During his research and experimentation on his willing wife, Aylmer begins to think that the facial blemish held deep roots into his wife’s spiritual core. This discovery, fatefully, leads Aylmer to think that the birthmark diminished Georgiana’s entire being as a whole, therefore rendering her a mortal being, who if not for the birthmark, could have been, seemingly immortal. He believes that by removing the birthmark, he will save her. Georgiana, in the end, proved to be mortal indeed, she dies from the poison her obsessed husband gave her. Perfectly flawed and perfectly dead in the pursuit of human
After more than four decades of wedded bliss Albert Ballard 80 years old fatally shot his wife then turn the gun on himself and took his own life. What could possibly motivate this loving spouse to kill? Albert’s amending love for his wife Sandra is undeniable as evident by his daily routine visits to her; Albert’s love and devotion to Sandra accorded him great trust from the facility’s security, that he was allowed to visit without screening for safety purposes. The article published on this shooting subtly indicates a loving and compassionate Albert, coupled with feelings of depression and helpfulness. Albert’s decision to commit double suicide re-affirms his acceptance that he cannot help his wife, whom he is unable to cope with her situation that he is
edrn, f]nfhn l',fn True Grit True Grit is about a little girls named Mattie Rose and her adventure to find her father’s murderer Tom Chaney. She encounters several obstacles in her path for vengeance. Whether it was sickness, money troubles, snake bites, Mattie with her admirable determination was able over come them. The book starts off with Mattie’s father taking in Tom Chaney under the impression that Tom was a decent man. Little did Mattie’s father know his faith in his ability to judge one’s character would lead to his unexpected demise.
Did Mary Commit Suicide? “A Life without fairness is always worth living; a life without significance isn’t “, that’s the way Mary lived her life. These are the reasons why I believe that Mary committed suicide. First, Mary must have been a very troubled woman if she thought killing herself was justified. I get the feeling that she was sick from before because of the fact that she killed her husband and went into hiding.
By accepting the obligation to bury Polyneices, Antigone acts as if she has no choice. “It is a law carried out by a sister for a brother.” (Jacobs 893)" " " " Devotion to family is also shown through Eurydice’s love for her sons and Haimon’s love for her fiance. Eurydice puts a knife through her chest after her second son is killed, “And a great cry burst from her lips for Megareus dead, and for Haimon dead, her sons; and her last breath was a curse for their father, the murderer of her sons.” (SCENE V 114-116). It clearly shows her love and devotion to her family because she does not want to be alive without them. Eurydice values (blood) family over strict society laws.
It was a peaceful day at the ranch, that is until Curley’s Wife’s life was tragically ended. Who is really the most responsible for her death in the novel Of Mice and Men? Curley’s Wife is most at blame for her own death because she knew what Lennie was capable of doing to living things and she got a clear warning from him. Curley’s Wife knew perfectly well what Lennie was capable of. Curley’s Wife says, “Well, Curley got his arm in a sling an’ if Curley gets tough, you can break his other han’.
Antigone knows that Creon knows what she has done and states, “I gave myself to death, long ago, so I might serve the dead.” Her brother not being buried changes the relationship she has with her uncle because her uncle now wants her to suffer and to e tormented for something she thought was right. Anti gone dies because she kills herself in a cave she can’t escape from. She hung herself and the first person to realize she was dead is Creon’s son Haemon. Haemon was devastated and wanted to kill the person responsible and he felt that there wasn’t a force on the planet that could stop him. Creon is told by Tiresias that if he doesn’t change the way he is bad things are going to happen.
Naomi Long Professor Lockhart English 1102 February 07, 2012 “A Goodman is Hard to Find” Imagine driving for hours on vacation only to be murdered by a serial killer. Unfortunately this is the reality of Flannery O'Connor's character, a nameless grandmother, in “A Good Man is Hard to Find.” Driven by her self-righteousness, the grandmother considers herself morally superior to others because she is a faithful lady. As the story unfolds the reader's discover that the grandmother is morally corrupt, and awakens to her moral corruption through the antagonist, The Misfit. O'Connors use of foreshadowing and characterization conveys the general idea that their is a thin line
Nancy Smith Jacquelyne Kibler Eng 091 June 20th, 2013 A Good Man Is Hard to Find “‘She would of been a good woman,’ The Misfit said, ‘if it had been somebody there to shoot her every minute of her life.’ ” (O'Connor 29) The Good Man is Hard to Find is a tragic story of a family who decided to go on a vacation, but got killed randomly on the road by a serial killer on the loose named “The Misfit”. The main character of the story is a grandmother. At first she seems to be the typical grandmother who still thinks that her son is a little boy and he has to do what she wants, although he is a grown up man. She wants to be right all the time and she acts as if she knows everything. Flannery O’Conner portrayed the unnamed grandmother in “A
Revenge Essay Revenge, the act of taking vengeance for wrongs opposed to retribution, punishment that is considered to be morally right and fully deserved, seems like a fair contest; especially when a wrong has been done wrong. Terri Mizuno, a main character in Maureen Wartski’s Candle in the Wind, finds her world flipped upside-down when her older brother, Harris, is shot, and killed on the night of a party in his honor. She struggles to fend off a tide of hate, racism, and bigotry, as her heart is forced to choose between revenge and retribution for the loss of her brother. Terri acts appropriately when finds herself a confidant, develops her new-found talent for writing, and makes a sacrifice that ultimately decides her choice for retribution.