving Heart To Touch A Grieving Heart shows the very nature of grief and how it affects the very nature of humans as emotional and spiritual beings trap in a world full of uncertainty. The movie presented a powerful understanding of grief wherein the complex nature of human beings tends to create unique ways of how to response to it. It also shows the importance of grieving the right way wherein we see life and death are intertwined with each other which make our existence a colorful mixture of uncertainty, experiences and memories that are both good and bad, which makes this life a masterpiece of abstract truths we must accept. No one can escape death, being trapped in this fragile world full of uncertainty we as humans equipped with intelligence and surviving capabilities must of course used these innate tools in a form of pro-active response to it so that we can move on. No one is powerful enough to resist the pain of losing someone dear to us, time seems to play a very vital rule in healing the wounded soul wherein anyone who is in the process of grieving is free to express in anyway he or she wants.