I'd say he is hero, the examples you have of why he isn't are perfectly valid, and definitely include them in the essay, but I don't think they dismiss his heroism. He broke at the end and loved Big Brother but this was due to O'Brien's torture and mind control, he always knew this would be the outcome from his diary entries, conversations with Julia and his observations of Jones, Aaronsen and Rutherford at the Chestnut Tree Cafe. Breaking his only promise to Julia, not to betray her, was unavoidable, see his rantings after his visit to room 101, and the brief encounter with Julia when he is released, she betrayed him too, everyone betrays, this is the purpose of room 101, to remove anything you love more than the party and replace it/them with Big Brother. He sneaks around instead of engaging in open revolt because this is the only way any dissent and subversion can take place, the reactions of people during the ten minutes hate, telescreens, hidden microphones, a militarised society and scared/brainwashed spying neighbours giving you up at the first opportunity to save themselves make open revolt instantly futile rather than eventually futile, he took this approach not out of cowardice because it had the potential to subvert the cause of the party more effectively and because it was the only way. His rebellion does further his own desires, but his primary goal is to undermine the goverment, at first he is revolted by Julia, his initial act of sleeping with her was done not out of sexual desire, but out of a desire to rebel against and weaken the government, in his and Julia's opinion doing something for yourself and only yourself WAS the act of rebellion, it was central in their purpose to revolt as it went against the only reason for the party's existance, control and power (see Winston and Julia's conversations in the flat, and O'Brien's explanation of
The society we live in now is full of hatred and war, but the society Guy Montag lives in has the illusion of being full of happiness. Montag starts out like everybody else. He is not interested about why they do things the way they do, but more of how things are done. Then throughout the book many characters make him see his society different. Four main characters that influence his point of view on the world are Clarisse, the Old Woman, Beatty, and Faber.
Winston endures physically and psychologically tortures from O’Brien, but at last Winston betrays his own beliefs and supports the Big Brother, “He loved Big Brother” (298). After all the betrays from O’Brien and Julia, Winston cannot trust anyone anymore. This creates Winston’s mood of loneliness by staying in the society which no one is trustable. Eventually, this leads to Winston’s self-betrayal which means the Party successfully “cures” Winston to orthodoxy party member. Evidences of Winston thinks and acts as orthodoxy party member are “Almost unconsciously he traced with his finger in the dust on the table: 2+2=5” (290), “Winston was listening to the telescreen” (287), and one of the symbolic events is Winston plays chess alone, because this is what orthodoxy party members do.
Amir only has one thing on his mind in the beginning of the novel, he is ambitious for his father's affection and approval. Amir is very different than his father, Baba. For example, he enjoys reading and writing and he is a coward. Baba sees this as a weakness, and since Baba is a strong, brave and confident man he disapproves of his son which leads him to give Amir less affection than he would if the two were more alike. The less affection Baba gives Amir, the more he wants it.“If I hadn't seen the doctor pull him out of my wife with my own eyes, I'd never believe he's my son.” This directly shows how ashamed
When Lennie first enters Crooks’ room, Crooks is deeply hostile to him, “he stiffened and a scowl came on his face”. Steinbeck writes Crooks with this reaction because he is relating his reaction to the bigger theme of the book: The Dream. Although one of the aims of the dream is company, Crooks has given up on the dream meaning that he has given up on the dream, meaning that he has given up on companionship. The reason for this is because Crooks has suffered from segregation the whole time has been However Steinbeck presents Crooks in a way that he knows that his personal space is one of those rights to have and so does not allow Lennie to me in. Also, it eventually become obvious that Crooks is seeing that he has the opportunity to be cruel to Lennie, as he realises Lennie is simple and not like the white men because “A guy can talk to you an’ he be sure you won’t go blabbin’”.
When Jack and his group split form Ralph’s, Ralph could feel tension and tried to speak with Jack about peace, but it did not work. In conclusion, Ralph was truly an admirable character. He always sought out to do what was right and be a good leader. That was what made him commendable and set him apart from others. He was willing to put down all childishness so they could all be rescued.
Why don't you go read one of those books of yours?” (pg. 5) – and the reader is now positioned to pity Amir, seeing him as the overly-pampered child bombarded with material possessions by his father to compensate for lack of attention. Thus, a more vulnerable side of Amir is revealed, one which yearns for his father's affection but rarely receives it. As the tale progresses, we see that the child Amir both reveres and fears Baba, even resents him: “With me as the glaring exception, my father moulded the world around him to his liking. The problem, of course, was that Baba saw the world in black and white.
Voltaire begins Candide by describing the images of Candide’s house, a beautiful castle in Baron of Wesphalia. The novel has not even begun and there is already a gossip about Candide’s potential to have had an unlawful son of the Baroness. Candide is a character of complete naïveté and dullness and is always influenced by other characters of greater personality. He is, however, a man of the kindest and caring heart and is always willing to help others in danger such as Jacques when he was almost executed. In the beginning, he is depicted as incredibly innocent, consumed with the philosophies and teachings of his tutor, Pangloss.
Henry admits he didn’t want to fall in love with her, but ince they <br>rarely argue. eath. He notices because of his love he has become gentle. <br>When he deserts and returns to Catherine he finds comfort, order, and courage. He says, <br>foreshadowing the end of their love, “If people bring so much courage to this world the <br>world has to kill them to break them, so of course it kills them.â€.
This is discovered when the patriarch, Julian Hayden, says to his son Wesley “Ever since the war…Ever since Frank came home in a uniform and you stayed home, you’ve been jealous” (118). This favoritism shows what little respect Julian holds for his younger son that stems from Franks dominance between the Hayden siblings. Wes is constantly put down because of his brother’s achievements; these situations can either make or break Wesley. In all families, there is a member who thrives on ‘power trips’, and in this specific situation, it was Julian, “He wanted, he needed, power…he was a dominating man who drew sustenance and strength from controlling others” (20). Julian acquires his power through putting others down, especially Wes; this causes Wesley to have a lot of animosity towards his father.