Reb Molinsky is shown to be almost a slave of his own religion, to the point that he is willing to sacrifice the integrity of his household just to serve his God. Like Sara, his will and faith in his goals are so strong that he completely turn his head away from his family’s needs and chooses to lock himself in a room filled with his books while everyone else starves. This is perceived as an inhumane action, but we need to consider that Sara’s actions are no better than her father’s. Once she is an accomplished woman she goes back to her parents, just to find her mother laying on her deathbed. In other words, she turned her head away her family in order to study and fulfill her goals.
Hamlet is presented as a devoted son to the memory of his father, King Hamlet. In the beginning of the play, the audience recognizes Hamlet’s difficulty to except his father’s death. This is because of great amount of love, respect and admiration he has for his father as well as the disgust he has towards the hasty marriage of his mother and his uncle. One example that shows Hamlet’s loyalty to his father is in the beginning of the play when he is the only one still in mourning. Because his loyalty to his father is so strong, he continues to mourn his father even though his uncle and his mother have already persuaded the court as well as the kingdom to embrace the new reign.
From the first quote inserted in film, the disdain toward the students from the veteran teachers, to Mr. Daiders sheer will to continue to fight for his dream to educate the young minds of the future, the determination was a constant factor in the plot of the film. Mr. Daider went through mental and physical agony just to teach these students even when refused to be thought. His determination was only shaken when his wife’s pregnancy was put into jeopardy, which was one of the main symbols in the film. But instead of staying down and quitting, he continued to follow his dreams through the support of his wife. In summation, Blackboard Jungle was a testament to a war veteran’s perseverance to follow his dream of molding young minds and bettering the future.
Joe * Joe shows Janie that he loves her in many different ways. * Joe takes Janie from Logan and she runs away and lives with Joe. * Joe loves Janie but uses her in a way for status/reputation for himself because of how beautiful she was to the men. * Joe was very impulsive toward Janie and wanted to control everything she did he was selfish and wanted Janie all to himself and he only let Janie have limited freedom. * Janie has love for Joe but not so much after the year’s progress because of domestic abuse Joe does toward Janie to better himself and his status/reputation.
Fifteen-year-old materialistic and egotistical Rachel resents her separation from normal teen life. Five-year-old Ruth May enters the Congo fierce and adventurous. Fourteen-year-old Leah, is an idealistic tomboy, who alone worships her father and believes fully in his God. Leah's twin Adah, a cripple and mute by birth, but also a brilliant observer, merely views the move,
Elishah Abainza Dvorak Honors English 10 1 October 2012 God’s Sinner In the book The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale is known to be the most trustworthy, respectable man in town. He is one of God’s advocate to save people’s souls from the sins they make every day. He teaches the townspeople on how to be on God’s good side. In the story, Hester Prynne is the book’s protagonist, and she is the biggest part of Dimmesdale’s sin. Hawthorne describes their relationship as a dark forest with a hint of sunlight shining down on them, this explains to the readers that Hester and Dimmesdale’s relationship is a confound love affair.
Always being a spiritual being, he joined the Catholic Church. With his strong faith, it was easy to admire his comfortable relationships with all types of people. This made his character unforgettable. Pete already had a family of his own, but he considered the students part of his family too. Mister Tarnish influenced me greatly.
While Being interrogated his father showed resolve by not giving up his riches, and eventually dying with integrity. Smith puts great importance to his dad, and reveres him as a man of great character. As a young boy Smith’s innocence was stolen, when he saw his father being tortured and killed. The horrors of these events shaped him to become more rebellious of his masters later in life. At this malleable age Smith saw the bravery in which his father fought.
Importantly, also, while at Aunty Ifeoma’s, Kambili falls in love with a young priest, Father Amadi, which awakens her sense of her own sexuality. Ultimately, a critical mass is reached in terms of the lives of Kambili, Jaja and the existence of their family as it once was. Unable to cope with Eugene’s continual violence, Beatrice poisons him. Jaja takes the blame for the crime and ends up in prison. In the meantime, Aunty Ifeoma and her family go to America to live after she is unfairly dismissed from her job as lecturer at the University of Nigeria.
He instead spent his time trying to bum money off other people in the village, well aware he would not be able to repay them. Okonkwo lives his whole life with the fear of becoming his father’s equal, so as a young man, he began building his status in the community by becoming a very strong and very great warrior. He is very hard working and doesn’t show signs of weakness to those around him. Okonkwo worked hard to gain his social status and is looked at as one of the leaders of his village. Unoka’s personality and way of living can be related to feminism, a trait that Okonkwo also shows narrow-mindedness towards.