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Troy’s narrow-mindedness causes both Cory and Lyons to push him away from their lives; however, Troy seems to have a large impact on both sons’ lives, with them turning out very similar to Troy. This theme of father-son relationships throughout the play is a very significant one as it drives the whole storyline and leaves the audience mainly thinking about how the father can have such a strong effect on the

Okonkwo's broken childhood and lack of fatherly example affects his current life and how he confronts issues in several ways. He has a compulsive need to stand by and be everything his father is not. Their beliefs are completely opposite each other because of Okonkwo's need to fulfill his own pressures and ideal image, which he burdens himself with. Certain characteristics he holds which his father does not is seriousness, determination, and brutality. Okonkwo cannot move on from his past, instead he forces his future to be effected by his past, which results in his emotional separation from others around him.

This place was not Utopia to John “the Savage,” it was rather a place of hell and torment which none of the things he enjoyed and loved existed. In the novel, freedom of the individual will is one of the fundamental beliefs at the root of human ideals. While the environment or the public world (society) plays some part in forming the psyche of an individual, it is in the end, the choice of the individual (John) to be who they become The whole concept of Brave New World contradicts to everything John ever believed in. John came from a world where art and expression of variation from the society existed. People must face their problems and overcome them, and love requires commitment and is greatly appreciated.

Absurdity in The Stranger, The Myth of Sisyphus, and Miss Lonelyhearts Concern with the "absurdity" of the human condition, believing that that the world does not offer a basis for people's lives and values, has pervaded the thought of many writers. The protagonists in Camus's The Stranger and The Myth of Sisyphus illustrate Camus' absurdist outlook. This philosophy is also evident in Miss Lonelyhearts, the work of Nathanael West. Miss Lonelyhearts addresses the central dilemma facing modern man; nothing in our world can provide people with the answers, values or morals needed to structure men's lives. West depicts men as isolated beings; lonely hearts who are unable to love one another.

However, John repels her for most of the novel and withdraws further into the isolation of his obsession. John's attitude toward Judith underscores his ambivalence, and at times seems baffling. However, the clashing egos of men and women and the awkwardness of their attempted union are not alien to literature or to life in general, and are repeated in a Narcissistic archetype. During his maddening quest for truth, John attacks the influences that push him further from himself, shedding the alterations of time to understand his identity, which extends far beyond his birth. His energies and emotions are literally self-directed, internalizing to a frigid Narcissism, which is inevitably doomed.

Holden still tries to fight the world on his own, something which cannot be done by one man alone. Holden has become the epitome of what a person should not become because as Edward has taught us, the human needs intimacy for physiological and emotional wellbeing, it is paramount for a happy and fulfilling life, unless one considers talking to rocks happy and fulfilling. Holden’s continuous rejection of this simple concept has caused so much pain and hurt for himself, it is a sad sight to see. Overall, the Catcher in the Rye is a novel with an important message for society, do

The Duke then tries to change the tone of the conversation by appealing to the small amount of humanity that Shylock has left. His words are in stark contrast to the true nature of Shylock. The Duke makes a desperate plea by saying. But his belief lacks a sense of reality, as Shylock has repeatedly suggested that he wants nothing more than a pound of Antonio’s flesh, and has also never shown any sign of mercy or forgiveness. In this speech, the Duke tries relentlessly to persuade Shylock himself that these feelings do in fact exist, and Shylock should, therefore, act reasonably in his decision of whether or not to seek the proper forfeiture of his bond.

The Fountainhead centers on the main struggle between Roark vs. the world. Toohey is a part of the world—if not the representation of it. In supporting Keating’s career he is making the ideal man for a mindless society, a man who—by Rand’s definition—isn’t a man at all. Toohey uses the other mediocrities in order to destroy the integrity of greatness. This integrates with the anti-Roark campaign because it makes people not see the exceptionality of Roark’s work and causes them to call him an “egotist” or “ego-maniac.” Defiling greatness relates to many other themes in this book, two major ones being: logic vs. emotion and innovation vs. tradition.

Throughout the story, Ralph and Jack are two of the characters who probably have the least in common mainly because they are trying to outdo each other by making the others ideas and beliefs seem obscure. They are similar in their desire for control over the group, however they are completely opposite pertaining to their leadership qualities and their objectives. Author William Golding creates these characters as opposites so he could have a general conflict, which is based on man against man to contribute to his other conflicts of man against environment and man against himself. Personal reflections of this author conclude that the bizarre setting and plot are difficult to comprehend upon the first reading yet further readings would create a more enjoyable story to understand. Dean 7 Works Cited Golding, William.

The inner turmoil that Huck experienced within his conscience was a constant battle, but Huck made the decision to follow his heart. Huck learns, from his own life experiences of befriending Jim and his own moral conscience and intuition, that standing up for what seems “right” isn’t always easy to do, but it’s the right thing to do. Huck made the moral decision to go against what he had been taught was “right” and do what he knew was “right”.