Alfred Hitchcock Accomplishments

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Those who have been inspired by the great beings before them will strive to become the epitome of the future and to revolutionize their society into a utopia. They will aspire to reach the greatness that others have achieved throughout history. They will strive to accomplish the unthinkable, and disapproved to support what they believe in, whether it be religion, passion, compromise, or politics. They will create a new generation filled with peace and prosperity, but in order to accomplish it, might be forced into war. They will aim to match the incredibility of their heroes. They will strive to become the solution to the harm and destruction of the world as their society falls apart. They will save lives, change their fate, and they will …show more content…
“When the movie received rave reviews, the director [Hitchcock] was embarrassed feeling that he “had stolen something”” (Adair, 40). This quote shows that he, after producing a fabulous movie, wouldn’t take credit for using sound in it, as he felt uncomfortable receiving all of that praise. Another example is that Hitchcock had understood the universe and when asked on his reasoning for his films he responded, “Rationality ultimately fails when confronted with the disorder of the universe.” (Adair, 130). This response is very complex and, as the way Hitchcock had said it, was interpreted in the way that Hitchcock was being modest and, indeed, did not want to accept all of the praise by saying his reasons behind the film(s) to balance the non-conformity and chaos of the vast galaxies. Therefore, Alfred Hitchcock was extremely modest due to his embarrassment of overshot praise and his remarks when questioned about his inspiration and cause for creating the …show more content…
Machajewski stated that the “…remainder of Elie’s youth became a process of finding a new normal… part of his survival was learning how to integrate back into normal society…” (32). This quote clearly states that after what Wiesel had observed, he hadn’t tried to stand out or to repair what he had seen, rather to attempt to incorporate himself into the society he was faced with. In addition, as Elie had grown into a man often sought out by the press, the main reason he had “…remained silent was that he felt the words couldn’t do justice to what he witnessed. To speak of it would be to disrespect or degrade the seriousness of his experience.” (Machajewski, 32). This quote undeniably states how Elie felt about his whole situation in the Holocaust and that he had accepted the past, and was ready to move on to the future. Ultimately, Elie Wiesel was, and still is, an extremely modest man because of his unwillingness to speak of his situation in the Holocaust, and to promptly integrate back into the society that had once been his safe and accepting

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