Wolsey and Henry’s relationship was at times a servant, master relationship with Henry using Wolsey to his advantage as a scapegoat instead of him being blamed for issues which he, himself may have made. Henry was over all in charge of Wolsey, knowing when and how to control him. But at times Wolsey appeared to be the dominant figure with him putting his own priorities within the policies rather than obeying henry and doing what he wished. Although Wolsey did do Henry’s bidding at times he could also be the dominant figure. Wolsey was the dominant figure due to his sometimes false relationship with Henry.
When Curley's wife screamed, he didn't know how to make her stop except to do what he did, but he did not intend to kill her. Curley, of course, is also looking for a way to achieve revenge for Lennie's crushing his hand so he will definitely try to kill Lennie in the most cruel way possible. He says he will "gut shoot" him. George must save his friend by a mercy killing.
Even when Ismene tries to share the punishment in burying their brother, Antigone sticks to honesty and doesn't want to please someone who didn't believe in what she believed was right. Someone who did not stick to their beliefs was Creon in this story. Creon decides from the beginning that he will have Antigone executed for her crime. When confronted if Creon would take his own son's bride away from him, he immediately says, “Why not? There are other fields for him to plough” (651).
Tom Buchanan V.S Jay Gatsby: Who is more corrupt? In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, we are introduced to two characters pitted against each other in an intense rivalry full of wealth, social status, hatred and love. Jay Gatsby and Tom Buchanan are two characters that portray subtle differences in their personalities, but share many characteristics that contribute to both of their corrupt nature. Both of these characters, through dishonesty, moral values, and jealousy, are shown to be corrupt. However through further analysis, Tom’s motives, means and the ultimate consequences of his actions allow him to take a more corrupt role than Jay Gatsby in this novel.
Try every excuse you can think of. You could tell her you are eating right now, unless of course you are not and then you would be caught being both lazy and a liar. You could pick up the phone for an important business phone call. You could all of a sudden have a “manly” thing you forgot to do outside. If you are bold you can say that you have developed an allergic reaction to the particular diaper wipes that you have on hand.
They ain't got nothin to look ahead to. "[13] Nobody likes feeling lonely but they had to deal with it. It shows that during the great depression individuals did not really have anyone and they all just worked for themselves. The loneliness on the ranch contrasts Lennie and George's close relationship by showing how truly important it is to have someone that is important to you. People will be desperate to be involved with people rather
George is trying to protect Lennie from getting into caught by others when he does something wrong. George would rather him get away from the madness because he generously cares and doesn't want anyone to hurt him. He did this because most probably didn’t understand Lennie's mental problem and Lennie sometimes didn’t realize when enough was enough; like when he played in Curley’s wife's hair and when he touched the girl’s dress back in Weed. Later on in the book Lennie accidentally kills Curley’s wife by snapping her neck. When George later found out he came up with a plan to get him away and told Curley about it.
Ma was the one person who really kept the family from falling apart. Many times one of the family members would think they were causing trouble and want to leave, but Ma would convince them to stay. Uncle Tom often wanted to leave because he thought he brought bad luck to the family. Every time he threatened Ma and Pa never let him leave because they wanted the family to survive together. Tom also wanted to leave once because he killed a police officer and didn’t want his family to get in trouble.
They face the reality of migrating from farm to farm and don’t have anyone to look for companionship and protection. George and lennie always dreamt of owning a farm, but reality didn’t allow them to pursue their dreams. This can be seen when George quotes that “. Guys like us that work on ranches are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family.
If an individual is not able to recognize that, they can end up getting hurt in the end. People need to be more careful with who they trust, which Phineas did not do. The refusal to acknowledge dark impulses in others, results in an untimely death. Phineas refused to believe that Gene purposely jounced the tree causing him to fall. “of course you didn’t” (pg.