They spend so much of their time being someone else that they can never become themselves. When people become and conquer themselves they become a hero. For most people, a hero is someone who saved the life of another, or someone that made a big difference in the world. Mark Haddon, the author of The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night-time, proves that this is not always the case. He uses the novel as a mirror; to reveal and reflect back how we treat others, as well as open our eyes to see ourselves more honestly.
What was perhaps a more significant perspective of Chris McCandless was the arrogance he had that caused him to suffer a frozen death, which was led on by being ill prepared and having actions of ignorance. Early in the book, Krakauer informs the reader of just how ill prepared McCandless was with his lack of proper equipment for an Alaskan Odyssey. Chris only had a ten pound bag of rice, cheap leather hiking boots were neither waterproof nor well insulated, and a rifle that was only .22 caliber, which is too small to hunt moose or caribou. Krakauer stated that “he had no ax, no bug dope, no snowshoes, and no compass. The only navigational aid in his possession was a tattered state he`d scrounged at a gas station.” Without the proper equipment for hunting, eating, and survival Chris was lucky to last one- hundred days in the Alaskan Taiga.
However, there are may that are not able to do that. These that are not able to evolve and adapt to the changes in life are going to disappear and our families will not be able to enjoy them. There are many that say that is not an issue. There are things that the human race has to do to make it possible for survival. The Endangered Species Act should be strengthened due to the fact that they have been able to help so many species survive.
Many times, tragic flaws cause the tragic heroes to die or face downfall and Okonkwo’s case was not any different. He never wanted to end up like his father who died a shameful death, but ironically, he kills himself and “will be buried like a dog” (191, ch.25). Things Fall Apart meets certain criteria to be considered a tragedy. Just like many other tragedies, the main character Okonkwo, who had to face an unfortunate ending, was a good person and did not mean harm to anyone. All he wanted to do was to be successful to serve his ancestors and for his children to be successful as well and have good lives.
Times where food was difficult to get and conserved and where life was priceless. Comparing my life today with a hunting and gathering society, I believe that I wouldn’t survive at the things that those people had to go through. Today, might remind few of those that had lived in those time and they have survived because they have learned how to it. The freedom that I have today to do things on my own way
Evans was revered by his team for his physical strength, but this was seemingly his only asset. He was mentally weak; he could not deal with disappointment and suffering in an effective manner .This was shown by his aggressive and pessimistic response to the realisation that the Norskies had beaten them to the pole: “I’d like to bash their heads in”p18, “And all for nothing. For nothing”p21. He did not believe that the group could make it back to camp, even though Scott, the captain, believed they could. “We’ll never get there” (Evans) p22.
Irony comes through here as Carton, from the very beginning of A Tale of Two Cities, is a lazy, selfish man who thinks nothing of his or anyone else’s life. He has no idea why he was put on earth; he never thought that he had justification for why he was there, never really doing anything worthwhile with his life. The death that he had, though violent and seemingly unjust on Carton’s part, is what gives him the chance to better himself and realize that he did have a purpose after all. This death wasn’t meant to be torture for how he had lived his life in the past, it was meant as a reward for what he was giving up. This way, he was able to understand that he was created to save the life of a man who was innocent.
Contrary to this is why most people believe humans are not nice to each other. Humans are selfish by nature. We learn to be less selfish by learning this behavior and it is to our advantage to learn it. Look at it this way, If I share my food with friends and family then my clan stays healthy and strong. If I'm selfish I become strong but, my clan becomes weak so in the time of need I will be weak because I will be by myself.
No, they are not, all they know is that their son or brother is gone, and the only reason for their loss, is a war which is completely futile, a pointless war which destroyed an entire generation. The novel also talks about pointless attacks on the enemy that can only result in certain death. A specific example of this is Pages 172-175 of Private Peaceful. This is the section of the novel where Sergeant Hanley gives a direct order to a group of men to storm the enemy’s line in broad daylight, which can result only in death. When Charlie refuses to follow the order, he is sent to the
His innocence and lack of knowledge about what was going on in the concentration camp, lead him to a tragic death. Your book taught me a life lesson that, innocence can lead to tragedy. Your book has made me to recognize that innocence in this case became an ignorance, which lead to tragedy. Bruno was so innocent that he refused to see anything wrong. Even though he witnessed many horrible things, he could not believe in his Father’s true work.