The doctor is using Kino's ignorance against him; because Kino knows not 'what is in the books' Kino will always be blinded and cheated by those who do know 'what is in the books'. The pearl buyers hold power over Kino, but they themselves are held in subjugation to the financiers, the men whose money they manipulate. 'It was supposed that the pearl buyers were individuals acting alone, bidding against one another for the pearls the fishermen brought in. And once it had been so. But this was a wasteful method, for often, in the excitement of bidding for a fine pearl, too great a price had been paid to the fishermen.
He is never fully satisfied as his desire for power grows throughout the text. His judgment is impaired and he develops a habit of only accepting ideas that will benefit him in obtaining what he wants. He also becomes self centered and looses his feelings towards other people around him, especially Lady Macbeth as a result of his desire for fulfillment. These flaws are ultimately caused by his ambition which is seems to have no limits. Macbeth's desire for power becomes a compulsive trait of his.
In this novel the symbolic meaning of the green light, Dr. TJ Eckleburg’s eyes and the ashes express one another. Despite this fact, they also have their own unique meanings. The ashes symbolize the corruption of that period. This age focuses on the all the wrong things in life. They lack morals and are filled with emptiness that resulted from the constant money chase throughout their lives.
Through its portrayal of human experience, Welles’ Citizen Kane reinforces the significance of perseverance. To what extent does your interpretation of Citizen Kane support this view? Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane tells the story of a flawed man whose thirst for power and love lead to his lonesome demise. This portrayal of a common human experience has much to teach the audience about the significance or perseverance, or more importantly when to give up as Charles Kane’s stubborn persistence to attain his goals was the thing that caused him to lose them. This can be inferred by an examination of Kane’s goals, his motivation for his goals and then looking at the choices Kane makes to persevere and how they affect his future.
Even his father’s death has brought shame to Okonkwo. So he strives to be a successful and affluent man and through his hard work and determination he becomes one. Achebe’s diction in this quote allows the reader to realize the seriousness of Oknonkwo’s fear of failure. For example,” It was deeper and more intimate than the fear of evil.” This alone shows that his fear of failure is ultimately going to lead to his downfall because failure is what makes him this man who is afraid to show any feelings that will be seen as “agbala” which means womanly. This fear throughout the novel causes him to make rash and impetuous decisions in order to achieve a high stature in the tribe.
n The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby represents a man blinded by his own greed and imagination. He wants only money and love and must work hard to achieve both. The era of this book reflects greatly on the actions and ideas of Gatsby’s character. This book is a good example of corruption brought upon a person who goes after something that is filled completely with empty promise. Jay Gatsby wants so deeply to experience love that he puts his faith completely into someone that could never fulfill his expectations.
Willy always loves Biff and wants him to have a better life. In the end, when Biff kneels and tells as he is crying that he loves Willy, Willy is then willing to sacrifice himself for Biff to have the money to pursue his dream. Willy had made Biff to abandon the dream of going into college; he doesn’t want to make the same mistake again. His love to Biff reveals to him that Biff’s future is worth much more than his life. Troy from Fences also tries his best to educate his sons Lyon and Cory.
Gatsby is careless in devoting much of his life trying to recapture his past. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, careless characters make bad decisions and use their wealth and position to escape their consequences. Tom and Daisy act carelessly throughout the novel. They make careless decisions due to selfishness and drunkenness. Due to their wealth and the lifestyle they are living, they have no concept of reality.
Dreams play a vital role to the development of plot and character within Death of a Salesman; it drives the main characters with their need to obtain their aspirations to a point of obsession that dominates their lives. This never ending pursuit of a non-existent perfection is what leads Willy, Biff and Happy and those around them into a false idea of happiness. They believe that wealth and reputation are the path to success, unfortunately this road leads to only poor and selfish choices leaving everyone unsatisfied and full of regret. Willy’s dreams for himself and his sons set the stage for the novel’s sequence of events. They are the reason that Willy cannot seem to find success, and when he cannot meet his high expectations for himself, he lies and cheats in order to keep the unachievable ideal alive instead of being satisfied with less than perfect.
The story filled with the inconstancy and jealousy of human relationships, the strong bullying the weak and the stagnant consciousness of the "diseased" period in Chinese society. However, a criticism of society isn't enough. The complexity and sympathy surrounding the protagonists are what makes Lu's stories outstanding. This essay will critique the world and works of Lu Xun, the themes behind his character Kung I-chi, and examine his criticisms of the examination system and his belief that it creates a morose society. Lu Xun voices the story using a nameless