Bloodlust!

the Second Great War. In the beginning of the novel, Ralph is confused as to why the other boys on the island, would rather give into bloodlust and their barbarian sides. As the book progresses, he learns of the nefarious…

The horrors of war can be life changing both spiritually and physically. The novel “Three Day Road” by Joseph Boyden chronicles the lives of two Cree men, Xavier Bird and Elijah Whiskeyjack, during the First World War. The war has a devastating effect on them emotionally and psychologically. For Elijah, it stripped him of his cultural identity and moral compass, while for Xavier, he tried to maintain his cultural values in what is an appalling experience. The author contrasts the two characters…

perspective; Ralph advises that they should build huts, while Jack stubbornly counters his idea and favors hunting. Ralph, who thinks about the overall good of the group, considers hunting pointless. Jack, attracted to the ecstasy of hunting by his bloodlust and desire for power, does not care about building huts or what Ralph has to say. This relates to the then government of federalists and anti-federalists with their disagreements and struggle for…

Macbeth entrance, “Give me my sword—”. The punctuation utilised is an ‘em dash’, producing a rushed effect. This could be indicating that Banquo sensed bloodlust from his friend, which is why he hurriedly became on guard. It appears to be a trivial matter through the sense of sight, but yet Banquo was a trained swordsman— he could sense bloodlust therefore being on guard, which also marks the growth of doubt within Banquo towards Macbeth; an aspect of reality, the start of a broken friendship.…

she did when she was young. Also he didn’t allow her to leave just like the bird locked in its cage. But when her husband broke her bird Miss Wright also met her breaking point killing her husband out of common decency for a happy life rather then bloodlust. When one woman in the story decide to help Miss Wright she convinces the others by saying “we all go through the same thing just a different…

They eventually catch up to the sow and “she spurt[s] with her last strength.” (135) The extension in time shows how evil they are because of how much pain they put the pig through. They are not only savage because they are doing this for their bloodlust, but also because they are killing the mother and lessening their chances of survival. The boys are not satisfied yet. Roger pokes with his spear “whenever pigflesh appear[s]” (135) and Jack, who is on top of the pig, “stab[s] downward with his…

to built huts for shelter, and thought of ways to signal ships or plans to rescue them. However, he was not able to hold on to himself the entire time he was on the island. During one incident, he participated in a hunt and was exhilarated by the bloodlust and violence. He was in such a frenzy that he participated in the murder of Simon, another boy on the island. Only afterward did Ralph realize how much of a savage he became. He went back to his senses, but was depressed by the fact that…

The Haunted Science Lab was more than just a nickname. That's what Nigel and Cory learned when they went on their adventure. It started the day earlier. One cool, yet warm, Saturday in June, but Nigel wasn’t interested in playing baseball or running around. He was only interested in saving his hide. Nigel, a short, skinny 14-year-old, begged of the bully, “Please no, Please no! Please, I beg you, don’t make me go in there! Children go missing in there! There’s been three this week!” He…

attention.”’ (P20-21) Piggy like to be observant, learning from the actions of everyone else around him and this allowed him to see the outsider perspective. He could learn the hatred by being shown from of the Jack and the boys without experiencing the bloodlust that Ralph was…

describes her as someone who: “. . . did not often make mistakes against herself in any of the reckonings over which she presided” (Dickens 31). Madame Defarge’s attitude realistically changes from a sense of self-control, unperturbed by others, to bloodlust and frustration shown when she tries to advocate to her husband why they should fight as hard as they can no matter how long it takes to achieve reform (Dickens 172). Madame Defarge’s movement from encouraging, smart housewife, to…