It can also be argued that Puritan society is what molded him to be that way. The townspeople were extremely harsh on Hester Prynne for committing an act of adultery. While judgment for such an action is to be expected, the extent of the cruelty was unwarranted. “At the very least, they should have put the brand of a hot iron on Hester Prynne’s forehead. Madame Hester would have winced at that, I warrant me.
Critical response to “Murderously self-pitying fathers” by India Knight Critical response to “Murderously self-pitying fathers” by India Knight In her article ‘Murderously self-pitying fathers’, first published in the November 5th 2006 edition of The Sunday Times, India Knight states that “Men – traditionally stiff-upper-lipped, buttoned-up, silently heroic – just can’t cope anymore.” According to her, fathers cannot handle crisis. Whereas Knight gives several examples of fathers who have attempted to, or succeeded to murder their children because they feel victimised by their (ex-)wives or because they simply want to take revenge on them, Knight uses a biased choice of evidence. What she lacks to acknowledge, is that not only men are capable of murdering their offspring out of frustration. Nor are they always the one to lose touch with their children after a divorce. Firstly, in her article, Knight uses four examples of fathers murdering their children over arguments with their (ex-)wives or other factors concerning their relationship with the mother of his children.
This is a dangerous trap for the highwayman – these guys will shoot to kill. The phrase ‘and hell at one window’ meant that the cruelty of the soldiers and the pain of her situation have put Bess in a private hell. Not only do the soldiers tie Bess up, they make fun of her too. They make "sniggering jests" (mean little jokes).Then they tied up a gun next to her, with the barrel pointing right at her chest. I believe they did this to scare her, to keep her in line, although the speaker doesn't exactly say.
Darden commented that O.J. Simpson was not only an abusive husband but he was also a jealous husband to Nicole Brown Simpson. Simpson was prepared to do anything in his power to prevent anyone else to be her lover, even if it means killing her. Johnnie Cochran was persuasive because he suggested that Simpson was so crippled by arthritis that it was impossible for him to have committed the murder. Cochran also gave a timeline that jumped around and was not in chronological order.
Summary of “Man Bashing” In this excerpt from Warren Farrell’s book “Women Can’t Hear What Men Don’t Say, he focuses on a double standard men face in our society. This double standard is the toleration of abuse of men by women, while men abusing women is made front page news. Farrell points out that most of the time when a group of people get singled out, whether it be by race, religion, or gender, it is a criminal act, but when men are singled out as a certain stereotype, no one seems to mind. He goes on to talk about how it is always politically correct to refer to a person such as a mailman with an ambiguous tone, so you would say mail carrier, except when the person is bad or committing a crime, like gunman. Farrell mentions that men are called jerks almost one-hundred percent of the time, while the term is never used for women.
There is actually no reason for Curley to just come up to Lennie to start a fight is unlikely but maybe Curley thought of Lennie as a threat to him or his wife. Steinbeck uses a wide variety of ways to build up tension in the atmosphere. Profane language is commonly used throughout the book such as, ‘You God damn punk’ or ‘Come on, you big bastard’ or even ‘No son-of-a-bitch is gonna laugh at me’. At this utterance, he unleashes his fury upon Lennie, beating him mercilessly. His words perfectly encompass the cruelty that he treats him with, and show just how Steinbeck uses dialogue to display human cruelty.
Rotten kid! I hate tough kids! You work your heart out [but it’s no use] (21).”According to this quote, this juror condemns all teenagers and feels resentment towards them. He especially feels strongly about the defendant, because the boy grew up in the slums, and this juror is also biased against these people who grew up there. It is because of these feelings that he is strongly cemented in his vote of guilty.Juror #3 is guilty of hasty generalization, because he does not really think about the facts given, he is thinking about an incident that he has gone through with his teenage son.
When Macbeth is doubting the decision to kill King Duncan, and his wife, Lady Macbeth, responds by challenging his manhood saying, “When you durst do it, you were a man; and to be more than what you were, you would be so much more the man.” (Act 1. Scene 7. 55, 56, 57, 58) In this scene, Lady Macbeth is being very cruel and unforgiving in this act, acting more like the man society would expect Macbeth to be. In act 2, Macbeth is seen being very remorseful about his actions and decisions that led to him killing the king, generally playing the more feminine role, acting the way society would expect the female role to act. Lady Macbeth, on the other hand, is seen being very uncaring, nonchalant, and generally just very unconcerned with the situation and killing the king, the way society would expect the male role to play.
Blanche “Stella watch out he’s-…” 57. Stella “you put your hands on me and ill-…”57. This is a despicable trait because if a man beat a woman in today’s society is one of the worst crimes a man can commit. Stanley rapped Blanche, throughout the whole story you can tell that Stanley does not like Blanche and doesn’t believe what she says about anything. Stella “I couldn’t believe her story and go on living with Stanley”133.
Jordan Agolli Mr. Beauchamp American Literature 14 November 2011 Uncovering the Themes in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn “The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own shame.” (Oscar). Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was frowned upon when it was first published because Mark Twain shows the shame of the world throughout the story. People in the world did not like seeing his or her sin on paper for anyone to read. Mark Twain intertwines the themes of friendship, social rules, and racism to create a story, which is recognized as one of the most controversial yet renowned books in all of American literature. The developing friendship of Huck and Jim in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is intriguing because black and white people were usually not friends during the time period.