Much like the blunt force of violence and infatuation outweighs the strength of empty fondness , the impassioned and conflicting relationship of Dominique Francon and Howard Roark is a bewildering labyrinthe of sabotage and sadism—but incongruously, of ultimate love. Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead narrates the unconventional entwinement of two complex individuals, both far removed from society in two different ways: one far too great for it, and one too hardened by abhorrence to desire any part of it. Similar to a moth approaching a flame, Dominique and Roark are stimulated by the one entity that can do them the most harm; Dominique, motivated by her cynicism and masochistic means of action, seeks to destroy and to “break” the unwavering Roark (at the Connecticut granite quarry as she is watching Roark drill: “[s]he thought—hopefully—that the vibrations…hurt him, hurt his body, everything inside his body”) in order to spare him the disillusionment of an unsympathetic society, which will no doubt desecrate the buildings he so purely and steadfastly constructs for it—a society which bestows praise on the mediocre and offers only condemnation to the brilliant and individualistic. The same society that can take the purest of all buildings and sacrilegiously “hang out diapers [from it]… draw dirty pictures on [it].” Highly idealistic and sharp in detecting the fallaciousness around her, Dominique Francon is the perfect match for the Rand’s “joy of living personified,” “the man with an iron conviction,”— Howard Roark, the embodiment of the novelist’s Objectivist philosophy. The daughter of successful but ineffectual Guy Francon, Dominique has long since witnessed power and ultimate prestige granted upon truly unworthy men.
Although some may argue that Romeo is impulsive and immature, he is also intellectual. When talking about his love for Rosaline, Romeo says, “Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health! / Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is!” (I, i). Romeo does not think that his saddened and confused love with Rosaline is true love. He knows that this cannot be love, because they are neither affectionate nor devoted to each other.
Mrs. Mallard through her subconscious battles also experiences a sense of being free, “What could love, the unsolved mystery, count for in the face of this possession of self—assertion which she suddenly recognized as the strongest impulse of her being! “Free! Body and soul free!” she kept whispering” (237). Dissimilar in setting, and adversity, the two characters Jake from “Love in L.A.” and Mrs. Mallard from “The Story of an Hour” share indistinguishable parts. The characters partake in subconscious battles of the right things to do verses indecent, have altered reactions to the situations they deal with, and a sense of freedom or feelings of free is felt by both Jake and Mrs. Mallard in closing or near the closing of the stories.
Jay Gatsby, as is clear by the title, is the main character in the story. His dreams and desires are what the novel revolves around. To me, Gatsby is the most interesting character in the novel; but what makes him that way are the parallels found between him and the author, Mr. F. Scott Fitzgerald. Both Jay Gatsby and F. Scott Fitzgerald fell very in love with a woman; Gatsby for Daisy, and Fitzgerald for Zelda Sayre. Fitzgerald married Zelda, and she became a great inspiration for him.
William Shakespeare's tragedy, Romeo and Juliet is a popular study for various themes, including love. The five types of love include unrequited love, romantic love, parental love, friendship and love of family honor. Love is an overpowering force that takes over all other values, loyalties and emotions.The ones I will be elaborating is romantic love and love of family honor. I find these the direct cause of the eventual ending of the plot- the death of Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. The romantic love of Romeo and Juliet has become very popular and is the ideal example of star-crossed lovers.
Medea’s extreme emotional attachments can only be expressed through extreme measures. Circumstance causes her to fall in love with Jason, and when she does, he becomes the centre of her emotional universe — even when he spurns her and that love turns to hate, the man continues on as the zenith in her heart, the motivation behind her actions. When Jason takes another wife, Medea can no longer justify the wrongs she committed in the name of their love. The sheer force of her grief and remorse inspires her to ‘surrender to anguish’, and she gives voice to wretched lamentations that outline her vicious intent towards the royal house. Fearing that Medea will do ‘some irreparable harm to (his) daughter’, Creon banishes her from his land, setting in motion a chain of events that lead to the final tragedy of the play.
The monster acts with extreme selfishness and from that comes unethical behaviour and actions. After not getting what he wanted, he promises to destroy Victor’s life and threatens him, by saying “I go; but remember, I shall be with you on your wedding-night" (137). The monster decides to unrightfully take revenge on Victor. The monster is so self-centred that it is incapable of acting ethical, and that its actions are solely to achieve its horrific goal. The above quote also ties in with one of the themes of the book, which is monstrosity.
We can infer from his language that he feels a sexual attraction for them, one that he knows is wrong, since he's feeling remorse over hurting Mina, that he's in some way betraying her, though he doesn't say no, and seems unrepentant about his actions. “The fair girl went on her knees, and bent over me, fairly gloating. There was a deliberate voluptuousness which was both thrilling and repulsive, and as she arched her neck she actually licked her lips like an animal, till I could see in the moonlight the moisture shining on the scarlet lips and on the red tongue as it lapped the white sharp teeth.” (Stoker,
A Wrinkle in Time: Love The beauty of unexplained events is vast. You maybe content with the outcome or maybe thrilled, but it can go the opposite way, and turn out ugly. The book A Wrinkle in Time was written by Madeline L’Engle. A place where Fifth dimensional creatures, three planets never heard of, metaphysical journeys, a dark thing, the red eye that controls the IT, abductions, the good, the evil and most importantly, love exist in one. Love is prevalent in the journey and the key to every obstacle they face.
English 22 May 2012 Jealousy Many can relate to feeling jealous, because as a human being it’s a natural feeling we have all experienced before. In the World Book Dictionary, jealousy is defined as being in an envious condition or feeling. Jealousy can rise up inside someone when they feel that they are being treated unfairly, unjustly, or unequally. In the novels Lord of the Flies by William Golding and A Separate Peace by John Knowles, the characters Jack, Ralph and Gene all experience jealousy towards another person, and their actions, motivations, and feelings all revolve it. These characters demonstrate that jealousy is a dangerous emotion that impairs a person’s judgment and ability to make rational decisions.