What Seemed to be Recess In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, a group of English school boys become stranded on an island that appears to be happy hunting grounds. The boys, acting on their first instinct, create a microcosm to model the society they have been so used to seeing. However, Golding emphasizes that savagery and evil exist in everyone and that the defects of the society on the island come from the defects in the boy’s character. Ralph, the protagonist of the novel, loses his innocence as a result of the primitive society on the island. Ralph is introduced as an optimistic boy.
Elia Kazan’s ‘On the Waterfront’, is a story of Terry Malloy’s ultimate journey of fulfilling his dreams on becoming a contender and becoming a man from a ‘bum’. Two of the most influential people, Father Barry and Edie Doyle constantly remind Terry to listen to his conscience. ‘On the Waterfront’ takes the audience on a journey through terry’s life, which gives them an insight into his life and dilemmas which he faces along the way. Terry’s redemption took time and was aided by the support of others. When Johnny Friendly’s gang murders his brother Charlie, Terry realizes the union corruption makes the decision to go against the union and make them pay, now that he’s felt the pain personally.
Bear and Crispin are talking about how the Kingdom is ruled, and Crispin comments that Bear’s view on the topic is considered treason, which infuriates Bear. During the middle of the book, Bear begins to warm up to Crispin: “Then it is done, you are henceforth my true apprentice” (p.157) After deciding that he like Crispin too much to keep him as a slave, Bear attempts to make the change in their relationship from master and slave to teacher and apprentice. Nearing the end of the book, Bear becomes Crispin’s father figure. Crispin finds out that Bear “thought of you of his son.” (p.248) John Aycliffe’s guards have kidnapped Bear and trying to comfort him, The Widow Daventry explains to Crispin that Bear considers him his “son.” Bear may at first seem really mean, but there is always another side to him, whether a kind and loving man, and musician, or a rebel. Bear has changed, and becomes the thing Crispin needs the most, a Father.
Simba being born made his uncle, Scar, second in line to recieve the throne and this angered his uncle very much. One early morning Mufasa takes Simba in a tour of the Pride Lands. He is showing Simba his future kingdom and warns him to never go to the shadowy place just beyond their land. Later that same day, Simba's jealous uncle Scar tells him that the mysterious, dark place his father warned him about was in fact an elephant gravryard. Hearing this, Simba grows curious to learn more about the forbidden shadows.
Achilles loss of his brother affects his sanity and enrages him to an inhumane vengeance on Hectors body. Achilles struggles to get a grasp on the loss of his broth Patroclus and takes all his anger out on Hectors body after killing him. Achilles convinced himself that his anger would stop after he had killed Patroclus’ killer, Hector. It just continued to enrage him further, as after every time he mutilated Hectors body it receded to a peaceful untouched state. The reader is able to understand the depth of Achilles and Patroclus’ relationship and the strong connection that they shared, which went deeper than just adoptive brothers and cousins they were soul mates.
In Kazan’s film ‘On the waterfront’ Kazan portrays Terry Malloy, who played by Marlon Brando, as a flawed and troubled man who is heavily influenced by those close to him, such as his older brother Charlie, lover Edie and bold priest Father Barry. Kazan portrays Terry in this way because Kazan wants to show that with the help of god, through Father Barry and Edie, every man no matter how many sins he has committed can make up for them and be redeemed. At the beginning of the film Terry is so heavily influenced by Johnny and the mob he is blind to the fact that what he is doing is morally wrong, Kazan represents Terry’s blindness when Terry sends Joey to the roof top and Terry is oblivious to the real reason as to why Johnny wanted Joey up on the roof top. Joey’s death shakes
Huck should have told the officials about the runaway slave, Jim, immediately as he found him. Yet throughout the story Huck grows a strong bond with Jim which is unheard of in those times. Jim gets taken and Huck debates on trying to save his friend or let a slave go rightfully. “All right then, I’ll go to hell” (Twain 214) This is one of the most powerful statements in the book because its Huck accepting the fact that he is willing to go to give up his immortal spirit in order to help his friend, Jim, and do what is right. Huck completely now views Jim as more than just property, but as a person.
Simon became inarticulate in his efforts to express mankind's essential illness." (Golding 89) Eventually, Jack prevails as the leader of an anarchic type society where rules and laws are not required except where the leader irrationally directs. The symbol of authority, the conch, is fittingly destroyed at this point in the novel and Ralph discovers what Simon was trying to say. The beast did not exist in the beginning but was created by the boys in their acts of savagery and
Atticus is defending Tom because he knows that he was falsely accused. Scout and Jem have to fight to keep calm. Scout is able to keep calm through all the teasing and backbiting because she has promised something to her father and does not like to let him down. Scout has faith in Atticus because she knows that if he fights, it's for the good always. She has no racial prejudice against Tom but her growth is almost incredible as she comes to understand all the prejudice against her father's client and that he will lose the case simply because Tom is black.
He recounts the details of the torture his father had to endure. He states: that his father despised all the tortures, which they inflicted upon him. “Venture Smith’s Account of Slavery and Freedom” (Pg. 113, p.2). While Being interrogated his father showed resolve by not giving up his riches, and eventually dying with integrity.