Emotions are the cause of making bad decisions and never leads to where one thought it would. In the stories “Celebration” by W.D. Valgardson and “The Snake” by Edvin D. Krause, this statement became very evident. Both stories showed examples of letting their characters’ emotions control them and become a very out-of-hand situation as it escalates rather quickly. They both come to regret their decisions as soon as they see the consequences given to them by the choices that had been made early on. Therefore, compulsive decisions can only lead to unwanted consequences when not thought out completely. To begin, Eric from “Celebration” and the narrator from “The Snake” made decisions without thinking through them. Eric decided to lock Mabel …show more content…
It became obvious that Eric had purposefully locked her outside when the narrator stated, “then a board covered the hole and she knew that Eric was barring the window with a fish box lid.” (Valgardson, 303). Eric had obviously planned to lock the door before Mabel had even stepped outside, yet he still wasn’t able to think of all the cons that went with this choice of action. He knew Mabel was outside during one of the coldest times of the year, but still continued to ignore her, sticking to his original decision. By putting the fish box lid over top of the hole, it became easier for Eric to ignore his girlfriend’s cries for help and he could continue drinking in peace. Additionally, in “The Snake”, the narrator chose to throw the dead snake at his nephew without thinking through his other options of how to punish him without traumatizing him first. When the boy “fled towards the distant house [...] the dead snake hung on him, looped around his neck and the boy tore at it, but it would not fall off” (Krause, 4) …show more content…
Not only would Mabel have to lose some of her fingers and toes from the cold, but would also end up losing her children. When the truck driver volunteered his children’s bed, “Eric gave a sudden start and his eyes widened, as if, without warning, a terrible vision had thrust upon him” (Valgardson, 307) and remembered leaving his children in the cabin. Eric was obviously upset now knowing that this time his choices didn’t lead to temporary consequences, but permanent ones like the lose of his children due to his irresponsibleness. This also tells the reader that it was accidental, and Mabel’s injuries took priority to everything else, leaving his children to become completely forgotten. This choice could easily leave the children to freeze to death and make Eric go to prison as a result. Moreover, the narrator from “The Snake” quickly regretted his decision of throwing the snake, in a much more emotional way when compared to Eric. The narrator expressed his dissatisfaction with this choice stating, “I was trembling and I could not steer the tractor well, and I saw that my hands were suffused and flushed, red with a hot blood color” (Krause, 4). The hot blood colour from his hands symbolizes the anger and shame that the narrator felt because of his actions. It is seen that the narrator did regret his decision rather quickly and
After reading the passage, “Clover”, by Billy Lombardo, a reader is able to describe a particular character’s interactions and analyze descriptions of this individual. In the passage, “Clover”, is a teacher, Graham. He, in his classroom, shares something that had occurred that morning. In this passage, the author, Billy Lombardo, describes interaction, responses, and unique characteristics and traits of the key character, Graham.
As time passed, she eventually was given small bursts of freedom and allowed outside for short increments of time. She began to look forward to this personal time, not considering running away. During the middle of the story, Annie became pregnant. During one of her increments of outside freedom one day, she went into labor. The house had a sense of wellness and almost normalcy as Annie did her best to care for the infant. One night she woke up to ‘the Freak’ holding the baby, dead in his arms which he had murdered as she slept..At this point in the novel, Annie realized she had been victimized long enough and decided to fight back. She became a determined, angry woman and killed him with an ax. She took flight from the cabin and wound up at the police station where she was able to obtain the help she needed. As she tried to resume her prior life she, she was again the victim of an attempted kidnapping while walking home and a robbery at her home. She lived in constant paranoia; finding it hard to make amends and rebuild trust with friends and
For example, Victor, his parents, and his uncles hold onto painful events and memories that hinder their productivity and cause them to lack the skills needed to grow emotionally. This is a clear indication that they suffer from poor emotional health and coping skills. This is most likely the reason that they all drink alcohol and party on a regular basis. This is also why small issues in their household can blow up into huge arguments and ultimately result in cursing and fighting. Continuing to drink under the circumstances Victor and his family live in only worsen their emotional health. A viscous cycle repeats over and over until a hole is dug so deep that none of them can gain traction to pull themselves out of the misery that’s been created. Victor witnesses this cycle and locks each incident in his mind for safe
Jack Salmon, Susie’s father, is most vocal about his sorrow for losing his daughter. However, his initial reaction was much different. Upon hearing that Susie’s ski hat had been found, he immediately retreats upstairs because “he [is] too devastated to reach out to [Abigail] sitting on the carpet…he could not let [her] see him” (Sebold 32). Jack retreats initially because he did not know what to do or say to console his family and he did not want them to see him upset. This first reaction, although it is small, is the first indicator of the marital problems to come. After recovering from the initial shock, Jack decides that he must bring justice for his daughter’s sake and allows this goal to completely engulf his life. He is both an intuitive and instrumental griever, experiencing outbursts of uncontrolled emotions then channeling that emotion into capturing the killer. He focuses his efforts in such an e...
Short story “Here Be Monsters” by Nathan Sellyn depicts a situation where the speaker fails to overcome his emotional struggle in a rational and thoughtful manner.
The feelings of anger and guilt that Jack demonstrates causes him to reveal his desire to catch the murderer, Mr. Harvey. When Jack whispers to himself, “Bastard, You murderous bastard,” the author indicates the how the presence of Jack’s id foreshadows the drastic approaches he will take (137). This desire is his main goal and serves as a catalyst that motivates him throughout the novel. Simultaneously, he also possesses the fear that he might be endangering his second daughter, Lindsey: “... he could not feel anything but the knowledge in his brain. George Harvey had killed his last little girl” (137). This is connected to the fact that if he is unable to fulfill his desire, Lindsey’s life could be at jeopardy. In the same manner, Abigail’s immediate decision to not attend Susie’s memorial indicates that she is trying to escape the fear of feeling anguish and sorrow after her memorial: “I don’t believe she’s waiting for us out there. I don’t think lighting candles and doing all that stuff is honoring her memory” (206). She avoids these fears by creating her own reasons to why she should not attend Susie’s service. This becomes her main fear throughout the novel, as she constantly tries to avoid the reality of Susie’s death. However, when the narrator states, “She needed Len to drive the dead daughter out...being with him was the fastest way she knew
This play is about a progress class, which go on a trip for the first
Many researcher have found out that the human brain is not fully developed until the early 20s, the way in which a teen’s decision-making circuit integrates information may put him or her at a higher risk of making decisions the teen could later regret” (Teens and Decision Making: What Brain Science Reveals 2). To explain, since Juliet is a teenager and her brain is not fully grown, this leaves her vulnerable to making choices that she will rue later in her years. Also, researchers have gathered data revealing how “the parts of the brain involved in emotional responses are fully online, or even more active than in adults, while the parts of the brain involved in keeping emotional, impulsive responses in check are still reaching maturity” (NIH). This means that Juliet’s brain is still developing and her emotional responses to different events will be come out before she has a chance to think about how logic her actions will be. All in all, the development of Juliet’s brain can cause her to act out in inappropriate ways. This can lead to regret in the future and impulsive responses. She needs her mom and dad to guide her on to the right path so she can have a secure future. What she does not need is a pair of controlling parents. The right balance of guidance and freedom can lead to a suitable future for
place because she has no basic skills to get a job and buy a house in.
In order to make a reasonable decision, one must consider every possible repercussion. In the tragic tale of Romeo and Juliet, Juliet believes that faking her death will get her out of the wedding with Paris, however she does not take into account how her decision will affect the people around her. Romeo, naive to Juliet’s fabricated demise, was convinced that he couldn’t live without his Juliet, and poisoned himself in spite of Juliet's plans. She woke up from her death-like coma, and Juliet realized that Romeo was dead, and actually killed herself. Other people’s lives were changed as a result of their deaths. “A glooming peace this morning with it brings; The sun, for sorrow, will not show his head: Go hence, to have more talk of these sad things; Some shall be pardon'd, and some punished: For never was a story of more woe Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.”(V, III, 327-333) This is an example of the consequences of decision making because Juliet didn’t acknowledge how her decisions impacted other people’s lives. This shows that when making decisions, one should consider it from another perspective.
Mrs Kay firstly asks Carol why she does not and go and look round the
Have you ever noticed that a decision you made was because you wanted or needed something? This happens because it drives individuals to make decisions, whether that be the possession that you have wanted since you were younger or that dream trip you have wanted to go on since you were a teen. These sublime acts can cause both undesirable consequences and delightful experiences. Not only does this happen in real life, but it also can be illustrated in books or short stories, including “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant, “Civil Peace” by Chinua Achebe, “The Golden Touch” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Need an outside source!!!
William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet demonstrate the ignorance and susceptibility of men to making impulsive decisions without considering the consequences.
Obsession can make you do rash things in order to achieve the goal surround the obsession. Whenever someone’s passion boils over into almost all other aspects of their life, making them do things like cut out sleep, or doing everything necessary to keep a solid mental state, or making rash decisions that could endanger their life, the passion has transformed into an obsession. In 2004 drama and biography, The Aviator, Howard Hughes put his obsession for making the fastest plane over his own physical and mental health, time and again. “My limbs now tremble … but then a resistless, and almost frantic impulse, urged me forward; I seemed to have lost all soul or sensation but for this one pursuit.” (Vol. I, Ch. 3). Just like Hughes, Frankenstein did not tend to his mental health while attempting to achieve his goals. Victor fell into near debilitating depressions constantly throughout the novel. His family and friends spent months trying to rehabilitate him, while the paranoia of the creature, ate away at his mind. “I could never … confide to [Clerval] that event which was so present to my recollection…” (Vol. I, Ch. 5). They both gave up almost all of their pursuits, paranoid that something could happen that would ruin them forever. Hughes had a business to protect, and rashly bought whomever and whatever he needed for his films and planes without
What is to be said, for example, of those who have acted on their emotions, only to find themselves in prison? One must be able to know instinctively which situations are appropriate to be dealt with solely on emotions, and which are to require a certain amount of development. Nevertheless, as von Kleist states, in “On Thinking Things Over: A Paradox”, the proper time to reflect on an action is after the act has occurred. Life is constantly throwing curveballs.