At his family home, we realise that his only friends were characters in books, showing he had a very lonely upbringing. This makes the reader feel sympathy as he regains his imagination and ability to feel emotion. However, when we meet his fiancé, we lose our sympathy as he had a chance to be happy, and missed it due to his obsession with wealth and possessions. Although, by the end of the Stave, we again feel sympathy as he begs to go home as he cannot handle the
People who dwell on their deficits may envy and resent others who have more than they do. Some people who are unable to overcome social shortcoming fantasize about obtaining any means, good or bad, to satisfy every need and greed. Prevention of these instances is essential to living in a life filled with satisfaction and peace, away from evil. Heroes are made by the paths they choose, not the powers or skills they are graced with. For the Villain with a smiling cheek says he is strong but he is truly week.
Although the Apogee company may be more profitable if it is run out of one central location, the argument as presented is unconvincing. First of all, there is no evidence demonstrating the profitability of the field offices. Although the Apogee company is less profitable than it has been, some of the field offices could in fact be profitable. Furthermore, it’s not stated which office the Apogee company will run out of. The Apogee company could have a few unprofitable field offices.
Willy has a dream that he refuses to give up even when it becomes clear that his dream is shallow, unrealistic and unattainable. The American Dream, a belief that any man can achieve material greatness and subsequent happiness if he works hard enough, if he fights for it, had a personal connotation for Miller, whose uncle was a travelling salesman, and whose father was a wealthy manufacturer before losing his wealth in the Great Depression. His family’s ongoing struggle with poverty certainly influenced this particular work, and others. Willy genuinely believes that that personal attractiveness (constant references to the importance of being “Well liked”) and hard work is enough to guarantee success. His view of success was inspired by Dave Singleman, who at the age of 84 could sell anything to anyone from his hotel room and whose funeral was attended by hundreds of people.
Gatsby’s pursuit for love is a timeline detailing the change of the real American Dream into the corrupt version. To Gatsby, Daisy’s love is once the “fresh, green breast of the new world.” (171) This love is pure and strong, as was the American society’s belief once that discovery and hard work would reward one’s own desires. However, even Gatsby realizes he “paid a high price for living too long with a single dream.” (153) He was trying, at all costs, to fulfill the impossible task--the corrupt dream--of wooing the heart of a married woman, even a woman as shallow as Daisy. Likewise, the original American Dream deteriorates to the assumption that status symbols like wealth equals success. People have lost their own ability to determine what they want and have succumbed to society’s great pressure that money is the answer to everything.
Just because humanity isn't perfect does not mean it cannot reach excellent every now and then. There are significant contrasting plus sides to both. To be an idealist is to reach for the stars. However, idealists often become lost in their dreams, and forget the real world around them; and as a result can acquire an out-of-touch aura about them. Realists on the other hand are more grounded in reality (hence the name), and as a result are often better prepared to deal with it.
The Minnesota winter is described by Dexter as “shut down like the white lid of a box.” Dexter’s dissatisfaction echoes this, as he yearns for the “glittering things” but is living amongst the plain. Dexter’s dreams, like the lid of a box, shut down and close. After learning of Judy’s marriage and realizing the charm and vitality he was so drawn to and inspired by is gone, his emotions vanish, and his dreams turn into memories. The green, open-spaced golf course days turn into cold, harsh, lonesome ones. Only winter can represent how Dexter’s life changed into a bitter loneliness.
The first line in Pride and Prejudice sets the theme for the entire novel, “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” This line explains the motivation of majority of the women in the nineteenth century England. A wealthy single man is very attractive to women who want to improve their social standing amongst the society in which they live in. Thus enter Darcy and Bingley, two wealthy bachelors who could easily improve the social status of any family that they were to marry into. Mrs. Bennet’s obsession with improving her family’s social status has caused her to aggressively encourage her daughters to gain the attention of these two gentlemen. In the past, her aggressive nature towards suitors for her daughters has been a negative attribute, which is why her daughters are single up until this point.
A massive variety of people take the opportunity to come to America and start a life here for themselves and/or their families. Undeniably the environment here is much better for raising a family, and the threats are fewer. However, this does not alter the fact that the American social structure makes it extremely difficult for immigrants to succeed. This “dream land” the United States is known for being is simply failing, and a lie for the majority of foreign citizens. Pat Mora’s poem entitled Immigrants is a very accurate representation of this point.
With this perception she is contemplating of leaving this job as well. One of the main causes of the problems is that James Ornath projection in his perception of the promotion he has offered Denise of the Market Research Coordinator. James unaware of Denise being upset sees this opportunity as a great step to enhance her career to top management, as it was a great stepping block for him. He assumes she is happy with the offer. Also Denise sees this situation not as a promotion but a way to slow down or stop her career development.