Why Do We Wear Masks In The Scarlet Letter

Stories can break the dignity of a people. But stories can also repair that broken dignity.” Single stories of different cultures, people, and places have been used to express opinions and facts for centuries. A single story, true or not, has so much power over the impression things make on us, and it many times leads us to false judgements. Whether it be the single story told of Africa or the girl you pass in the hallway everyday, everyone makes perceptions because of an individual story. Everyone has been judged and has judged in one way or another.

Scott Fitzgerald then reversed Judy and Dexter back to their normal stereotypes as in the stereotypical male and stereotypical female. They went back to their normal cliche stereotypes when Dexter went back to look for judy again, but completely single with his engagement to Irene called off, only to find that Judy got married and had kids while her husband was being unfaithful to her. Overall, with this short story written by F. scott Fitzgerald, he was trying to show that life goes on and to break the stereotypes because something good could come out of it, even though Dexter and Judy never fully realized it. “Winter Dreams” is a very successful name for the short story if it truly means what Jill Gidmark had written; “ The aging process is signified by the word “winter” in the title, but “winter” also signifies a transition that is more tragic than physical deterioration...Dexter’s emotions have become frozen. He has lost the ability to care or to feel.

Their distancing during the development of the novel shows that they truly do not love each other for their qualities as people but the quality of their pockets and their name. Same can be said about Gatsby’s obsessive nature and his attraction to Daisy. The lopsided affair shows that Gatsby’s one true connection to Daisy was the ambition for a better wealthier life. As he values Daisy’s wealth and her ambition for a wealthier lifestyle. Gatsby places Daisy on a pedestal and very clearly is chasing a past that has moved on.

The beauty of literature and the reason why I love it so much is that a writer must eventually relinquish the meaning of his or her book. Therefore everyone who reads it can take something out of it which no one has before. I find that a beautiful notion myself, but it seems that looking for these life lessons has become a less and less popular exercise as the years have gone by. Let it not be forgotten that a true piece of literature, like To Kill a Mockingbird, is meaningful in every period and that today, Atticus Finch's message should be heard in the midst of all the global conflicts that we hear of on the news every

Effect of Sin and the Chance of Redemption Sin is a powerful action that has an everlasting consequence of guilt. Once done, the person wants to forget about his felonious actions; however, hopefully a person’s conscience is a constant, nagging reminder. In order to be free of the constant pain, redemption is pursued for even the person who sinned in public or private. In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne proves that the truth of sin eventually need to be confronted in order for a person to stop suffering. After the sin was committed, the development of guilt made Hester and Dimmesdale very miserable because they could not stop thinking about what they have done.

After reading the first letter Helmer said "What a horrible awakening! (...) -She who was my joy and pride- a hypocrite, a liar- (...)" speaking to Nora about her. What he didn`t know is that it wasn`t him who had awaken but Nora instead; the image she had from her idealized husband for whom she had done so much sacrifices and who she thought he loved her, had broken. This is how Ibsen uses the letter as a symbol of truth. The truth is not only what the letter contained but what it revealed by how the characters reacted when it was opened and

From the beginning of the story the narrator didn’t like Mr. Kelada because of prejudices and he thought he is annoying and too chatty and friendly. However, after the bet with Mr. Ramsay, he understood that there is more in Mr. Kelada than he once saw. He appreciated that Mr. Kelada sacrifices his honor and reputation to save Mrs. Ramsay 's marriage and realize that he is nice and caring, and therefore he didn’t entirely dislike Mr. Kelada. The meaning of the information is that in his stories Maugham analyzes the bitterness in human relationships by writing tales and stories about love, infidelity, passion, and prejudice. In the story Mr. Know-All, he describes how prejudice can affect relationships.

“The heart gets confused when it is constantly told I love you by the same person who destroys it”-R.h Sin. This portrays the moral idea of billions of abused individuals , as well as the characters in Purple Hibiscus. As a human being, we are always longing for companionship. But sometimes, one is too blinded by love in that relationship to notice that love is tainted; by emotional and physical torment. This reigns true for Kambili, the protagonist , and Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda N. Adichie.

In this novella, Candide, an innocent person, who believed that 'all is for the best ', as taught by his tutor and philosopher Pangloss, realised; in contrast; to what his tutor taught him that all is not well . He was dismissed from the castle of Westphallia, by Cunegonde 's father (the Barron). Since then, he started a long journey to search for Cunegonde, whom he loved deeply. Throughout his journey, he faced lots of misery; misfortune, despair and endless sorrow. These events were exaggerated in order to criticize the common beliefs of the 18th century, such as: religion, optimism, human lack of

The novel is mostly written from Claudia MacTeer’s perspective, who is portrayed as the opposite of Pecola. Instead of falling into society’s norms, Claudia accepts her beauty and wants to seek out her own truth. Although both girls don’t grow up in loving families, Pecola has much difficult times as her father, Cholly, has shown her nothing but hatred. Morrison is writing this novel to express how hurtful men are and what it leads to. She explores the cruelty of men and it cannot be better portrayed

The meaning of this quote is that a very amount of books would be printed out if they were designed not to offend anyone. I agree with this quote 100% because there are usually, if not always, people on different sides of a topic. There are people who find things offensive that the author didn’t intend to do. In most situations, there are two sides, and agreeing with one side will, in most cases, offend the opposing side. Within most literature, there will be something that offends somebody in the world.

Having a miserable life, Winston had to just deal with everything and live day to day. After Julia’s confession of love, he suddenly felt as if he had a purpose and he needed to find a way to live his life in his own way rather than the party’s. The form of rebellion, love, played a major role in Winston’s revolt against the inner party. If Winston did not have the trait of curiosity, he would have never rebelled. Curiosity was a major part of this book and without it, 1984 could not be the same.

Often times we see the same issues in history repeat, but manifested in different ways. Literature is able to capture the emotions and thought process of a given time, letting you inside the minds of the people dealing with such dilemmas. In the course we read various pieces of literature: Sonny’s Blues, Rectatiff, Cathedral, The Lady With the Dog, Fences and Short eyes, each having individual themes and styles, but all ultimately including the central motif of the struggles effecting the African American community. Not only is this a reoccurring topic in the literature that we read, but it a controversial and present topic in today’s media. Electing our first African-American president, electoral candidates Donald Trump and Ben Carson, and

I love Volt and who he had become, a man he wanted to forget. Taylor makes him want to be a better person, but with Taylor he seems so helpless and blind. Then there’s Taylor, who is also blind, who can’t see what everyone sees so openly. I am hoping the next book is them finally getting together, but it might be wishing thinking. Crossing my fingers though.

The young couple trusted Romeo’s confessor, Friar Lawrence, but it ended up being that trust that got them in trouble. Friar Lawrence, who was constantly giving them lousy advice, didn 't think his plans through, and didn 't always put the couple’s well being first, and married them, is the individual most responsible for the tragic deaths