Saki's "The Interlopers" vs. Callaghan's "All the Years of Her Life"
In the story The Interlopers, Saki writes about
two families that have been feuding for generations. He writes about how "interlopers"
stop them from rivaling, and eventually bring the two of them to be friends
only minutes before they are eaten by wolves. He does this by using dramatic
irony. Through the character's words he tells us what the two will do when
they get back to town now that they are friends. This leads you to believe
that the feud is over and everything is all right. The author then, however,
allows the characters to be eaten by wolves; contrary to the resolution that
could be concluded from the explanation and/or foreshadowing of the resolution.
Saki's purpose for writing this story was probably to get across the point
that you should not hold long grudges, especially without knowing the reason,
or it might be too late to apologize. His unorthodox style of writing however
does achieve his purpose. The characters in his story finally make-up, but
then they are eaten and do not have
the chance to tell their families of
the news. If you could continue the story, you would probably be able to assume
that then the families continued to feud.
The story All the Years of
Her Life by Morley Callaghan, on the other hand, contrasts greatly with The
Interlopers in this area. In the story All the Years of Her Life, Callaghan
writes about a young boy who works at a thrift store and is caught stealing
merchandise one day. By th...
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... to humble themselves
to better the problem.
I thought that the Interlopers was a well-written
story, the plot was good. The liked the purpose of the author and the way
in which he chose to achieve his purpose. The dramatic irony teaches me (the
reader) a moralistic lesson: not to hold a grudge, because you know not your
fate and might not ever get a chance to apologize. All the Years of Her Life,
on the other hand, I thought was a pretty dull story. It was well written,
but lacked originality with the plot. The author did much more than foreshadow
the ending, he pretty much just laid it out on the table for you; enough to
anticipate what would happen at the end at least. That is why it did not hold
my attention as the reader as well.
She cannot grasp the fact he needs her forgiveness before he is able to forgive himself.
St. Augustine considers his mother as a crucial factor in his conversion to Catholicism. However through the analysis of his Confessions it leads me to believe that St. Augustine’s mother was not a decisive figure. Monica was in the background keeping him in thought and prayer however Augustine’s watershed moments came as a result of his own examination of readings as well as his conversations with his friends and mentors. Therefore I argue that Monica had delayed Augustine’s baptism and it was his own experiences that allowed him to come to God.
I really enjoyed reading it which is unusual because I usualy don't enjoy reading to much. There
When reading ancient texts, they are often told through an omniscient point of view, such as The Odyssey or Gilgamesh, or they are written through another person’s perspective, such as The Republic. Confessions differs in that it is told from a first-person point of view, which makes it uniquely fascinating because we get to learn firsthand how Augustine’s actions, thoughts, and beliefs affected him. In comparison with the other, often mythical, texts, Augustine is a humanized perspective into the world—neither divine nor idolized; his story resembles that of many others as a man who grew to seek both conviction and resolution in his choices. The Confessions of Saint Augustine is, at its core, the journey of an everyman through his life—a concept not far removed from contemporary media. It is the culmination of his trials, tribulations, and efforts as a young man whose development influenced by the immense possibilities of the spiritual world that surrounded him.
I would recommend this story to anyone who enjoys stories centered on the maturation of youth during their teenage years. I felt that the climax of this story was not as exciting as it could have been. However, the storyline was very interesting as well as entertaining. I look forward to reading other stories by this author!
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obtain true knowledge without faith. you must have faith in God, who is the essence of
had a shocking ending and was a fantastic book. The main point in this book
Which resulted Augustine in exploring the philosophical road that led to his conversion from Macheanism to Neo-Platonism to Christianity. But later felt sorrowful for his mother that had died and confesses to God that everyone is a sinner right when they were born and through God that this sin can only be absorbed. He later moves back to Thagaste and then became Bishop of Hippo. As a “doctor” of the Chruch, he defended Christianity against false (heretic) interpretation. After his conversion, he refused to teach rhetoric. Yet, in the end, no matter what sin he had done Augustine found his savior. Which led him to write about how to convey God’s truth to diverse audiences and demonstrates that both the Bible and one’s own life are texts to be read and assessed against the true Cristian Doctrine. The last four books were like an appendix and offers an interpretation of the opening of the Book of Genesis. When Augustine’s converted to Christianity his appropriation of Platonic ideas uses his past sins and later confesses to God that will eventually enhance his soul and body. The consequences of this appropriation are that sins are considered to be
without you [God]” (1.2). God is the creator and source of all things. Again “
Augustines first book is devoted to his early childhood and his reflections on human origin, memory, and desire. His ideas of God were very much influenced by the religious teachings of his day.
In his Confessions, Saint Augustine warns against the many pleasures of life. "Day after day," he observes, "without ceasing these temptations put us to the test" (245).[1] He argues that a man can become happy only by resisting worldly pleasures. But according to Aristotle, virtue and happiness depend on achieving the "moral mean" in all facets of life. If we accept Aristotle's ideal of a balanced life, we are forced to view Saint Augustine's denial of temptations from a different perspective. His avoidance of worldly pleasures is an excess of self-restraint that keeps him from the moral mean between pleasure and self-restraint. In this view, he is sacrificing balance for excess, and is no different from a drunkard who cannot moderate his desire for alcohol.
In this work an attempt will be made to illustrate Augustine's view of free will. Such categories
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