Even though they are thankful for Mr. Lee’s generosity they strive to hide their appreciation in order to keep him from feeling superior. They believe boasting leads to pride that lead to killing thus their badmouthing can "cool his heart and make him gentle" (Lee 17). In this great article, “Eating
For example, when a male give someone promise, he should try the best to keep his word and maintain a good credit. Let me bring up another example, man should also be responsible to their family. Personally, I think a man should have a job and earn money. It is not a must to be a breadwinner, but at least man should do some contribution to his family. Another major factor that I think a man should have is tenacious.
Emerson illustrates that although occupations like philanthropists seems like a beneficial thing, he would still sometimes consider it to be “malice and vanity.” (Page 22) Instead of trying to show off our goodness by helping those far away from us, why don’t we just simply do what’s right in concern of ourselves? Men should use virtue as a “penance,” (Page 23) instead of as a tool to gain social recognition. Kindness is the responsibility of every man. We should do it by natural means in order to respect our creators, not to conform. A man can only truly be a man when he follows his own thoughts and personalities, when he/her breaks free from all restrictions and outside judgments.
In society we are given several ideas of what fathers should be like. A Blow A Kiss by Tim Winton, represents two contradictory ideas of fathers. Fathers who are kind and loving towards their sons are seen as a positive representation of fathers, whereas ones who are nasty and abusive towards their sons are seen as a negative representation of fathers. We are encouraged to hold this opinion through the point of view of a child named Albie and our own ideas of how a father should be presented. In the text, some fathers are represented as loving and caring towards their sons, encouraging us to believe that they are better fathers.
Where he does show love for the clone, it is misread by the poor boy. This love is self-love though, as El Patrón sees only himself in Matt, unsettling him deeply when he learns of the truth. And with this great love comes great power. He gives Matt the strength of power, which quickly goes to the kid’s head when he realizes he can do whatever he wants when El Patrón is present like demanding “a birthday kiss” from María (Farmer 109). Creating a beast in his image is all El Patrón wants, leaving Matt to be a toy cruelly used and discarded, though Matt attempts to learn from his
At this point I think Brother is trying to be a good brother. The death aspect of pride is bad for example “…and that Doodle walked only because I was ashamed of having a crippled brother.” This shows that Brother is acting selfish. At this point Brother seems selfish. This idea still exists in the world today. For example of the life aspect is giving someone money after being asked.
Nobody wants war” makes the audience doubt his judgement as they know there will be a war, showing irony. I think Priestley used Mr. Birling’s behaviour to show the theme of capitalism and how it affected people’s thoughts and attitudes towards everyday life. This suggests to the audience that the higher class were not nice people and were just out for the money. He seems very selfish; he wants to protect himself and his family. He believes that socialist ideas that stress the importance of the community is "nonsense" and that "a man has to make his own way."
This does not sit well with the Savage, as he came from outside the society and was able to experience both pleasure and pain and appreciate one for the other. Confronting the Controller about the prohibition of high art from the society and the encouragement of sensual experiences and drug use, the Savage states that the whole situation seems “quite horrible.” The Controller counters this with “Of course it does. Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the over-compensations for misery…Happiness is never grand.” This concept of actual happiness alludes to Mill’s idea of the differentiation of pleasure and happiness. While the society
In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen does not offer a harsh critique, but rather highlights the flaws in society in her opinion, using comparisons. Through these comparisons she states her opinion that the social norms of her time are not always correct. Her critique of the society isn’t biting because she points out the flaws according to her opinion and uses righteous examples to warrant her view. She uses examples of different marriages and personalities to persuade the reader of her viewpoint. From the first sentence in the book, ‘It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife’, it is known that the novel will be exploring the theme of marriage.
An Inspector Calls – Key Quotes Mr Birling ‘heavy looking, rather portentous man’ ‘a hard‐headed practical man of business’ ‘Yes, my dear, I know – I’m talking too much.’ ‘perhaps we may look forward to a time when Crofts and Birlings are no longer competing but are working together’ ‘The Germans don’t want war’ ‘unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable’ ‘mixed up together like bees in a hive’ ‘community and all that nonsense’ ‘a man has to mind his own business and look out for himself and his own.’ ‘I know the Brumley police officers pretty well’ ‘This is Gerald Croft, the son of Sir George Croft’ ‘the wretched girl’s suicide’ ‘she’d had a lot to say – far too much – so she had to go of course.’ (Eric)‘You’re not the kind of father a chap could go to when he’s in trouble. That’s why.’ ‘I must say Sybil, that when this comes out at the inquest, it isn’t going to do us much good.’ ‘The whole story’s just a lot of moonshine.’ MTN ‐ 2012 Mrs Birling ‘Arthur, you’re not supposed to say such things.’ (To Sheila) ‘when you’re married, you’ll realise that men with important work to do sometimes have to spend all their time and energy on their business. You’ll have to get used to that, just as I had.’ (To Inspector Goole) ‘You know of course that my husband was Lord Mayor only two years ago...’ ‘Girls of that class.’ (On Eric’s drinking) ‘he’s only a boy.’ IG to Mrs B ‘ You’re a member, a prominent member, of the Brumley Women’s Charity Organization, aren’t you?’ ‘We’ve done a great deal of useful work in helping deserving causes.’ ‘I didn’t like her manner. She impertinently made use of our name.’ ‘I did nothing I’m ashamed of.’ IG to Mrs B. ‘She came to you for help at a time when no woman could have needed it more.’ ‘She was claiming elaborate fine feelings and scruples that were simply absurd in a girl of her