The Theme of Growth in Exodus
Exodus, by Leon Uris, is a novel of genuine Affirmation. One of the most prevalent of the affirmative themes is the idea of growth. Many of the characters learn a lot about themselves, and change tremendously in a positive way. Earlier in their lives, these characters decided to live their life one way, but throughout the book they change, and join each other to unite. Fighting for their common religion and fundamental rights brought them together in a way that is barely imaginable.
In Exodus, Mr. Uris shows that a common belief can bring people together, and which leads to personal growth. During the course of the story, the characters who show the most growth are Ari Ben Canaan, Kitty Fremont, and
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She even convinces Karen to come to America after Dov sends Karen a letter that he hates her. But then she realizes she cannot leave, and that it would be cruel to force Karen to leave as well. A letter from Harriet Saltzman is one of the things that changed her mind. This letter read, "You have asked my opinion of the common denominator and the reason we are able to get such quick recoveries and dynamic results from those children who are borderline psychopaths. Well, I think you know that answer far better than I. You gave it to me the first time I saw you in Jerusalem. The wonder drug is "Eretz Israel." The spirit is so strong here it seems unnatural. They desire only to live and fight for their country." (page 450). This helps Kitty to understand, and she decides to let Karen stay where she belongs. And Kitty also begins to feel as if she belongs, "Shalom... I am staying at Gan Dafna. This is where I belong." (page 451). Later, she lets Karen live her own life, and learns to let go. Although she still loves Karen deeply, she no longer needs to have Karen as she used to. Of course Karen’s death is still devastating, but Kitty has grown. She has also grown in her support of the cause. At first she was too wrapped up in worrying about politics, but after spending so much time seeing the problem and the injustices, her conscience tells her what is right, just as Ari …show more content…
The reason he showed the most growth, is he came from such a traumatic beginning. He was the only survivor from the Warsaw ghetto, where his entire family was killed or sent to Treblinka, a death camp. He was eventually caught and sent to Auchwitz, where he was forced to take the bodies out of the gas chambers after the people were killed. Afterwards, when the war ended, he was sent to the displaced persons camp, where he met Karen. He was understandably disturbed from his experiences, and was very withdrawn, but Karen sensed something from him, and tried to get closer to him. First he pushed her away, but then they grew to care about each other. They made the trip on the Exodus together, they survived the hunger strike, and together they went to Gan Dafna, to begin their lives as free people. Later, a change split them apart when Dov decided to join the Maccabees. He joined because he was eager for revenge, because of all he had been through. He wrote Karen a letter of lies, saying that he no longer cared for her, and that he found another girl-friend and lived with her. He told these lies to justify leaving her to himself, and to try to get her to forget about him. It didn’t work though. Dov was captured by the British and sentenced to death, he still tried to deny it to himself that he loved her, but he failed. After he was rescued by a plan devised by Ari Ben Canaan, he found Karen and came back to her.
Split conception occurs within Exodus when describing the birth of Moses, and the birth of Israel as a nation. This concept of split conception is defined as having two mothers and two separate birth stories, which come together and intertwine. Moses directly has two mothers, while the people of Israel come together from two metaphorical mothers. Moses serves as the first example of split conception in chapter two of Exodus. Moses’ two mothers, Jochebed and Bithiah, came from two completely different backgrounds. Jochebed, his biological mother, was a Hebrew woman and slave who gave Moses away in order to save his life. The woman who found him, Bithiah, was Pharaoh's daughter and therefore an Egyptian princess. Moses repeatedly struggles with
From 2004 to 2009, I lived in Atlanta, Ga while working for a large firm; I was able to travel all across the country and overseas. When I was younger I use to travel quite a bit with my family. These times in my life cannot be over looked as they gave me experiences in culture that cannot be learned from a book. When I use to travel, I hated the actual traveling aspect. Getting on planes were the worst. Most companies were the same. Really uncomfortable and no space for my legs loved getting the aisle seat for legs but the occasional cart crashing or running into my leg sucked. The one thing missing from most of my flights was the service and the way employees and customers were treated by the companies.
As technology began to advance over the last decade, even in the last few years, so did the big debate on whether technology is good or bad. Technology, like most things, has its cons, for example, technology can be very expensive, and technology is not always reliable. Another significant issue with technology is that people 's lives seem to revolve around technology. Schools nowadays are incorporating the use of technology in how
This film pulls in real dreads, Bates having to deal with his mother’s passing. It has nightmares, when he can’t handle her passing, so he treats her corpse as if she is still alive and well. It shows the interests of others, which for most people is curiousity, and this is brought in with multiple questions about the mother. This film is inserting not one, but yet two opinions, one of which is that people with multiple different personalities can be dangerous. The last opinion it inforces is that people all have two sides to them. They have the side we let everyone see, the side they believe they are as people, and then we have another side, which for some, as in Bates condition, is difficult to keep in check. This film has captures many people, because it is possible for these things to happen in real life. It’s not like some scary movies where it seems almost impossible for most of this to
Do you believe that there is extra terrestrial life? Well, what would you do if you found out that you weren’t born on earth? In Margaret’s case, she went back to her home planet. This story takes place in Willstead, North Carolina in the year 2005. She was found on earth when she was 2 months old, after she went away from her home planet; the name of their species was Tesseract. The Murries adopted her after they married a year before. Several years after she grew up as a normal 10-year-old girl, but had no idea of her past and that she was adopted.
David Roediger, helps us understand “self-emancipation as both deeply rooted and glorious in its maturation” (p.9). The book juxtaposes stories usually not told together but David Roediger finds important connections and uses it to explain how to improve our better selves.
The use of insider information is illegal in the United States. Insider information is stock related information that can be obtained many ways to gain large, abnormal gains in the stock market. A popular way to gather inside information is from direct employees of the company. Information on stocks can either be illegal or legal. If the information is publicized for all current or future investors to use, then it isn't illegal. Illegal information becomes unlawful when it becomes privatized from the public, and to be only used by investors in the stock market. The action of using insider information isn’t considered illegal until the information is used in a stock market located in the United States, most commonly the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE. Investors shouldn't need to worry about whether the information they’re given is illegal. Instead, the government should become lenient and abolish the act that prohibits investors to use insider information. Investors need to come together to protest against congress. If we abolish the act that forbids investors to use inside information, then the economy in general will grow from the freedom given by the government.
Even though, considered as an African-American, I begin to read the book of Exodus from an African’s perspective. I mention this because even though somewhat Americanized, I still consider myself purely African at heart and soul. A business and minors in both French and Psychology at a predominantly white college also play a role in my understanding of the book of Exodus. Living in a white suburban neighborhood plays a major role on how I perceive a potentially liberating biblical text. Making the life changing move from Togo to the United States has also shapes my understanding of Exodus as whole.
Douglas Stuart, Exodus, NAC, vol. 2 (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, (2006), 20. Web. 15 Nov. 2013.
The paradox of inquiry is stated in 80d of the Meno. Meno is frustrated with Socrates because they can’t agree with an accurate definition for ‘virtue.’ He states the paradox in his frustration.
Ari decides to stand up to society instead of backing down. He makes the decision of standing up to society, because he knows what he really wants. With the support of his own and Dante’s parents, Ari resolves the dilemma put forth by society and claims his personal victory. The author, Benjamin Alire Saenz, wanted to express that the process of realizing yourself cannot be without struggle, and the biggest secret of the universe may just be who you really are.
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After viewing the topic on learning to learn by Barbara Oakley. As well as considering the hand out on Ten Rules of Bad Studying and doing the quiz on “how good are you at teaching the art of learning?” These are then my impressions.