He was arrogant and ungenerous to Doodle and only did things for himself. Doodle's brother was a bad brother. Doodle’s brother was selfish. Everything that he did for Doodle was for himself. Doodle’s brother taught him how to walk and many other useful skills.
Brotherly Love? “The Scarlett Ibis” by James Hurst shows what cruelty really means. For Brother the fact that he has an invalid sibling is like the end of the world. It was almost like Brother didn’t love his brother Doodle because of his disabilities.Because Brother would get tired of dealing with Doodle, he would be cruel to him. Brother’s cruelty toward Doodle comes from the embarrassment at having an invalid brother, the burden of having to take care of Doodle, the disappointment of Doodle not living up to his expectations.
All in all pride really killed his brother. The narrator's and Doodle's character shows how pride effected them throughout the rest of the story. "Whenever we went, I walked purposely fast, and although he kept up, has eyes become glazed " (Hurst 178) This quote shows his character, carelessness and only thinking about himself hurt his brother. Another quote "Doodle was both frightened and tired " (Hurst) . This quote shows that the narrator's characteristic bad he doesn't care about how hard it's on his brother.
Similarly, I feel that I was forced into a deeper sense of maturity that seemed beyond my age. Sarty and I share a very common bond due to the outlawed actions of our fathers. The conflictions of the Snopes family in this story are of anger, fear, and despair. Abner Snopes, the father, is an angry man. He believes that he is always right, he is abusive, and is always being short-changed by life.
Tyler Evans Margo Williams English 113 September 22, 2011 Haunting Memories in Roethke’s “My Papa’s Waltz” Theodore Roethke’s Poem “My Papa’s Waltz” is often viewed as a loving relationship between a father and son but when viewed in context it is actually describing the atrocious memories of the relationship the son recalls with his father. Bobby Fong of College Literature states in an article, “Despite its seeming lightness, "My Papa's Waltz" is a poem of terror, all the more terrible because the boy is frightened and hurt by the father, even in play.” (78) The poem begins with an image of a helpless child and a careless, drunken father playing crudely through a house. In the first stanza Roethke states, “The whiskey on your breath could make a small boy dizzy; But I hung on like death such waltzing was not easy. “ (1-4). When alcohol is thought of in a situation such in relation to a father and son, there is immediately a negative vibe.
According to Brown, “The dramatist depicts incidents which arouse pity and fear for the protagonist [Antigone], then during the course of the action, he resolves the major conflicts, bringing the plot to a logic and foreseeable conclusion (Brown, para 5). The tragic hero in Antigone is Creon. Tragic heroes are not all good and not all bad. Creon suffers a great deal due to his tragic flaw and destructive pride. Creon believes the gods make him suffer the loss of his wife and son as punishment for his pride.
He was abused by his parents, brutally beaten by the socs and he was small and vulnerable, he had it so rough he was considering suicide. “I can’t take much more. I’ll kill myself or something.” Johnny was sick of all of the fights and arguments between the greasers and socs, he didn't have an easy life and just wanted to get away from it all. Johnny was described as "a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers” by Pony-boy but later on in the story he was called a hero and really he was. even though he had terrible role models he still tried to stand up and be a good person.
Deep down Amir always feels like he should have done something and feels horrible because he had chosen not to. Due to his nagging guilt, Amir is not able to live a peaceful life. Amir’s feeling of guilt and his vital need for redemption are always a part of his life as he is growing up. In the book when Amir and Hassan were still kids Amir tries to get Hassan to throw pomegranate at him in order to finally feel like Hassan had hurt Amir as much as Amir felt her had hurt Hassan. Amir’s guilt takes him over and makes him commit the sin of having Hassan and his father, Ali, leave Baba’s house by making it looks like Hassan had stolen.
Chillingworth, a man of age and wisdom, has a dark side that many don’t see. His shoulders are hunched and deformed making him look almost as evil as he actually was. He refuses to admit to be married to Hester because he wants to get his revenge in silence. “Sooner or later, he must needs be mine,” is Chillingworth’s way of saying that he is committing his life to finding this man and killing him. He sat in jail with Hester and made her promise to keep their marriage a secret.
He states, “A son of sin and sorrows.” This shows that he knows the mistakes he have committed during his life and reign as king. His decision-making resulted in him losing his family and doing wrong in Apollo’s design. He also states, “ A prince of evil.” This means that the moment he took throne he was brought down from a fatal flaw, his flaw was hubris, he thought that he could get away from fate and in the Greek and Roman tragedies and in their life they believed strongly in fate. He also utilizes empathy to make others feel what he feels. He states, “For whom I should be hanged.” This shows that e is unhappy of the truth and how sick it makes him feel.