Roy saw the endless possibilities of the dump and how it was a “goldmine” in its own way. He wasn’t pulled toward the glamour of gold mining and even though dump prospecting isnt the best job in the world, he took it because he was good at it and could make a living. He is a very resourceful and that is a good quality when your searching for stuff in the dump and restoring it so it can be sold. Roy helped Norman out imensely throughout the story, as he said when people come to Yellowknife “some make it, some don’t”. Even though Norman was no friend of his, Roy made sure Norman made it our here.
He realises that his family and the people who were part of his journey cared for him but he rejects their love and goes to live alone. However, at the end he realises his arrogance and that 'happiness is only real when shared'. Overall, the Director, Sean Penn portrays Chris as a very complex character as he has both positive and negative sides to him. His compassion for those he met and who helped him along his journey showed how he can care about people and this a very positive reaction. His arrogance towards his family has a negative reaction but he realises that he can't be alone in the world at the end.
Okonkwo was one of the strongest and most respected men in his society. Yet, he feared becoming an exact image of his father; therefore, embodying the values of manliness, he took on his own approach to life and how he dealt with problems in society. By adapting to his own deranged idea of masculinity he rejected everything that his father stood for, such as cowardice, gentleness, and laziness. Okonkwo stood for bravery, courage, hard work, and
Discuss how Steinbeck presents George and lennie’s relationship in sections 1 and 2 Steinbeck portrays the relationship between George and Lennie as very complex. Both offer different tributes towards the balance of their relationship and both receive benefits from being close travelling partners. He presents different aspects of their relationship in sections one and two. George and Lennie are an unusual pair within the novella, from the beginning Steinbeck sets the two men apart, telling us how “they walked in single file” and “even in the open, one stayed behind the other” these are the first signs that one man is more dominant than the other in the relationship, though Steinbeck then adds a twist by describing the first character to be “small and quick” whereas “behind him walked his opposite, a huge man” this is unusual because we would have imagined that the bigger man would have been in front as the leader to protect his companion. Steinbeck uses their appearances to show how completely different these two men are.
His affect intensity is very high and he holds no emotional intelligence score. One thing that was a plus was that he is a deliberate decision maker. He makes the best decision for himself and the people around him. The second employee is Jannie Rogers. She is not happy but not disappointed about her work either.
He lacks education but is perceptive, additionally a good business man. He is hard working, very committed to his business and easy going. He gets on well with kids in the neighbourhood, such as Bert, who visits Joe and plays “jail” with. As the play progresses, Joe Keller's character is seen a mass of contradictions to the audience. He is thoughtful one moment and conniving the next; he's willing to sacrifice for his family, but he's also willing sacrifice someone else's family for the benefit of his own, and he is unwilling to take responsibility for his own actions.
In conclusion the reader feels most sympathetic for George because taking care of Lennie caused him many unavoidedable problems, emotional burdens that will haunt him for the rest of his life, and a shattered dream. Without Lennie George is nothing but a lonley ranch worker, and his lonliness is what makes the reader feel most sympathetic for
George and Lennie are two migrant workers in the 1930’s that have nothing but each other, and the hope for the realization of an American dream. George being the good man he is has to put up with Lennie who seems to be nothing but trouble. Lennie is an innocent man but the mild mental disability he carries in his life seems to work against him and George. Throughout the book we learn a great deal about the relationship between Lennie and George, and just why George made the decision he made at the end of the novella.
In essence Huck lies throughout the text, sometimes for the good, and grievously sometimes for the bad. Huck Finn has a tough life which puts gashes though his self-morality, so sometimes not believing what he says is not all that wrong. Huck has a father that tries to supply the good for him, but does not always end up in good terms. Pap is a complete drunkard, a mess, in some people’s eyes a waste of life. He takes Huck to a cabin where Pap physically abuses Huck.
He is free from the diseases of racism and classism so widespread in those days. Atticus does not judge, that’s the biggest difference between him and the rest of the townspeople. He once said ‘ You never really understand a person until you consider things from their point of view, until you climb into his skin and walk around in it'. Atticus is the most nonjudgmental person in all of Maycomb. • As a father Atticus can be said to be a great father.