He did not tell the people about his sin like Hester Prynne's was told. This sin made it unable for him to preach and bring a good change into people's lives because he was impure. People looked at him with great trust and saw him as a man of god but he betrayed that trust by giving into his feeling of lust for a short period of time. He is a impure minister of hidden dark secret which is against the rules of god, religion, society, and being a man of faith. The Scarlett Letter delivers a messege into our lives and teaches us an important rule in life.
Proctor is against the rules of theocracy because the government of Salem is corrupt and that there is no justice to protect the people of Salem. Proctor does not care about what the people say because the only important thing for him is his family and the justice for the town. In short, John Proctor is against the rules of theocracy. Proctor admits his sin and speaks his mind who fear. Proctors action s reveal his inner strength.
He risked his existence, his wealth, and his men. Beowulf did not think of the safety of his men, he was not aware of others' lives, but instead focused on his own victory. Through his thoughts, one may see how far Beowulf would go to be successful, and can see his selfish ways. As for modern Christian values, pride is seen as a deadly sin, in which Beowulf seem to be doomed to hell if judged on twenty-first century ethics. Excessive pride is frowned upon as for the sinner only sees himself and leaves no room for God.
The poor were treated with contempt and marginalized. The religion was distorted to amass wealth endangering the society as a whole. Jesus saw it and was determined to redeem men from the clutches of this unfair system. Viewed against this background, it is fair enough to assert that He advocated a change of the existing order of things. Within the meaning of this interpretation, Jesus was a rebel, yet He did not campaign for the achievement of the aim through violence.
In this quote Okonkwo is speaking with Obierika, one of his closest friends, about the slaughter of Ikemefuna. Okonkwo questions him why he did not join in with the other men to help with the sacrifice. Obierika uses the excuse that he was busy, and Okonkwo accuses him that he is not following the will of the Oracle in helping them. Yet, Okonkwo knows that he too did not want to partake in this ritual. He simply was not strong enough to say no because he believed that this would show weakness inside of him.
He says, “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name?
As Thomas Jefferson once said, “Nobody can acquire honor by doing what is wrong.” In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible, John Proctor struggles to act honorably and maintain his good name in the Puritan society of 1692 Salem. John Proctor is said to be, “…a sinner not only against the moral fashion of time, but against his own vision of decent conduct”(Miller 19). After his wife Elizabeth discovers his affair with Abigail, she loses trust in her husband. John blames her for having a cold heart and does not fully accept his own responsibility in destroying her trust by cheating on her. In this case, John acts as a dishonorable man, claiming, “I have not moved from there to there without I think to please you, and still an everlasting funeral
However, Elijah did struggle with some things. Elijah was what we call an introvert, meaning that he did not like to work with other people. He chose to work alone and as a result, paid for his choice through isolation. He also fled in fear from Jezebel when she threatened his life. Elijah should have stood firm before Jezebel because if God be for you, who can stand against
The grandmother and the Misfit of “A Good Man is Hard to Find” are different because the grandmother does not think it is too late to pray to God but the Misfit does not want to think about God because the life he lives. The Misfit is also someone who will not only kill you physically with the crimes he commit but also verbally by the remarks he makes, “Nome, I ain't a
Cross is most angered with Kiowa’s death because he was a good person and that it was him to blame for picking a bad spot to set up camp. Jimmy Cross does not care about the war and has no desire of being a team leader. He has no ambition of being in the war, he just wants to get through it and receive his credits. He is too paranoid about Martha to be fighting in a war. He is always thinking about if she has boyfriends or if she is still a virgin.