The Untouchables Analysis

They were beaten, tortured and killed. One right that was taken away was Article 5. Article 5 is no one should be punished in a cruel way. This was clearly broken because many people were starved, beaten and punished in many other cruel ways. In the book, an example of this is, “I no longer felt anything except the lashes of the whip.” (page 57).

Thus, the community going against each other. The kingdom would’ve eventually fall and the king would have had no authority among the people anymore. Therefore, Hammurabi’s code of law was unjust because it allowed the strong to hurt the weak with minor

family and from pursuing her own interests. Unhappy with her conditions, Edna rebels against them, however this results in her not being accepted in society. Thus, Edna deliberately sacrifices her freedom in a way which Edna’s value of free nonconformity. The sacrifice goes hand-in-hand with the meaning of the work as a whole that there is no place in society for those who do not conform to its expectations. A misogynistic and sexist time, the Victorian Era envisage and encloses women into a certain image that they are meant to be devoted, subordinate and more-or-less obsessed with their husband and family.

Another example of people being selfish is when Mrs. Frank says to Mrs..VaanDann “Your a mother, yet you sacrifice your child to this man.” Frank (504) Even though Peter’s father was being selfish, Mrs. VaanDaan, Peter’s mother stood up for her husband. Peter had got so skinny, because of the fact that there was barely enough food to go around, but still, Mrs. VaanDaan was okay with the fact that her husband was stealing. She also always, when she divided the food, always gave her husband the most, and everyone else less. This is very selfish of Mrs. VaanDaan, to sacrifice her own child to a man, her husband, who is not respectful. Such things are very selfish, and going back on your word is also very selfish.

The Price family’s politics mirror the politics between imperialist powers and target countries. Just as the majority of imperialist powers disregard the lives and desires of civilians living in their target countries, Nathan Price, the symbol of an imperialist power for the Price family, did not take into consideration any of his family’s needs, eventually resulting in inevitable tragedy and loss of his family. As the perpetuator of numerous injustices against his family, Nathan was blamed for both the tragedy and his own abandonment. While Nathan is to blame for most all of the events in the novel, the narrators of the story feel guilt simply being involved and doing nothing to stop him. The Poisonwood Bible is, comprehensively, a lesson on imperialism portrayed through a long-term, personal

Hurst suggests that expectations are also a form of egotism that can lead to resentment; hence coming into conflict with one’s identity, such as alteration and remorse. Doodle’s desire was to be loved and supported by his family. He was invalid - he could not walk; thus everyone had low expectations towards him and thought he would die except for Aunt Nicey. His brother (the narrator) tried to kill him as he saw him an unbearable disappointment and his father had built him a mahogany coffin. For instance, “It was I who renamed him [...] Crawling backwards made him look like a Doodlebug, […] because nobody expects much from someone called Doodle.” Society’s attentiveness is predominantly towards the aspects of and in this story Doodle’s impairment seemed to have negative impacts on him that the society has caused.

A thorough analysis of The Greats Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, demonstrate a woman named Daisy is pressured to act according to the current era ethics. Daisy is portrayed as an ideal woman from a quick glance, however she is far from the current norm and she contains flaws that do not come from the mold a woman is expected to be shaped from in the modern era. It becomes conspicuous in a statement from Gatsby that Daisy priorities wealth over love. “’She never loved you, do you hear?’ he cried. ‘She only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me.” (pg.

Janie’s grandmother, Nanny, forces Janie to marry a man she is not in love with out of convenience. Nanny does not want Janie to suffer the necessities of life, but Janie cares little about materials and seeks love. Nanny’s ideology haunts Janie for much of her life, influencing decisions she takes later in marriage. Huston says, “The memory of Nanny was still powerful and strong,” which shows how Janie conforms to the ideology her grandmother instilled in her. And although Janie conforms, she continues to question inwardly about love.

Being a 19th century woman, Nora Helmer was at a disadvantage since work outside the home and education was not acceptable, unless they were a widow or single. One reason for this lack of education was for the sole purpose of dominance, as stated by author Ramona Mihăilă, “women consider that their intellectual inferiority is generated by their deficient in education, and they accuse both the society and men for keeping them in ignorance, in order to dominate them better” (657). Hence, women were to be attractive, delicate creatures submissive to their husbands and caretakers of the children. Remarkably, N. I. Trofin condemned men for not allowing the women to receive education that in turn could lead to moral corruption in the pursuit of money.

“You don 't fight racism with racism, the best way to fight racism is with solidarity.” Naturally, societies don’t tend to understand change, and it scares them. Similar people in majority have their own principles, and when someone different interferes, they simply try to push it out. These people think that the minorities are their inferior. This belief is known as racism. Racism is one of the darkest, deepest and disgusting social issues of the world, existing throughout the history of mankind.