Through trials and tribulations the character Shukhov faces many horrible and gruesome form of physical torment, the worst tragedy he endures is mental torture. "A convict's thoughts are no freer than he is; they come back to the same place, worry over the same thing continually" (19). As a prisoner, he fears that he will have another sentence slapped onto his previous sentence, which will not allow him to be free and be with his family. The Soviet Union forces the prisoners to experience physical brutality and mental struggle. They are constantly worn down by the thoughts of being free, which will never happen. The prisoners fear that they will never see the light of day but in fact to continue to live through the criminal injustice system. …show more content…
"Three days in the hole, normal working hours" (4). This quote reveals the punishment that prisoners receive if they do not follow the rules. The quote shows Shukhov is punished for oversleeping, and the punishment certainly is extremely cruel. Even though punished, Shukhov still strives to continue to show he is not the type of man that is weak. This is a conflict that many of the prisoners have to deal with. Everything they do is considered a problem and a consequence must be given. His goal is simply to survive in the camp. Because of Shukhov's determination, everything that happens in the prison makes him stronger. His actions in the novel show that he is still brave and strong to survive through these harsh hardships. "The great thing was that he'd beaten that scavenger Fetyukov to it, and here he was now smoking away till it burned his feet and his head" (17). This quote shows Fetyukov begging on his hand and knees for the opportunity to smoke some tobacco that Ceasar has. Ceasar then gives Shukhov the rest of the tobacco, ignoring the fact that Fetyukov was begging for it. This represents the loss of identity and dignity that Fetyukov displays. The only reason why Ceasar gave the rest to Shukhov is because he represented himself as civilized human
The naivete of a child is often the most easily subjected to influence, and Pearl of the Scarlet Letter is no exception. Throughout the writing by Nathaniel Hawthorne, she observes as Dimmesdale and the rest of the Puritan society interact with the scarlet letter that Hester, her mother, wears. Hawthorne tries to use Pearl’s youth to teach the reader that sometimes it’s the most harmless characters that are the most impactful overall. In the novel, The Scarlet Letter, Pearl has learned the greatest lesson from the scarlet letter through her innocence as a youth and her realization of the identity of both herself and her mother.
In Act 1, Scene 1 of the Crucible, Arthur Miller’s theme is evident when Abigail worryingly puts all the blame on tituba because she knows that Tituba’s race puts her at a disadvantage, thus leading to tituba lying for her own safety. Passionately trying to seek answers Parris threateningly screams, “ You will confess yourself or I will take you out and whip you to your death, Tituba!”(Miller 24) Tituba fearfully replies, “ No--no, don’t hang Tituba. I tell him I don’t desire to work for him, sir.” (24). In the quote, Parris didn’t like that tituba didn’t tell him she dealt with the devil so he threatened to kill her. Historically whipping was a method to abuse or punish slaves for misbehaving. After the beatings if still alive the slaves will suffer mental and physical distress. This image of a brutal death
Written by Arthur Miller, the Crucible is a reading filled with many significant and important quotes. One excerpt expresses the hidden dishonesty and deceit within the Puritan society. It says, “There are wheels within wheels in this village, and fires within fires” (Miller 28). At this part in the play, Mrs. Ann Putnam is having a dispute with Rebecca Nurse over the reasoning for her many miscarriages. Unlike Mrs. Putnam, Rebecca has been granted with plenty of children making her quite envious over Rebecca. She tries to suggest that maybe the Devil helped her have so many kids. This quote is therefore used by Mrs. Putnam to express her religious knowledge in order to help explain about this mysterious and puzzling event that has been
Solzhenitsyn believed that it was nearly impossible to have truly free thoughts under the prison camp conditions described in One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, or in any situation where there is an authoritarian ruler. In a pris...
It was both this interesting plot and the philosophical nature of Dostoyevsky's writing, which initially attracted me to this book. It also features many themes and characters, as well as an effective setting. As a result, I will examine the literary techniques used in "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky to convey the downfall and subsequent rise of the main character, Raskolnikov. I will begin by looking at how the setting formed Raskolnikov's character, and then discuss the structure and other characters of the novel. The setting plays a primary role in forming Raskolnikov's character.
In Crime and Punishment, Dostoevsky gives the reader an inside look to the value system that he holds for himself, as well as the type of characteristics that he abhors in people as well as the characteristics that he admires in people. He uses characters in the novel to express his beliefs of what a person should be like in life to be a “good'; person. Specifically he uses Raskolnokv to show both good and bad characteristics that he likes in people. Also he uses Svidriglaiov and Luzin to demonstrate the characteristics that people should shun and his personal dislikes in people.
Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment begins with Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov living in poverty and isolation in St. Petersburg. The reader soon learns that he was, until somewhat recently, a successful student at the local university. His character at that point was not uncommon. However, the environment of the grim and individualistic city eventually encourages Raskolnikov’s undeveloped detachment and sense of superiority to its current state of desperation. This state is worsening when Raskolnikov visits an old pawnbroker to sell a watch. During the visit, the reader slowly realizes that Raskolnikov plans to murder the woman with his superiority as a justification. After the Raskolnikov commits the murder, the novel deeply explores his psychology, yet it also touches on countless other topics including nihilism, the idea of a “superman,” and the value of human life. In this way, the greatness of Crime and Punishment comes not just from its examination of the main topic of the psychology of isolation and murder, but the variety topics which naturally arise in the discussion.
The Crucible, a play written in the 1950’s by American playwright, Arthur Miller, is based on the chaotic witch hysteria in Salem, Massachusetts during the 1600’s. Abigail, a sinful protagonist in the play, is the root to the myriad problems that conspire throughout the play. She is to blame for the executions of innocent citizens, and for acts of lechery between marriages. An important reappearing theme throughout the play is one’s reputation and the extremes the characters would take in order to preserve their name. The characters in The Crucible, particularly, Parris, John Proctor, and Judge Danforth, use the sanctity of their names to prioritize how they will look in the public eye, rather than what is beneficial to them individually.
The Crucible by Arthor Miller, starts of with some of the village girls dancing in the woods when they are caught by Parris. The next day Parris daughter wouldn't not wake up and neither would the Puttams girl. So the towns people started to call witch craft on the girls for dance in the woods was not acceptable at the time. The girl started to get nervous and didn’t want to be accused so they confessed and then say they saw people with the devil. The trails of witch craft started with the girls as the witnesses and would pretend to faint or be choked but the accused. One of the girls was Abigail Willaims who had an affair with John Procter so she accused his wife of being a witch so she could have John. John went to the courts with friend
Condemnation. The act of being condemned. Punished, criticized, sentenced, denounced. Feeling trapped, trapped within physical confines, trapped within emotions, trapped within thoughts, trapped within one’s head. The privilege to do what one desires- it’s stripped away. Lacking that freedom begins to make one’s life change drastically, their actions begin to change, their mannerisms begin to take another form. Condemnation often has severe effects on those who go through its dreadful processes. It often allows for those who end up completing their sentence to not only change the way they think or look at life, but also lead to them making decisions to move beyond their boundaries that they wouldn’t do before.
The title of the book is straightforward and literal. It is all about how Ivan Denisovich Shukhov survives a single day as a prisoner in a Siberian labour camp.
Through the prisoner’s passage of fifteen years in solitary confinement, the author had begun to reveal the themes that would become so important in the rest of the story. When the prisoner first comes into imprisonment, the books that he read are described as “principally of a light character; novels with a complicated love plot, sensational and fantastic stories”(Chekhov 2). As time goes on, the books that he read become different, changing shape as his personality changes. The banker compares his final book choices to “a man swimming in the sea among the
In Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, Raskalnikov undergoes a period of extreme psychological upheaval. By comparing this death and rebirth of Raskalnikov's psyche to the story of the resurrection of Lazarus, Dostoevsky emphasizes not only the gravity of his crimes, but also the importance of acceptance of guilt.
The 15 years of solitary life, the imprisonment makes people lost personal freedom, but in return he also get ideological freedom. Although this process is very difficult, there is still a person who has finished it. According to the short story“The bet”written by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov in 1889, Chekhov wants to express that reading is priceless, reading can save the heart and soul, so that people can cross the limitations of time and space, to see different world to experience a different life, by using an interesting story about two people，a banker and a young lawyer who make a bet with each other about whether
No humane person with any values is able to commit a heinous crime without some feeling of guilt or remorse afterwards. Slowly, this guilt festers and eats away at one's conscience until the point of escape, reached by confession, thus leading to salvation. Throughout Dostoyevsky's Crime and. Punishment the main character, Raskolnikov is stricken with guilt and suffering that eventually lead to his confession and redemption motivated by many forces.