The human condition is the experiences of being human. A big aspect of the human condition is the search for gratification. The search for gratification is seen constantly. A said by the famous actor, Chuck Norris, “anything worth achieving will always have obstacles in the way and you’ve got to have that drive and determination to overcome those obstacles”. The search for gratification is journey in which people look to accomplish their goals. The search for gratification is one aspect of the human condition revealed by writers and artist in their works.
Authors use the human condition to connect with the readers emotional sides. The human condition can also be consider a common characteristic in the world. An interesting aspect of the human condition is the search for gratification. Everyone in their life aspires to or for something. It is our nature to set goal and and fight to get to them. In the book Mice of Men there are many examples of this. Mice of Men is a story about a man and his slow and lovable cousin who drift from town to town looking for jobs. Their ultimate intention is to get enough money to retire in a little farm by themselves. While thinking about retirement Lenny says,”George how long’s it gonna be till we get that little place to live on the fatta lan”.(John Stienbeck Pg 56). This is a great example of the quest for satisfaction because George and Lennie are working hard to acquire the funds need for their retirement. This is part of the search for gratification because George and Lennie are like many people today that are working hard to accomplish their goals. The search for gratification can also be described as journey of self satisfaction. George and Lennie are looking for their satisfaction in retirem...
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John Steinbeck, an American novelist, is well-known for his familiar themes of depression and loneliness. He uses these themes throughout a majority of his novels. These themes come from his childhood and growing up during the stock market crash. A reader can see his depiction of his childhood era. In Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck shows the prominent themes of loneliness, the need for relationships, and the loss of dreams in the 1930s through the novels’ character.
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In the novel Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck brings out the themes of Lonliness and companionship, and strengths and weaknesses through the actions, and quotations of the characters. Irony and foreshadowing play a large roll on how the story ends. Lennie and his habit of killing things not on purpose, but he is a victim of his own strength. George trying to pretend that his feelings for Lennie mean nothing. The entire novel is repetitive in themes and expressed views.
Novels can create the power to teach the reader about people and life. Steinbeck’s novel “Of Mice and Men” that was set in the 1930’s American depression, teach readers about how humans need company and the impact of loneliness. These themes are shown through the characters experiences with power and powerlessness. Steinbeck shows his readers the need for compassion in times of cruelty. Steinbeck used his imagination to produce a novel that explores all the different experiences we come across in
...ferent from their peers has isolated Bernard, Helmholtz, and John, it has also deepened their individuality. This scenario, at a lesser level, often plays out in modern day. People possess a natural desire to fit in and often are willing to forego individuality in order to do so. Though one may gain a facade of happiness as a result of fitting in, being truthful to oneself and expressing one’s free will allows for honest expression of individuality, a concept much greater than such a facade. A society without unique individuals is a society without humanity, and, as demonstrated through these characters’ experience, does not function. Ultimately, people must realize that individuality, knowledge, and raw emotion is more important to society than superficial happiness.
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Since the beginning of mankind, it has been the need to attain a specific goal, which has driven humans to work hard. Without any ambition, humans would not be inspired to overcome adversities and challenge themselves to become increasingly adaptable. When one is motivated by certain factors in their environment, the probability of them being satisfied with the results of their deeds depends on the moral value of their inspiration. If the individual is aware of the fact that their deed is immoral, then no matter how dire their circumstances which forced them to perform the actions, they will not be content. The irony establishes itself in the fact that those characters who are motivated by a cause bigger than themselves, tend to be happier,
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... humor and pathos, Bradford is able to reveal different views on human condition and opinions on occasions like racism, maturity, relations, and the life cycle. Bradford shows he has a strong perception and insight on the human condition, and is able to forebode what will happen through his use of words with humor and pathos. The human condition is not clearly understood and can be paradoxical and confusing. In certain happenings, ambivalent feelings can be felt, even apathy; reactions are also paradoxical, from no responses to extreme reactions in certain situations. Human condition is a concern for human beings; it also represents what human beings are capable of, and captures how deep humans are able to feel. The human condition not only represents humans’ behavior, the incidents they have to conquer, and their feelings, it also represents the entire human race.
(A) The sexual and aggressive drives are primary; a drive is not a behavior, only biological impulses. (B) Darwin argued that reproductive success is the key to survival and evolution, so natural selection is wholly based on sexual gratification.