Although he may not understand what happened in his past, he feels he is chained to it and that his life is already set for him. Throughout the story The Misfit behaves in ways that show he doesn’t want to live the life he has, but he feels obligated to fill in the gaps that his past has created. The Misfit is very similar to the father in a short called “The Boat”. The father works extremely hard on a boat in the harbor to support his family. He has a son that helps him, daughters that help around the house and a very old-fashioned wife that disapproves of many things that make him happy.
One action that Elroy Berdahl takes in the story "On the Rainy River" is when he takes Tim O'Brien out on his boat to cross the river into Canada. Tim O'Brien has no idea that Elroy Berdahl knows why he is taking him to Canada but it is evident to the reader that Elroy is wise old man and that he knows that Tim O'Brien is a lost young man trying to find his way in the world. Elroy knows that O'Brien is making possibly one of the biggest decisions of his life but that it is not his place to advise or influence O'Brien in his decision but rather support him in whatever direction he chooses to head in. O'Brien describes Elroy's guidance by saying, "It struck me then that he must've planned it. I'll never be certain, of course, but I think he meant to bring me up against the realities, to guide me across
What Marx means by religion being the optimum of the masses is that people tend to turn to religion for support. In the story while Pi drifts at sea, and is exposed to a ‘soulless condition, ‘he prays to an undefined god and pleads for salvation and protection. So the prayer gives him comfort and a feeling of relief. In addition to Pi being heavily involved in religious beliefs, he demonstrates irrational behavior as he becomes cannibalism while he was on the raft. Although irrational, it was necessary for him to become cannibalism for his survival.
I used the bible passage from the bible (Job 17:9) to relate to Winton’s occasional references to religion. In the short story ‘Holding’, the protagonist is sceptical of religion but understands that it helps other people in their lives, and in ‘More’, Jerra discovers that his dad became religious to help himself through any tough times. My character is quite annoyed by religion but he still draws strength from the passage I stated earlier despite his scepticism. Will experiences difficulties similar to that of Winton’s characters. His life is controlled by traumatic events from his past.
Piscene's survival was categorized by his very first experiences with danger, the aftershock of the Tsimtsum sinking, his 227 days aboard a lifeboat in perilous situation and the aftereffects of his own psychological struggle with himself, his religion and his surroundings. It is a great example of how both humans and animals survive in times of crisis and how our body and emotions react. “Survival had to start with me... Survival starts with paying attention to what is close at hand and immediate” (pg. 186 chp.58) In this quote Pi tells us that you have to have the courage and need to survive to put your natural instinct into motion, you can’t sit around and expect someone to do it for you.
He didn’t stop his persistent attitude in trying to make ends meet to provide for his family, in his persistence he managed to find a house to live in, he rode his bike into town to get money and he built a small bar for people that could afford it. Characterization added to the moral lesson because it allowed for the reader to see Jonathan’s struggle. Even from the beginning the reader could tell that he was a good person who would do anything to care for his family. Jonathan shows how he takes responsibility but praises God through the statement “nothing puzzles God” which becomes like a statement to relax himself, he says it in times of doubt and when he knows that he’ll have to keep himself motivated. 2.
(Page 272) He returned to school the following morning. His fathers disapproved of him dropping out; the fathers influence on the son was enough to make him change his decision. The mother was not pleased but this and could not believe her own son would "choose useless books over the parents they gave him life." (Page 272) This lead to influencing the narrator to join his father on the boat when his uncle left his father in order to support his growing family. He told his father that he would "remain with him as long as he lived" and continue to fish with him.
Similar to the way Pi prayed and gave thanks to his god everyday at sea, Pi fed and sustained a positive and respectful relationship with Richard Parker. In addition, Pi demonstrated his psychological dependance on prayer and companionship with Richard Parker, exhibiting another similarity between Pi’s religion and the tiger. Without his religious beliefs or Richard Parker, Pi’s morale would suffer greatly and he would likely lose his will to live, in the midst of all the struggles. Thus, it is evident that Richard Parker can be seen as a physical symbol of Pi’s god, as he revered and treated both entities in a similar sacred manner. In another light, one may see Richard Parker as not solely a symbolic representation of Pi’s unique religion, but as a physical manifestation of his god on the lifeboat.
Yasamin Roozbeh English 081 May 21, 2012 Wesley Hayden In the novel Montana 1948, Larry Watson tells the story of the struggles of a family torn between loyalty and justice. The identity of Wesley Hayden is explored and the different points of views of his brother, Frank’s sexual assault case add a new perception to the story. Wesley grows as a person because of the circumstances and misfortune he undergoes throughout the novel. Watson portrays Wesley to be a weak and brittle man, making him seem as though he cannot defeat anyone or anything that comes his way. Wesley lives under the shadow of his brother Frank and as the story progresses he is slowly escaping it.
Let’s get up and be saved.” This is Westley feeling as if he was ready to be saved after waiting for so long. Hughes was hesitant on following in his steps. He disagreed with Westley going up because he was tired of sitting. Huges uses tone, theme, as well as figurative language to explain that although others were being saved he was not happy with his form of “salvation”. “Now it was getting really late.