Elie struggles to find trust in God, for he feels his God has abandoned him, allowing his people to live in such pain. Eventually, Elie find that his faith has deteriorated, diminished from his resilient childhood beliefs. Although strongly religious before his journey in the Holocaust, Wiesel went through a dramatic deterioration of faith during the horrific events he experienced in Auschwitz, ultimately leading to his distant relationship with God by the end of the memoir. When he was only a young boy, Elie realized his calling in life was profess his faith in the study of Kabbalah, representing his strong connection with God. Determined to master his faith, Wiesel asks his father, “to find [him] a master who could guide [him] in the study of the Kabbalah” (4).
At the beginning his faith in God is absolute, but that faith changes by his experiences during the Holocaust. When times get rough Elie would defy God and curse him angered with their sense of injustice,”The Almighty, the eternal and terrible Master of the Universe, choose to be silent.” (33) E lie felt sentiment toward God after seeing people and children being burned in the Hawkins 2 crematoriums, but it isn't until the lowest moments he turns back to God. The time he he felt as if he was going to betray his father, like Rabbi Eliahu’s son has done, “Oh God, Master of the Universe, give me the strength
That worked with his family, since they also did the best for each other, but such isn’t the case in the real world. Not everybody was as smart as his siblings, or as willing to do anything for anyone, and that turned Zooey sour. Seymour’s suicide added to Zooey’s social issues. Seymour was always his main mentor. When Seymour died, Zooey
“The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward.” -Steve Maraboli. Forgiveness is difficult to do, but it brings a kind of peace that helps you go on with life. In Courageous, Nathan goes to his father’s grave and forgives him for walking out of his life. Every child needs a fatherly figure in his or her life, because he will set the tone for their future. It's important for a father to be a good role model because children almost always look up to their dad, and make decisions based on how he would have handled it.
(Steinbeck Pg. 41). George helps Lennie to function properly in real world situations that prove stressful and confusing for Lennie’s simple mind. George has an integral role in Lennie successfully getting a job on the work farm. Lennie is strong and a good worker but he does not have the ability to understand or answer appropriately the questions of the employer during the interview.
In running away, Mr. Ryder left behind what he felt blocked the success of him as a person and bound him mentally; slavery. Now an “official” free man, he wanted to make a name for himself. He worked hard and had become the head of distribution of the office of supplies for the entire company he worked for. He also gained much respect in the community, “he was economical, he owned and occupied a very comfortable house, and as a single man he was regarded as a catch” (page 625). But if Mr. Ryder wanted to stay true to himself, by accepting his former wife back into his life, he would be showing appreciation for his past and the work into making a better future for himself.
Sam Spade cares about himself and only himself, if something happens in his line of work he shows no emotion or even shows he cares. When you’re the owner of something, much like a company, emotions cannot be apart of your everyday work. If you show emotions with what you’re running how will anyone else respect you and trust that this company is in good hands. He is a very hard worker and takes his job very seriously with complete awareness of everything he needs to complete. Spade does not trust many people and with this gets all of his business taken care of.
His parents supported him as materialistically. They fulfilled his needs before Christopher wanted something. Mostly because of his parent’s action towards him, he never struggled about financially, but as his identity built up, he realizes his life is not just for
Penn reveals this through a shaking camera and extreme close-up of Chris’ pen writing on a book “happiness is only real when shared”. This shows the audience Chris’ final struggle and change in perspective on belonging as a result of Alaskan adventure as he comes to the realisation that a connection with nature is not enough, relationships and family are also important. Thus, our connections with different places ultimately shape our perceptions of
How was all this possible? He had positive influences around him causing him to be shaped into a smart, successful young man. His family deeply cared about his success and did not want to see failure in his future. In contrast, the other Wes Moore did not have many positive influences in his life. His influence was his brother Tony that was “the closest thing he had to a role model” (page 72) Tony was a troubled child and their mother would depend on him to talk Wes out of drug dealing and fighting when Tony did those activities himself.