'If' by Rudyard Kipling Rudyard Kipling’s poem ‘If’’ centres on the theme of stoicism. Stoicism is the ability to keep a steady disposition in all life’s situations whether good or bad. In the first verse, the point that put across is the importance of rebuffing negative opinions from others and keeping one’s individualism and sense of worth in the face of criticism. The word “you” seems to be deliberately used so as to dismantle the barrier between the poet and the reader, inviting the reader to engage. It challenges the reader to have a saint-like sense of forgiveness. At the beginning, the reader is advised to face challenging situations with fortitude and stillness. Hard times would call for a very high sense of awareness, and hence a strong …show more content…
Even if it advises one to behave righteously, it gives a caveat against appearing too wise or too good. The writer appeals to the reader to aim for the great things in life, to be determined. However, the dreams should spring one to action as a motivating force. In the advice that follows, the writer asks the reader to carefully think about everything before they set out to do it. But there should be a careful balance between mulling over the actions to take and letting these thoughts lead to confusion and eventually inaction. He urges the reader to stay impassionate in during defeat and victory. He should have a healthy balance between too much indifference, so much so that they are not willing or able to create a solution, and too moved that it warps their level-headedness. This is an example of taking control of one’s emotions which then translates into an awareness of thought that inform decisions and ultimately actions. The message put across here is to have equanimity when hooligans ruin their valued accomplishments or creations. Equanimity is a stable emotional state of being ‘cantered’ where one is not easily moved by thoughts, actions, and events. One should take this opportunity to rebuild their achievements from the start using whatever bit of energy that they have let in them, as opposed to using it to seek revenge. It is a more efficient way of correcting what the evil people
This quote is set during a hurricane. Everyone is trying persevere through this hurricane. This whole book is about hope, making it through your problems, and achieving your dreams. Which is said in the first paragraph of this book. It talks about the men achieving their dreams.
"Everyone is so, not only ourselves here--the things that existed before are no longer valid, and one practically knows them no more.distinctions, breeding, education are changed, are almost blotted out and hardly recognizable any longer. Sometimes they give an advantage for profiting by a situation;--but they also bring consequences along with them, in that they arouse prejudices which have to be overcome. It is as though formerly we were coins of different provinces; and now we are melted down, and all bear the same stamp. To rediscover the old distinctions, the metal itself must be tested. First we are soldiers and afterwards, in a strange and shamefaced fashion, individual men as well."
This description paints the scenes of the poem as they happen, the powerful connotations of the words battling against each other, and to the grievance of the reader, the negative feelings prevail. This battle illuminates the brutality and fear experienced by soldiers, in WWII, during their final moments on Earth - their fear, sadness, and horrified disgust all hidden between the lines of these two sentences. Foreshadowed by the soldier's machine like tone, the speaker alludes to the fact that he will fight for his life, and
All their human emotions disappear. This strengthens his argument that nonviolence is prominent because he encourages or motivates the reader to go down the nonviolence road since they have witnessed the impact of
To Catch a Dream," which explores the nature of dreams and the value of following one's passions in life. This chapter is speaking to people who want to start writing and also extends to people who want to catch a dream. He pinpoints this audience through anecdotes, counterclaims, and assumptions. Throughout this chapter, Mark Edmundson uses a lot of anecdotes relating to his personal life.
Through the poem’s tone, metaphors used, and symbols expressed the poem portrays that fear can make life seem charred or obsolete, but in reality life propels through all seasons and obstacles it faces. The poem begins with a tone of conversation, but as it progresses the tone changes to a form of fear and secretiveness. The beginning and ending line “we tell
Discuss the implications of XunZi and Mencius’ views on Human Nature RE Philosophy Group 2 2015 Group Members: Chen Jin Yang (4) Li Ze Hua (15) Lu Shao Qin (18) Aaron Tan (25) Theodore Kuah (27) Introduction Human nature is an abstract concept, defined in modern terms as the general psychological characteristics, feelings, and behavioural traits of humankind.
So finally one of his major lessons in this book is that we need to persevere the negative social pressure that we all face in our daily
Everyone should have the courage to do something right. Thematic Statement The world will not be destroyed by the evil, but by those bystanders who do nothing to stop the violence. Key lines 1.
This is important because it tells us the difficulty of one person and how he managed to survive through hard conditions in his
Dreams are ones aspiration, motivation and drive for perfection. There are different types of dreams such as dreams without purpose known as daydreams and dreams that act as a driving force behind one’s strive for better life. In Of Mice and Men the author shows another side of dreams’ nature which is to create a medium that the mind can find a refuge from everyday life’s challenges, especially in times of turmoil. The novel’s main characters, George and Lennie dream of independence “living off the fatta of the land”. This dream is dominant throughout the novel; in fact, the telling of the story becomes a ritual between the two men that makes the dream almost possible.
Peacefulness against chaos, beauty against ugliness. One time is between personification and inhuman feelings to describe the brutality of nature. In “Disabled” other people in the town think the soldier as an animal. They also see him as a burden and a unwanted responsibility. They look down upon him and pity him but do nothing.
He reminds them of how their devotedness and dedication got them through the worse. Perseverance requires overcoming a struggle but, in the end, improvement and achievement can come from hard
This poem also comments on societies attitude towards the unemployed and people in a bad situation. It comments on societies apathy to bad situations experienced by others and disgust of disadvantaged and poor people. The poem reads like a list of all the things the person is supposed to follow, "eat with
People should be brave and courage to deal any kind of situation in our life. The novella also conveyed to the readers about not to accept defeat without