Companionship Means More
We will always be caught up with pleasing others, but we do not realize companionship is not the key to being happy. The novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the essay The Box Man by Barbara Ascher, and the Beautiful and Cruel vignette written by Sandra Cisnero can all relate to the importance of companionship. The meaning of companionship is a feeling of fellowship or friendship. The importance can be understood in various ways. For instance companionship can be whether or not you need a companion to feel happy. A person can be so content, yet choose to be alone while others feel the need to be crowded around by many people; however, the importance shows more of how a person deals with the idea of being alone.
In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, one of the main characters named Gatsby has an issue of missing out on opportunities that could have affected his future. Gatsby's life would have been completely different if he
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Different people live their life according to how events occur and people can affect how a one lives their life as well. “Although it would appear to be a life of misery, judging from the bandages and chill of night, it is of his choosing”. A quote meaning a person doesn’t have to be sad because they are alone. The importance of companionship in The Box Man shows how one person can be happy living their life all by themselves.
A vignette called Beautiful and Cruel written by Sandra Cisnero is related to the importance of companionship because once a person realizes they can live a happy life without any company they will grow to do bigger and better things. “I am an ugly daughter. I am the one nobody comes for”. People get to live their life with freedom and how they choose their lifestyle while others have to follow a set plan that they do not get to
It is observable that Gatsby very much so educes many of the negative events that occur in his life. Obviously some exceptions apply because some events are simply unavoidable. Throughout the novel we find that Gatsby is a very resourceful character, he only allows certain aspects of himself...
“Son, if you make it to Queens, our time in Canada would truly be worth it.” This phrase was brought back into my mind while reading Fitzgerald 's “The Great Gatsby.” I saw myself in Gatsby, a man with the drive to change his live. I often imagine the readers of this novel thinking “Gatsby was driven to go from rags to riches, he must be happy!” Unfortunately, drive alone cannot make a man happy, effective actions and a fulfilling goal is just as important. Gatsby died a sad man for his criminal actions and terrible goal. I may not be great, but I sure am happy!
Man is not a solitary creature, and while some may initially shy from companionship, sharing is essential to the “good life.” Literature loves to embellish upon this principle, as seen in both Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha, and Mark Twain’s The Diaries of Adam and Eve. The relationships Siddhartha and Adam develop during their respective narratives are the essential components that lead to the achievement of their happiness. Their relationships are defining aspects of their individual quests; they each begin pursuing their lives as islands, but eventually realize without companionship their goals are unattainable - or worse, their lives are empty.
Have you ever been in a situation where you have almost met your goal, but something in the way is preventing you from fully accomplishing it? Jay Gatsby, one of the protagonists in the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, loses the love of his life, Daisy, due to years of separation and is trying to win her back. Daisy’s husband, Tom, however, won’t let her go that easy. Gatsby fights his way to get back the lover he waits so many years for. Preceding Gatsby’s risky quest, his main goal in life is to obtain a great wealth in order to impress the beautiful Daisy. He only thinks about Daisy and their life together. He will do anything to be reunited, no matter the consequences. Jay’s shadow side is revealed and anima is present throughout his journey. Gatsby appears to be an altruistic, benevolent, stately young man. Upon close scrutiny, it’s unveiled that he is malicious and selfish because he wants Daisy for himself and he is wiling to ruin a family for her. But, his anima shows how caring, romantic, and vulnerable he really is through his devotion and passion for Daisy. Gatsby is unsuccessful in completing a traditional hero’s journey, but he does create his own unique version of the archetype. In this unorthodox interpretation, Gatsby learns the repercussions of wanting what you can’t have and dishonesty throughout the course of his battle for his lover.
In the story Cannery Row Loneliness is a main theme to the characters lives. One of these themes is Loneliness. 'He was a dark and lonesome looking man' No one loved him. No one cared about him'(Page 6). The severity of his solitude makes this theme one of the most important. The seclusion of this man can penetrate ones innermost thoughts and leave them with a sense of belonging after hearing of this characters anguish. In addition a man who was not entirely alone was still feeling secluded. ?In spite of his friendliness and his friends Doc was a lonely and set- apart man.?(Page 132). An individual could have many people around him but could still not have the one good friend that he needs. Seclusion comes in many different forms that can be d...
Like a clock or a Rube Goldberg device, the plot of The Great Gatsby, a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a specimen of fine machinery. If at any moment a piece fails, the structure of the entire story will cease to function as intended. If Gatsby had not stumbled upon the excursions of Dan Cody, if Gatsby had sent his letter to Daisy a few months sooner, if Gatsby had passed the house of Myrtle Wilson a moment earlier: all of these scenarios constitute a much different telling of the life of James Gatz. Every event falls perfectly into place to give the reader a coincidental but telling story of wealth and its corruptions. Nonetheless, as a broken clock can still be used as decoration, these alternate realities can still hold a powerful message as well. For example, had he not enlisted in the military, Gatsby’s life would be a drastically different tale involving rejection, defeat and acceptance.
Loneliness can cause one to suffer. This is depicted in Mary Shelley’s 1831 novel Frankenstein. Robert Walton is writing to his sister about his voyage to the North Pole, where he was going to learn about magnetic pull. While he and his crew were on ice-infested waters they find Victor Frankenstein. Upon his boarding, he tells his tale about the creation of an artificial man. Victor explains how he created life through electricity, and how his creature murdered several people and claimed vengeance on mankind. Eventually, the creature finds its way onto Walton’s boat and finds Victor’s dead body. The novel shows how the creation of another man led to destruction. Mary Shelley is commenting on how the need for a companion in man’s life relates
For these reasons companionship is the salvation for a man’s soul because you do need love and someone to be there for you no matter what , you don't need a lot of people to make you feel better but like in this frankenstein's novel it just proved to me that with just one person it can really make the biggest difference and friendship can really save you from the darkest of places and when you finally stop searching for that key the world just becomes a much better place and all because of someone's companionship and when u have finally succeeded you can finally unlock that world of
Relationships are key to stories, the most interesting stories keep the reader guessing as to what is to happen further on in a relationship. In life relationships are key, that is why solitary confinement is the worst possible punishment to a human being. Every person has different views as to what a good relationship is, in this following essay I will try to put across my views.
Happiness means different things to different people. Some people find happiness in a sense of joy or excitement, and others find it in warmth, and goodness. This is why people pursue happiness; to feel a sense of completion. In The novel The Great Gatsby and in the film The Life of Pi, the characters Jay Gatsby and Pi Patel both pursue and compromise their happiness through love, determination, and adversity or hope. To some people, the most important of these is love.
American Author, Barbara Lazear Ascher, draws a fine line between loneliness and self-reliance in her short story, The Boxman. Ascher’s purpose of writing this short story is to make women aware of the fact that the only person that they can depend on is themselves so that later in life they can avoid the risk of being let down. She adopts a tone of admiration towards the “boxman,” the people who are content with being by themselves, to instill a sense of desire to be like the boxman into the group of women who are consuming her literature. Asher effectively highlights the subtle difference between being lonely and being self-sufficient through the use of syntactical and linguistic techniques.
In The Great Gatsby, the narrator, Nick Caraway, narrates the theme of the impact of love and money. The three central characters in The Great Gatsby, are Daisy, Tom, and Gatsby. These three central characters illustrate the impact of love and money has on their relationships. The Great Gatsby is about a character named Gatsby, who yearns to rekindle a love from the past. The only problem is that this love from the past named Daisy had already married to Tom. One way this theme is illustrated is how Gatsby tries to flatter daisy, also showing how Tom treats Daisy, as well as how Gatsby treats Daisy.
from the society can cause loneliness in ones life. In “A Rose For Emily”, William
Speaking from an objective point of view, even if they are naive about this fact, it does not disregard that there is something important missing. Friendship is required for a good life because true relationships are a means for a person to be connected with the world by valuing the personal attachments formed with people as well as be in tune with reality. Living a solitary life makes the person disconnected from others, this is a problem because it makes it difficult for the person to critically evaluate themselves in a way to develop their identity as they do not receive valuable input from external sources. The kind of feedback can only be gained from complete friendships, as pleasure and utility friends are inadequate to provide accurate evaluations since their relationship is to some degree fueled by self-interested motivations. If one relies solely on themselves, they will not be able to properly assess reality or develop genuine ties that would have made their lives more fulfilling. Thus, to lead a good life a person cannot live alone and they must have character
The human survival is based on friendship. From the highest authority to the lowest bums living on the streets all of them have experienced in some way or the other one of these different kinds of friendships. We take this friendship for granted because it is something that exists naturally in society and most of us never really have to actually go out into the world looking for a friend. Those of us who have had to live in a foreign country or in new surroundings have learned how important this is in life. My personal realization came when I had to start college in a new country, in different surroundings. The feeling of loneliness is enough to drive a person to near madness. So in conclusion what I’m trying to say is that we cannot thrive successfully as individuals or as a society witho...