What Kind of Man is Odysseus? Odysseus was a clever, sneaky, deceitful man. Although sometimes using these characteristics as a survival method, he also abused them in quite a few different ways. Such as tricking Calypso after sleeping with her, and fooling Polyphemus. Odysseus also a firm believer in hospitality; Which explains why he was in such distress after learning of the suitors attempt to take everything he’s ever worked for.
For example, Tom tells Mr. Wilson about the incident that happens with Myrtle, and that Gatsby was responsible for it. This caused Mr. Wilson to fill with anger, and lead him to kill Jay Gatsby, and commit suicide. From these two situations, we see two contrasting consequences from one similar emotion. Jay Gatsby’s jealousy motivates him to pursue his true love, while Tom’s jealousy leads to the death of multiple characters. In conclusion, it is extremely transparent that Tom is a more corrupt character compared to Jay Gatsby.
A Rose For Emily V.s A Cask Of Amontialldo When it comes to Horror, death usually is a main theme. Many writers like to use characters that do not think normally. In "A Rose For Emily" and "A Cask Of Amontialldo" the main characters are both murderers with little or no remorse. Both share a horrific story of revenge. However, the authors use different writing styles that demonstrate the different outlook on the characters, thus creating the illusion that Poe's character in "A cask Of Amontialldo" is crazier then Faulkener's character in a "Rose For Emily."
Again Macbeth’s conscience comes into play when he says, “We still have judgement here; that we but teach / Bloody instruction, which being taught return / To plague the inventor: this even-handed justice,” (I, vii, 8-10). He knows what he is doing wrong and that there will be consequences even before he murders Duncan. Macbeth is a weak man however, and ignores his conscience; he instead gives in to his power-hungry wife’s greed and allows his ambition to lead him on a dastardly journey. Although it may seem as though Duncan’s murder was not only Macbeth’s doing, he had a
There are some men who think of themselves in grandiose terms and are just upset that the world have failed them. Mass killers are so caught up in themselves that they think the choices they make to kill others are the thing to do. They seek their own fame through violence, and also revenge on those people who did not give them any attention they thought they deserved. In Jack Levin and James Alan Fox’s article, “Extreme Killing: Understanding Serial and Mass Murder,” Fox says, “It's very important to them that the world doesn't view them as some nut that killed for no reason. In their minds, they are good guys” (pg 10).
From the short story "Spanish Roulette" by Ed Vega the poet Sixto vows revenge against a local gang member who raped his sister and battles with himself to make the right choice. Although revenge may be the momentary satisfaction in times of despair, no man extracts revenge for the sake of evil, without the intent of profiting from it, and will be punished for it, regardless of reason, in this life or the next. The theme of these stories is the ability to let go of ones hate, to allow themselves the chance to heal without making the dreaded mistake of taking revenge which will ultimately destroy themselves. The message is clear through all three texts that revenge achieves nothing but gambles everything worth losing for the momentary satisfaction of vengeance. Although the three texts go about different ways, reasons, and potential gain by exacting revenge it is very clear through each story that it is never the best answer.
They were both essentially on the “wrong side” of the situations they encountered and once they realized so it was almost too late. Both characters are capable of intense hatred. When the big black man left, Olaf planned his death, and wanted revenge on him. He “learned how to hate and got pleasure out of it.” Filch got pleasure out of catching students breaking the rules and getting them in trouble. It is almost as though they are both power hungry characters.
Honestly in this type of argument it comes down to the better facts rather than opinions and that’s why Cillizza makes the better argument. From both sides of the argument we can see the basic ideas of each authors but now let’s go deeper On the side of privacy. As privacy is an important issue as to the people, we can see that the people believe that if you “watch someone long, and you’ll find something to arrest”. (Paragraph 4). Schneier shows this to prove that doing nothing can lead to trouble with blackmail or abuse with surveillance information.
There may seem to be many motivations for villains throughout the times but as we study these scoundrels we find that generally they are motivated by pure jealousy, or a need of superiority. They utilize manipulation, both physically and mentally in order to achieve their goals and show a lack of remorse. Stephan King’s “Misery”, provides us with a very graphical depiction in Annie Wilkes a sadistic, mentally unstable retired nurse, who has a desire for power and control. Annie goes to tortuous extremes on her captive Paul Sheldon to realize this. Iago from Shakespeare’s play Othello is also a power hungry villain who enjoys having people under his control, he is driven by extreme jealousy and the motivation, revenge.
One of the themes in the book is of savagery. Jack Merridew and Roger become sadistic killers looking for power of some sort. Ralph and Piggy are considered the calmer and more logical end of the group, trying to keep what semblance of a society is still left. Although their intentions are peaceful, they inherit a sense of savagery in the story. This leads to the idea that, even though Merridew and Roger are the straight-forward antagonists, there lies some sort of antagonism in each one of the boys, which leads to the destabilization of the group.