I would portray Frédéric Bourdin as exceptionally canny and shrewd. Bourdin's knowledge, his insights, and cleverness are benefits for all his swindles. When Bourdin was operating in his con, he constantly questioned if he could pull the plan off for the reason that Bourdin did not resemble the child. He would need to fabricate a story so emotional it would take advantage of everyone’s emotions. According to psychologist Maria Konnikova, “As any good confidence man will tell you, someone who is emotional is someone who is vulnerable... the emotional channels are opened. And as in that first rush of romantic infatuation, we abandon our reason to follow our feeling” (Konnikova 2017, Pg 91-92). He takes advantage of these emotions, which helps him to con the family, the police, and the world. This additionally clarifies his intention, since Bourdin knew if he could interact with a vulnerable family it would enable him to imitate a lost family member without numerous risks. Bourdin tackles current issues, and swiftly reacts allowing his …show more content…
To pass with his physical difference, Bourdin would need to construct a story so horrendous and farfetched it would be too difficult to lie about. Doing this would allow leeway to more physical changes. Konnikova believes that summoning feelings through a false story so horrible and elaborate, it would be assumed you were telling the truth, for example, human sex trafficking. Therefore, most con artists utilize this as an approach to render feelings of pity towards the con as a way to proceed with the deception. Only a psychopath would lie about an assault a rape and a kidnapping to give him the upper hand (Konnikova, 2017). I concur with Konnikova's statement about fabricating a horrible and grave, to your own advantage. To deceive to this degree demonstrates his skills and his brutal identity. His brilliance offered him the freedom to a new home and
Strong emotions towards another can cause one to act irrationally. In The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Rudy, Liesel, and her foster father Hans develop strong emotions towards others that cause them to act rashly. Rudy’s, Liesel’s, and Hans’s actions illustrate the unreasonable actions caused by strong feelings towards another.
There are many sorts of people, who depict different traits. Many teenagers make up different stories about themselves just to adjust in a certain group. However, some people do not realize that they are leaving behind their real identity when they are being untruthful about themselves. In the short story, A Manly Heart by Hugh Garner, the main character, Donald Martin, portrays many characteristics that make him extremely judgmental about everyone around him. He judges everyone on their class, the way they get dressed, etc, without even knowing the true nature of them. Donald Martin is a middle class, seventeen year old young boy, graduating from Rutland Preparatory School, who is trying to adjust in high society. And during this process, he hurts many of his loved ones. For instance, he starts disliking his own mother only because she is not as rich or as sophisticated as rich people. There are many quotes in this short story that prove that Donald Martin is basically pessimistic, unappreciative and a liar.
In “As I Lay Dying” by William Faulkner Addie Bundren seems to portray hollow values that destroy her family. For example Darl narrates, “He kneels and squints along the edge of them, then he lowers them and takes up the adze. A good carpenter. Addie Bundren could not want a better one, a better box to lie in. It will give her confidence and comfort” (699). It is interesting that Addie chose Cash, but it is clear that he is a good carpenter. Not much was said about Cash and how much Addie loves him. This same idea can be said for Toni Morrison’s, “The Bluest Eye” with Pecola. Pecola is the “scapegoat” of the community and suffers from abuse. For example, “Mrs. Breedlove entered with a tightly packed laundry bag. In one gallop she was on Pecola, and with the back of her hand knocked her to the floor. Pecola slid in the pie juice, one leg folding under her. Mrs. Breedlove yanked her up by the arm, slapped her again, and in a voice thin with anger, abused Pecola directly and Frieda and me by implication” (107). Mrs. Breedlove wants perfectio...
I have looked into many topics and have decided to conduct my research on Frank William Abagnale Jr. He is a famous imposter known for his success in check fraud and many identities. On Biography.com it states that Frank Abagnale was born April 27, 1948 in Bronxville, New York and was the third of four children. His story is often known because of the movie “Catch Me If You Can”, which is based off his criminal career. Frank started off his credit card schemes as a teenager and was able to escape police custody twice by the age of 21. During this research assignment I want to find out more information on Abagnale as a con artist. I want to explore how he was able to successfully embezzle millions of dollars at such a young age. I
In Bourque Bearskin’s (2011) paper, I was touched by Nicole’s scenario which vividly emphasised on the impact of how diverse cultural values and practices can have on how people live and see the world. This resonated with me because the cultural struggle made me realise that since Australia is a multicultural country, nurses will commonly experience the ethical dilemma of being caught between your own principles and moral integrity, the health-care system’s expectations and valuing the patient’s beliefs whilst wanting to deliver safe and genuine care. Hence, this paper has enlightened me that being aware of your own cultural practices in combination with accepting the positive and negative impacts it has on your actions, is not enough. But,
The main pharmaceutical drugs used to treat and manage asthma are Beta2-adrenergic agonist and inhaled corticosteroids (ICS). Beta2-adrenergic agonists are used for relief and acute symptoms, while corticosteroids are to be taken daily to control inflammation. Inhaled corticosteroids are used as the first-line maintenance therapy. ICS are the most effective anti-inflammatory drug used in the management of asthma. ICS must be used long-term, as symptoms are likely to recur if they are discontinued.
This case study will discuss the actions of Charles Ponzi the iconic criminal that the term “Ponzi Scheme” is coined after. This will cover his scheme that stole millions with the use of postal coupons. Ponzi was an Italian born native who came to America when he was 21 with just $2.50 in his pocket. He had already done some time in prison for writing bad checks and helping Italians into the country. He tried to make his fortune multiple ways and failed each time before starting his scheme. The primary offender in this case study is Charles Ponzi. Charles individually scammed thousands of people out of their money. Ponzi worked at a bank as a teller and a clerk for some time and collected stamps as a hobby, because of his hobby
The text “Faking It” by Emily Landau demonstrates the greatest drawbacks of being an impostor over “The Bastard”. Although both of the texts have drawbacks to being an impostor there seems to be more of them in “Faking It”. In addition, the biggest difference between the two texts is the drawbacks to being an impostor in “The Bastard” seems to be easier to live with as opposed to the drawbacks in “Faking It”. In the end the impostor in “The Bastard” may hurt more people at first but over time the people they hurt will move on but in “Faking It” the impostor will stay around the same people which could lead the people they are around to start to do the same things that they are which would lead to there being more people with “Impostor phenomenon”. Therefore the impostor in “Faking it” by Emily Landau has the most drawbacks.
One of the guests, Vera Claythorne, was guilty of killing Cyril Hamilton, a young boy she babysat who came from a wealthy family. Her explanation to the accusation was, “Cyril was forbidden to swim out far. One day, when my attention was distracted, he started off. I swam after him . . . I couldn’t get there in time . . . It was awful . . . But it wasn’t my fault.”(Christie pg. 44). It was discovered later that Vera had lied. Vera was dating Cyril’s uncle, Hugo. If anything were to happen to Cyril, Hugo would inherit all of Cyril’s money. So, Vera decided she would get rid of Cyril and marry Hugo for the money. One day, Cyril went out too far in the water and started to drown. Vera swam out to him but swam very slowly so she wouldn’t reach him. When she got to Cyril, he was dead. Everyone believed it was an accident, except for Hugo, who knew what she had done. After that, Hugo wouldn’t marry her and Vera regretted letting him swim out farther. This just proves that however innocent someone may be or act, they may have a dark secret--something you would never
Things and People are not always as they appear to be on the first sight that is why we have to examine them in different ways otherwise they may mislead us. That is more then true in the short story "The Kiss" by Kate Chopin in which she uses imagery, irony and simile to show us how deceitful a person can be. She tells us by the actions of her characters that a person should not be judged solely by his or her appearance or words because those things can be dangerously misleading. All of the characters in Chopin story play their own games and in more or less visible way try to manipulate others to achieve their own sometimes not very righteous goals, but who will eventually succeed in realizing his desires in this world of deception and manipulation.
STUDENT - A tragic hero finds his psychological mistakes himself. He goes discovering his mistakes – what is the problem with him
Mike, the con man in The House of Games, was extremely talented at this concept and continued to perfect it. He once told the woman who was intrigued by his line of "work" that in order to get someone else's confidence, you had to give them yours. He tried twice to fool her out of her money, the first unsuccessful and the second hitting home. She had given him her complete and utmost trust and adoration which made her an easy target to be taken advantage of. Mike's experience of human nature helped him know exactly what to do to get what he wanted from other people. The way he conquered the minds of his unsuspecting victims was through the simple and popular tactic of deception.
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Shirley Jackson, Laurie does just that. In this short story, Laurie makes up the fictional character of Charles to tell his parents all of the bad things he does, but to not get in trouble. Laurie is both sly and because if his parents paid more attention to the details, he probably would have been caught. Laurie is very smart to have crafted such a devious plan. Some people still would wonder why Laurie would even tell his parents about what happened.
Michael Henchard’s constant exercise of jealousy, pride, immature actions and overwhelming emotions bring him to his tragic end. Although Henchard might have you think he is a victim, the reader can see that his personality leads to the conclusion of his downfall and that Henchard’s inability to learn from his first mistakes takes him down a path no one wants to face. He might have been able to survive his mistakes had he not been so self-destructive. But because of the combination of his personality traits and the complexity of his character’s mind, he is eventually led to the nothingness that engulfs him.