In an essay he wrote about his play Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller argues that a tragic hero is not necessarily one who is noble of birth. However, the tragic hero must have these traits: he must suffer, be doomed from the start and his decline inevitable, be basically noble in nature, and have free choice to some degree. Also, his inevitable fate must result from a tragic flaw, and his story must arouse fear and pity. If these qualities are truly what makes a tragic hero, then it can be said that Ethan Frome is a tragic hero, and, therefore, that his story is a tragedy. This can be said because Ethan Frome meets every requirement listed by Miller.
He is not even allowed to enter the others (white men) bunkhouse, or join them in a game of cards. Crooks tells Lennie his thoughts about not having anyone ‘“A guy needs somebody to be near him. A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody. Don't make no difference who the guy is, long's he's with you. I tell ya a guy gets too lonely an' he gets sick”’.
We see him isolated sitting alone at a table, playing chess, smoking a cigarette. There are references through Ricks past through Ugarte and Renault but yet Rick gives nothing away. Renault reinforces this statement by saying “Rick is completely neutral on everything even on the subject of women”. Therefore, we get the impression that Rick doesn’t want to get emotionally involved with anyone. At this stage of the film his isolation to me is self imposed.
You get in trouble. You do bad things and I got to get you out.’ ” George starts getting sick and tired of having to run place to place just to end up somewhere where they will be told what to do, and where Lennie will get into more trouble. George’s vexation with this never-ending dilemma, caused by Lennie, leads George to fabricate a dream of Lennie and himself living off their own land without anyone to tell them what to do, as stated on pages 57 and 58; “ ‘We’d jus’ live there. We’d belong there. There wouldn’t be no more runnin’ round the country … we’d
George also realizes that Lennie isn’t necessarily equipped to deal with Curley’s wife and the other obstacles in this setting, but they have to try to keep going. After all, what’s the worst that could happen? 3. “ I seen hundreds of men come by on the road an’ on the ranches, with their bindles on their back an’ that same damn thing in their heads . .
As he finally picks the one he wants to play my mom calls him to go the room. He gets up and leaves to her room. He comes back and continues to do the same. My brother is putting the game in and as the game is loading he is eating the chips. It seems to be that the bag of chips is almost empty.
That is why he wondered around the camp, to see if they thought this was a good decision before the battle the next day. Every soldier he talked to was negative about the battle and therefore it created a bad atmosphere around the camp. Henry V is upset by this and pleads to God for
‘Of Mice and Men’- Crooks essay In this section Lennie, Candy and Crooks are in Crooks’ room. Crooks lives by himself because he is the only black man on the ranch. He is bookish and likes to keep his room neat, but he has been so beaten down by loneliness and prejudicial treatment of that he is now suspicious of any kindness he receives, when Lennie enters his room, he soon realizes that Lennie is mentally disabled and find pleasure in tormenting Lennie about what would happen if George didn’t return, this reveals a mean streak in crooks that he developed from being alone. Candy then comes in and he and Lennie accidentally reveal to him their dream of the ranch. In the extract we see that Crooks is very cynical towards the American dream, “‘you guys is just kiddin’ yourself.’” Crooks dismisses the dream as nothing more than something that is just in the heads of these workers.
However, "his tone was a little more friendly" and, "I didn't mean to scare you" gives us the impression that Crooks has a kind heart under his blunt exterior. Crooks brings into perspective the loneliness experienced by all the characters in "Of Mice and Men" by saying "Sure, you could play horseshoes till it got dark, but then you got to read books. Books ain't no good. A guy
Stefano Bianco Mrs. McLaughlin ENG 3U1 Friday, April 19, 13 Ambition “The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step on which I must fall down, or else o'erleap, For in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires. The eye wink at the hand; yet let that be Which the eye fears, when it is done, to see.” During Act 1 Scene 4, Macbeth describes his ambition as “black and deep desires.” He expresses the terrible desires that come across his mind. Macbeth is so caught up in his ambition, where he is willing to do anything that he desires and feel is appropriate.