Many individuals who go through challenging things in life, change and grow eventually. People who are going through these phases and problems without any help are accustomed to being self dependent. They become more mature, and learn how to handle things at their own rate. As for others, taking in difficult things in life, can be hard for them. They don’t necessarily handle things correctly, leaving them to ignore these challenges and find other ways so they won’t have to deal with them. Because of this, some people may be emotionally drained and messed up in the head, leaving them to get no help at all. They become isolated, and their lifestyle becomes hard. Some become heartless, leading them to be mean to others. Haymitch who appears to …show more content…
Haymitch does not appear professional whatsoever, especially in front of the people he works with. Although Effie, who knows Haymitch better than Katniss and Peeta makes excuses for his rude appearance at the show. “Effie Trinket makes it sound like Haymitch just has somewhat rough manners that could be corrected with a few tips from her” (Collins 46). Even though Haymitch comes off a bit rough Effie is always there to give feedback on how he really is helpful especially since Peeta and Katniss assume otherwise. Peeta, who stepped up and had a talk with Haymitch put some sense into him and asked for help the right way. Haymitch seems to have a good vibe right away with Peeta and helps him, as for Katniss who does not give a good first impression to Haymitch, he comes off a little bit harder on Katniss. Haymitch’s motivations to act this way is his past. He too was in The Hunger Games, fighting for his life and trying to stay alive. His intentions were to never kill anyone, but if it had ever come to a point where he had to defend himself then he had no other choice but to kill. During the games, Haymitch pulled off a stunt, which made the capitol look like fools. Because of this stunt, the capitol killed his family and wife, leaving Haymitch’s future dark. Since his past affected Haymitch so much, he did not know how to handle the pain so he becomes a drunk
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When times get tough, many people turn away from everyone and everything. It must be part of human nature to adopt an independent attitude when faced with troubles. It is understandable because most people do not want to trouble their loved ones when they are going through problems, so it is easier to turn away than stick together. Maybe their family is going through a rough patch and they reason they would be better off on their own. This path of independence and solitude may not always be the best option for them or their family, though. Often times it is more beneficial for everyone to work through the problem together. It is not always the easiest or most desirable option, but most times it is the most efficient and it will get results in the long run. In The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck makes this point very clear through several characters. Many characters throughout
Abuse doesn’t always have to lead to negative outcomes it could lead to positive effects. After having many dangerous experiences next to Frank, Ruth decided she was done, “He has blackened her eye, knocked her down the stairs, and once even broke her arm, after deciding she had had enough, she gained the courage to leave him.” This emphasizes that after getting treated so harsh, Ruth is brave enough to part from Frank. People don’t always concentrate on the negative side of abuse, sometimes they manage to see the bright side to it. Abuse doesn’t always have to lead to negative effects sometimes it can flourish something positive like
Allison obviously lacked the respect of others, for she had no friends whatsoever prior to her time spent in this detention. She also has nervous ticks, such chewing her nails, and played with her hair. Brian was another case of insecurity. The influence of self-concept was strong with Brian Johnson for he had no sense of self. He could not meet the standards of his desired self and was therefore unhappy with himself as a person.
Despite the winnings he received from it many years before and the presumed celebrity he became after he won, he still shows the repercussions of what the Games really do to a person. He’s the only winning Victor that we are introduced to in the story and actually get to know. He’s constantly drunk, especially in the first few incidences were introduced to him; Katniss comments that he’ll be “incoherent by the time we reach the Capitol.” (56) She even calls him a “wreck” as well. (24) Haymitch shows the effects of winning the Games; not only has he continued to be forced under the Capitol’s control, he also has to coach the two Tributes year and year and watch them die. It takes its toll. He shows that nobody really wins the Hunger Games. He may have survived his Games, but he still has to come back and watch as more young kids die. He also serves as an adversary to Katniss and Peeta. He comes out of his drunken stupor enough to coach them, promising that if they “don’t interfere with [his] drinking,” he’ll “stay sober enough to help” the two. (58) And he does just that. He orders Katniss to “do exactly what the stylists tell” her to; he knows that being an attractive to the audience is important. (88) And informs them what to do during their training sessions: “Spend the time trying to learn something you don’t know…Save showing what you’re best at until your private sessions.” (92) He even
and effect relationship between the abuse he endured as a child and the dependence he develops
Despite its prevalence, suffering is always seen an intrusion, a personal attack on its victims. However, without its presence, there would never be anyway to differentiate between happiness and sadness, nor good and evil. It is encoded into the daily lives people lead, and cannot be avoided, much like the prophecies described in Antigone. Upon finding out that he’d murdered his father and married his mother,
The basic summary of The Hunger Games starts with Katniss, the main character, to go hunt with Gale, her friend. Every year the annual Hunger Games is held where two people from each district will fight for their life in the arena until there is only one person left alive. Katniss’s little sister, Prim is chosen, but not until Katniss volunteers to take her place and fight in the Hunger Games. Throughout the Hunger Games, Peeta makes alliances the Careers to protect Katniss. Shortly after, Katniss makes an alliance with Rue, but she got killed. Then, an announcement is made that two tributes from the same district can win. This causes Katniss to team up with Peeta, the tribute from the same district as her, but Peeta got seriously injured from Cato. Peeta’s leg is getting an infection and this may kill him . Though, Katniss and Peeta are working together to survive, but then there is the feast, where you can retrieve the the most essential item each district needs to live. Instantly Katniss knows that is where she can get Peeta’s medicine!
A major factor in the development of character through personal struggle is that it shows a person what they are willing to do to succeed. One example of this is the acclaimed author J.K. Rowling. She and her daughter suffered from poverty prior to, and during the beginning of writing the infamous Harry Potter series. She had to get undesirable jobs, and write in coffee shops without a computer or copy machine, which meant that she had to manually process each copy that she sent to publishers. Through every problem thrown at her, she persevered, and proved to herself and others that she would do anything to succeed and support her family. Everyone has limits that they can push, and lines
Lastly, he is presented as a weak person at times, but also can be viewed as extremely strong. While he does suffer extremely badly with discrimination and being isolated a lot, causing him to not open up to many people due to the fear of being beaten or worse, he can be seen as a very strong person, just because of the fact that he gets on with life and doesn't complain much about what goes on
...on to the love of their family and friends, and at other times lashing out. If there is one thing this paper has taught me, it is that I have not even began to realize what having it bad really means.
...y reality and the truth of his miserable and lonely existence becomes too much for him to bear.
A person’s character is developed by the surroundings around them as well as their experiences. The Roman poet Horace quotes “…Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents in which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant…” I agree with the Roman poet, Horace, in that adversity has a way of waking talent from slumber. Adversity can encourage people in ways success and wealth cannot, as there is a benefit in the hardship. In Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot, as well as Macbeth, by Shakespeare, adversity has developed the characters. From my observation, I strongly agree that experiences, such as hardship and danger, shape a person.
A excruciating pain, like the loss of a family member or close friend, may cause a person to lose faith for better times in life. This particular source of pain was seen all too much during the Holocaust. Between eleven and seventeen million people lost their lives in concentration and work camps all across Europe including Frankl’s own family. For the ones that this tragedy directly affected, their past occasionally became their present and future: “To be sure, a human being is a finite thing, and his freedom is restricted. It is not freedom from conditions, but it is free to take a stand towards the conditions” (Frankl 130). Frankl explains that while people have the ability to change their outlook on their surroundings, it’s often difficult to escape the aftermath of horrific events from the past. Humans cannot control when, where, and how they were raised. All these factors play a crucial part in the development of one’s personality and behaviors. Your view on life can either help you progress or halt your success in finding your meaning. A person who is lost in their past will not glimpse into the possibilities of what the future hold for them. Instead they will only be in a continuous state of nihilism and lack the motivation to have any type of future at
It is stated in the article, How People Learn To Become Resilient “But the remaining third developed into ‘competent, confident, and caring young adults.’ They had attained academic, domestic, and social success—and they were always ready to capitalize on new opportunities that arose” (Konnikova). Although there had been children growing up in the same conditions there was a handful that became people you wouldn’t have thought they were capable of becoming. The children all had been facing the same adversity, so why did only one third become better people than they started off as? The answer is simple, they had the drive and capability to overcome the adversity instead of submitting to it. Instead of being content with the life they were given, they sought out to create opportunities for themselves and it benefitted them immensely. In the article The Deafening Silence Nancy Johnson states: “I dreaded speaking” and “Soon I’d drive home to take my place at the anchor’s desk or in the field…”. The two quotes are said at two points in Johnson's life; the first, when she was a young child and afraid to speak, and the second, when she was an adult with more confidence she thought she was capable of. The adversity faced may seem trivial to others, but the effort taken to overcome the adversity is exceptional. It may seem that she gained resilience from other people, but she gained her confidence from within, although it cannot be seen. Johnson could have easily succumbed to her adversity, but because of her will to achieve her dream, she overcame her fears and has fulfilled her wishes. No matter what the adversity may be, if the person has enough will, they can overcome and live a life they are content with. Although people have the ability to overcome adversities and be