Transcendentalists are a perfect example of staying true to yourself and living your own life despite what other may say. The Transcendentalists believed that one did not need material items to be happy, and that it was best to live a simple life. That view was very different from society’s beliefs on life. Nonetheless, Transcendentalists continued to live their lives as they chose to. The idea of being yourself also heavily applies to Ahab, his crew sees him as crazy without his priorities straight, but for the entire book Ahab continues to pursue his ‘destiny’ of killing Moby Dick.
His mother died giving birth to him. Hewas a pampered child. Even the servants, Hassan and his father, Ali, took great care of Amir. All his faults or wrongdoings were ignored.
In the whole movie, Charlie was a failure. But in his son's encouragement and his own desire, he stand up again, became a outstanding boxing coach and a real father. at first, Charlie went to the game for money, and later for his son
However, as seen in the quote above and as explained by the rest of the book, Chigurh is quite the honest human being. Yes, he kills people which is bad but morally, he is the only character that holds to his morals and principals throughout the entire book. While reading this book, the reader begins to sympathize with Chigurh because of how honest he is. Chigurh is a principal man and although he does create bad situations, his principals and morals hold true throughout the book. Chigurh and his actions
When Hassan was getting raped for Amir 's kite, Amir watched the whole thing but he never said and a word about it. For me that 's a major part of betrayal in a friendship. Throughout the movie Amir kept saying the quote "I don 't want to forget anymore. " He was saying that referring to the tale of his best friend at the time.
Mccandless sense of self confidence while trying to find his identity helped him to progress in life, but was also his greatest downfall; Into the Wild demonstrates self confidence as not an unacceptable trait to have, but the significance of the negative or positive effects it can possess. Confidence played a big role in Mccandless life, so much that he created relationships with his family and other people that caused him to go on his adventures. Throughout this book Mccandless expresses his hate towards his parents. When he was old enough to realize that his dad had cheated on his mom this particular aspect changed him.
The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, follows a young Afghan boy named Amir as he transforms from a passive and envious child to a responsible adult. In youth, Amir grapples with the idea of manhood and abandoning his selfish tendencies. He experiences pressure to change from his father, Baba, his friend, Hassan, and his nemesis, Assef, who actively embody traits of a real man in Afghan society. However, Hassan’s loyalty, Assef’s bravery, and Baba’s pride eventually lead to their downfalls as characters. Amir learns through the many misfortunes in the lives of Baba, Assef, and Hassan that these traits do not necessarily make the perfect person.
Unlike other men in her life, Lance is the definition of honor for Nadine. His character and moral principles are lived every day, and he teaches her to open her heart to good, and not let the bad in the past ruin any happy experience for the future. Even though Lance once works for Nikolaus during his reign, he keeps to his standards, never giving in to sour and immoral
“I loved the old man. He never wronged me. He had never given me insult. For his gold I had no desire. I think it was his eye!”
In a world over-run with the dead, it is sometimes hard to be alive and try to survive. For Rick, his everyday life is survival and Rick wanted to help, he wanted to be a hero. The pathogen that was released globally by the government in order to help cure diseases, turned out to turn most humans into flesh-eating monsters. However, Rick was immune to the pathogen. Carl, who is Ricks son, was immune too
They look like friends on the outside, but true best friends do not single each other out. They also do not let each other be alone and go through hard situations on their own. They do not get to a point of jealously that they can’t even think of anything else. Best friends do not get to the point where they forget all the memories, and think what everyone else does. Amir shows this in his line, “ He was just a Hazara, wasn’t he?”
This in turn allows him to reveal his true character without fear of ridicule. Being able to utilize his maturity and sensibility with beneficial outcomes really helps to establish a strong sense of confidence in
The Kite Runner is a great movie, and the name itself incorporates a significant meaning in the plot. Even after the plot was altered in so many ways, everything was arranged to lead to Amir running a kite for Sohrab. However, Hassan represents the actual kite runner, who always runs kites for Amir. This is very symbolic, and Hassan being the kite runner establishes an important turning point in the movie. The movie illustrates how Hassan must run the kites when they are cut, retrieving it no matter the cost, and that paraphrases how Amir is close and Hassan knows where he is, yet finds it so impossible to reach him because the price to satisfy him is very great.
In the kite runner, the author uses the idea of childhood to shape Amir’s character. As a child Amir spends most of his time trying to get love and attention from baba, doing whatever it takes to get it. The only thing he knows is of his motives and want for baba's acceptance, so he does many things that cause him to guilt later in life. Khaled Hosseini, in The Kite Runner, uses a the portrayal of a conflict filled childhood to shape and influence Amir’s actions in the future.
There are many traits that make one admirable. Kindness, honesty, integrity. But the single trait I find most admirable is courageousness. I find that not only does the person who is performing the act of courageousness benefits from it, but so does everyone around them. Saying that, that plays a very important role in society, and shapes it the way it should be shaped.