Egotism

Both Sophocles in his play, Antigone, and Lorraine Hansberry in her play, A Raisin in the Sun, explore the connection between pride and suffering. However, both plays differ in their representation of pride; Sophocles gives pride a negative connotation whereas Hansberry provides insight into why pride is important for people to have—especially when facing oppression or alienation from society. Most notably in Sophocles’ play is Antigone: a woman with strong drive and pride for her family. In…

oremost, the gruesome imagery Conrad creates to depict Kurtz’s property illustrates narcissism: a form of mental disease fueled by the lack of empathy, and the craving for power in his psyche. The obsession to be seen as superior can derail one’s life. For instance, Kurtz is seen as a powerful man to all, because he was “[ivory’s] spoiled and pampered favorite”; the amount of ivory he acquires for the Company made him legendary among his peers (Conrad 115). Due to his immense success, Kurtz was…

humanities is more catastrophic. With subtle acumen and keen psychological surveillance, Fitzgerald divulges in these people a callousness of spirit, negligence and absenteeism of allegiance. He cannot hate them, for they are dumb in their insentient egotism, and only to be pitied. The philosopher of the flapper has absconded the astringent, but he has turned serious. Gatsby is a curious book, a magical, dazzling story of the Roaring Twenties. It takes a more profound cut at life than hitherto…

Transcendentalism Essay Transcendentalism is a philosophical movement progressed in the US from 1840 to 1855. During this time period, the continuous development of Transcendentalism marked an important ideological liberation movement through the history of American. The leader of Transcendental movement was Ralph Waldo Emerson, who was also known as the “father of transcendentalism”. Along with his friend and student Henry David Thoreau, they had written many articles talking about the main…

Assess the role of eros (erotic love) in the philosophy of Tolstoi AND/OR Solov’ev. In order to assess the question to the fullest extent, we need to begin with definition of eros and we need to be able to understand the meaning that Tolstoi and Solovjev were emphasizing using the word. In its essence eros is one of the four words in Ancient Greek that describes love. In the philosophical context eros has a much wider and deeper meaning that can be referred to intimate love, romantic love,…

learners. Though critics of the performance argue that too much focus is given to the personal elements of Hamilton’s life and tenure as a Founding Father, these elements are what make Hamilton a unique historical figure. If no attention was paid to his egotism and ambition, to his love affairs, or to his ongoing conflict with Aaron Burr, the substance of Hamilton’s life would be absent. Historically accurate and modern are not mutually exclusive terms. Admittedly, portraying the life of…

me. No father could claim the gratitude of his child so completely as I should deserve theirs" (Shelley, 54). By the quote above, we can see that Victor obsessed with his ability to create a unique creature; this obsession is sign of Frankenstein egotism and narcissism. Although the secure attachment between Victor and his parents in childhood, the narcissism contributes to turn this attachment to negligence, not only with his parents also he neglects his creature and refused him, because the…

In today's society people tend to show respect in all the wrong ways. This gravitates people towards lousy conduct and egotism. The twenty sixteen presidential election prevails exactly what respect is not. Hillary and Trump are possibly the most disrespectful people running for president. Respect is a particular way of thinking about or looking at something, and should be treated in an appropriate way. (Merriam-Webster’s Learner’s Dictionary respect) Respect creates the communication…

issues with the piece stems from the piece’s materialistic nature which is a vapid, unrefined, frivolous use of symbolism with the sole purpose of eluding to wealth and affluence. Brontё’s distaste for the painting deals closely with the paintings egotism. The author first notes that the painting has a assumed, suffocating authority, saying “This picture...seemed to considered itself to be the queen of the collection,” (Brontё, Line #). This description of the painting comes before the reader…

Uncertainty and Ambiguity- The Writings of Henry James Henry James’ Daisy Miller and The Beast in the Jungle are great tragedies in that they both share the theme of failed ambitions and wasted time and lives. Winterbourne spends most of his time determining whether or not Daisy is truly innocent and in ultimately making up his mind, kills her. John Marcher is so afraid of a single catastrophic event supposedly lying in wait for him that he wastes his better years, essentially throwing his…