And do you really live with the thought that when you die, you die, and nothing remains?’ ‘Yes,’ I said”(117). A man with no ambition is man without a reason to live. Meursault doesn’t care about murdering a man in cold blood, because to him it really made no difference in his life. He didn’t believe in God, where a lot of people find their reason to live life as an excellent samaritan. However, Meursault decides not to
He soon changes his tune once he discovers that the Inspector was a fake and quickly acquits himself from all responsibility. Gerald does everything he can to prove the inspector was not real and that Eva Smith is not dead as he even questions the whole situation by saying, ‘How do we know any girl killed herself today’. By trying to think of a way out of his guilt; he does not accept what he has done and soon lets himself off the hook. This shows that Gerald is reluctant to face up to his guilt therefore putting him in the middle of the two
In another case, Paul is seen trying to save the life of an enemy that he has stabbed, he fails but his efforts shouldn’t be forgotten. His friends refer to him as a hero, and he neglects this title and all the medals. Paul doesn’t like war and what it represents, to him, war is the real evil. The government forcing people into war, without giving them a choice is evil War can easily turn any person into a hero. Corporal Himmelstoss was an average polite postman before being drafted into World War I, not soon after he became a bully.
He took them as a chance to unwind and escape from work or life in general. The experience he had at Blue John Canyon was life changing for him. Afterwards, he started appreciating everything he has and his ability to still be able to climb even though he has to work harder to achieve that. This has taught him not to take his life for granted and to make the most of
Throughout the novel the weather changes reflecting the mood and atmosphere of the characters. This is first evident on the day that Gatsby is planned to meet with Daisy; it is raining prior to the meeting. In this situation, the rain represents both a melancholy mood and an anxious mood. Gatsby at first doubt himself in asking Nick to do this favor for him and the rain reflects the fact that he is unsure of himself. However, when Gatsby and Daisy rekindle their friendship and love, the weather clears up and becomes sunny and beautiful.
Money and material things do not truly satisfy a person's life or make a person happy. Tom Walker had all the money in the world and he was still a stingy cheap miserable old man. Not thinking through choices in life can cause a lifetime of regret and Tom Walker is a great example of someone whose life was ruined by his bad choices. The sad part of this story is by the time he fully understands that his choices were wrong it was too late. He didn’t think about those choices in his earlier years when he was robbing people blind.
He tries to accomplish his goal by hiding his sin but is distressed because of his pursuit of what he believes to- be happiness. Towards the end of the play his struggles eventually end in his downfall. His courage to stand strong in his beliefs leads him to death at the gallows. His personal struggle with Elizabeth is resolved as he makes his decision to refuse to confess to witchcraft. Elizabeth sees his inner goodness shine when he refuses to lie about being involved in witchcraft, and she realizes how unfair she has been.
Pine Ridge Players to perform Tartuffe! By Lizzy Parsons Special to the Beacon Remember being little and having your favorite Dr. Seuss stories read to you at night? There were hypocrites, liars, funny little men, and creatures of all sizes. Well, Tartuffe brings that to life, minus all of the silly creatures. “Tartuffe reminds me of a grown up version of a Dr. Seuss book.” says Casey McCall, who plays Mariane, “It really is a great Show, and I think that people will enjoy it a lot.” The audience is in for quite the surprise when they see this show.
Admittedly, as sympathetic and understanding as readers are for Lennie, Lennie is still a danger to other lives. In many instances in the book, Lennie accidentally kills many lives but does not realize the significance of his mistakes. Lennie is a man with the mind of a child with an unequal match of formidable strength, hence committing murder without meaning to do so. In the scene when Lennie kills Curley’s wife, he has the same slightly panicked reaction as when he killed the rat and puppy earlier in the book. Readers then realize that Lennie doesn’t understand the difference between killing an animal and murdering a human, therefore putting other lives at risk.
He has received a considerate amount of criticism for his actions, for being unprepared, for ruining the hope of ever reconciling with his family, the list goes on and on. His critics are correct; after all he did not have the experience nor the equipment for such an exploit, nor will his family ever be able to with bury the hatchet now that he is dead, but do all of these criticisms mean that Chris did not live a meaningful life? How could he have? His family is grieving because of his actions, and not only that but so are the people he met along the way, he could not have lived a meaningful life while hurting so many people. Or could he?