Contempt

said he had caused the fire in someway…” (34). His only use for the natives was for free labor. The natives were his slaves and were used to show his contempt for the white people, “He allowed his ‘boy’—and overfed young negro from the coast—to treat the white men, under his very eyes, with provoking insolence”(32). The manager not only shows contempt for the ordinary worker for the company, but also to Kurtz. He showed blatant dislike for everyone he met. When Marlow traverses to gather Kurtz…

court. Giles Correy was pressed to death in the Salem witch trials for not admitting/ denying himself as a witch, the only thing he did was call for more weight to be stacked on his body. Before Giles was accused of witchcraft he was arrested for contempt of the court because he refused to give up his friend’s name, and even before that he was a sue happy man whom had an extensive knowledge of the court. Giles Correy and I have several comparable traits in that we are stubborn, sassy, and loyal…

A tragedy is defined by the downfall of the antagonist. The development of a character trait whose expression leads to dire consequences, known as a tragic flaw, is the technique used in drama to instigate the aforementioned downfall. Because the main plot of Shakespeare's Hamlet revolves around the killing of King Claudius some may consider that Prince Hamlet's tragic flaw is a bloodlust, "I should have fatted all the region kites / With this slave’s offal" (II.II.509-10). Though, it must be…

He used to be more shallow and a severe flirt, enjoying the company of any pretty woman or occasional man that would have him but didn't particularly seek out lasting relationships. Big Boss was the first friend he had that he had contempt for in the beginning. When Big Boss doggedly pursued him and insisted on having him around, Kazuhira decided that there is no strict division between friends and enemies. He came to believe that the relationships between people can change. Big Boss…

The Odyssey, written by Homer, is an adventurous journey Odysseus experiences on the way back home to Ithaca and Penelope. Odysseus comes across many situations where decisions need to be made in order to find safety. Odysseus has many roles in the Odyssey. Odysseus is known as a soldier and a king, as well as many more things. However, Odysseus was also acknowledged as a trickster, which defines Odysseus as a person and has been an aid in many situations, for when Odysseus encountered the…

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is a classic narrative into America’s roaring twenties. All of the characters and their accounts are reflected and represented through the eyes and viewpoint of the main narrator, Nick Carraway. Subsequently, this novel is told from the first-person point of view or subjective viewpoint. Nick Carraway narrating the story then presents an informational bias. In addition, his character motives and judgements tend to contradict themselves. Because of this,…

freedom of responsibility. Obviously, if it is the other person’s entire fault there is no need for you to do anything to fix it. Righteous indignation is usually felt by someone with contempt or a stonewaller. There are similarities with the innocent victim mindset, but this one includes hostility and contempt. To…

Being born within the borders of the United States, we are granted rights and privileges for being a citizen that instills advantages perceived to be unlike any other country. Our government was put into place to both uphold and maintain the order and balance, starting in the form of our justice system.The foundation of our country, the keystone to our democratic system, is the integrity of social institutions that we not only assume we can trust but have come to rely on for most aspects in our…

During the Cold War Era (1947-1991), the content of the film industry was severely influenced by the threat of a nuclear war the spread of Communism into the United States. Various film panels such as the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) and the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals (MPA) were created in order to regulate the content of the film industry by censoring anti-American substance. Because the growth and evolution of the McCarthyism, or the…

Arthur Shelby's case, despite proclaiming Tom as 'his favorite, most trusted slave, he still viewed him as less than white, and sold him when it suited his needs. Augustine, in comparison, was similar in that he also held contempt for slavery as an institution. In spite of his contempt, he kept slaves; this makes he and Shelby very similar, in that although they morally disapproved of slavery they kept slaves. They also turned the other way upon seeing mistreatment of slaves, especially the case…