The character of Bear is one of the most important characters in the book “Crispin: The Cross of Lead” Written by Avi. He starts off as cruel to Crispin, but then begins to become kinder, until he ultimately become a surrogate father to him. At the beginning of the book, Bear was scary and would go into a rage often. Crispin was giving his opinion on something, and Bear’s face “clouded with anger.”(p.76) so he yells at Crispin. 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.
So don’t try it on, my poor misguided boy, or else…” (Goldman 131). The Lord of the Flies also tells Simon that the beast is real, because he is the beast. Simon does not fall for the trap or give in to temptation because it is against his moral values. “Pig’s head on a stick” (Goldman 130), Simon says to the Lord of the Flies. By not allowing his civilization to slip away, Simon is able to understand what the beast truly is: it is a savage instinct that is inside all of the boys that influences their every decision.
At first, he is extremely loyal to his father, as we see with most young boys they think their fathers can do no wrong, they place them on a pedestal and look up to them. As the father figure digs a deeper and deeper hole for himself and his family, Sarty realizes that this is simply an extremely vicious cycle. In the opening scene, he thinks that his father wants him to lie, and acknowledges that he will have to do so, despite strong feelings that it is the wrong thing to do. He fears his father more than he wishes to act, as he would like. Sarty watches his father get kicked out of town, track manure over his new employer’s rug, suffer the indignity of having to clean it, and then burn the landlord’s barn down.
This quote tells how Simon knows Ralph will get back and is trying to give Ralph some hope in this dark time of depression. This statement also implies that Simon knows Ralph, himself, will get back home. Simon has no fear when it comes to the Beast because his gut feeling tells him that it is only the boys: “However Simon thought of the Beast, there rose before his inward sight the picture of a human once heroic and sick” (103). Simon thinks that the beast is the inner demons of themselves. He believes that if they want to find out what it is they should go towards it instead run away this one fact sets him apart from the rest of the tribe, it also gives him this fearlessness that none of the other boys have.
Even though piggy was kind of annoying he managed to put up with him. When the boys were building shelter and Jack was GRUFF on piggy Ralph came and told them to stop. And piggy was kind of GLIB throughout the whole book. This kind of shows a form of democracy because it's like piggy is the citizen and Ralph makes sure he's ok and that he's treated with the same amount of respect like the
He also references Tarquin, a Roman tyrant, and his wolf, an animal that would alert him to any danger or threat. Macbeth’s conscience is growing more and more powerful causing him to grow ambivalent about his plan to murder Duncan. It is important to remember that at the beginning of the play, Macbeth was an honorable man who loved and respected his king, so this circumstance is extremely new to him. This soliloquy in which he deliberates over the plan shows the internal struggle that he has. He knows that what he is about to do is horrifying, which is why he implies all those evil images in the passage.
The boy feels like he is carrying on the legacy of “the good guys.” This compels him to retain his moral center even when the father does not. Whenever the father and son come into contact with evil, the boy pleads with his father for mercy. The father and son’s experience with exile is essentially a synopsis of the theme of the book. Their journey through the living hell of the world is harrowing; filled with narrow escapes and brushes with the pervading evil. Throughout it all though they retain their hope, the only thing they have.
Gaining cedibility and respect was very important to Henry. He even showed this within his own men, by ordering very strict discipline among them to prevent them from stealing and taking advantage of their situation in France. If any of his men were caught stealing, especially from the church, they were hung. This shows Henrys extreme discipline and respect to the Church and God. All this is part of his 'propaganda war' to appear a good and deserving leader of France by maintaining the moral high ground.
Bourne, on the other hand, used to be an emotionless and fearless killer but in the end he turned out to be good man. While struggling with their life and professions, Ross and Bourne both arrived at a time wherein they started a rebellious stage against their superiors that brought them obstacles that freed them in the end. As trained soldier and perfect hit man, both Ross and Bourne always do what they are told until they became their own side. At the warfront, Robert Ross was controlled by his commander and all he could do was follow every instruction that was told. It is evident when he and his men were instructed by Captain Leather to go to the crater.
He does anything possible to cover up his weaknesses and will never give in to them. Also, the quote helps to enhance the hostility that Okonkwo has to everyone, including his close friends. He has a certain aggression in all aspects of his nature that will not go away in any company. 5. Obierika and Okonkwo are still talking about Ikemefuna’s death, and Obierika tells of Okonkwo for taking a role in this act.