The Giver Quotes

But he has no choice but to let Justine take the fall for the death of his brother because he fears being seen as a madman. Later when Victor is told by his monster that he would leave to South America if Victor makes a second creation, he agrees until he selfishly destroys the second creation. “You have destroyed the work which you began...Do you dare to break your promise?” (181). Victor knew the consequences. He failed his parental duty to take care of his child and his needs and as a result he got Elizabeth killed.

He explained, “QUOTE”(8). Christopher’s reaction to the officer touching him does not aid him, instead it proves how when he reacts to conflict it results negatively. Since Christopher hit an officer, he now has to deal with all the charges that follow his action. Another external conflict that takes place in the novel is when Christopher is told who really killed Wellington. When his father explained that he murdered wellington, Chris lost his mind.

He knows that the school doesn’t want him to be there anymore, his roommate almost beat him unconscious, and his parents will only be disappointed when they know that he has been expelled from yet another school. For Holden, it seems like there is no one else to turn to, except his younger sister Phoebe who he can’t see unless he goes home. Teenagers all across America feel this same sort of detachment from the rest of society. Only one thing going wrong could cause the rest of our worlds to collapse. Holden ended up trying to live on the streets when he ran out of money, and as the story progressed, he dug himself into a larger hole of loneliness.

But he gave up all of it to be true to himself to give his family the truth on page’s#17/18 Baba stated “There is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft...When you kill a man, you steal his life you steal his wife 's right to a husband, rob his children of a father.”Yet he stole the right to Hassan 's life, the right to have a father or a mother, he has nothing but a ruler and Ali who looked over Hassan. So he moved away from his riches to work one coming, long hour shifts to support his family and to tell the truth he gave up himself to explain his story even though he knew they would be upset with him but it 's

in this short story, the author would like to denounce firstly the war and the conditions of leaving that known soldiers. Moreover, this story underlines the importance at this time of the duty in terms of the family. In fact, Druse, a young man has to leave his family to defend his state and at the end of the story, he kills his father under the pressure of the duty. Then, we can say that the duty has clearly a destructive power over family and a negative impact on relationships and life. Indeed, family is less important than military duty at this

When Victor tries to kill his creature-like “Son”, the creature runs away where he is then sought after as a threat to society rather than someone looking for a companion. Being alone and dismissed from society the creature goes to look for Victor, but finds a family that he observes and learns from. The family are who he considers friends, though the blind grandfather is the only one who knows of him. When the family finally sees the ugly creature, they defensively beat him and run away. The creature then intensely starts his journey to find Victor, where he eventually

In this case it is going against Ralph. Since everyone is made to go against Ralph, he feels secluded from everyone else. Towards the end, Jack and his tribe are on a manhunt to find Ralph and kill him. Ralph, thinking miserably of the near future, feels “fear and loneliness goading him” (Golding 210), revealing his isolation from the group due to Jack’s power. Since nobody is there to help or comfort Ralph, he feels

This death symbolizes the boys finally losing all order and conscience that civilization used to provide them with. At the end of the novel the boys end up trying to kill ralph due to his different ideas to get off the island. As Ralph fights back Golding writes, “in the middle of them, with filthy body, matted hair, and unwiped hair, Ralph wept for the end of innocence.” (202) Saying this the author shows ralphs softer side and

Instead of speaking up for Hassan, Amir gets angry with him and avoids him. Finally when he thought he couldn’t take the guilt anymore, he blames Hassan for stealing money from him and forces him out of baba’s house. Although he never sees Hassan again, he does not forget the terrible sins he committed. After years of holding the guilt of his doings, Amir sets out to seek for redemption. Amir goes back to where it all started, Kabul, to find Hassan’s son Sohrab.

On his journey to get away from whom he thought were his parents, Oedipus kills a group of men. Oedipus is blind to the fact that one of the men was King Laius, who he will later learn was his father. Although the very poor and cruel decisions that Oedipus and Jocasta make ultimately lead them to their fate, they were blind to the extent of most of their decisions. Once Oedipus and Jocasta learn that they are mother and son, they are both mortified. Jocasta commits suicide because she is so ashamed of her decisions.