To survive peacefully in society we must behave in a socially acceptable way. In other words, there is an art to coexisting peacefully and it has a definition that changes from person to person. Every person has a different view of coexisting because each society has different norms and rules we need to follow. This leads to different views of society. We learn how to coexist through observing others, usually from our guardians and society.
The play God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza shows two opposite views on the subject of coexistence. Veronique is a civilized, hyper aware, righteous liberal who believes everyone should be more concerned for people who are in need. Veronique spends the whole play trying her best to act amiable toward Alain and his wife even though she is angry at the duo believing them to be bad parents. Alain is the father of Ferdinand; the boy who hit Veronique’s son Bruno in the face with a stick and knocks out two of his teeth. Alain is a realistic, uncivilized man who could not care less about the situation or either of the two boys. Alain spends most of the play on his cell phone with work calls and not caring about talking about the problem at hand. The two characters show two complete opposite opinions on society. While Veronique believes Alain’s son should be more culpable for his actions of hitting Veronique’s son with a stick and ‘disfiguring’ his face, Alain believes his son is not at fault since his son is just a kid. When Alain compares the two cultures of Western civilization and Africa by stating the fact that Ferdinand hitting Bruno in the face with a stick is not as bad as kids in Africa fighting with guns and killing each other. Veronique shuts the idea down saying they are nothing...
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...rsonalities that lie between the two. People might coexist together peacefully for a while, but it depends on individuals to keep the balance together. It is up to societies views on civilized behavior and the individual’s environment they grew up in, to keep them coexisting peacefully together.
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The play God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza begins with a simple set-up, four parents from different social classes coming together to discuss a dispute between their sons. As the play continues we see the characters slowly becoming less polite and civil as they start yelling at each other, getting piss drunk, and everyone’s favourite, vomiting. Throughout the play these characters are constantly being tested and judged. When Veronica and Michael attempt to show off their material possessions to the Raleighs they are given a metaphorical slap to the face as they physically ruin what the Novaks hold dear to them. In return the Novaks judge the Raleighs on their sense of righteousness and responsibility, the Raleighs social standing allowing them
In John Knowle’s, A Separate Peace, there is a transformation in all the key elements in the book, from the rivers to the tree to the seasons to the characters. The transformation is specifically seen in Leper, Gene, and Phineas. These three young men experience a change not just because of the transitions through adolescence. These changes also come about because of the war, the school, and an injury.
Through out the book A Separate Peace, Gene, his growth and harmony seem to change. His opinions, and outlook on life also seem to change as his relationship with Phineas does likewise. Gene’s self-perception changes from insecurity to imitation to independence as his relationship with Phineas changes.
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...cknowledgment of differences is realistic because no two people have the same morals and values that do not dispute. This shows that civility and trusts shows tolerances for others' discord and looks for answers to address each problem and conflict. With the application of accommodation, society will have more advantages to prosper due to the idea that the public will work together.
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Every person feels rivalry or competition towards others at some point in their lives. This rivalry greatly affects our ability to understand others, and this eventually results in paranoia and hostility. It is a part of human nature, that people coldly drive ahead for their gain alone. Man's inhumanity towards man is a way for people to protect themselves from having pain inflicted on them by others, and achieving their goals and desires without the interference of others. This concept of man's inhumanity to man is developed in A Separate Peace as the primary conflict in the novel centres on the main character, Gene, and his inner-battles with feelings of jealousy, paranoia, and inability to understand his relationship with his best friend Phineas. Competition is further demonstrated by the occurrence of World War II. It is shown that, "There were few relationships among us (the students) at Devon not based on rivalry." (p. 37) It is this rivalry and competition between the boys at Devon that ripped their friendships apart.
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There’s no such thing as a peaceful country in today’s world, due to the fact we live in a century where crimes are something you see anywhere you go. Even though there are different types of laws to cease and prevent crimes, criminals always find a way to break those laws and get what they want, causing great impact in our lives physically and mentally. However, criminals like ruining our lives by killing someone, stealing something they find luxurious or doing something to violent affecting the entire country and destroying many peaceful lives. People all over world have their own concept of what is crime and different actions of what they consider illegal in their country. For example, taking a red light in Dominican Republic is a lot different from taking a red light in United States. In Dominican Republic, people know if a cop sees them taking a red light, they won’t do anything or if he does care, which rarely happens, they can just bride them to let it slide. However, in United States, if a cop sees you taking a red light, he will stop you, make sure if you are not drunk and give you a really expensive ticket. This example shows the differences in laws between the two countries and proves the fact that there’s crime in every country because in Dominican Republic, ignoring the red light is still a crime but the authority allows it to happen.