Dying Gaul

Any human society or civilization that comes into existence as a result of military victory takes part in exercises and acts that when assessed and looked into by the ethicists of modern times, might be considered genocide in modern definition. However, with this an important question arises, did these civilizations and societies considered these acts of war and genocides as a good things or contradicted to it, like the present time? It is observed that with the passing year, people have become…

many people know what Caesar is the person who conquered Gaul, they do not know how. The most effective way to learn yourself on Julius Caesar's grueling expedition in Gaul is to read his twelve book war-log, De Bello Gallico. In just the first book of De Bello Gallico Caesar faces many battles with groups of people all over Gaul. Moreover, during these battles, Caesar respected Roman tradition and was able to justify his conflicts in Gaul, not only in his own mind, but also with sufficient…

Hopeless Humanity An Analysis of a Colin Wilson Quote Colin Wilson was once quoted as saying, "The average man is a conformist, accepting miseries and disasters with the stoicism of a cow standing in the rain." While this quote can be interpreted many different ways, like most quotes, I think that Wilson is trying to say humans sometimes lose hope and let whatever happens happen to them. Most of the time this Wilson quote rings surprisingly true when you examine the average…

[Images of Jesus Christ and Mohandas Gandhi left the mirror to be replaced by images of Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, and Mao Zedong leading their troops in World War II.] “Liam can start World War III, a war that will be so great that it can end all wars. He can bring suffering the likes the world has never known, mass disease, mass starvation, mass genocide, all while convincing the world’s people that what he is asking them to do to one another is a just-cause and righteous. “This can all…

this time. Modern Scholars of Feminist literary theory look at literature through a narrow lens that focuses on the writer’s view of women whether it be economic, social, and/or psychological related; in the same way, William Faulkner’s 1930 As I Lay Dying also examines the American South in the 1920 's in terms of economic struggles, social acceptance and psychological struggles. Today’s Feminist Theory critics can see evidence of Faulkner’s admiration and sympathetic views of woman during the…

Insanity and Narration: an Analysis of Darl Bundren As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner is told from the perspectives of fifteen different characters. Some have just one monologue. Others have several. The lengths all vary from five words to several pages. However, it is still plain to see which character is at the center of the novel. Although the story revolves around the death and burial of Addie Bundren, it is her second son, Darl Bundren, who holds the strongest spotlight. Of the…

A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines takes place in the 1940’s, a time period of segregation. This was a time when blacks were often at fault for a crime they did not commit, such as what transpired in this book. A man named Jefferson was convicted of a crime he did not commit and was insulted during court. Now his family, friends, and even Jefferson himself were trying to prove the white community wrong about their beliefs that a black man is unequal and lacks dignity for both Jefferson…

Aristotle once said that "Poverty is the parent of crime," and there could not be a more flawless quote that describes the theme of poverty in William Faulkner 's As I Lay Dying. The novel tells the story of the Bundren family 's trip to Jefferson to bury their beloved mother and wife Addie. Regarding Aristotle 's quote, irony is present in the fact that Anse Bundren, the father and antagonist of the novel, is the reason the Bundrens journey to Jefferson has turned into a disastrous adventure.…

Anse Bundren, the patriarch of the Bundren family in William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying, is not much of a patriarch at all. He completely rejects the traditional role of a typical father, a man who works to provide for his children and who protects them no matter what, by failing to support his five children emotionally and financially. Anse’s character faults include hypocrisy, laziness, and worst of all, manipulation of others. Those most affected by Anse’s behavior are his neighbors, Samson,…

Animals are the most used symbols in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner. Animal symbolism is a common theme throughout many novels. William Faulkner uses symbolism to relate to ways characters look at each other. Faulkner uses animal imagery to illustrate the theme respect in the book As I Lay Dying. For example, shortly after the death of Addie, her youngest son Vardaman compares her dead mother with the fish he had caught. In the same way, for Darl, Jewel's horse is his mother. Finally the cow…