Captains Courageous

the concept of war as such, but rather, both opposing the bureaucratic absurdity of war. Catch 22 follows the absurd struggle of a Bomber Captain John Yossarian as he attempts to escape the tyrannical irrationality of bureaucracy in the US air force during World War II. Conversely Apocalypse Now follows the conjoint literal and metaphorical journey of Captain Benjamin Willard (Martin Sheen) as he attempts to assassinate a rogue colonel (Marlon Brando) during the Vietnam War. Each work…

and rugged Theo. She has yet to become hardened by her harsh surroundings, and she remains imaginative and optimistic about the world around her. At the opening of the film, she and her mother travel to a military camp under control of the fascist Captain Vidal who is also her new stepfather. On the way, her mother shows her first signs of illness from her pregnancy, and Ofelia gives the audience a peek into her fantastic mind as she observes an insect that she believes to be a fairy. Her mind…

not only because it is part of my grade, but because I enjoy it, the deeper meaning of the book tends to pop out at me a little more. Life is filled with lessons, some obvious and some not. I would argue that Rudyard Kipling, the author of Captains Courageous, the book I read most recently, had a theme in his book that in the end, was a life lesson. Rudyard would say that when one steps out of their comfort zone, he/she will learn a little bit more about themselves as a person. This theme…

the monster goes to grab Beowulf from his “sleep” but Beowulf in turn grabs Grendel with a grip mightier than any other he had felt before. “He was bearing in with open claw when the alert hero’s comeback and armlock forestalled him utterly. The captain of evil discovered himself in a handgrip harder than anything he had ever encountered in any man on the face of the earth” (“Beowulf” 57). Beowulf’s grip is so strong that it scares Grendel because he now knows that he is not going to escape this…

The play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, is a fictional tragedy about a Scottish general named Macbeth, who is a brave soldier and a powerful man, but he is not a virtuous one. Macbeth possesses four qualities of a tragic hero--extraordinary talents(well known to many), suffering a reversal of fortune, recognizing the consequences of their actions, and a tragic flaw which is overconfidence that leads him to downfall. Based on these character traits, Macbeth can be compared and contrasted to…

Peyton Furquher in Ambrose Bierce’s An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge pays the price for being a heroic and courageous citizen by being suddenly sentenced to death. Peyton shows his courage by having devotion for the south with an intention of destroying the owl creek bridge. Although he is aware that it might cost him his life and also his families’ life, he was willing to do that. Peyton’s ultimate destiny is to be hanged for attempting to burn the bridge, but there is a plot twist. The…

Romeo and Juliet Paper The character that I have chosen is Mercutio. Mercutio is an interesting character who can be interpreted into many different ways. Even though his lines seem to be funny and sometimes very serious but he does have some qualities that many people do not see. The characteristic that I think many people do not see in Mercutio is caring. Many people do have something that they care about but when someone is caring, they care more about people than themselves. Even though he…

contemporary anti-war literature and cinema, despite neither being explicitly against the concept of combat as such, but rather, both opposing the bureaucratic absurdity that war inevitably entails. Catch-22 follows the incongruous struggle of Bomber Captain John Yossarian as he attempts to escape the tyrannical irrationality of bureaucracy in the US air force during World War II, ultimately to achieve his objective to “live forever or die in the attempt”.…

Ahab’s is the only one who uses charts and scientific reason, partly because he is seen to be this self-reliant character and partly because he is obsessed with the thought of capturing the white whale, to the extent that he does. Ishmael explains that to those who do not understand whaling and whales in general, attempting to chart where they will be in a giant ocean appears to be hopeless. He responds to this by saying, “but not so did it seem to Ahab, who knew the sets of all tides and…

Rudyard Kipling, “a superb literary craftsman” (Horton 682), is one of the world’s most beloved children’s authors. He utilized many literary styles, writing novels such as Kim, Captains Courageous, The Light That Failed, and poems such as “If” and “The White Man’s Burden.” However, he is most well known for his array of colorful children’s stories such as Just So Stories, and perhaps his most well-known piece, the Jungle Book. Possessing a deep admiration for Indian culture, Kipling penned…