Second, Creon abused his power by thinking that he can change or break the laws of the Gods and not allowing other people to break his laws. He did not want to burry Polyneices' body because he believe a traitor who fought against his home land doesn’t deserve the sane burial as a son who died defending his homeland , but one of the God's laws is that every
However, Nicholas referred to these requests as „senseless dreams‟ and made his intention clear to maintain complete autocracy, this „did much to increase the gulf between society and the government‟ (Schapiro 1985: 7). If Nicholas had been in touch with his people and genuinely knew what they wanted, then perhaps his response to the zemstvas request wouldn‟t be so unreasonable, however, it was quite clear that Nicholas knew very little of the wants and needs of his people, simply because he wasn‟t suited to his role. This can be made
He seeks answers for unjust actions that occur in the culture. The main internal struggle between the two is that “Nwoye seeks for his father’s love and understanding, but Okonkwo is incapable of responding because he considers those emotions manly and effeminate” (Iyasere). This creates a problem due to his father putting achievement and success above everything else, including his own son. Okonkwo’s internal battles such as “his inability and refusal to balance his masculine and feminine virtues contribute to the destroyal of his relationship with Nwoye” (McLeish). Okonkwo’s incompetence to fulfill the emotional needs of Nwoye creates the pathway for the downward spiral of their relationship.
Nicholas was not suited to his role as Tsar, and would rather spend his time with his family. As a consequence, he was out of touch with his people and could not see that whilst in theory, autocracy would demand the respect he so desired, in practice, it would do the contrary. Furthermore, whilst Nicholas was more suited to his role as a family man, he was better at ordering repression, probably because it required less charisma and was easier to do, especially as he could hide behind the facade of administration and autocracy. Albeit Nicholas had been born for this role as Tsar, he wasn‟t a born leader and his lack of concern for his people began to be regarded not only as indifference for the welfare of his people, but also for his role. “It is awe inspiring, it is frightening, but we cannot do without a Tsar” ran a Russian proverb, “however, soon enough, his people
He wanted to be welcomed back and treated like a hero (even though he was not particularly helpful to the cause). However, the other people of the town were also to blame for the way Krebs acted because the story states that “People seemed to think it was rather ridiculous for Krebs to be getting back so late, years after the war was over.” Krebs could have just chosen to ignore them and just display his pride for serving his country (even though he did not really serve very well). Because he was not received as a hero, he seemed to try to resort to other tactics to get people to feel bad for him or to pay him some attention. Lies became a major part of Krebs life after his return home. Even though lying about his service during the war made
Lao Tzu only cares about the people not hating their leader because that will cause troubles so he decides not to take their money and give them whatever they need. This is not a good idea. It will not help the people learn that they need to work for it themselves. They are just given everything. War was also a big topic in both of their views.
This quote can also be transferred to great parts of our society: especially people considering themselves as not interested in politics, but also conservative and social democratic thinking individuals don’t find it necessary to deal with actual problems in their country or in the world. They don’t believe that they themselves, as the “small people” can change anything; they think that “the guys up there” sooner or later are going to fix everything. Sadly, this way of thinking doesn’t come true in reality, and as long as nobody analyses the problems by their roots, and as long as nobody stands up against the causes of these problems, they will just get worse. The common idea of not being able to make a change and waiting for change to come on its own has proven itself to be wrong over and over, and still, there are far too many people thinking that remaining silent is the correct
When Creon learns that Antigone has buried her brother, he becomes furious and sentences Antigone to death despite his son’s and Antigone’s fiancé pleading, as well as a warning from the prophet. But as the prophet for-told, the gods are on Antigone’s side and for Creon’s crime he loses his only son, Haemon and his wife. The begging of the play, Antigone has her sister, Isemen outside the city gates. Antigone is trying to get Ismene to help her bury their brother, Polyncies. But Ismene refuses to help her sister, fearing the death penalty installed by Creon.
Comparative Government V for Vendetta 2/25/12 V for Vendetta The government tried to put a stop to V’s criminal yet heroic activities but they couldn’t seem to get the better of the man. The defense of the nation was entirely upon V’s back yet he proved his point any single time he wished. He was unstoppable, fueled by the ideals and thoughts of a society that wasn’t taken down by corruptness or greed; he wanted a society that was for the people, not a society for the chancellor. People for the most part tried to remain in a normal standard of living but the population grew scared as the chancellor became more powerful and turned into that of a dictator. V saw something in Evey no one else did, he saw
The grandmother and the Misfit of “A Good Man is Hard to Find” are different because the grandmother does not think it is too late to pray to God but the Misfit does not want to think about God because the life he lives. The Misfit is also someone who will not only kill you physically with the crimes he commit but also verbally by the remarks he makes, “Nome, I ain't a