“Katharina materialized before him, floating on the air like a flag, clothed in the white tablecloth, now a winding sheet, and at last he could weep for her death and for the guilt of having abandoned her” (Isabel Allende 62). So many people have hidden, dreadful secrets buried in their past that can cause internal conflicts within themselves, not unlike Rolf Carle. Along the same lines, “The Things They Carried,” “And of Clay Are We Created”, and “A Kind of Murder” bear similar internal conflicts, nevertheless the authors create their own unique exclusive situations and conditions. “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien is a beautiful story about First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross’ internal struggle caused by his inability to move forward,
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Allende states, “That night, imperceptibly, the unyielding floodgates that had contained Rolf Carlé's past for so many years began to open, and the torrent of all that had lain hidden in the deepest and most secret layers of memory poured out, leveling before it the obstacles that had blocked his consciousness for so long” (61). In other words, Allende endorses the internal conflict within Rolf Carle that his metaphorical “floodgates” erupted suddenly on his weakest point, freeing all of his anguish-filled memories regarding his sister and parents. All of his memories caught up to him and if he had not pushed it back all those years, then maybe Carle could have accepted his past and saved Azucena. To go along with his revelation, the conflict also has long-lasting consequences. The narrator herself states, “I often accompany you to the station and we watch the videos of Azucena again; you study them intently, looking for something you could have done to save her, something you did not think of in time” (Allende 63). The essence of the narrator’s statement is that she is implying that Carle was not able to move on with his life and wastes his time and effort for something that could have been. Unlike Jimmy Cross, Rolf Carle was not fortunate enough to move on with his life and this internal guilt had a …show more content…
Pentecost agrees when he writes, "Somehow nobody thought it was wrong to take advantage of Mr. Warren" (Pentecost 39). Pentecost's point is that he knew what was happening to Mr. Warren was wrong, yet he neglected to do anything about the matter. The fact that he did comprehend the unvirtuous occurrences shows that he was a moral character. Although he did not do anything to help him because of society's ideals and his insecurities, nonetheless, just because someone is moral and understanding does not mean that they don't make mistakes. Pentecost expresses this when he states, "You see what I mean when I say it was a kind of murder? And I was the murderer" (Pentecost 43). Pentecost is corroborating the age-old conflict of insecurity and peer pressure. Pentecost was overshadowed by the vast insecurities and doubts that generations have had for the want to fit in. Pentecost's internal conflict did not have a significant consequence like Cross and Carle had. Pentecost has the possibility to learn from mistakes and guilt and perhaps even have a chance to redeem himself by not being a bystander in the near
Allende states, “That night, imperceptibly, the unyielding floodgates that had contained Rolf Carlé's past for so many years began to open, and the torrent of all that had lain hidden in the deepest and most secret layers of memory poured out, leveling before it the obstacles that had blocked his consciousness for so long” (61). In other words, Allende endorses the internal conflict within Rolf Carle that his metaphorical “floodgates” erupted suddenly on his weakest point, freeing all of his anguish-filled memories regarding his sister and parents. All of his memories caught up to him and if he had not pushed it back all those years, then maybe Carle could have accepted his past and saved Azucena. To go along with his revelation, the conflict also has long-lasting consequences. The narrator herself states, “I often accompany you to the station and we watch the videos of Azucena again; you study them intently, looking for something you could have done to save her, something you did not think of in time” (Allende 63). The essence of the narrator’s statement is that she is implying that Carle was not able to move on with his life and wastes his time and effort for something that could have been. Unlike Jimmy Cross, Rolf Carle was not fortunate enough to move on with his life and this internal guilt had a …show more content…
Pentecost agrees when he writes, "Somehow nobody thought it was wrong to take advantage of Mr. Warren" (Pentecost 39). Pentecost's point is that he knew what was happening to Mr. Warren was wrong, yet he neglected to do anything about the matter. The fact that he did comprehend the unvirtuous occurrences shows that he was a moral character. Although he did not do anything to help him because of society's ideals and his insecurities, nonetheless, just because someone is moral and understanding does not mean that they don't make mistakes. Pentecost expresses this when he states, "You see what I mean when I say it was a kind of murder? And I was the murderer" (Pentecost 43). Pentecost is corroborating the age-old conflict of insecurity and peer pressure. Pentecost was overshadowed by the vast insecurities and doubts that generations have had for the want to fit in. Pentecost's internal conflict did not have a significant consequence like Cross and Carle had. Pentecost has the possibility to learn from mistakes and guilt and perhaps even have a chance to redeem himself by not being a bystander in the near