Just as in story, The Lottery, the villagers believe they would fall into hardship if someone were not to suffer. While carrying this secret burden they unknowingly notice to their very own struggle. “But we do not say the words of cheer much anymore. All smiles have become archaic”. (Omelas, 259).
I love to take responsibility when people can rely on me; thus whenever I could not accomplish it, I blame it on myself. I realized that I am such a Protector when I got the result by skimming back all the things that I have done for my family and my friends. I am an introverted person because I need my own private time to recharge myself. I do not like going to clubs and bars where there are so many people or the music is too loud. I always need to sit alone with soft music to think about what I have done each day in order to get myself ready to do other things.
CHAPTER EIGHT In chapter eight, Siddhartha learns that the skills that used to be useful to him – meditating, fasting, and losing his sense of self—have been long lost due to his infatuation with worldly goods and desires. In addition, while reflecting on his life, he realizes just how many paths he has taken in his life, and how much he has changed as a person throughout the course of his life. In my life, I’ve learned that you must schedule some time to do absolutely nothing. Without a break from all the busyness that the world possesses, a person will surely go insane. Everyone needs some designated time to relax, where they are required to do absolutely nothing.
In today’s society, everyone has their inalienable right to express themselves and be who they are. These rights, which allow us life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, can never be taken away from us. However, people do not utilize these natural rights and often try to suppress their spirit in order to “fit in” with societies standards. This hedonistic culture conditions people to believe that showing your true emotions or opinions is “not cool.” People want to associate only with their “cliques,” such as the Alphas or Jocks. Often times, people become depressed and rely on anti-depressants to keep them sane, when all they have to do is be true to themselves and express themselves in a healthy way.
He is mostly always inappropriate with words, very blunt, and hurtful with others. This seems to be a defense mechanism for him to shut out the world around him and not be bothered. Whether this is due to him not wanting friends or just the fear of someone messing with his very particular life, is not known for the positive but I would side with the "schedule." I see Jack depressed as well, though he tries to hide that also. It becomes quite obvious that Jack has OCD and it has literally consumed his entire life but, Jack makes it look and seem normal he's been at it so long.
Surprisingly” Authentic Experiences With so much emphasis on being honest to others, what ever happened to being true to ourselves? Everyday hustle and bustle leads to the lack of self-reflection from experiences. People miss what an incident truly means and ultimately obscure their view of themselves. Dolly Parton once said “find out who you are and do it on purpose.” Exactly how is one supposed to do that? Since experiences are what ultimately shape an individual, reflecting upon those personal experiences lead to self discovery.
Once dreams are abandoned, happiness is impossible to achieve, leaving a person trapped in a cycle of misery. As evidenced by the attitudes of both Crookes and George, hopes and ambitions are not about feasible plans, but instead about discovering a way to pull through the depression, even if it’s just deceiving the mind with fantasies that may not come true. Upon the realization that these dreams will indeed not happen, misery and dissatisfaction is the only thing left. Crookes’ incapability to enter a world of hope, leads him into a bitter life lacking the thrill of living. Throughout the story, dreams seem to be infectious and even Crookes who Steinbeck portrays as the always negative pessimistic stable buck allows himself to believe.
Many people would never open up and reveal the inner most parts of them by in which them being afraid by what may be uncovered. I am willing to share the stories of my family, the likes, the dislikes, the confusions, the toils and our commitment to each other. You will discover that through my childhood I’ve experienced many joys as well as abuse; mentally, physically, and emotionally. But through perseverance, I’ve learned that I can reach beyond the clouds to become more than what I’ve even expected of myself or what was portrayed of others. I’ve learned to depend on God who is the most important person in my life.
If we keep everything to ourselves, we will be miserable in our lives and will merely need to pretend that we enjoy life, when in reality we are suffering. Internal conflict is the source of many problems in the world and with the support of others, people will live a more joyous
Paul Dassau English Honors Professor Ascher 15 March 2011 Bartleby In Bartleby the Scrivener, Bartleby refuses to become another empty soul bolt in the system that we all call life. Birth is a beautiful thing as it leads to endless opportunities to become or do anything the world has to offer. People all across the world grow up dreaming of doing something extraordinary with their life but sadly enough for most people reality sets in and priorities change. There is no doubt that there is an unseen system that the vast majority of us fall into with only an small percentage of lucky ones such as Bartleby who are able to avoid the agonizing fall into commonness. No one knows about this fall into commonness better than the narrator (lawyer).