Conflict emulates itself in many forms causing distress and anguish in a variety of characters. I Am Number Four is about a young boy from a different planet who is residing on Earth and facing the challenge of assimilating himself into human culture. Four is simultaneously developing strange powers while on an unforeseeable mission to save his own kind. This story illustrates Four’s efforts to stay alive as he meets many friendly and foe-worthy characters along his journey. The novel Matched is about a teenage girl living a society that sets rules and regulations to control every aspect of her life. From birth, the society decides whom Cassia marries and even the date of her death. The society is seen as a utopia, trying to create a perfect …show more content…
Four has just arrived at his new school and is an immediate target by a high school jock named Mark. This instantaneous conflict results in both physical and emotional burdens evolving into a mutual hatred between these two characters. Mark is a typical antagonist, he is susceptible to bullying anyone who is different than him and is insensitive to the feelings and emotions of others. Four’s first period of the day is interrupted as he walks into the classroom and is confronted by Mark. The bully’s tall and muscular stature is accompanied by an unsettling grin capable of not having a care in the world. He is wearing a letterman jacket upholding the stereotypical jock stature. His hair is slicked thick with hair gel and his actions prove him to be as mean as a junkyard dog: ☺☺ “Every school has one, a tough guy, a bully, whatever you want to call him, but never has one materialized this quickly” (Lore 33). Mark acts can only be described as menacing as he goes from crudely placing cow manure into Four’s locker, and then continuing on to physically attacking him in the forest. Mark is trying to diminish Four’s self-confidence until he loses the desire to stand up to him. Though Mark thinks he has the upper hand, Four can be just as strong mentally as he is physically, resulting in a quick termination of Mark’ menacing actions; ending many of his bullying …show more content…
Cassia grew up in her community unaware of the controlling strive to be prefect she is being brought up in. Her civilization can best be described as a utopia, eliminating all flaws whether the errors are found in the people, government, or natural illness. The society bans all things personal and individual, leaving an unknowing creative strain among the community. The government is made up of officials who decide who the citizens marry, and even the date of the their deaths. Cassia is in the dark about many of the society’s procedures, and why things are the way they are. Many unresolved societal mysteries result in confusion and the desire to know more among the civilians. Art and literature is limited denouncing creative thoughts and ideas: “They created commissions to choose the hundred best of everything: Hundred Songs, Hundred Paintings, Hundred Stories, Hundred Poems. The rest were eliminated. Gone forever. For the best, the Society said, and everyone believed because it made sense. How can we appreciate anything fully when overwhelmed with too much” (Condie 29). Cassia’s utopia is striving to create the perfect civilization, but may be doing more harm than good to the people belonging to
Conflict between the main characters in fictional stories can be so thick, you need a razor-sharp knife to cut it; that is definitely the case in the two literary texts I recently analyzed titled “Confetti Girl” by Diana Lopez and “Tortilla Sun” by Jennifer Cervantes. In the first text, tensions mount when a social butterfly of a teenage girl and her oblivious father lock horns over the subject of homework. In the second passage, drama runs high when a lonely child and her career-driven mother battle over the concept of spending the summer apart. Unfortunately, by the end of both excerpts, the relationships of these characters seem damaged beyond repair due to their differing points of view - the children end up locked behind their barrier-like
All the characters are products of their own society, Veronese society. Status is everything, money buys anything. Woman must marry well and produce many offspring. Men believe strongly in defending their honor by any means available especially violence.
Throughout the novels we have read this semesters, one can makes observation that many of the characters from each novel have gone through fear whether it was due to racial strife or threat to life. We then see the characters go out and find their salvation or in some cases leave their homes before being faced with the consequences they have brought upon themselves.. Finally, most character are then faced with their fate in life where in most situation it is death or freedom. We see these variations first develop by author Richard Wright 's in his novel and movie Native Son. Each variations can been seen within different characters from both Cane and The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. The variations are shape within
John Knowles’ novel, A Separate Peace, reveals the many dangers and hardships of adolescence. The main characters, Gene, and Finny, spend their summer together at a boarding school called Devon. The two boys, do everything together, until Gene, the main character, develops a resentful hatred toward his friend Finny. Gene becomes extremely jealous and envious of Finny, which fuels this resentment, and eventually turns deadly. Knowles presents a look at the darker side of adolescence, showing jealousy’s disastrous effects. Gene’s envious thoughts and jealous nature, create an internal enemy, that he must fight. A liberal humanistic critique reveals that Knowles’ novel, A Separate Peace, has a self contained meaning, expresses the enhancement of life, and reveals that human nature does not change.
Society often pressures individuals within it to conform to different ideals and norms. This stems from the fact that individuals in a society are expected to act in a certain way. If a person or group of people do not satisfy society’s expectations, they are looked down upon by others. This can lead to individuals isolating themselves from others, or being isolated from others, because they are considered as outcasts. The emotional turmoil that can result from this, as well as the internal conflict of whether or not to conform, can transform an individual into a completely different person. This transformation can either be beneficial or harmful to the individual as well as those around them. The individual can become an improved version of himself or herself but conversely, they can become violent, rebellious and destructive. The novels Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk and A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess both explore the negative effects experienced by individuals living within the confines of society’s narrow-mindedness. In A Clockwork Orange, protagonist Alex was the leader of a small group of teenage criminals. He did not have a healthy relationship with either one of his parents or with others around him. Instead he spent most of his time alone during the day and at night roamed the streets in search of victims he could mug or rape. In Fight Club the unnamed protagonist was an outcast in his community. He chose to distance and isolate himself from others and as a result had no friends, with the exception of Tyler Durden and Marla Singer. Due to his isolation, he often participated in nightly fights that took place in Fight Club so that he could relieve his anxiety and stress. In this way, Alex and the unnamed protagoni...
Our world, and lives, are full of trials and tribulations. Its our choices, actions, or lack thereof when facing these difficulties that influence the direction of our lives. Rene Denfeld explores this wonderfully in her novel The Enchanted. Her characters all face trials, of varying degrees of intensity, that not only shape them but also the direction of their lives. She delves into this process thoroughly through her character of the white-haired boy. He transforms from an optimistic boy, to a hollow victim of abuse and a corrupt penal system, and finally into a man who did what was necessary to survive.
This essay has compared the differences between the societies in these two novels. There is one great similarity however that both make me thankful for having been born into a freethinking society where a person can be truly free. Our present society may not be truly perfect, but as these two novels show, it could be worse.
Humans intelligence, psychology, and emotional vales are learned and adoption occurring depending on the situation this is key because peoples perceptive on the same thing can be distinct which is clearly portrayed in this novel.. People have different personalities dependent, broken down, rebellion, coward, and so forth through different characters pieces of yourself can be reflected. This book was write about the Victorian romanticism era, but can still be understandable to today’s time. This symbolic interpretation of the Canada shows a meshing of two worlds where change is unacceptable, but learn about these problems from the past helped shape Canada. To we have reached a time where Aboriginals are respected and other immigrants are welcomed into Canada.
It deals with obstacles in life and the ways they are over come. Even if you are different, there are ways for everyone to fit in. The injustices in this book are well written to inform a large audience at many age levels. The book is also a great choice for those people who cheers for the underdogs. It served to illustrate how the simple things in life can mean everything.
In this novel, in the society, officials decide, who you love, where you work, and when you die. Cassia, Xander, and Ky was in a love triangle. Where the Society matched them, but Cassia and Ky’s love set them
I want to begin by stating that I am a massive fan of the Lorien Legacies series, I own all the books and novellas and have enjoyed reading them over the past few years. This is not a criticism on the series itself but rather the author.
A dystopian novel, such as Brave New World, is usually centered on the conflict between man and society. In this case, Aldous Huxley tells three compelling viewpoint from John the Savage, Bernard, and Helmholtz. Though each is distinct in their upbringing, each share the same path. While in the World State, each try to reach a level of satisfaction by their standards. Helmholtz, an intellectually superior Alpha, hopes to create compelling works of literature and spread his wisdom, whereas Bernard merely seeks social acceptance. And John the Savage, having been shunned by his community at the savage reservation and mother, aspires to find a sense of belonging in the new world. Each, however, meet the same fate; failure.
The characters in this book are very round. They each have their own story and have their own problems in life. Let’s start ...
Throughout the last few weeks we’ve been reading and discussing three largely renowned books (Metamorphosis by Kafka, The Stanger by Albert Camus and The Perfume by Patrick Suskind) that share similarity in themes, and in the character profiles of Gregor Samsa, John Baptiste Grenouille and Meursault. These themes and profiles include; isolation and alienation from humanity as well as society, sociopathic tendencies, distorted reality, feelings of apathy towards life and others, among other.
In many literary works there has been a predilection for choosing themes such as family relationships as plots, because it seems that this type of topics go straight to the receptors’ heart, creating new connections and perceptions of life.