People of today’s society, and even from one hundred years ago, have been victim of wanting to be “normal”, usual, and most important, accepted. This drive and fear of rejection have been the catalysts of the formation of civilizations and industries abroad. This pattern can even be seen in things such as literature and the arts; characters in such things are either rejected or have rejected someone for the sole purpose of their own benefit. The theme depicted in the book To Kill A Mockingbird and the musical The Phantom of the Opera is the struggle for the individual to live openly in a society that has rejected his flawed existence. Some of the characters in To Kill a Mockingbird had very descriptive images of them that helped to support
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Dubose for her unpleasant appearance, but because of her backstory. She was a known drug addict that had vowed to get “clean” before she had died. Her withdrawals and frustration from attempting to quit made her more irritable and dreadful to be around, which is why she was unlimitedly isolated. Whether people disliked her past as a druggie or her present self as a foul, cruel old woman, she could not escape the exclusion from the rest of Maycomb that she was labeled with. Another character’s physical appearance that depicted their contrast to conformity is the rabid dog, Tim Johnson, in TKAM. The dog was supposed to have been ailed with rabies, which was never confirmed by the people in Maycomb. The basic fact that Tim had an unusual approach to the group and vague symptoms of rabies was more than enough for him to be killed without hesitation. Also, the main example of physical appearance being a hindrance to one’s acceptance is Tom Robinson. The two main aspects of his description say it all: black male. A strong, hard-working African American male in the deep-rooted and deeply segregated south during the early 1900s has no opportunity to change everyone’s view of him around him to change his appearance to society. A being so contradictory to that of the “higher up” and majority around them will be isolated indefinitely. Moreover, one of the most definite examples of civil rejection of someone due to their presumed self-efficiency in …show more content…
When Calpurnia urgently states to Mr. Finch over the phone, “I swear to God there’s a mad dog down the street a piece…” and the setting preceding this conversation helps the reader to understand that a “mad” dog is undesirable in the Maycomb community. It would have been more sympathetic to feel sorry for the dog when the rest of the characters agree to shoot him, yet they do not delay pulling the trigger on Tim so that their own benefit is not jeopardized. The several times Atticus is labeled a “nigger lover” shows that an African American man is not to be assisted by a Caucasian, credible lawyer. They try to make an excuse for Atticus helping a black man, especially against a white family, because they cannot put the idea of a good heart and uniform opinion of everyone over their own ways of prejudice and preconceptions. When Christine stated, “Pitiful creature of darkness, what kind of life have you known? God give me courage to show you. You are not alone!” it shows that she was willing to accept the Phantom and to show him a better life, but when she later states, “Whose is the face in the mask?… Those who have seen your face draw back in fear.” it shows that her indefinite fear of what the Phantom’s past has been, causing his disfiguration, is too much for her to handle, too much for
Dubose for her unpleasant appearance, but because of her backstory. She was a known drug addict that had vowed to get “clean” before she had died. Her withdrawals and frustration from attempting to quit made her more irritable and dreadful to be around, which is why she was unlimitedly isolated. Whether people disliked her past as a druggie or her present self as a foul, cruel old woman, she could not escape the exclusion from the rest of Maycomb that she was labeled with. Another character’s physical appearance that depicted their contrast to conformity is the rabid dog, Tim Johnson, in TKAM. The dog was supposed to have been ailed with rabies, which was never confirmed by the people in Maycomb. The basic fact that Tim had an unusual approach to the group and vague symptoms of rabies was more than enough for him to be killed without hesitation. Also, the main example of physical appearance being a hindrance to one’s acceptance is Tom Robinson. The two main aspects of his description say it all: black male. A strong, hard-working African American male in the deep-rooted and deeply segregated south during the early 1900s has no opportunity to change everyone’s view of him around him to change his appearance to society. A being so contradictory to that of the “higher up” and majority around them will be isolated indefinitely. Moreover, one of the most definite examples of civil rejection of someone due to their presumed self-efficiency in …show more content…
When Calpurnia urgently states to Mr. Finch over the phone, “I swear to God there’s a mad dog down the street a piece…” and the setting preceding this conversation helps the reader to understand that a “mad” dog is undesirable in the Maycomb community. It would have been more sympathetic to feel sorry for the dog when the rest of the characters agree to shoot him, yet they do not delay pulling the trigger on Tim so that their own benefit is not jeopardized. The several times Atticus is labeled a “nigger lover” shows that an African American man is not to be assisted by a Caucasian, credible lawyer. They try to make an excuse for Atticus helping a black man, especially against a white family, because they cannot put the idea of a good heart and uniform opinion of everyone over their own ways of prejudice and preconceptions. When Christine stated, “Pitiful creature of darkness, what kind of life have you known? God give me courage to show you. You are not alone!” it shows that she was willing to accept the Phantom and to show him a better life, but when she later states, “Whose is the face in the mask?… Those who have seen your face draw back in fear.” it shows that her indefinite fear of what the Phantom’s past has been, causing his disfiguration, is too much for her to handle, too much for