Fuad Baghdady AP English 3/2/13 Ethan Frome Essay The novel Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton can be considered a tragedy because the main character, Ethan, has one tragic flaw. Ethan Frome is antisocial and this one flaw leads to an inability to express his feelings, loneliness, and a failed marriage. Through irony and Wharton’s choice of words, these three aspects make Ethan Frome a tragedy. Ethan Frome’s antisocial behavior makes it impossible to express his feelings. He is unhappy with his marriage to Zeena but he never tells anyone how he feels.
Although he is eager to learn, he never questions because of his lack of confidence. He is afraid of giving opinion; for him, raising his voice is equivalent of taking a risk; he cannot say something that is against the teacher’s thought. He is unoriginal and he never tries to think
Billy recognises the weight of the gift saying “I knew that Old Bill was giving me more than these keys I held holding someone’s past in my dirty hands.” However, in The Island, the locals are incredibly apprehensive to extend any kind of generous gesture solely based on the Stranger's appearance. He is not offered any assistance simply because the locals are of the mindset that he doesn't belong. It is their crippling xenophobia which prohibits them from acting with any kind of empathy, compassion or
How does the text link to the concept of belonging? You must also consider the concept of not belonging. “The Island” shows a sense of not belonging through the alienation and treatment the refugee encounters while he is on the island. The islanders do not cloth him (this leaves the refugee vulnerable), don’t give him work (even the church a place with a philosophy of inclusion, rejects the refugee and deciphers him as a devil), only give him leftover food and do not accept him into the community by locking him away from sight in the goat pen. “The Island”, furthermore shows a sense of not belonging when they reject the refugee and leave him to his certain death in the dark ocean because he is perceived as both different and therefore dangerous.
He has no sense for the repercusions of his actions, he couldn't even tell that he would die if he did that. Lennie can't be blamed for his ideas cause he doesn't realize the problems that will follow. Another
In The Catcher and the Rye, J.D. Salinger depicts the story of a young adolescent whose inability to relate to others coupled with his resistance to the challenges of growing up both contribute to his increasing detachment to the real world. Salinger’s use of symbols in the novel such as the historical museum and the “Catcher in the Rye” lyric allows the reader to better understand the explanation for Holden’s desire for everything to remain the same and not lose its innocence. Throughout the middle of the novel and onwards, Holden explains of his dreams about a world in which he can stand on a cliff and prevent the many children that are playing on it from falling off. In Holden’s mind, the edge of the cliff metaphorically represents the perils of adulthood and the falling out of innocence.
These two texts explore adolescent’s struggles to belong, in the simple gift we see a boy who knows he does not belong and chooses to not fight the way his life has turned out. In the catcher in the Rye we see a boy who knows he does not belong but chooses to fight for a place in society, even though he in a way is choosing not to belong. Both of these texts explore the theme ‘belonging is based on people rather than
Holden is in the confusing process of passing from adolescence and innocence to what he feels is a corrupt adult society. Along the way, Holden has trouble finding identity and security as he isolates himself from his society by shutting out the world and criticizing others who he deems "phonies." Because he is so adamant to criticize the world and reject its values and conventions he consequentially isolates himself from people who try to him along the way through this stressful period of
He then becomes afraid of the monster and treats him as an outcast like the rest of community does. Victor tries to run away and forget about the monster, but that is a nearly impossible task as well. Throughout the novel, Victor will never try to care for his creation or love him. Victor's unsurpassed disgust and embarrassment will keep him from taking responsibility towards what I can
He lacked moral development because he had a warped sense of right and wrong. He felt like getting his way was what was right. It did not matter that he had to be violent. He lacked social development because he never was able to interact with other people. He was a loner and incapable of making friends .