The Hourglass Plummets

“To be or not to be-that is the question”(3.1.64) Hamlet character is faced with the question of life or death through this whole work. All of the challenges he faces bring him back to this same question is death an easy escape route to this grim life on earth. Hamlet soon come to realize that death may not be as pleasant as he wishes it to be. After contemplating what the afterlife would be he is soon to perceive that there is so much that is unknown. Death could be the unthinkable, something so horrifying as being trapped in an endless nightmare.

This quote describes how depressing and gloomy the valley of ashes looks. By the author, Fitzgerald, bringing in the valley of ashes to the story, it lets the reader know that the will book will have dark or sad moments in it. The use of the word “ashes” in the valley of ashes entails that it is a place of death and sadness. Later in the book, the valley of ashes would be involved in the death of Myrtle and became the place where the story has its turning point. The valley of ashes also represents the living status of the lower class.

This made Sage understand that the past should not be the reason to live by. In addition, regret is another emotion that is evident throughout the novel. It is especially apparent with Joseph. He feels that he needs to be punished for all the things he has done in the past. When Sage asks why he is so desperate to die, he replies, “Because I should be dead, Sage.

Some of the people left who still service from the global disaster got huge impact; they were the main cause of high rate of deviation and they also got unusual shape. Any abnormal looking people were throw to the Fringes land or be killed, so the more deviation, the less population, this mean the amount of people left in Waknuk is small and suddenly they build more enemy side and conflict as well. The citizens thought that what they were doing and belief are good and useful to preserve their nation and they are wrong. The major reason why society belief was meant to protect but its lead the community to danger are uneducated and obsoleted. Apparently people depend too much on religious, like it’s been taking over people self control of thinking, the people was not able to seek new things around them, communicate or knowledge.

In conclusion, “Harrison Bergeron” and Anthem are alike in terms of the theme of when individuality is taken, one dies. George suffers from his handicaps making him look tired. In Anthem the people live for others and not for them and struggle with it. Harrison Bergeron and Anthem are alike within the effects of the people because of a collective society. No, collectivism is not worth it because one would want their whole life planned out for them without having a say in it.

He knows what is right and wrong but one example has been haunting him in his life. Now in a Puritan society, sin had to have been confessed publicly and they must bear their shame. This however goes against what the Word actually says and this is what created Arthur Dimmesdale as a character. He most likely has already repented to God but his guilt will not leave until he confesses it to his congregation and it leads him to other “ways” of repentance. Being reminded of his guilt 24/7 causes his his health to deteriorate to the point of death, possibly alluding to the fact that the wages of sin are death.

Being treated poorly isn’t very fun, but doing your job and not being praised for it feels even worse, for some veterans, this can happen as soon as they return home. Not everyone knows a veteran, but plenty of veterans are having trouble recovering the lives they had before combat, and are treated as if they committed a crime. Some veterans also cannot find jobs that don’t interfere or trigger their PTSD(Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) or freak them out in general. Veterans that are coming back from war are having trouble getting re-affiliated with civilian life and are being treated very poorly by society, as Odysseus is treated in the Odyssey. In Homer's epic poem The Odyssey, the main character Odysseus and his men go on a tremendous

The illusions of death given by Orwell demonstrate a devilish scene. Our attention bleeds deeper into the story. By the time he is done with the story he leaves his audience with bloody wounds and twisted thoughts. The author’s attitude reveals that an individual’s true self will affect the choices he makes. For example, when the crowd passed the dead body no one cared to comfort the dead man’s family.

Romeo and Juliet's deaths are not all Friar Lawrence's fault. Many people are to blame for their deaths. It is lord Capulet's fault because he continues the feud making there love forbidden. It's also Romeos and Juliets fault because they both dont think about their actions causing not only their own deaths but others to. The deaths of the star crossed lovers is mostly due to people not thinking about their actions causing rivalries between the families if the feud wasn't there then there love would be accepted.

People hear about lives that has been lost and damages many accidents caused but they choose to ignore it. Apparently, it seems as people rather experience the tragic in their own way before taking the right action which is not texting and driving. Unfortunately, even though most understand the issue, understanding itself is not good enough for them to make the right decision as Winfrey