The more he thinks about his decision and makes connections to his own life; he realizes that leaving that man sobbing in the elevator was a very selfish thing to do. The man needed help, and he could have at least offered a shoulder to cry on. He did not know what horrible thing could have happened that made the man cry. He is now filled with guilt and sorrow for the mistake he made. He tries to seek help and reassurance that what he did was not wrong, but no matter how many times he heard that he did the right thing, deep down, he knew it was wrong and that would never change.
In the essay, ‘The Step Not Taken’ by Paul D’Angelo, the author depicts a story of a man caught between doing what he feels is the right thing, and doing what makes him comfortable. By analyzing the archetypal structure of the story, the reader clearly sees how the man in the elevator experiences the cycle of the monomyth. The first stage is the separation – upon seeing the other man in the elevator break down in tears, the narrator refuses to rise to the occasion and offer his help. During the struggle, or initiation, the narrator realizes that what he has done by walking away from the elevator without saying a word was the wrong thing to do. And finally, throughout the return and reintegration, the narrator realizes his mistake, and refuses to go back to being the way he was previously.
* Its more revenge and self-interest rather than the driving force behind his moralities * He is uneasy about taking on the role as whistle-blower * Struggles with the decision to abandon the code of D & D * He is indecisive until Charley’s death * Rage and desire seem to drive him rather than any desire to address a moral failing * After inquiry Terry is transformed into a stronger more positive version of himself. Or is
Paul had even been reassured that his actions were right by others, but you must fight basic instinct to ignore another human that is suffering, it is unnatural. It is this that leads him to his epiphany: “I should have given him the opportunity to unload his sadness onto my
What he sees really plays a major role of his psyche, and how he begins to treat others. As the novel gets closer and closer to its end Eliezer’s whole attitude toward his father changes, where in the beginning he wants to stick to his father for safety and comfort, near the end he tries to distance himself from his father thinking that sticking with him is cutting his chance of survive. So he faces the hard reality of wanting to leave his father for dead just so he can live. One point in the novel that Elie says that will stay with him is on how he didn’t try to help his father when he was calling him to help him when he was being beaten by other prisoners. In the novel Night Elie Wiesel shares his persona memories of the Holocaust.
He plays with many ideas, he never finishes the ending. Though he says we can do what we want with the ending, he also tells us that we cannot make him a returned solder or have them make love and separate forever. He then decides that he will eliminate every option concluding that the kiss goes on forever. I find this to be very controlling though it is his story, usually things end and you can think about them let your mind wander, and explore different options. Deleting all options is not the smartest move to make, because we can not walk away with anything new or learned to think
This quote shows that he does not care about his future in education. “They gave me frequent warning to start applying myself- but I didn’t do it.” One of the major factors for Holden’s depression is his multiple
Lennie warned her about liking soft things. She also knew what he could do to people and living things. Plus, he has a mental disability, so he could not fully comprehend what he was doing. Lennie panics and says, “I don’t want you to yell. You gonna get me in trouble jus’ like George says you will” (91).
He states that he cant tell lies, yet he tells his father that he wont carry on with investigation and as soon as Mrs Alexander lets him know that she has some information about his investigation, then he turns straight back too it. He explains that the reason he left her before is because ‘she went inside and he didn’t know what to do’. This shows that although he can be quite clever at times, autism still plays a major part in the chapter. He doesn’t know how to socialise with anyone so he simply walked away without saying goodbye because he doesn’t know the good meaning of manners or social equilibriums. To conclude
He didn’t really have any understanding on Sonny. On pg. 561, he tells us, “Sonny just moves back, inside himself, where he can’t be reached.” Sonny would just keep his thoughts and feelings to himself. This probably made it more difficult for people to read him, which is why his brother never understood him, or even tried to understand. But by the end of the story when he finally got to hear his brother play his music, and do what he always said he wanted to do, he finally understood everything.