People face conflict in everyday life; the difference in people is how we handle it. Not all of us face problems the same way because we all have different ways of seeing things. Alexander Hamilton, Harry Potter, and Okonkwo are each from different stories and each handle the conflicts in their lives differently.
In the musical Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton faced many conflicts throughout his career. However, one man clearly stood out as his main antagonist. Aaron Burr, Alexander’s friend-turned-enemy, became jealous of the political power Hamilton had as Secretary of Treasury. When Burr pursued the position of President of the United States, Hamilton gave Thomas Jefferson his vote. This seemed like the ultimate betrayal to Burr and they decided to have a duel. Their bitter rivalry ended one early morning in New Jersey when Burr shot and killed Hamilton. If they had handled their conflict differently and peacefully, Hamilton might have lived a long life and Burr might have one day entered in government.
In the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter endures many tragedies and has to question the difference between right and wrong. In the novel Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry goes back to his school after the summer feeling conflicted. He had watched a classmate die and witnessed the man who killed his parents come …show more content…
Okonkwo faces many difficult things in his life, one of which being his exile from his fatherland. When he returns seven years later, he discovers that the white men have come in and made a place for their religion in Umuofia. Okonkwo has always resented his father for being weak and thinks that the other men are being weak for allowing the Christians to convert so many of their people. He refuses to accept the fact that his son, Nwoye, has converted to Christianity. Okonkwo can’t believe that Christianity can stay and is in a state of
In the musical Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton faced many conflicts throughout his career. However, one man clearly stood out as his main antagonist. Aaron Burr, Alexander’s friend-turned-enemy, became jealous of the political power Hamilton had as Secretary of Treasury. When Burr pursued the position of President of the United States, Hamilton gave Thomas Jefferson his vote. This seemed like the ultimate betrayal to Burr and they decided to have a duel. Their bitter rivalry ended one early morning in New Jersey when Burr shot and killed Hamilton. If they had handled their conflict differently and peacefully, Hamilton might have lived a long life and Burr might have one day entered in government.
In the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter endures many tragedies and has to question the difference between right and wrong. In the novel Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry goes back to his school after the summer feeling conflicted. He had watched a classmate die and witnessed the man who killed his parents come …show more content…
Okonkwo faces many difficult things in his life, one of which being his exile from his fatherland. When he returns seven years later, he discovers that the white men have come in and made a place for their religion in Umuofia. Okonkwo has always resented his father for being weak and thinks that the other men are being weak for allowing the Christians to convert so many of their people. He refuses to accept the fact that his son, Nwoye, has converted to Christianity. Okonkwo can’t believe that Christianity can stay and is in a state of