Arthur Schopenhauer

noble knight,he also includes the characteristic of an ideal, unrealistic place in his medieval romantic tale Le Morte d’Arthur . An example is in “The Coronation of Arthur” is when Arthur is born in Camelot. Camelot is beautiful and near perfect and is where his father Uther Pendragon rules as king. This is also the place that Arthur rules as king when he is finally realized to be the rightful successor to the throne and where his kingdom is considered perfect and peaceful (331-332). In…

There Will Be Blood – Critique of Capitalism Movie Analysis The first twenty minutes of the turn of the 19th century epic There will be Blood of director Paul Thomas Anderson often amaze the audience. Anderson introduces Daniel Plainview, the main character, without a single word. Pictures of harsh deserted landscapes tremble with harsh loud sounds of accompanying music. Amidst that, a single man mines for silver in a hole he has dug out with his hands. Metallic clangs of tools interrupt the…

“All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection”(unknown). Everyone isn’t perfect and dreams do fail, just like the protagonist in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald learned. The dream was unachievable for Jay Gatsby due to his social class he tried to escape, the under the table business he ran to make quick money and the girl who killed his hopes and dreams. Jay Gatsby was born into a low social class. At a young age “Jimmy was bound to get ahead. He was always had some resolves…

Inherent in humans is the desire to strive for accomplishment in their life course. However, the fact that “accomplishment” exists abstractly within the realm of individual perception leads to conflicting translations of what defines it. In Arthur Miller’s play Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman, the protagonist, engages in such a conflict with his son, Biff. Willy, a longtime traveling salesman, harbors lofty expectations for Biff as a young man anticipating he will become a great success in…

In the play “A Raisin in the Sun,” writer Lorraine Hansberry takes us along an epic journey with a poor, unconventional, 1950’s Black American family. The dynamics explored are that of a struggling working class unit set in the South side of Chicago. This somewhat realistic drama focuses on the quests of its individual characters and means toward the attainment of their respective ambitions. This play depicts the uphill battle they face in terms of racial prejudice and financial angst. The…

“Maybe the two different worlds we live in aren’t so different. We saw the same sunset.” (Hinton 41) In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, Ponyboy is the main character. Even though Ponyboy shows many signs of a possibility of being a Soc, he is apart of the poorer class, the greasers. Ponyboy has been intelligent and gotten good grades all his life, unlike the rest of his gang. Additionally, Ponyboy likes to read and do other things that Socs are interested in, and stay out of trouble. If Ponyboy…

Plenty of our favorite classic tales are set in a mystical world where a noble character is tangled in conflict. Red riding hood gives us the quest of traveling across the forest while being wary of a talking wolf. However monotonous or maybe cliche, medieval romance literature does its best job at staying on point and keeping the reader engaged in the story. In Sir Gawain and The Green Knight, the author used the magical Green Knight in order to push Sir Gawain into the quest that will prove if…

In the “Crucible”, Danforth and Mary Warren have done many things to corrupt their society. Danforth was the Deputy Governor and a judge. Mary Warren was a servant in Proctor's house hold. Judge danforth is more to blame than Mary Warren because he was bias, full of fear and worried about themselves. Judge Danforth is more to blame for his accusation that the defendant was guilty and was bias to Abigail Williams. First, Danforth is on Abigail Williams side. When Judge Danforth says, “ Child I…

The difference between right and wrong, and how to handle a situation like it is still something that is debated today. Some may go the extremes to kill the ones who commit the unjust, while others may simply protest. In The Crucible the characters debate whether or not the executions caused by the witch trials are unjust punishments considering how the court was never really adequate in providing evidence for the hangings. Throughout the play, there were several occurrences where the characters…

Hunting Witch Hunters In the Crucible by Arthur Miller, the author implies that there are multiple reasons that Danforth, Hathorne, and the other authorities choose to believe Abigail and the other girls, Rather than choosing to believe more respectable townspeople like Proctor and Giles. The Crucible is a story of mass hysteria in the town of Salem Massachusetts in the 1690s, where many people are accused of being witches, and many were even hanged for the accusations. The reason for Danforth…