He did not tell the people about his sin like Hester Prynne's was told. This sin made it unable for him to preach and bring a good change into people's lives because he was impure. People looked at him with great trust and saw him as a man of god but he betrayed that trust by giving into his feeling of lust for a short period of time. He is a impure minister of hidden dark secret which is against the rules of god, religion, society, and being a man of faith. The Scarlett Letter delivers a messege into our lives and teaches us an important rule in life.
It is of utmost importance to carefully choose the people we associate with, as we are greatly influenced by our own peer group because they can assist in developing a strong individual identity. We usually feel more secure when we know that we have others around us who share our goals and care about our progress. Being part of a peer group fosters the idea that we are accepted and loved for who we are. This is why change is often difficult for certain individuals because suddenly, you are cut off from your regular group, who you have become so familiar with. We sometimes seem wired to adopt the goals of the people around us, particularly when we develop a close relationship with them.
In this way the Landscape is both shaping and being shaped by the characters in it. Island explores the effects on people of living in an almost entirely isolated island. This isolation brings about a certain sense of community amongst friends and mainly family, the obligation for members to support each other going unquestioned. For the younger characters however, the isolation and monotonous drudgery of life on the island is oppressive and they strive to “leave behind this grimy Cape Breton…whose prisoner [they] have been”. For many of the older characters of the book, remaining on the island is their only way of preserving their lives as they knew them as well as preserving the clan which is fundamental.
They are confused and don’t know whether to take action and find out why he has donned this dark drape, or to accept it and move about with their lives. The people grew distant from him, and eventually wrote him off as a good preacher, but slightly mad. Children, who normally loved his presence, ran from him and were utterly disturbed at the sight of him. When asked if Mr. Hooper would remove the veil , and given an answer that they didn’t want to hear, they isolated themselves from him. And even though the townspeople disliked his choice, they respected it.
Landon shows disrespect towards his Principle through his body language and tone of voice, instead of sitting up politely, he slouches and talks back. Not only does Landon not care about authority he consistently rebels against societal norms such as: caring, having morals, having a sense of self and having a conscience. Landon displays these abnormalities by not standing up to his friends when they made fun of Jamie for talking to Landon, by not feeling nearly enough sympathy for the boy who got hurt even though it was Landon who pushed him. Landon displays a lack of morals by drinking and driving. One of the reasons to Landon’s misconduct is that he completely and utterly disrespects and loathes his Father figure.
In Catch-22, insanity is one of the major themes. Because there is no common law within the military, rules are different from tent to tent and from person to person. What’s also surprising is that there is no right way of thinking. None of the characters think the same way causing them to view each others who don’t follow their standards crazy. Catch-22 is a law defined in various ways throughout the novel.
We can accept who we are, or wecan try to change ourselves in an attempt to feel as though we belong.In the movie µWitness¶ John Book a policeman in Philadelphia finds it extremelydifficult at first to find a sense of belonging in the Amish community of Lancaster. His view and experiences of the outside world are an indicator of thedifficulties he experiences in an environment in which he doesn¶t
Our interests, motivation and happiness are tied to the feeling that we belong to a greater community that may share common interests and aspirations. Isolation on the other hand can cause loneliness and a low social status which can harm a person's subjective sense of well-being, as well as his or her intellectual achievement and health. Belonging gives us connections to other people or things and we can gain other certain feelings with it such as security and happiness. Peter Skrzynecki’s poems reflect this sense of belonging through many different ways and in many different contexts such as family, school and belonging to the land, but also have some disconnection with his family. In his poems, we still hear reference to Polish foods, language, connections and disconnections that exist.
The theme in a piece of fiction is its controlling idea or its central insight. It is the author's underlying meaning or main idea that he is trying to convey. Theme (1) Friendship: Importance of Companionship, everyone needs someone or at least something. Companionship and a sense of belonging are vital to human happiness. EXPLANATION OF FRIENDSHIP: * The friendship that George and Lennie have together is an unusual one, they don’t talk about how they feel about each other/why they should stay loyal – they just stand by each other.
Being a human being is to find love, to find happiness, and to be content with one’s own self. Yet as I think deeply on this more and more, simply people cannot live without this we have used this to thrive and build a race and society. Being a human being is to have the ability to build relationships with anyone and everyone around us, to be happy, and to ensure the continuation of humans on earth. People all have that one thing in their lives they are trying to hide? When I reflected on this, what comes to my mind is my struggle with loneliness.