External Forces Essay Throughout the short story “The Half-Husky” by Margaret Laurence, every character is affected by external forces in many ways. The audience sees the author suggests ideas on external forces as early as the second page of the story. When Laurence embeds the story with external forces so early, it advises the audience that it is very important. Also, the author affects every character with external forces which also proves why they are vital to the story. Margaret Laurence suggest that the majority of the external forces are negatively influencing the characters throughout the story for instance Vanessa, Nanuk, and Harvey. The author develops ideas such as Vanessa growing up with a tough Grandfather, Nanuk being assaulted his whole life, and Harvey growing up with an abusive aunt, by using external forces. …show more content…
Nanuk was abused at an age as early as four months old. Even though Nanuk was fully grown at the time, he could not defend himself from the barbaric mailman, Harvey. Harvey began abusing Nanuk by jabbing him repeatedly in the head with a wooden stick. It was only four months later did Harvey decide to use a slingshot on Nanuk. If anybody, including a dog, is treated this way from as young as 4 months old, there is no chance this will not affect their life and behaviour. Nanuk acts violently and “remained at a slight distance, his lips drawn back in the devil's grin”(Page 34) whenever Harvey comes into sight. Although Nanuk is abused the majority of his life, that is not the only force affecting him. Grandfather Connor is also a large force affecting Nanuk, but “Their paths hardly ever crossed, [because of] the organizational abilities of my mother” (Page 31) If Vanessa’s mother does not do this, Nanuk would more likely than not, be living somewhere else. The use of external forces on any characters including a dog is very important in this
A character’s relationship to another character or their surroundings determines their behavior. In looking at these relationships in literature, it is possible to determine how characters are transformed with regards to the world around them. Global issues, societal hypocrisy, personal difficulties contribute to the ways in which characters react to situations they face. Insight into one’s priorities, or the world’s problems, causes the characters in Candide, The Death of Ivan Ilyich, and The Metamorphosis to question their motives and change their ways of thinking in reaction to the defining events of their lives. The events transform the characters as well as their bonds with others.
Through the experience of the young character, Bobby, the short story Catapult by J. A McLeod is a good example in which characters in texts are constructed to represent the best and worst qualities in human nature. In this short story, Bobby is constructed to convey just how easily we are able to destroy our innocence and to represent some of the uglier qualities in human nature, like how we crave power, are greedy and how easily we are able to kill if given the power paired with a lapse in judgement. It shows how we would rather pin the blame on something innocent rather than accept our faults and also suggests that our lack of judgement could be our downfall. At the same
Owners show their lack of knowledge by misconceiving the dog’s actions as excitement instead of an indication for aggressive tendencies. Its disheartening to witness dogs being victims of neglect by owners. All animals bestow unconditional love and deserve the same in return. Owners are like adopted parents and must make certain that the animal is disciplined at a young age so that they mature into healthy and productive adults. This can be done by set...
Throughout the novel, the ongoing relationship between Farley Mowat, whom is the protagonist, and the wolves demonstrate the way which the protagonist adapts himself into nature, only to exclude himself from it. Initially, the protagonist and the wolf are scared of one another. To illustrate, the protagonist and a wolf meet face to face, where they sta...
The characters in the novel hold themselves to deterministic labels that dramatically dictate their actions, attitudes, and subsequently their identity. For some characters, these identities morph them into symbolic beings. The novel starts with the story of Frado’s mother Mag.
In S. Salina Jamil’s “Emotions in The Story of an Hour,” she explains the emotions of the main protagonist Mrs. Mallard and her transformation from the dull individual at the beginning to the story to the vibrant independent person over the course of an hour. She takes into consideration internal factors, as well as external factors including time “The Story of an Hour” is set inside of. Jamil also analyzes the story and manages to pull out multiple uses of symbolism and how they relate to Mrs. Mallard’s emotions, overall creating a convincing argument that is hard to disagree with.
The expectations of one’s surroundings shape who he or she is. Whether it is requirements from parents, society, or oneself, these pressures determine a person’s decisions and their behaviour. The plots of Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood and The Shape of a Girl by Joan MacLeod both focus on the bullying of a girl and the effects of these actions on those involved. The victims in both pieces of literature are singled out because they do not fit into societal norms. In The Shape of a Girl and Cat’s Eye, the stress caused by attempting to conform to society’s expectations causes the characters mental distress and keeps them in a subordinate position. The negative effects on one’s psyche are caused a variety of reasons. First, the expectations placed by society are constantly changing, thus they are impossible to achieve. Next, these expectations are enforced through dehumanizing methods. Finally, victims are forced to create a persona to fit into society,
They are called Alaskan Native Dogs they are both interior bloodlines of the Eskimo dog bloodlines. They are modern racers they are knowledge of sled dog racing. They can carry and load over 700lb they had to be hardy to do that. They have good expectation they are Salish wooly dogs. They are early warning systems also they are mail run dogs. Some of the dogs don’t race and some have just important jobs like rescue sled racers if they are hurt and some deliver and help people give others their mail. In winter some moose like to kill Siberian husky. Some Siberian husky can reach to 46 pounds and some of them can live average life till 10 to 15 years old. The Siberian husky can go a far distance without food or water.
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The other two characters are the little humans: Hem and Haw. Hem manipulates the situation to be controllable and systematic leading to rigidity and greater resistance to change (Sisney, 2013). Having a fixed mindset does not allow him to be influenced by any external factor. Creating such a system however leads to inflexibility, rigidity and a pessimistic nature as he prefers to remain stationary rather than looking for a new s...
Late in 2012, a pit bull puppy named Trooper was leashed in the back of the pickup truck and was nearly dragged to death for over a mile across the Interstate 55 in Kentucky. There was also a similar case reported in 2011 in Missouri. A dog named Cricket was dragged behind her van’s owner. In 2013, people found many cases of animal cruelty in Viet Nam. A dog was found with black electrical tape wound around her muzzle in Southern Vietnam. The tape was so tight that she could not open her mouth to eat or drink. When people took her to the settler and began the surgery to take the tape off, the dogs’ muzzles were necrosis exposing the bone inside. Although those dogs were rescue on time, the cruel actions toward animal needs to stop so animals
Dogs all around the world have different behaviors. Some can be very calm and professional like, loud and messy, kind and cuddly, or dangerous and aggressive. Specifically, the dogs who are on the more vicious side, all have a reason for their being. Their misbehavior doesn’t happen by nature, something has caused these pets to go wild. Abuse is the main cause for this type of behavior. Because of this, overpopulating shelters and even dogs themselves are being put down due to the abusive actions they have been through.
The intrinsic `properties' of the short story have been in debate for well over a century, often to disparate opinion. Ian Reid however, presents an article that is balanced and unprejudiced, but that simultaneously allows his subtle opinions to be easily ascertained. His views are hospitable and refreshingly broadminded, allowing the reader to derive for himself the right `choice'.
That is another way to hurt your animal. Don’t yell at a dog or hit them. Animals die more every year from abuse and natural causes. Some people don’t know that they are abusing their animal. If you see the animal commercials of them on the streets alone that is true.
When faced with difficult hardships, it is common for people to change how they behave. A sudden exposure to an adverse circumstance has the ability to reveal a person’s true character. It also reveals how someone reacts when in contact with situations that are tremendous stressful or dangerous. This theme is common used throughout literature to the nature of humans and how they are affected by their surroundings. Characters show changes in the The Red Badge of Courage when Henry goes from being egoistic to altruistic and in The Outcasts of Poker Flat when Mother Shipton decides to starve herself to save someone else.