Bertrand Russell, a famous philosopher, once said “as soon as we abandon our own reason, and are content to rely on authority, there is no end for our troubles”. This quote reveals how authority can completely make our lives more difficult and unsuitable to live in. This symbolizes that authority may overpowers us, and how we are naturally prone to follow power people. Once we follow an authority figure we tend to lose hope in our dreams. Losing contact in our dreams pushes us to focus on reality. In the short story “Antaeus”, by Borden Deal, it uses characterization of T.J. to exhibit that when man is unique, he will fulfill people's dreams with determination, only to will realize that he will be defeated by a strong authority figure.
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The nameless narrator claimed that most of their kids in their ‘gang’ lived in the same apartment complex building. The narrator was intered by T.J. because he looked different, talked funny, and is obsessed with the outdoors. When the gang confronts T.J. they were decided where to hang out. Even time T.J. spoke they believe that T.J.’s “voice is resolute with the knowledge of [T.J.’s] rightness and for a moment no one had anything to say. T.J. looked around at the rooftop and down at the black tar at his feet” (Deal 100). This represents a huge part of his uniqueness in this story. The other members of the gang are not accustomed to his voice. The unfamiliar voice is compared to the “knowledge of [T.J.’s] rightness”, express the power of his voice was righteous, and mighty. The clique felt a strong sense of leadership with T.J., even though his wasn't yet comfortable to be himself. Hearing the sound of T.J.’s voice could not only tell his cultural background, but could also tell T.J. strong values. The people in the gang were amazed by his voice, and they were already thinking about adding him in the friendship …show more content…
The boys finally decided to start a mini project, which included farming on top of what seemed to be an abandoned teeter. T.J. had a detailed vision on how to tackle this obstacle. It involved manual work from the gang, but the gang seemed to enjoy his determination, claiming that “T.J. kept the vision bright within us, his word skewed; and calculated towards the fulfillment of his dream; and we work harder than any of us” (103). The clique is started to enjoy the project, and gains devotion from T.J. With T.J. vivid image of his dream he declaration made the group devoted to the farm, like T.J. The narrator calls the vision “bright”, and saws that it was so ideal and perfect to the city kids. This was also the start if the hard and developed work ethic T.J. was talking about, and the gang was finally realizing it. Even with T.J, contributing most of the work, it made the group have the strong willingness to complete this dream of theirs. The continued to to work and have hard labor, and they were as excited as T.J. They all enjoyed going outside, and felt satifasticied with their work. The claimed that they “were all sniffing at the air , too, trying to smell it the way that T.J. did, and I can still remember the time in my life… knowing faint way the hunger within him through the toilsome winter
In the future city of Seattle Washington lived a fifteen year old boy named Ponky. Ponky was a Spanish boy always had a dirty look even though everybody in the town liked him. He always wore cargo shorts and a tank top with his gang’s bandana on his head. Ponky lived with his brother and gang in a house that they bought together with money that they stole from the city or that they earned at work, which was robbing or theft. Ponky lived in the poor side of the city or basically in a town with small brick buildings and trash all over the streets it was basically home of the criminals or the no good people, as said by the mayor that started the whole poor criminals on one side and the rich people on the other.
In this literary analysis I am going to discuss how Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon and all generations leading back to Colonel Pyncheon were affected by greed and how it carried through each generation. Additionally, I will provide a little background on both Judge Pyncheon and Colonel Pyncheon, and discuss what I think of Maule’s curse and how the curse affected the future generations in any known way. The greed of the Pyncheon family influenced each generation up to Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon. The Pyncheon family desired property Matthew Maule had owned, so much so that Littles 2 Colonel Pyncheon had made accusations that Maule was a witch.
Some find it difficult to diffuse authority… [which] causes some to feel threatened and insecure” (Sferra). More simply, an authoritative leader is one that has supreme power over the people. McMurphy’s transformational
Desiré du Plessis 241 22 858 ENGE 321 Major Assgnment: MINI-DISSERTATION 21 September 2015 In this mini-dissertation I will discuss how certain characters come to the realisation of the responsibility of personal choice even in the face of grave consequences while others prefer to adopt a social role to protect themselves from being morally accountable for their actions. I will analyse how Atticus Finch from the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”, by Harper Lee, and Thomas More from the play “A Man for All Seasons”, by Robert Bolt, stay the same throughout the novel. They make a moral decision and even though their situations are difficult, they choose to stay with their decision. Alex from the novella “A Clockwork Orange” by Anthony Burgess, however
I have gained exponentially more knowledge from the De Lacey family than I have from my creator. I was left to assimilate myself into this strange and unforgiving world on my own, and it is because of that I am left without a proper moral compass. I have observed this family with great attention to detail, and have developed my own emotions as well as language from them. Each day I grow more aware of my isolation and lonely existence, yet I remain entirely alone. I cherish the sheer extent of knowledge this family has given me, but I find myself in the midst of an identity crisis because of it.
Every mob in every little southern town is always made of people you know… “(157). Scout was beginning to learn about the unbending prejudice of people who have been raised in a racist environment. Through this event, she learned that people in groups are capable of doing things that they wouldn’t ordinarily do on their own. Similarly, Lee hyperbolizes the stress the case inflicts upon Atticus by comparing it to dying: “It’s Tom Robinson’s case that’s worryin’ him to death” (138).
Since the beginning of the human existence, man has always dominated and ruled over one another be it empires, corporations, or small groups. Authority and obedience has always been a factor of who we are. This natural occurrence can be seen clearly through the psychological experiments known as The Milgram Experiment and the Stanford Prison Experiment. Both of these studies are based on how human beings react to authority figures and what their obedience is when faced with conflict.
At one point the author describes the rising crime rates in Baltimore "Baltimore was now averaging over 3 hundred murders a year". (Moore 148). This is a clear example of a neighborhood that creates crime and doesn’t support its youth. This shows that Wes had to face diversity and challenges as soon as he was born. His neighborhood had fewer opportunities to do something good than something completely illegal.
John Singleton’s film, Boyz N the Hood, displays the challenging upbringing of adolescents who have to live with harsh conditions around not only their home but also their surrounding town. The film compares the differences between the lifestyles of Tre Styles and his friends’, Darren and Ricky Baker. Darren and Ricky are half-brothers who are nothing alike. Singleton demonstrates the importance of male leadership in a home in the ghetto of Los Angeles by comparing the difference between the lifestyles of Tre and his friends. While many adolescents in the hood have close friendships, some form close relationships by assembling gangs and create a world of violence due to alcohol abuse, which together ultimately breeds discrimination.
A lot of the times people search for what is important or meaningful in their lives. Therefore, their quest leads them to unknown places that requires them to be aware of situation around them that can potentially change their lives forever. Therefore, the central theme or universal lesson of “A&P” by John Updike is that all people should not follow blindly to the status quo by rather should aspire to be themselves because we all have distinct gifts to give society. Nevertheless, sometimes doing the right thing is not always easy, partly because we are not always awarded and appreciated for it. First, conformity in the 1950s was common, as young and old alike followed group norms rather than striking out on their own.
The movie “Boyz N’ the Hood” is a story centered on the issues that are seen in the urban areas of Los Angeles every day. Tre (the main character) is raised in a way that seems to be correct but he still ends up being a part of criminal activity. While watching this film in an academic setting it is easy to see the social and political reform messages that are being communicated to the audience. On the political side it is easy to see the race and ethnicity of the film maker while on the social side the audience can tell the filmmaker is spreading a message. All together “Boyz N’ the Hood” is a very good film that depicts the type of stuff that happens in the poorer parts of Los Angeles.
Trevor’s struggle of letting go of his past to help better society for him and others demonstrates the internal conflict he has with himself as it is not easy for him to let go of something he once had. Lastly, as the gang is nearly finished with destroying the house’s interior, it has become something completely different than it once was revealing that “destruction after all is a
Everyone Agree? Perfect. "Nothing builds authority up like silence, splendor of the strong and shelter of the weak" (Charles de Gaulle). This idea is reflected in Ken Kesey’s novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, where it is shown how authority becomes more powerful by abusing the silence of the people.
We have been trained to be obedient to authority. This quality is deep-rooted in us all from the manner in which we were brought up. It is natural for people to obey orders from those whom they recognized as their authority. This is the natural response to legitimate authority and can be learnt in a variety of situations. In a summary written in the article “The Perils of Obedience” (Milgram 1974), states: “The legal aspects of obedience are of enormous import, but they say very little about how most people behave in concrete situations.”
Should any of them act out, he was quick to correct them. Actually, Little John was in charge of keeping law and order throughout the group. Should Little John need any assistance of not get the right response when correcting them, I am sure Hood is right there to take