Steinbeck shows Slim to be the most authoritative of the pair when he says “Slim sat down on a box and George took his place opposite.” This quote suggests that Slim is dominant because he takes his seat first; meaning that he is the more important and that George respects him. George is shown to be inferior because he “took his place” like an insolent child. The author is showing that Slim is in charge of the relationship and that George is the follower. Steinbeck is giving this view to the reader because he wants the reader to realise that the relationship mirrors that of George and Lennie, as one man is dominant. George describes Lennie as making him “seem God damn smart”; just as George makes Slim seem smarter, due to Steinbeck belittling George throughout the
Blacky’s determination to attend Dumby’s funeral marks a turning point. He knows his actions will put an end to his friendship with Cathy. He does get to the funeral and the experience gives him the courage to make a further stand and he also stands up to his father over borrowing the paint, even though he knew it would bring the full weight of his father’s rage upon him. It is clear when he and his siblings paint over the ‘BOONGS PISS OFF’ graffiti, how much he has matured. He is standing up for something important.
The class then promptly settle down and it is clear that the class loves him by the cohesiveness of their interaction. The quick change of lesson tone shows that while Hector is a figure of fun he does have a serious side and does want to teach them. He is shown to be knowledgeable, using the word “otiose” and making a point in having Posner define it to the class, and being able to quote scholars such as A. E. Housman in conversation which he uses to test the class. This scene shows that Hector is very intelligent and serves to aid the comedy though the interactions of him and the boys. It is not and expected way for teachers and students to interact: students removing their teachers motorcycling clothes each item with an elaborate flourish, naming each item in, and exclusively speaking, fluent French it does easily set up his character as a very well-read and learned individual.
In ‘Journey’s End’ the friendship that I want to focus on is Stanhope and Osborne. At the beginning of the play Osborne and Hardy are talking and we can see that Osborne cares about Stanhope when Osborne says “You don’t know him as I do; I love that fellow. I’d go to hell with him.” This quote shows that he does truly care for Stanhope in a way that no one else does, the relationship between them is strong and throughout the play we notice how much Osborne stands up for Stanhope while other officers belittle him when they have the chance. Contrastingly, In ‘The Accrington Pals’ the friendship between May and Eva isn’t as strong as Osborne and Stanhope in my opinion because May is quite reserved when it comes to talking to people who think that she is wasting time not being with Tom when it’s clear that he wants to be with
For example, when he was daydreaming about being an accused witness, he was in the area of the courtroom. The imagination and comedy keeps you reeled in to the story as you read about Walter dipping in and out of daydreams while on a trip in town that he and his wife take very often. The story doesn’t give you a sense that the man can’t help slipping into the daydreams, but that he rather daydream instead of doing whatever it is he should be doing. The reader-response approach seems to be a way to really dive into a literary piece. This type of approach puts you in a position to explain any type of literature in a way that is more personal to yourself.
He describes his life assuming the reader shares a similar life. He assures them that he does not only know happiness, that he too knows dark patches and goes on the list the “evil” deeds he commits. Despite these deeds he is still well loved and known, and is simply playing his role. He informs the reader that he knows them and gives them great thought. The speaker wonders what could be a greater sight than that which he is seeing, surely not even the gods themselves.
His responsibility is characterized by his aversion to misbehavior (page 29) and affinity for trustworthiness (page 1). His humble character is also developed by his own simple descriptions of his life, his possessions, and himself. He even refers to his home as an eyesore (page 5). This humility contributes to his trustworthy image. His levelheadedness also juxtaposes with the frivolity of his wealthy cousins and neighbors thus developing a contrast in which Fitzgerald deliberately criticizes the lunacy and wastefulness of the 1920s upper class.
This is shown when he admits early in the story that he does not judge Gatsby because Gatsby had an "extraordinary gift for hope, a romantic readiness". This made Nick more loyal to Gatsby than other characters in the book. Nick overlooks the wrongness of Gatsby's bootlegging, his known associations with speakeasies, and with the character Meyer Wolfsheim, a man rumored to have fixed the World Series in 1919. Yet he is disapproving of Jordan Baker for cheating in a golf game. He also says that he is prepared to forgive this sort of behavior in a woman, "It made no difference to me.
Good Will Hunting: How do you like them apples? “Good Will Hunting” is a film about a young man from Boston that serves as a janitor at MIT. Although he seems like just another punk from South Boston, he has unbelievable knowledge and a photographic memory. Will is discovered by a brilliant math teacher and tries to convince Will to fulfill his potential. Will can’t imagine leaving his roots and his slacker friends behind, but he agrees to see a therapist to help him realize his troubles.
The movie Good Will Hunting is based in Boston, and in the beginning of the movie the audience quickly understands that Will has a knack for getting into trouble. We also learn that Will has the ability to remember, learn, and understand information in an advanced manner, labeling him as a genius. In one of the first scenes of the movie, a math professor named Professor Lambeau (Stellan Skarsgard) gives his Hartford University math class an extraordinarily hard math problem to solve outside of class for extra credit. Will, a janitor at Hartford (doing community service for a crime he committed), sees the problem and solves it leaving every student in the actual math class, in the dust. The Professor eventually finds Will and wants to help him use his gift in the real world.