Cruelty In Poisonwood Bible And Things Fall Apart

Denial through himself is the hardest fight to win, and Brick is losing. He denies himself for the sake of others trying to please everyone around him instead of taking it and making himself happy. He does not want to feel the disappointment through his family, and he does not want to break Maggie 's heart. All the denial makes life harder than what it should be, and makes one and more people unhappy. Denial will get one nowhere in life, but only further behind in the race one calls

But as his ties with the world of crime strengthen and he gets caught up in it, he becomes disillusioned with the usefulness of morality, and starts to see his own survival and domination as more important than morality in the conventional sense. The rise to power comes to be the most crucial goal, and moral principles are an obstacle to it. The more powerful the hero becomes, the more rapid is the decline of his ethics. This engrossment in power is demoralizing and causes the hero to dissociate from healthier aspects of life, such as his

The way Montag views him gives the reader a glimpse of Beatty’s external personality and background, but cannot tell them what is actually going on internally. Beatty fights so harshly against original thought, yet he is the person with the most original thought, quoting literature and exposing his knowledge that is condemned in that society. The two conflicting aspects of Beatty’s personality is what caused him to fall apart as his internal thoughts with knowledge burned him from the inside out while his external thoughts of fighting knowledge is what burned him from the outside

Dr. Ganderbai used a sarcastic tone after he found out there was not a snake. This made Harry angry. Harry believed that doctors should be sarcastic. He was used to doctors being serious,

If people want to feel powerful and controlling, they may be cruel to others to acquire more authority. In our world, many wish to have more power in their life, but do not know how to achieve it or are too afraid to obtain it. Those who do succeed, however, may accomplish their power in an unsuitable way. As witnessed in the book, many characters, such as Curley and Crooks, are ridiculed or discriminated for different reasons. Because of this, they both use their desperation for power against Lennie, viciously using him for their needs.

Calling himself a liar contrasts with what he wants the reader to think about him with what he’s actually like, which is a liar. One of Holden’s biggest problems is not wanting to grow up and be an adult because he doesn’t like adults. Holden thinks all adults are phonies and doesn’t want to grow up like that, but he’s already being fake before he is an adult. When the reader discovers Holden says one thing but does the other the reader learns that Holden is an unreliable narrator because of his phoniness.

Even Baba, a man who is rich, strong, and respected; a man who seems to be perfection in others’ eyes, inevitably becomes fearful when his own sins pressure him. As

When one path does not work, he conjures up a new path to continue trying to gain acceptance, which is his definition of success. To obtain this goal, he experiments with hate, as his acts of love are not effective in gaining that acceptance (133). He sees no reason as to why he cannot hate those who hated him first (87). The being watches the effects that his physique has on humans and begins to question who and what he is. He thinks he is unworthy and not good enough for the world (108).

Tom Buchanan is a man of many negative characteristics. From his greed to his arrogance it will be very difficult to find many, if any, likeable qualities about him. With that in mind, it could be said that Tom Buchanan is a deplorable person by way of said arrogance, and greed, as well hypocrisy. Tom Buchanan is a very hypocritical man. He expects Daisy to stop her affair on the merit of his “love” for her.

Humans naturally are a little selfish and greedy. It is natural for people to do what is best for them. Macbeth is greedy, power hungry, determined, and ambitious. He was already Thane of Glamis, but once the witches told him that he would be king he became obsessed with power. Macbeth was motivated to make his decisions by jealousy, greed, and selfishness.

He comes to this conclusion in an effort to make him feel better about himself due to a lack of confidence. While doing so temporarily rid him of his insecurities it fueled his jealousy and in turn allowing his inner war to thrive. He knew he was not as handsome nor

Prejudices damage not only those they are inflicted on but those who hold them. When humans enable their prejudices to dictate their actions they are often left having lost the chance at knowing some extraordinary people. Clinging to prejudices is very tempting, because being wrong about them would mean it was necessary to change, and change is a scary thing. Despite this, a necessary lesson to learn is that seeing the truth and being proved wrong are all necessary to cause change, and change is necessary to become a better

When the United States Constitution was first written, it made sure that no one person could overthrow the other branches, convert to corrupt ways, and rule unjustly. The societies in Fahrenheit 451 and The Book Thief were not restricted in this way and therefore, the government figures became corrupt. The government in Fahrenheit 451 made the decision to ban all forms of media in fear of a rebellion. The governing figure in The Book Thief, Hitler, dehumanized Jews and other groups as his way of ruling. Although both of these leaders did not rule as they should, the immorality did not originate from an over-abundance of authority.

Can acts of betrayal affect people differently? Macbeth and The Kite Runner are great examples of the effect betrayal can have on different people. William Shakespeare's Macbeth tells the story of the noble Macbeth and how he betrays those closest to him to gain power and control over the country. However, the acts of betrayal he has committed come back to haunt him and drive him insane. In Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner, it tells the story of Amir and how he betrays his best friend just because he doesn't want to deal with the reality of the situation.

Betrayal is a common theme in many stories, novels, and plays. One always has a motive behind betrayal, which results in severe consequences. In the play, Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Macbeth betrays one person after another for his benefit. Similarly in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, Luke the antagonist, betrays the protagonist in many ways for his own advantage. Amy Tan’s novel, The Kitchen God’s Wife, consists of a character named Winnie who experiences betrayal through her own loved ones.