Catharsis

All writing is impacted by the period in which it was composed; whether it by war, hard times, or by other social patterns. Individuals have a tendency to compose commentaries of political occasions, or simply depict the day and age. Whether it is deliberate or intuitive, a writer cannot help to include some aspects of the day and age in which they are in. The Romantic Period had a huge impact on Mary Shelly’s written work of the novel, Frankenstein. Mary Shelley was a partner of many Romantic…

Revolutions have, in history, proven themselves to be an effective sacrifice against many unjust societal and governmental practices, the final attempt of the oppressed to change things for the better. The America, Latin America, French, and Haitian revolutions were no exception. Although all four revolutions were fought differently, and for their own unique, individual reasons, they all are excellent examples of uprisings in history that challenged traditional ways and succeeded. The American…

Aristotle, the famous Greek philosopher, was the architect of tragedy. He believed that each story should intensely evoke emotions in the reader, so that whether or not the resolution is positive or cynical, the audience still experiences a catharsis. He crafted this idea so that each tales would have a noble hero who experiences a downfall caused by nothing but his own undoing, also known as a hamartia. Although centuries later this definition has transformed, modern tragic heroes still hold…

Everyone has a past. The things many people go through, including the life choices made, makes them who they are later on in life. At least that’s what everyone is told. However, what happened in the past shouldn’t induce your life choices in the future. For Cholly Breedlove, in The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison his incapability of being able to love others in the past, created challenges for him in the future. Cholly Breedlove's lack of knowledge on various life lessons leads him to rape his own…

for solace, whether it be a bar or a tropical beach. However, Hemingway makes certain to note the fact that these solutions are temporary in nature. This factor is why Geismar has labelled this story as one which is a “tale of suffering without catharsis, of the opiate that fails, of the drugged consciousness that remains sensitive only to pain”; Hemingway means to convey that no matter how one attempts to escape their troubles, the only solutions available in life are nonpermanent (Geismar).…

states that he is not just "the poet of the Body", (422) but "the poet of the Soul." (422) The complexity of the human soul and the way one chooses to view themselves in a theological context is paramount to Whitman’s writing. There is a certain catharsis in “Song of Myself”, in which the narrator creates his bond and relationship with God, and is overcome by a sense of brotherhood. Whitman writes, “I know that the hand of God is the promise of my own/And I know that the spirit of God is the…

way in which nature reflects the thoughts of man. The word “night” creates a dark and sullen mood, emphasizing the feelings of misery and glumness that the narrator is feeling. Robert Frost also seems to reflect the way in which nature acts as a catharsis, as it provides solace and relief to man from the burden of the world. However, the deep bond that the narrator has created with the natural world, exposes man’s attempt to alienate himself from society. Man’s creation of a bond with nature,…

Damien Echols’ experience as someone who has had the system flip on him and later guaranteed that it was going to kill him shows that one has a significant amount of time to reflect that’s practically forced since there are no other options in the last years before execution. Echols had shown repeatedly in his book said that he is constantly under stress and there’s not that much of an escape to his situation. His point-of-view may have changed since he had written much of the book in prison and…

On the first day of class, you told us that, as leisure and recreation specialists, it is going to be our job to build better people. In this movie, dancing saved Billy’s life. He was on a path to be just like his father and brother, miserably working in horrific mining conditions. He could have easily gotten involved in the rioting and become a bitter person, but dancing gave him something to put his passions into. Dancing gave him an alternate path; it was crazy symbolic when Billy went off to…

Week Eight: Psychodynamic psychotherapy in the 21st century: Antique or shabby relic? Psychoanalysis has been around for over a hundred years old, and it still being use in today society when helping clients with their issues. Meyer, Moore and Viljoan (1989) gave us a detailed introduction to Freud’s psychoanalytic theory. Even though some parts of the theory are no longer accepted by psychologists anymore, it is still important for us to have a deep understanding of it. This is because most…