Beowulf always wants attention and to know how others view him, but he is also a outcast. Beowulf is a balance between beginnings and endings of youth and age. Beowulf and Grendel had a constant theme in common it was how much they both focused on what others thought of them then actually turning into what the humans viewed them as. Grendel and Beowulf are two different types of heroes, Grendel is considered a anti-hero and Beowulf is considered a stereotypical hero. In Grendel he is a anti-hero because he
Iago, to everyone else, seems like an honest and good man who will do everything in his power to help those around him succeed, but is really just power-hungry, two-faced and manipulative. He is, however, clever, cunning and philosophical, which can be accepted as positive traits. It is these traits that enable him to gain an insight into human nature, and ultimately exploit it, destroying the lives of those around him. Cassio is a character whom the audience don't know much about, but from the story they can understand that he loves his job as a lieutenant, and cares a lot about his reputation. This becomes clear after he is fired from his position, as he says to Iago; "Reputation, reputation, reputation!
According to F.B.I. special agent Robert Caldwell‘s sense, Fisher is not only a loner he’s very arrogant, cocky and a know it all. At first they though that he might have committed suicide. However now, it is widely believed that he has changed his identity. Where he is living and how he is living, especially financially, are both very good questions.
Gatsby needed someone to act as an intermediate between him and Daisy so that when they met again it wouldn’t be awkward. Gatsby had been dreaming about the moment he would meet Daisy again for years and when Nick moved in next door, Gatsby saw his chance. He figured out that Nick was close with Daisy and Tom and decided to befriend him for that reason. Gatsby’s displays of his wealth weren’t just to show people how rich he was, they were his hope of seeing Daisy and when Nick came into his life, Gatsby saw his one and only chance to recover his relationship with Daisy and possibly start a new life with
When George sees this he also treats him like a child and makes Lennie throw it away "give it here Lennie.” This shows there father-son like relationship. It is clear that George is the one in charge and a father figure to Lennie. This however gives us a confusing image at first because of the opening paragraph of the book and its detail given of the appearances. George was given a description of ‘small and quick’ while Lennie was ‘a huge man’. A confusing image is portrayed due
Estella did not show much support at all for Pip. Estella did make Pip want to change though, and he surely tried to do just that. Because of her beauty and attitude he was embarrassed by the people who raised him. Pip learns that true friends are far more important than any social class when he becomes very close with a lower-class convict named Magwitch near the end of the story. Pip found that it was better to be wealthy inside and have a good heart, than to have money and be in a higher social class.
Now, even though Nick is the storyteller, this arrogant self-description shows that he is not reliable due the fact that he thinks of himself as superior to the masses. He lives in the West Egg district of Long Island, next door to Jay Gatsby, the protagonist who inspired him to write this book. Shortly after he describes himself he begins to describe Gatsby. He is fascinated with his neighbor for the simply astounding fact that Gatsby meets, and even exceeds, his expectations. The two men are on completely different ends of some form superiority complex.
For Okonkwo, however, any kind of softness and tenderness was a sign of weakness. Throughout the novel we are shown men with a more mature understanding of masculinity, but Okonkwo's ignorance often disallows him to think thoroughly of his actions. At other times; however, Okonkwo's strength was all he had and was the primary factor that controlled his behavior. He could not accept the fact that in a colonized society he would be an average person, rather than a distinguished and powerful male. Okonkwo was one of the strongest and most respected men in his society.
He lacks education but is perceptive, additionally a good business man. He is hard working, very committed to his business and easy going. He gets on well with kids in the neighbourhood, such as Bert, who visits Joe and plays “jail” with. As the play progresses, Joe Keller's character is seen a mass of contradictions to the audience. He is thoughtful one moment and conniving the next; he's willing to sacrifice for his family, but he's also willing sacrifice someone else's family for the benefit of his own, and he is unwilling to take responsibility for his own actions.
Nate Airulla Airulla Lisa Nordquist Comp 1 Feb 23 Good Boss vs. Bad Boss Good bosses and bad bosses have a lot of differences and similarities. There can be large differences or small ones, either way they are both different in some ways. What makes the difference between a good boss, bad boss and mediocre one? A good boss is a man that demands respect by being a man worthy of respect. A good boss is a great listener, a communicator, someone that pays attention to the people around him.