He sees the outer world as an underworld. The phantom is too passionate about his own emotions to focus on the outer reality. The phantom has never experienced the feeling of love. He states “If I am the phantom it is because man’s hatred has made me so. If I am to be saved it is because your love redeems me.” The phantom believes that the only way he can be saved is through love.
The common conclusion is that his melancholy was triggered by the death of his father and his mother’s flighty love; however Harold Bloom suggests that Hamlet never had a close enough relationship with either to have been truly affected by them. This leaves matters such as why Hamlet accepted the mission to be wholly unexplained. Bloom highlights the fact that Hamlet only speaks of fond memories for Yorick knowing him as “…a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy…” (V.I.169. ), starkly omitting any mention of affections by way of his true father. This exemplifies Hamlet’s lack of empathy when the ghost appeared before him
This is odd as the object of her affections is her husband,whom has no feelings towards her. He is undeserving of her love,as Emilia could be offering all this love to one whom actually deserves it. This is a good character trait in Emilia. Due to her not getting the love she wants from husband, she develops the belief that women should be able cheat on there husbands. Subsequently they had a rocky relationship,even though
Due to General Zaroff’s savage doings for satisfaction, he seems to have lost his humanity and de-valued human life far more than the Villagers and their customs did. Both characters in these two short stories felt that what they were doing was the right thing. In “The Lottery,” they mention “that over in the north village they're talking of giving up the lottery.”(Jackson, paragraph 32). Old Man Warner calls the north village a “pack of fools” stating that, that is not the way to go. He believes they must carry on this tradition and he never has come to realized how awful it is.
Judging a book by its cover is a mistake because it leads to wasted time. The Great Gatsby, a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a book that reflects that same idea of beauty always falling short. Through a semi-reliable narrator, Fitzgerald writes about obsessions and appearances to show his readers how the “American Dream” is falling apart. Right from the start, Nick, the narrator, introduces himself by giving insight on the way he was raised. His father had told him that whenever he felt “like criticizing anyone…[to] just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had” (Fitzgerald 1) .
He is still left unfulfilled, his money unable to substantiate his love for Daisy. She still went off with Tom and Gatsby is left there, his whole effort in vain. So it is clear through Gatsby’s plight, that money does not make a difference and is ultimately inconsequential in the value of one’s life. The irony in Owl-Eyes’ comment after Gatsby’s funeral, calling Gatsby “’the poor old son-of-a-bitch’”(175) illustrates this a little further. Gatsby tries all of his
Antigone, on the other hand, has what Creon lacks. She knew that she had to bury her brother, regardless of what every other person was telling her. She believed that divine laws were the laws people needs to follow. Antigone takes the long view of things, warning Creon “Nor could I think that a decree of yours-- / A man—could override the laws of Heaven/ Unwritten and unchanging”. The laws of the gods regulating the life of man “are eternal; no man saw their birth”.
Other people would take deal with the consequences of their actions. Their money protected and insulated them from the consequences of their actions, no matter what they did. Daisy and Tom are examples of callous people who are given to excesses and are not accountable for anything. In Carroway’s view, Tom and Daisy are “careless people,” frivolous, corrupted by greed, indulging in the empty pursuit of pleasure and untold wealth. To Carroway, Tom and Daisy are guilty of using people and he, Nick, George and Myrtle Wilson are all victims of being used by Tom and Daisy.
Scrooge has the wrong attitude towards wealth and this made him greedy. We see that scrooge misses out on the many glorious occasions life has to offer because he is too tight fisted with his money. Scrooge gave up the chance to have loving family when he chooses money over his fiancée Belle, who turns out to have a happy family with another loving husband. Dickens also uses the character of Jacob Marley who was ‘was dead as a doornail’ and had the same attitude towards
In the story The Great Gatsby, there are many corrupted relationships. George & Myrtle, Myrtle & Tom, Tom & Daisy, Daisy & Gatsby, and Gatsby & everyone are all perfect examples of misleading relationships seen in the novel. Fitzgerald may seem pessimistic in portraying every relationship as a fraud. The cheating and affairs that go on throughout the book show that there is no substance in any of the relationships to keep them bonded. By sneaking behind their loved ones back and having an affair with one of the other characters shows betrayal to their partner.