But like I said earlier, Levi was more ashamed over the fact that he was too focused on survival and realized that they lost his humanity along the way. I think Levi was being too hard on himself. Throughout the rest of the book, his humanity is present through his exchange with other prisoners, his ever-present knowledge, and his insight into others. Although this passage is glaringly honest, I do not think that he completely lost his humanity due to his will to survive. Levi admits that there were times when thought was impossible to ignore, like right before falling asleep.
The protagonist, Vincent Freeman, disguises himself with a new identity as Jerome Morrow. He rebels against the status quo by disapproving the theory of elitism and proves of his supreme willpower although ironically, he is the weakest character physically. His determination and willpower play a large role in his willingness to rebel against the social norm, to accomplish what nobody believed he could – “You wanted to know how I did it. That’s how I did it, Anton. I never saved anything for the swim back”.
What really amazed me the most was that although he was in a very unfortunate situation and had no clue whether he would make it out or even hear from his loved ones, it didn’t keep him from wanting to help others. He made sure that the wounded were out before anyone and even went back to look for one of his friends that stayed behind. He made it out less than 15 minute before the whole tower collapsed at once. He certainly was relieved and at the same time mourning the death of his lost friends. I couldn’t agree better with Adam when he states and I quote, “America” is not an image it is a concept.
If he had listened to the “old timer” and stayed until the weather warmed a little he would have made it through the trail. His pride of being a “man” refuses to listen to such warnings. This shows his arrogance and one of the causes for his death. Another cause of the man’s death is that he is travelling alone. The man believes that he is invincible.
Unkle Billy escaped his direct fate by dooming the others and it is never let known to the reader if he becomes happy later on in his life, though it is doubted by his cynical and untrustworthy nature; he would probably never let himself be happy by always fearing the world around him. Oakhurst and the Duchess both had more life to look forward to and so far they had been living life on their terms, even if it wasn’t the optimal way to live. The Innocent and Piney had each other and had run away to fulfil their lives of happiness together. Mother Shipton was the only one in the confining cabin that didn’t have something specific to look forward to after the mountains, yet she had been living her life the way she choose before the exile. Society had thrown out Oakhurst, Duchess and Mother Shipton for them being themselves; by living their successes they were condemned.
So Cogburn had nothing to do take Mattie and run. He was extremely tired, but he didn’t stop running, just in order to save the little girl’s life. Finally, he made it. He himself was also almost dead because of the tiredness. This is true can-do spirit.
If he would have used some sort of intellect and compassion in understanding his children’s aching hearts, their emotional collapse could have been prevented. Anse never acted as a stanchion – he by no means showed love or compassion for anyone throughout the book, especially his luckless children. With his inability to take action and foresee situations, Anse’s blatant faults overtly parallel every disaster in the novel. Other characters in As I Lay Dying who were more rational and not part of the Bundren family (Peabody, Samson, Tull) all agreed on Anse’s ruinous and lazy character – “I notice how it takes a lazy man, a man that hates moving, to get set on moving once he does get started off, the same as when he was set on staying still, like it ain’t the moving he hates so much as the starting and the stopping”
Ruthie Eldridge 04.27.2012 English- Period 8 Essay: C A man’s precious treasure is his pride and dignity. Born upon this cold world, full of rejection and disappointment, it is all that he has to hold on to. There was once a saying that, it doesn’t matter if you lose the fight, as long as you didn’t back down to the battle. Many people are judgmental on whether you lose, but they don’t analyze the road you took to earn your respect, and your determination to stand strong, even when others expect you to fall. Therefore, standing up for what you believe in will always be more acceptable than selling out.
He only wanted them do as he said without feedback. The ways the principal handled the situation with Bender clearly demonstrated how zero tolerance can backfire on the leader. There was no empowering in his approach with this teen only distain which added to Bender’s already low self-esteem. If no one shows him how to believe in himself then why would he desire to believe in himself? Discipline is needed and there is level into which matters should be handled however by tearing him down only proved how zero tolerance without compassion is a form of discipline that is
On one hand, Lennie, a physically strong man, becomes powerless because of the mental incapacity and is not able to wrestle against the forces that hinder his dreams -for lack of mental acuity. Therefore, he relies on George. On the other hand, George becomes powerless in that he has to rely on Lennie for companionship, in his quest to attain his dreams. At the end of the novel, George, tired of Lennie’s misdemeanor eventually shoots him to death. This action demonstrates that both characters have come into realization that their friendship is a hindrance to achievement of their dreams.