We see a variety of responses but it is the inability of the majority to understand the roots of the plague that prevents them from undergoing personal transformation. The religious dogma that is directed towards them leaves them ignorant and inflexible their own ideas about God and their place within society for themselves. This causes many to direct their devastation and fear to misunderstood characters that disagree with societal conventions. The crazed mob that accuses the Gowdies of witchcraft exemplifies the notion that faith blinds people to reality in ‘Year of Wonder’. Faith in God is easily converted into superstition amongst the ignorance of the uneducated.
Tory can only present facts about what happened, he couldn’t write about the emotional side because it is impossible for language to accurately bear witness. The narrator’s tone reflects the disgust that he has for the Rauca, the disgust at the simplicity the Rauca has with ending hundreds of lives. For instance, the Rauca, with the “cynicism and the utmost speed” decided who would leave merely by a “flick of the finger of his right hand” (225). Tory uses words such as “fiendish”, “separated”, “blood-stained”, and “scornful” in the passage (224-226). This is important because it forms within the reader’s mind the sentiment of the selection at the Ghetto.
For example, when the Inspector asks Mr Birling, 'Why?' as to why Mr Birling had refused Eva Smith a raise in wage, Mr Birling is completely shocked at being questioned this and says 'Did you say Why?’' This shows that the Inspector is not prepared to wait around for basic answers, he is determined to get the truth by any means possible. The Inspector also interrogates the characters in a particularly harsh and rude manner. He pressures them until they finally break and confess the truth. He tries to make them feel guilty by continuously trying to make them see their errors and how they have been forgetting socialism, making them seem selfish and obnoxious.
But I must not," (Hardy 97) indicating how a man of the God and the church was turning away from justice in order to assimilate into an elitist, apathetic society. Having had considered the option he knows to be righteous, the Vicar still decides to conform. This conformity is a microcosm for the Victorian upper class and their propensity toward absurd social laws that integrate into the church and discriminate against the less wealthy, revoking any right to salvation they have ever earned. Hardy's invocation of emotion
Nonetheless, the omissions and baseless presumptions present in this piece insult the intelligence enough that it is impossible to seriously consider Hardin’s point (which is stunning in its brutality). Consistently, he presents metaphors, comparisons, and ideas which do not hold up to scrutiny. His self-assured statements which at first seem to be logical support for his point become ludicrous when reviewed on their own merits. Hardin first reveals his sizeable bias by comparing the rich countries of the world to lifeboats. (p. 131).
Writer has expressed his anger using colourful and ‘over the top’ language. He is displeased with the hosts because they completely ignored the ‘ramification’ of their ‘conduits’. Writer feels as though hosts were very immature and irresponsible towards this prank and did not think or consider the effect it would have on the people who were targeted. Hyperbole, makes a dramatic impact on the reader. He wants readers to realise that this matter is more serious than what hosts thought it would be.
Gellburg’s response to Slyvia’s outburst is not evidently displayed through speech, but through the use of Miller’s stage directions: ‘He is stock still; horrified, fearful’. The words ‘horrified’ and ‘fearful’ suggest that the news of such events came as a shock to him and undoubtedly indicate that he is affected by such news and is also stricken by Sylvia’s powerful, unexpected revelation of her feelings. Miller conveys the message that that Gellburg finally comes to understand his ignorant attitude as one that has led to his self-denial and self-hatred. It later becomes clear in the play that Gellburg is suppressing an important part of who he is, and in scene eleven, he confesses to a bottled-up desire of ‘going and sitting in the Schul with the old men and pulling the tallis over my head’. Sylvia, in her frustration with Gellburg, says ‘Don’t sleep with me again’ in a rather commanding manner.
We sat horrified. With his answer to this terrible (but oft-used) interview question, he proved his biggest weakness. I know what you're thinking: How could the question be so terrible if it showed he wasn't right for the job? Well, in this situation, it didn't shed any new light on Larry. We already knew about his particularly verbose style of communicating from earlier in the interview.
Again this presents the idea of being the unreliable narrator as he fails to perceive the sinister way of Heathcliff’s living. As an audience a feeling of mistrust and even dislike is built for Lockwood as he constantly misjudges events, which could even evoke frustration from the audience as his complete incompetence and lack of understanding immediately allows him to fall out of favour with Heathcliff, and furthermore presents his clumsy character. In addition to this, Lockwood also misreads Heathcliff is by being totally unaware of his body language: ‘my heart warmed..when I beheld his black eyes withdraw so suspiciously’ this quotations presents how Lockwood is completely oblivious to the recluse body language of Heathcliff, which strongly suggests he is uncomfortable in Lockwood’s presence. Furthermore, the fact that his ‘heart warmed’ when seeing Heathcliff react so strangely to
The common masses were also unhappy with the Pope and church. They were not only unhappy with the prevailing corrupt practices in church and the flimsy grounds on which the church collected funds from innocent people but also disliked its interference in the secular affairs. Even the rulers were quite unhappy with the Pope and strongly protested against Papal interference in the affairs of their states. Perhaps the greatest religious leader the world has ever seen, Martin Luther is seen as the spark to the Protestant Reformation. Some viewed him as a heretic while others saw him as an advocate for religious freedom and truth.