The psychological state and moral ground of the anti-hero is always questioned in Noir films. When approaching the climax of the story, Marlowe decides to buy a counterfeit pearl necklace to give to Laura in place of the original counterfeit from the man she loved. Many argue Marlowe did so in an attempt to protect Laura and keep her belief in true love alive. However, he did so to honor the man who was able to conquer Laura, but died in an unexpected turn of events. This is narrated by Marlowe himself at the end of the story when about to throw the pearls in the ocean, he relates "to the memory of Mr. Stan Phillips," I said aloud. Just another four-flusher. I flipped her pearls out into the water one by one at the floating seagulls. They made
Comparing the three stories “The Dogs Could Teach Me,” “The Flowers,” and “The Sniper,” “The Sniper” demonstrates the best suspenseful text between the three stories. To create a suspenseful story, “The Sniper” develops multiple moments of suspense. For instance, one illustration of suspense in “The Sniper” is “He paused for a moment, considering whether he should risk a smoke. It was dangerous. The flash might be seen in the darkness, and there were enemies watching. He decided to take the risk.” This is a suspenseful moment in “The Sniper” because if the sniper risks to smoke, he will be giving away his position and could be shot at by the enemies. Another representation of suspense is “Pressing his lips together, he took a deep breath through his nostrils and
Those who read “The Scarlet Letter” perceive Pearl as she who personifies her mother’s sinful extramarital affair. After all, Hester adorns her in the same manner as the infamous letter. Yet, near the end of the book Hawthorne revealed, through Reverend Dimmesdale’s final moments, another reason behind his characterization of Pearl:
When An-mei returned with her mother to Teintsin, she had an encounter with Second Wife who gave her a pearl necklace. Her mother scolded her for it. "what you hear is not genuine. She(Second Wife)makes clouds with one hand, rain with the other. She is trying to trick you, so you will do anything for her", but An-mei "tried not to listen to my mother". In the end, An-mei's mother crushed the pearl necklace and it was only then that An-mei realized "the necklace that had almost bought my heart and mind now had one bead of crushed glass". Her mother did not want An-mei to let Second Wife "buy you(her) for such a cheap price". After that, An-mei would always "remember how easy it is to lose myself to something false". An-mei saw the truth beyond the surface with her mother's help.
Nathaniel Hawthorne portrays Pearl as a perceptive character from the very beginning of her life. Pearl as an infant touches the scarlet letter “A” her mother wears on her chest. As Pearl grows up, she is very sensitive to her surroundings and notices the minister holds his hand over his heart. Pearl states, “Mother!-Mother!-Why does the minister keep his hand over his heart?” (The Scarlet Letter, 550) “Pearl is not merely an ordinary, playful seven-year-old child: she is also precociously intelligent, and penetratingly wise.” (mrirwin) Hawthorne gives Pearl the discernment of others as she watches those she comes in contact with. Pearl says, “Come away, mother! Come away, or yonder old Black Man will catch you!” (The Scarlet Letter, 524). Pearl senses that Roger Chillingworth is a bad man even though she does not know anything about him. Pearl uses her perceptive talent to notice Roger Chillingworth, the min...
As a society we value and admire heroes who represent the idealized version of ourselves whom we stride every day to become. This is why they are sometimes scrutinized, unless they are an anti-hero, of course. The anti-hero is also admired by some even if he utilizes unlawful methods to achieve his goal, because he represents the good in a corrupt world. But this is not always the case as it is seen in some Noir stories. In Noir stories, the anti-hero is supposed to be a modern knight. Transgressing society's corrupt rules in order to reaffirm for its male audience the need to act justly do rightly; however, the anti-hero through this false nobility and sexism reinforces the social problems that plague contemporary society.
Stereotyping is common to do no matter where you live in this world. People that are stereotypes are the ones that just assume things without actually knowing what they really mean. There are a lot stereotypic slurs people assume about, but the one we are going to focus on is stereotyping gangsters. In the Essay, “The Gangster as Tragic Hero”, Robert Warshow talks about a lot of different things that are dealing with gangsters. Some of Robert text in his essay helps you understand what he thinks about them. He talks about how stereotypes say gangsters are considered bad people, how they are on the top of the hierarchy, and he uses Tony Montana from Scarface as an example.
scenes which gives you the need to be one of the characters from the flick.
In this movie the main character Tyler seems to be a disturbed angry unhappy young man. Not because he is a bad person, no it is because he is a kind and sensitive boy who hoped for a better more connected life for himself and his family. The death of his elder brother by suicide and the separation of his family caused him to lose hope in life and succeeding.
The Fall is a criminal, psychological suspense thriller that focuses on Det. Superintendent Stella Gibson (Gillian Anderson) and serial killer Paul Spector (Jamie Dornan). The series takes place in Belfast and focuses on how Stella and Paul operate in their own professional and personal lives. Stella Gibson is brought in from London to Belfast to do a review (reviewing all information by the police on a specific murder case, Alice Monroe) to find if the police department made any error in investigating the Alice Monroe case. Paul Spector work as a grief counselor in Belfast, living with his wife and two children. In his off time, Paul is a serial killer. Paul’s first victim, Sarah Kay, is a single solicitor (Lawyer) in her early thirties with
In the events of the Scarlet Letter, more and more incidents keep occurring that unravel the love stories between the characters. Hester and Chillingworth’s paths cross as one another confides their true feelings towards each other. Hester confesses that she is on the verge of exposing Chillingworth’ true identity and that he needs to stop harming the minister while treating him. This sparks an argument between the two as they both try to blame themselves for the sins they have committed and the people they have become. The community has begun to accept Hester for her actions as she provides numerous aids for the society. As the story goes along, Pearl’s inquisitive mind begins to process her mother’s scarlet letter to the observances of how
Pearl had always been extremely curious about her mother's sin and more importantly about the scarlet letter. All through Pearl's childhood, all she had known was the scarlet letter. She had been infatuated by it ever since she was a baby. Pearl's curiosity about the scarlet letter caused her “inevitable tendency to hover over the enigma of the scarlet letter seemed an innate quality of her being”(123). She would constantly belabor her mother about it asking questions such as “what does the scarlet letter mean mother”(124). The scarlet letter had become such a huge part of her life that it had almost become a part of her. It had consumed her life and was the main thing she thought about constantly. In this case, secretiveness from Hester caused major curiosity from
Carmen Sternwood is described with profoundness but in a different (less sexual) sense than her sister is. Marlowe encounters her on many occasions and is thorough in describing her--from her first flirtations to her continuous irritations. In t...
The Hero and Villain Paradigm in The Shining Kubrick’s film The Shining is a loose adaptation of King’s novel with different implications and themes. When comparing Kubrick’s variations on themes and plot with King’s, the conclusions drawn from both the novel and the film are more meaningful. One of the most important differences is how the hero and villain paradigm is presented and how it influences the source of anxiety in both versions.
Imagine your whole town knowing the sin you committed. The article, The Scarlet Sin: Analyzing Secrets in The Scarlet Letter by Brian Stroner, discusses how two individuals encounter their mutual sin. Hester Prynne had to confront her whole town, who knows her sin. While on the other hand, Arthur Dimmesdale secretly coped with it. This article shows us how Hester's endurement of her sin, Dimmesdale’s coping of his sin, and the meaning of Pearl are all combined to give the novel worth.
Furthermore, the lifestyle both women want ends up in disaster however, one ends in death while the other in hard labor. In "The Necklace", the wife ends up losing her friend’s expensive necklace which causes her to work hard to earn enough money to pay of a new one. Due to all the work she loses her beauty. In contrast, whereas in "The Jewels" the constant attendance of the opera house during the winter causes her to die of inflammation which resulted a deep sorrow towards the husband. Both wife’s lived life differently. Both tries to find the best way to fulfill their desire for the good