Wiesel wrote about how horrible it seemed to lose one’s innocence. He did not realize that he had lost some of his own as well. Like Wiesel, many other victims still feel troubled by the painful memories that follow them. Roman, one of the countless victims of the Nazis, wrote a short yet perceptive poem about her lingering reflections; the powerful calamities caught the reader by surprise. Through Wiesel and Roman’s stories about their loss of innocence and haunting memories, we learned that the cruel and obscene methods used by the Nazis and SS Officers caused the vicious afterthoughts of those who survived the horrifying experiences that no human should endure.
He also used adjectives like exacerbated, intransigent, dissonant anarchy, vindictive, bitter and incessant. Baldwin described his anger to his father as incongruous, sardonic, bitter, paranoia, fearful despair and appalling. Baldwin described anger as all consuming and dangerous to a heart because the ultimate loser is the hater. The(pg.59) relationship between black and white America and his own father is a story of loss, anarchy and hate. He regrets that he could not overcome the obstacles in his personal narratives.
In fact God helps him out in many different ways and Beowulf acknowledges that throughout the poem. He thanks God for guiding and protecting him, and states that in his battle with Grendel, he would have been destroyed if God had not guided him. He also acknowledges that all earthly blessings come from God. Other characters in the poem also acknowledge that power comes from God. For example when Hrothgar talks with Beowulf about selfish kings who do not give thanks to God for their blessings.
Willard is tired of the lies told in war whereas Marlow just appalls all lies. Another quality that the two characters share is the need to “never get out of the boat” through their respective journeys (Coppola). Both film and novel feature Kurtz as a central character that is to be found by Willard and Marlow. After both characters meet their respective Kurtz, they feel a form of kinship with the character that they couldn’t find in other civilized characters on their expeditions. Both find some understanding with the Kurtz character, both relate to the man in different ways.
In the final chapter of Anthem, Prometheus realizes something about himself. I know this because he writes “why the best in me had never been my sins and my transgressions; and why I had never felt guilt in my sins”. When he writes this phase, it shows that now he understands that his sins or evildoing was only himself trying to become something more as an individual. In his old society creativity, curiosity, and being different was a sin. The best in him was his creativity, his curiosity, and his ability to think for himself so he was different.
The feeling of being alone is a desperate loneliness, you feel lost and at times it can feel as if you are drowning in a sea of nothingness. This type of unwanted emotions tends to lead to anger and depression. Another common theme is doubt and the undeniable search for truth. The later of these themes is one I admire greatly; I connect with this since it would seem I’ve spent most of my life trying to find my own truths. Doubt in something leads you to question everything.
Change in Pride, Change of Side “The truest characters of ignorance are vanity and pride and arrogance.” --Samuel Butler. Even Samuel Butler can recognize the fatal flaws that plague King Creon while he himself cannot comprehend them. According to Butler, Creon is a true character of ignorance for possessing all of these traits, but not recognizing them throughout the course of his entire life. In Antigone, Sophocles projects King Creon as a tragic hero who is cursed with the tragic flaws of hubris and ignorance and illustrates the recognition of his pride. In his rule over Thebes and ideals of a King, Creon suffers from the incessant flaws of arrogance and pride.
This passage tells how “Even a God who found this place would gaze, and feel his heart beat with delight: so Hermês did.” (79-81) This excerpt from the Odyssey shows how everything on Kalypso’s Island is pleasing even to the Gods, “But he saw nothing of the great Odysseus, who sat apart, as a thousand times before,” (86-7) but nothing on her home could make Odysseus emotionally happy. Homer is telling us that when it comes to the heart and mind, what’s around us will be worth nothing if it isn’t what you want. Homer begins this passage with a beautiful image of beautiful lush gardens and a woman weaving, the epithet of a good woman, showing us a warm and peaceful environment. Then Homer creates a shift in tone by introducing the overwhelming despair and sadness of Odysseus with lines like “his own heart groaning, with eyes wet,” (88) showing how truly unhappy and pained Odysseus is that he is not home with his dear wife and son, living the life he is trying so hard to return to. In The Odyssey, Homer’s use of metaphors is used to show how Odysseus is in so much pain that he cannot even enjoy the beauty he is currently living in.
This idea is taken away in the second line when Pope says that trivial things are the cause this horrible event. The diction in the first two lines goes from being broad and powerful to being small and petty. While Pope uses objects and events to directly compare important and trivial things throughout the poem, he also takes advantage of the diction to indirectly show this comparison to the reader. While the first two lines of the poem provides a small summary of the mock epic itself, it also gives you an insight into how Pope’s carefully crafted diction is the underlying foundation of this mock epic. The first canto the main character Belinda is introduced.
The author uses many techniques to show the lack of knowledge that Andy has to the seriousness of his injuries. The author is using repetition by repeating “He did not know he was dying.” This proves how innocent and how uneducated Andy is of the situation that he is in. Imagery is a technique that is used by the author to show Andy’s thoughts and feelings. “He had known excruciating pain when the knife had torn across his body.” The author uses a metaphor “Torn.” This proves that the author wanted to tell the reader that it was a very painful experience for Andy. The author proves that Andy is looking back to his past and regretting joining the “Royals”.