He drops his weapon and runs from the battle. As he goes through the forest and past cannons, he is sure that the monster is right behind him and that the others fighting against it are crazy and pretty much asking to be killed. When he finally stops by an officer, he discovers that his regiment won the battle. He’s amazed. He realizes that what he has done was very wrong.
Grendel’s Assignment: 1. Grendel learns that not only are the humans different from him but their movements are “mysteriously irritating. While he is trapped in a tree and realizes he can’t get down, he calls out for him mother who is clearly not there. He then states, "I understood that, finally and absolutely, I alone exist." While the bull was striking towards him, he then seemed to think the world was nothing but chaotic.
Poor Gene When only judging Gene based on his actions, Gene can definitely be considered immoral. After all, Gene does jounce Finny off a tree limb. Gene also kicks Leper’s chair from under him and runs away from his friend in need. Gene is completely contemptible for all of his immoral actions, true. Although, what he does is understandable considering that he is a young, inexperienced boy who struggles with “the war” (24), self-esteem, jealousy, fear (and other emotions), and maturing, or “growing up”, with no real guidance.
In Homers Odyssey the sirens are described as luring, tempting, beautiful creatures that show no fear. Odysseus explains all the hardships and troubles him and his ship crew go through to avoid getting lured into the sirens with vivid imagery. “Now with a sharp sword I sliced an ample wheel of beeswax down into pieces, I kneaded them in my two strong hands” tells u that Odysseus isn’t going to take any chances and fight the irresistible song. Odysseus and his crew seem almost helpless when it comes to avoiding the sirens. Odysseus’s desire to listen to their deadly song is portrayed when his heart “throbbing to listen longer.” This helpless sense seems to be present throughout the entire passage.
At this point, Golding has developed Jack as a proselytistic character who has converted into the forest life. With this illustration of Jack, Golding has established that Jack’s role in the plot is his rapid evolution into a culpable and stolid monstrosity. Golding, sparing no detail, limns the pinnacle of heinousness of Jack’s character during the scene when he and his adherents are hunting down their prey in a trance. After they had struck down the sow Jack “was on top of the sow stabbing downward with his knife…and the [sow’s] terrified squealing became a high pitched scream” (Golding 135). The author continues, only belaboring the point by depicting Jack’s lassitude, “Jack stood up holding out his hands… ‘Look’…He giggled while the boys laughed at his reeking palms” (Golding 135).
The savage boy’s emotions really control them and their emotions lead to many different feelings or actions, usually bad, but in Ralph’s case his emotions turn to anger when he is frustrated with the savages. In this quote Ralph is running through the woods trying to avoid being caught and killed by Jacks tribe. He then stops and sees the sows head and out of rage from his war-like predicament he smacks it onto the ground. “The skull regarded Ralph like one who knows all the answers and won’t tell. A sick fear and rage swept him.
When the boys are dancing and chanting around the bonfire, they mistake Simon for the beast and brutally kill him with “no words…but the tearing of teeth and claws. In all the excitement at the bonfire, the boys show that they have become undomesticated since when they first got to the island. Their obsession with the beast has led to development of animal-like instincts, causing them to react in violent behavior in order to protect themselves. Lastly, the third death in the novel is heartless and intentional murder, proving that the boys have lost all sense of sympathy and have turned to killing to maintain power over each other. After Roger pushes Piggy down the mountain knocking Piggy to his death, Jack steps forward and begins “screaming wildly” and warns Ralph that if he doesn’t join his tribe, that “that’s what [he’ll] get”.
Abigail realizes that by giving the names of people she saw with the devil she can control Salem because she has a good name and people will listen to her. June Schlueter and James K. Flanagan claim “.A shrewd opportunist, she turns her own violation of Salem law into an occasion for naming those for whom she has little liking and, in so doing, transforms herself into a local heroine.” (116) John Proctor knows that Abigail is controlling Salem with her accusations and recognizes that the only way to stop her is to sully her good name. When Abigail accuses John’s wife of witchcraft, he becomes enraged and claims “It is a whore!” (Miller 220). By accusing Abigail of being a whore, John is trying to ruin her name and stop her from making any more accusations, but by admitting to “have known her, sir.” is also ruining his own good
Gollum is a wicked creature that lives in darkness and brings everyone down. When Bilbo beats him in the riddle off he portrayed that good will overcome darkness. Even when Bilbo had won the riddle game he still “…jumped at once to his feet, put his back to the nearest wall, and held out his sword…” (pg 80) he could not trust him. Through life experience brought new change. Bilbo had begun to change his character towards the end.
It is horrible to not be able to understand something and then you turn to murder and think that is the answer. In society, individuals are bullied this way. (Urged by this impulse, I seized o the boy as he passed and drew him towards me. As soon as he beheld my form, he placed his hands before his eyes, and uttered a shrill scream; I drew his hand forcibly from his face and said, “, what is the meaning of this? I do not intend to hurt you; listen to me” (Shelley 102).