WHAT’S EATING GILBERT GRAPE In the film “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,” Lasse Hallstrom creates the idea that when the film ends, Gilbert Grape is in exactly the same place as where he began, yet he has travelled a long way. From the start Gilbert is set with the burden of his family weighing him down, but as he progresses through life, with Arnie and Becky assisting him with his growth, it is made evident that he has come a long way without really going anywhere. When this film opens, Hallstrom accentuates Gilbert’s confinement to Endora, a moribund town, because of his devouring family who trap him. The image of Arnie trapping an insect inside a jar and it struggling to get free, can be generalized to the whole of Endora who seem to be enclosed in this town with no way out. Gilbert describes Endora as “like dancing without music.” Larry, Gilbert’s older brother, is said to “have got away,” but this is not as easy for Gilbert.
A specific character that almost forcingly causes Stanley to grow up is the Warden. Stanley slowly builds self confidence, overcomes adversity, and chooses to be friends with the outcast character Zero. Stanley sacrifices for him and by the time that he leaves Camp Green Lake, Stanley has physically and emotionally grown. Zero, whose real name is Hector Zeroni, has been homeless for most of his life, and his mother abandoned him when he was still very young. Zero has not had much of an education so he does not know how to read or write.
Ramanjot Dhillon Mr. Desjardins ENG4U0-G February 12th, 2014 Deception and Truth Although humans look to love, being naive will only bring disappointment and grief. In the short story "Was it a Dream? ", Guy de Maupassant tries to implement the idea that nobody can be trusted. To begin with, the protagonist (who remains unnamed) is a man in the midst of grieving the loss of his partner. We are quickly acknowledged to the fact that the man is a very loving and caring person, and so was his wife.
Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” is a tragic story of Willy Loman, the father of what can be considered a typical American family. Willy’s father was never there to teach him the importance of tradition, values, or healthy opinions. Willy has spent his whole life chasing the American dream of wealth and posterity working as a salesman. Now in his sixty’s he is suffering from memory loss, he has lost his job, and has no financial security. He never knew his father so he doesn’t have a good sense of his own identity, he makes poor decisions in raising his son’s by instilling a false sense of what it takes to be successful, and allows them to steal and cheat.
Due to his lack of friends he tries to create a bond with Sam and it makes it even more valuable due to Hally’s loneliness. He would always “try out a few ideas but sooner or later” he’d “end up in there with” Sam and Willie. He would always look for something to do and always wonder what he should do and think of some ideas but in the end he knew that they would always be there and he would never be let down by them. Hally feels a strong sense of humiliation and all of it because of his crippled and alcoholic father whom made him feel a constant let down in his life. When Hally was young his father “was dead drunk on the floor of the Central Hotel Bar” and Sam helped Hally bring him home.
Dubliners: Theme Analysis Theme Analysis Poverty Although Joyce was born into a well-to-do family, his father's drinking soon drove the family into poverty. As a result, poverty is one of the major thematic concerns in Dubliners. Although Joyce never refers to his characters as "poor," he shows us their status through details. For instance, in "Two Gallants," Lenehan's abject poverty can be observed by the meager meal he consumes. He hasn't eaten since breakfast and late at night while he waits for Corley to return with money, he orders a meal of peas and vinegar with a bottle of ginger beer for his dinner.
She does not accurately see the stranger (who is, please note, never given a name) for who he is. She projects her own dreams onto him, her own vision of how life could be. She decides that his life is romantic and expresses her dream of living such a romantic existence. However he is hungry, he is tired, he needs work, he may be (and there are hints that he is) appreciative of the spiritual aspects of his life, however he has immediate needs. And our heroine is totally oblivious of his needs.
He is disliked by his children especially the oldest son because he is hypocritical by doing the things he scolds them not to. The mother of the family (played by Jessica Chastain) is loved and adored by her sons. She teaches them to live freely and to enjoy the world around them. The parent’s contrasting views confuse the oldest son and make him resentful of the situation he is currently living in. The film is not so cut and dry as the previous plot summary makes it sees.
His family is fully dependent on his ability to work, and he never misses work. Because he did not show up for work the morning of his transformation, his manager came to the house and tried to get an explanation from Gregor as to why he missed work. It is at this point that Gregor’s family first sees him for the bug that he is. His mother has an immediate concern for Gregor. She screams “‘Help, for God’s sake, help!’...fled from the table, and fell into the arms of his father, who came rushing up to her” (18).
She states, “She had a fine person, many brilliant attainments; but her mind was poor, her heart barren by nature” (Brontë 1.239). She describes Miss Ingram as beautiful but a shallow person with no depth. Along with Jane, Mr. Rochester seems to see this and her true aspiration of only marrying him for his money. On the other hand, Jane’s wittiness and sharp responses to Mr. Rochester confusing comments enraptures Mr. Rochester. Mrs. Reed and her children had always treated Jane with disrespect; but when Mrs. Reed is dying Jane forgets her harsh treatment and stays with her until she died.