Louis steals a newspaper from the guards to find out how America is doing in the war. The Bird discovers Louis with this paper and furiously beats him. This abuse of power is clearly negative. Power is a very controversial topic, but in many cases, it proves to end up as a negative trait.
Power can either be given to someone or taken by someone. Some think that power given to or taken by someone will become positive, but this typically turns negative. An example of power being given to someone is in The Hobbit. With the fifteen in total going on the journey, Gandalf was given power over everyone else. He originally used this power extremely wisely, by attempting to boost confidence among the group. Unexpectedly, Gandalf leaves the group, having …show more content…
Many believe that physical power makes people feel stronger, but it also can hurt others in many ways. In Unbroken, Louis was in a race at the Olympics. Once the race started, he knew he had a target on his back. Other racers were stepping on his feet, elbowing, and even punching him (Hillenbrand, 2010). This, as well as putting Louis at a major disadvantage, lit a fire in him. He was too far behind to win, but he ran as fast as he could. His last lap was ran in less than a minute, giving him the chance to meet Adolf Hitler (Hillenbrand, 2010). This physical use of power is negative because even though Louis ran a lap in under a minute, it gave him no chance to win. The runners’ abuse of physical power ruined Louis first and only shot at winning an Olympic …show more content…
In The Hobbit, Smaug has all the power. Others feel that having someone with physical power over everyone is positive, but power should be a gift and not have someone born with it. He is a huge, fire-breathing dragon who everyone on the journey was afraid of. Smaug held an enormous amount of gold products and that is what the group is after (Tolkien, 1937). Eventually, all of Smaug’s power comes back to him in an extremely negative way. Smaug flew toward Lake-Town and is noticed by a guard. Since Smaug has strong scales covering his body, he is not afraid of being noticed. One of the soldiers notices a spot on Smaug’s body with no scale covering it. He sends a hail-mary arrow shot up and hits him right in the uncovered spot. This kills Smaug, proving his power being too much for him to handle (Tolkien, 1937). This power must have made Smaug’s self esteem extremely high. He thought that he was unable to be killed, but this was clearly not true. Power can get to your head and sometimes prove to be too much to handle.
Power as a trait is good and bad. There are many examples of both in pieces of writing and everyday life. In Unbroken and The Hobbit there was a multitude of example with power being a negative trait. This is why I can come to the conclusion that power is a negative
Power can either be given to someone or taken by someone. Some think that power given to or taken by someone will become positive, but this typically turns negative. An example of power being given to someone is in The Hobbit. With the fifteen in total going on the journey, Gandalf was given power over everyone else. He originally used this power extremely wisely, by attempting to boost confidence among the group. Unexpectedly, Gandalf leaves the group, having …show more content…
Many believe that physical power makes people feel stronger, but it also can hurt others in many ways. In Unbroken, Louis was in a race at the Olympics. Once the race started, he knew he had a target on his back. Other racers were stepping on his feet, elbowing, and even punching him (Hillenbrand, 2010). This, as well as putting Louis at a major disadvantage, lit a fire in him. He was too far behind to win, but he ran as fast as he could. His last lap was ran in less than a minute, giving him the chance to meet Adolf Hitler (Hillenbrand, 2010). This physical use of power is negative because even though Louis ran a lap in under a minute, it gave him no chance to win. The runners’ abuse of physical power ruined Louis first and only shot at winning an Olympic …show more content…
In The Hobbit, Smaug has all the power. Others feel that having someone with physical power over everyone is positive, but power should be a gift and not have someone born with it. He is a huge, fire-breathing dragon who everyone on the journey was afraid of. Smaug held an enormous amount of gold products and that is what the group is after (Tolkien, 1937). Eventually, all of Smaug’s power comes back to him in an extremely negative way. Smaug flew toward Lake-Town and is noticed by a guard. Since Smaug has strong scales covering his body, he is not afraid of being noticed. One of the soldiers notices a spot on Smaug’s body with no scale covering it. He sends a hail-mary arrow shot up and hits him right in the uncovered spot. This kills Smaug, proving his power being too much for him to handle (Tolkien, 1937). This power must have made Smaug’s self esteem extremely high. He thought that he was unable to be killed, but this was clearly not true. Power can get to your head and sometimes prove to be too much to handle.
Power as a trait is good and bad. There are many examples of both in pieces of writing and everyday life. In Unbroken and The Hobbit there was a multitude of example with power being a negative trait. This is why I can come to the conclusion that power is a negative