In many of our texts related to American Naturalism we have encountered violence for many reasons. People use violence to achieve something they feel when it seems it is the only way possible. The book I would like to call upon for evidence is Them by Joyce Carol Oates. The film I would like to call upon for evidence is The Midnight Cowboy, directed by John Schlesinger. Violence according to the dictionary means an unjust or unwarranted exertion of power or force, as against rights or laws. With this definition, I will speak on some violence in this book and film and tell how violence is used as a means to an intended end. Violence is something everyone encounters in life, it has different forms ranging from verbal to physical. Violence happens daily and many people express the reality of various violent situations in movies, songs, novels, and all other media for the public.
When traveling to New York Joe thought life would go in his favor, life would be prosperous, and he would find work quickly. His stay in the hotel was more expensive than expected, finding work was harder than expected, and people were meaner than expected. This turn of events lead him to make choices that one watching would not consider choices; it was more like the inevitable. Toward the end of The Midnight Cowboy ¬¬¬¬Joe uses violence …show more content…
They are all trying their best to endure the struggle of lack and for some the only way they see themselves coming up is to take the things of others. It is not that the next person has much more, but what they do have is what someone needs so they fall victim to violence. Violence, used as a means of survival, for many is the fate they fight to accept and result to after all else. Violence becomes a vehicle to arrive at a certain level of life that is not divinely given. The use of violence as a vehicle, for some is the last resort, for others it is the only means they
When traveling to New York Joe thought life would go in his favor, life would be prosperous, and he would find work quickly. His stay in the hotel was more expensive than expected, finding work was harder than expected, and people were meaner than expected. This turn of events lead him to make choices that one watching would not consider choices; it was more like the inevitable. Toward the end of The Midnight Cowboy ¬¬¬¬Joe uses violence …show more content…
They are all trying their best to endure the struggle of lack and for some the only way they see themselves coming up is to take the things of others. It is not that the next person has much more, but what they do have is what someone needs so they fall victim to violence. Violence, used as a means of survival, for many is the fate they fight to accept and result to after all else. Violence becomes a vehicle to arrive at a certain level of life that is not divinely given. The use of violence as a vehicle, for some is the last resort, for others it is the only means they