Stupidity

“I really wonder what gives us the right to wreck this poor planet of ours” (biography.com) sums up the satirical ideas of renowned author, Kurt Vonnegut. Kurt Vonnegut was a very popular writer who excelled in writing about the stupidity and ignorance of mankind. His extremely fortunate life played an influential role in developing his writing style. Eventually, Kurt Vonnegut became one of the most eminent satirical writers of his time and was quite perceptible in two of his works, “Harrison…

People go through major modifications in their everyday life in order to become the person they want to be. However, these changes cannot be made without the help of others. The desire for an alteration, is due to events that end up having drastic results. Ernest Gaines, in A Lesson Before Dying, creates a dynamic change in both Grant and Jefferson to show their journey through the novel. A change in attitude is normally the result for a myriad of reasons. Some of the reasons being the…

Tiresias says “Stubbornness brands you for stupidity—pride is a crime”. Tiresias tells Creon that the gods are furious at him and unless he turns from his decree misfortune will fall upon him. For example, when Tiresias says “The gods are deaf to our prayers….but once the wrong is done, a man can turn…

The charge and conviction of mutiny against the African American sailors were motivated by the racism shown against them by the naval officers at Port Chicago. The African Americans were charged with mutiny, although what they were doing was not considered mutiny due to the naval definition. The navy believed the men were refusing to go back to work and start a mutiny because of the general ineptitude that they believe African Americans represented. Finally, the verdict of the fifty men guilty…

The limits of the character’s knowledge/deduction skill become the limits of his power. Watson trying and fumbling at investigation establishes the power dynamic in every Sherlock Holmes’ adventure. Watson’s inabilities are not because of his stupidity; instead they are because of his averageness. His averageness is what is vital to every Sherlock mystery. Detective novels are implicitly exploiting the detective's brilliance and establishing their super-observation. The detective’s vision and…

For example, Grendel says, “He ended the song, and people clapped and shouted their praise and filled their golden cups. All around their bubble of stupidity I could feel the brume of the dragon” (77). He talks about how, through his observation, he thought the people were unintelligent and careless due to their excessive drinking. Grendel, throughout the book, sees the humans as the antagonists who seem…

The book “The Alchemist” is a story about a young boy named Santiago, he has a recurring dream about him finding treasure, the story is about his journey to find it. Along the way his character grows, and it develops into a character that you root for in his struggles. At the end of the story you are left with a character that has both positive and negative traits. Traits such as him being too trustworthy, and him proposing to a girl he only saw for a brief moment the day before. Santiago is a…

(Chief Seattle). This excerpt alone is more than enough to prove that there are many Native Americans that are well past ‘stupid’. To compose such a descriptive speech about the beauty of the nature of Earth you have to be very observant and aware. Stupidity is obviously not a dominant trait in the Native American…

The Irony Of Racism Racism and irony? Do those two things sound like they could be related? The fact of the matter is that, all racism is ironic. The basis of racism is ironic and In To Kill a Mockingbird we see the irony of racism, Mrs. Merriweather's racism against her maid Sophy and Atticus and how Maycomb's ironic racism compares with the racism of today. Not a lot of people realize just how ironic racism really is. Examples of racism and irony in To Kill a Mockingbird and in everyday…

He issues warning against allowing reluctance to work and stupidity to take over. He puts it that laziness and decadent behaviour can swiftly wreck their noble ambitions. He warns the reader that they should anticipate resistance and hostility but must never give up their goals. Some of the stirring lines of the…