In this way people the chances of people challenging Big Brother are lessened. • “To die hating them, that was freedom.” Book 3, Chapter IV Page 281. Winston detest Big Brother down to his inner core. To him, going against Big Brother was the ultimate liberty in life. If he were to die still hating Big Brother, it would make the statement of everything he had stood for in life and the sacrifices he had to make.
He was very unpopular, clinging close to Phineas, who was Gene’s only source of social interaction. When he was not with Phineas he would feel as if,” I would have lost face with Phineas, and that would have been unthinkable.”(Knowles Pg. 34) Gene did everything he could to stay in favor with Phineas, even by taking part in’ The Suicide Society’ (Knowles. 56-57), when he longed to be studying for examinations. Striving to be the best academically and to be so much like an adult, pressured Gene into thinking he had to be, ”serious sometime, about something.
Brothers Are The Same The New World Dictionary defines courageous as “The state of quality of mind or spirit that enables one to face danger with self possession confidence, and resolution; bravery.” Just like kids standing up to their bully and telling them to stop after many years of pain. In the short story “ Brothers Are The Same”, by Beryl Markham, Medoto proves to be such a character. His audacious domineer made Temas believe he thought dissatisfactory of him. This manipulated him to letting his nerves get the most of him, when he fought to be warrior. The first way that Medoto showed his undaunted side was when he sought out his jealously “ My comrade, we who are Masai know the saying, a man asks not
If there a was a battle that others couldn’t beat, he would strategize and bring out all his intelligent’s to be the best at it and prove to others he deserved his spot. “He jumped at the giant, clambered up his lip and nose and began to dig in the giants eye”(64). No matter how hard ender played and studied it was never good enough for him and would always give it everything he had. Ender Wiggin the most sensitive, determined but yet intelligent boy. When
Gene thinks, “That way he, the great athlete, would be way ahead of me.” (53). Gene starts to think that he is competing with Finny and finny was trying to get ahead of him by using trickery, but he takes the competition that’s in his head too far and creates enemies for himself out of things that’s all in his head without any facts. Furthermore, Gene’s jealousy
One of those situations being the betrayal of Finny to Gene when he causes him to flunk his first test. Another being how betrayed Gene felt when Leper accused him of deliberately hurting Finny and causing him to fall out of the tree, shattering his leg. The most influential betrayal of the whole novel was when Gene jounced the limb and broke Finny’s leg. Although finny forgave him, he still couldn’t help but feel a little bit betrayed by him. He had always thought they were best friends and that they were always there for each other, when Finny never realized Gene only saw the competition between them, and that really shows how completely different types of people they are.
His hardships were his childhood, isolation, and competition. First of all, Ender became a great leader because of his childhood bullies. Ender beating up Stilson ended his bullying on Earth. Ender realized, “I have to win this now, and for all time, or I’ll fight it every day and it will get worse and worse.” Ender was planning ahead for the future which is a trait that a great leader needs. In addition.
Rusty James’s goal is he wants everyone to respect him and he does not want to be alone. To reach those goal he has to fight everyone who do not like him and hang out with his best friends and his brother. He made a mistake when he cheated on his girlfriend that makes her leave
Of Mice and Men was an awe inspiring book about a couple of men just trying to get by in the Great Depression. George and Lennie had known each other for a very long time and had grown to depend on each other. Throughout the book Lennie asked George to tell him about them, about they were going to get a place and live together; they never got to do that, as life would have, reality go in the way. The most controversial from this book was why George killed Lennie. It was the right thing to do for multiple reasons, the first being that Lennie was a danger to those around him as well as himself.
A “Sophoclean hero” is a headstrong character that is willing to face the worse to attain his goal. This particular hero is always in need for peace even if it means breaking the laws and relies on principles. Antigone fought all the way for the pride and respect of her brother. She proved that she was capable of anything, even death. Creon is not a heroic character despite his excess on many aspects.