Buck Moon As [main character] stepped out of [random area that won’t be used again]. He thought about why he had to go there all the time, as it took a heavy toll on his sanity (figuratively of course). Why, he was so deep in thought that he forgot to notice... well he noticed soon enough. What an unsightly predicament. For one, he was pulled out of the Animus which was mostly an oversight on his part for zoning out, since now he wouldn’t be able to find out what was about to happen next. For those who don’t know, the Animus is a machine that allows the user to relive the memories of someone who has died. Think of it as resurrecting someone’s memories. These machines are produced as game consoles by Abstergo Entertainment, but those only play recorded memories. The [Main Character] was an employee for this organization. His job was simple: Play the memories and follow any interesting leads that either he or his boss would find. It was a simple, but monotonous job that brought an almost unobtainable nostalgia with it. He got up from his desk and walked to the elevator to leave. Right before he entered the elevator, the secretary told him that he needed to talk to his boss, and he did. The news his boss was giving him was staggering. He was told that he would be testing the memories of a new subject that Abstergo would be using in the near future. His boss also explained that since this would the first time Abstergo was going off their subject list, he would need to be extremely cautious. His boss then explained that he had no idea what was going to happen when he entered, so if anything went wrong, he would be forcibly removed from the Animus. The [main character] left his boss’s office and went home. The next day, [main character... ... middle of paper ... ...ith lightning fast reflexes Corvo pulled out his weapon and fired, but his shot never hit the man as he dematerialized somewhere else before the shot hit him. Corvo shot again but the man still avoided his attack. The man then materialized in front of Corvo, Corvo then drew his sword before the man could hit him with his sword and their swords met. Corvo pushed him back with his sword and fired another shot. This time the bullet hit its mark, and the man disintegrated. The Empress ran up to Corvo and asked him if he was alright, in which he responded yes. But the man Corvo just fought materialized behind the Empress and stabbed her in the back. Some else materialized near them and took the Empress’s daughter and disappeared with her. Corvo held the Empress in his arms and heard her say “Find her, Corvo,” And with that the Empress died in Corvo’s arms.
Riva was extremely loving toward the people that were in her life. For example when her little brothers bartered their weeks worth of bread for a tangerine to make her feel better she replied, “We’ll share, or I will not eat. I mean it” (Page 43) Riva cared so much about her brothers that she did not eat the foo...
The return to reality was as painful as the return to consciousness after taking and anaesthetic. His body and brain ached with indescribable weariness, and he could not think of nothing to say or do that would arrest the mad flight of the moments He desperately wanted to run away with Mattie, but he could not leave because his practical sense told him it was not suitable to do so partly because of his responsibility to take care of Zeena.
Mama said Maria was very pretty before the incident, and that she looked like a princess in her wedding dress at the altar, but after she was stood up, she lost her mind and beauty. Cofer describes her in her mind as a woman with a fat, middle-aged body, a wrinkly face with yellowed teeth like an old lady, and the demeanor of a child, hopping and skipping around. Cofer offers a description of Maria’s decline in beauty and mental health because that is what Mama believes will happen to a woman who is too trusting and does not choose her husband
Clive Wearing, an English musician, suffered from a severe brain infection that inhibited his ability to retain memories and knowledge after his sickness. In an article called “The Abyss”, Oliver Sacks reports that within every few seconds, Clive believes that he is “awake for the first time” (Sacks ). and claims that he was previously dead. Anything he then experiences in the short moment of time is sought to be real to him. He believes is occurring for the first time when in reality, it happened only minutes ago. Throughout time, he keeps a journal which demonstrates his repeated struggle. When recognizing previous handwriting, he believes that it occurred but not by him consciously and does not realize how it got there. Although his brain
As The Narrator recovers from his coma caused by an object falling on him he is attending physiotherapy sessions in order to regain his memory of movement and action. This therapy is causing The Narrator to think out each retraction and relaxation of muscles in a given task. As The Narrator does this it is becoming imprinted on his mind that he has to think out everything h...
The effects that the environment in Area X has on people is also a cause of cognitive estrangement. This one is a little more difficult to assimilate to because it is so far from what we consider normal. But at the same time, these effects are what make the story so intriguing that we crave explanations, regardless of whether or not we will ever get them. It seems that Area X starts by affecting the mental state of the people who enter, “Apparently hallucinations were common (11,)” and ends with the repurposing of those same people, “But I did remember one thing, now: where I had seen the molted mask before- the psychologist from the eleventh expedition… Death, as I was beginning to understand it, was not the same thing here as it was across
With a body he had no former association with he bent to pick up an organic part. Most of the outer coating had been stripped away and only the mechanical structure was left. Like a paleontologist discovering a new species, he inspected the part and tried to picture what kind of creature it was. When nothing came to mind he dropped it back into the sand. With nobody around for him to interact with, he chose to remain still and search for answers internally, starting with the last recorded memory. It was a small file with not much information, detailing the few interactions he had been fortunate enough to have since his beginning. Voices filled his internal log, conversations of places and plans, mostly frivolous and nothing of use to him now.
In the morning, the news of Queen Valisianna’s death spread like wildfire throughout the kingdom. The guards put her statue in the middle of Sylvestia to remind everyone that arrogance is never right, no matter what you could have. Valisianna’s cousin Marianna heard about her cousin’s death. She was heartbroken because when they were little, they loved each other so
This can’t be happening thought Bill. Man I’m in so much trouble, there’s no way I can get out of it. I’m stuck. Bill had just wrecked his parent’s BMW in an accident, and they had no idea that the expensive car was even missing from the garage. And a terrible thing had happened as a result of the crash. A young woman lay dead in the passenger side of the vehicle, swarmed by medics. Bill had escaped injury, but as his body was still at the crash site, his mind wasn’t. He was in total shock at what had happened. If I only left the car in the garage and didn’t try to “borrow” it, Lisa might still be alive….Bill tried to imagine that it wasn’t real, that he was in his bed dreaming, but no, he was responsible for the destruction of his parents’ car and his the death of his girlfriend. It was as if his mind wasn’t registering, as if it was in some far away place. He just couldn’t come to grips with what had happened. This is a classic example of severe shock. The event that took place was so strong that the mind has trouble working. While in Bill’s case where he had indeed had an accident, the realism of the situation dwarfs the mind as if a small comet hurtled towards a blazing sun. But this is just one aspect of realism. The whole of realism is made up of the fact that our lives, the world, the universe, it’s all real. And as much as our minds would want to deny it, everything will stay real, and for most people they just make the best of it. But for the rest of the people, they invent new ways to get around the feeling that a wall has been placed in their path. All this goes to say that people must be original and “keep it real” to survive the physical and mental fatigue life throws at them and also that everything will always be real and we must be in touch with our minds to harvest the realness.
We can see that his mind is confused and distorted, because of what has happened and what may happen, and here we see the first signs of ambition, even though it is dismissed.
of this vision makes him ill with loneliness and he begins to waste away. With
For instance, the narrator realizes that whenever he and his wife are alone, she becomes sheltered in her own sphere. This comes to mind, though with uncertainty, where he questions “whether the person I saw tinkering at the window was opening the latches or sealing the cracks” (32). What he doesn’t realize, and is oblivious to, is that the person she’s shutting herself away from was not just any person but himself. What’s more, the narrator is unaware of the changes happening to the world around him as the “ceiling” becomes visible upon his town. Even though he goes out day by day, as several months passed by, he was not conscious of the fact that the birds and insects had disappeared. He even claims that, “I did not notice they were gone though…until I read Joshua’s essay” (34). He’s blind to the world changing beneath his eyes, so how would he be aware of the status of his relationship if he can’t see what’s right in front of him? Even while getting his hair trimmed, and Wesson the barber asks him, “How’s the pretty lady?” the narrator replies, “‘She hasn’t been feeling to well,’ I said. ‘But I think she’s coming out of it” (34). He assumes that her abnormal behaviour lately is only a sort of phase that will simply pass by on its own, as time goes by. As a result, his incapability to recognize not only his wife’s change of demeanour but also
Unsurprisingly, the narrator finds comfort in trying to understand his environment and fate. He measures the room carefully because he wants to make sense out of his situation in order to ease his mind. His captivity is unpredictable and he never knows what is going and is totally unaware of his surroundings. However, he knows sooner or later that he is going to die. Upon receiving his death sentence, the narrator loses consciousness. When he awakes, he is in complete darkness. He is confused ...
For any young female, this would be a devastating situation to be thrown into, and viola was no exception. Apart from having to deal with the loss of her brother, she also had to find a way to survive in illyria. Perhaps this is where the resilience in viola's nature is first shown instead of breaking down and mourning bitterly the death of her loved one, she immediately devises a plan to disguise herself as a male and serve duke orsino.
Therefore, our sympathies lie with the Duchess, who only desired to live the life she chose. She does her best to protect those she loves, hiding Antonio and caring for the safety of her children to the very end. She murders no one, and before her death forgives all. She is a most noble duchess and a true heroine.