Egotism

In twentieth century Columbia, how can slaughtering a twenty-year-old man, robbing him of the dignity of human life, be justified as an act in defense of honor? In a lower class town near the sea in Latin America, Santiago Nasar- a man fated to death- and his fellow townspeople are desperately working to rise in the social hierarchy in order to achieve machismo and, accordingly, become wealthy and well known, which they see as the ultimate goal of their lives, since it supposedly accompanies…

The use of hamartia is a key component to a tragedy in Greek times. In the festival of Dionysus, the use of hamartia played a key role in the production of tragic plays that enhances the audience experience in establishing morals and ideals in many different ways. Sophocles’ Oedipus the King is a key example of this, a play about the unfortunate destiny bestowed upon Oedipus. During the play, Oedipus attempts to flee from his destiny that he will marry his mother and kill his father. The…

Debbie Drechsler illustrates a dysfunctional family that engages in sexual, physical, and mental abuse of a child. Daddy’s Girl is not the term most people would associate with this is not a loving relationship between father and daughter. The eleven short stories in the graphic novel discussed incest, molestation, depression, anger, domination, and rape of a girl named Lily. While Drechsler’s drawing are black and white, however the images portray more than an innocent cartoon style. There is…

expression of his own feelings towards the lover the ‘Bright star’ [1] metaphorically represents. This poem may be indicative of Keats ‘los[ing] the ability to forget himself’; however, I feel that the inclusion of the self may not be indicative of Keats’ egotism breaking through, or due to the influence of Wordsworth. ‘Bright Star’ is notable in its structure insofar as it is an adaptation of the popular Renaissance form, the English sonnet. Sonnets of this period were renowned, not only for…

Nietzsche argues that tragedy originated in the chorus of satyrs, a “fictitious state of nature on to which they placed fictitious creatures of nature.” To him, because this fictitious chorus birthed tragedy, tragedy was not held to the expectation of true everyday life. However, he claimed that the world of tragic art was just as real to the devoted Greek as the gods of Olympus. Reason being, the fact that within this Dionysian chorus lives a being whose existence is bound in myth and religion,…

Cynicism is the sense of distrust that one has towards the motives of another person. It is a state of believing that the other person is talking with self-interest. So how does one develop this sense of distrust? In the article titled “The Development of Cynicism” written by Mills and Keil, the development of cynicism in children were studied and evaluated. A total of 60 children participated in the study; 20 kindergarteners; 20 second graders, and 20 fourth graders. The study was equally…

hidden and also their honesty in that “pretty box” (Glaspell 609). If the men had not underestimated and disrespected the ladies, part of the conflict would have been resolved, and they would then have a motive for their investigation; however, their egotism prevented this from happening. In conclusion, Trifles is indeed a play having greatly to do with gender issues in the early 1900s. The far-fetched expectations, unnecessary criticism, and…

Lewis attempts to move us away from the ego: that of maintaining and aggrandizing the self, and that of correcting our provincialism and healing our loneliness (138). Lewis believes the “literary” and “unliterary” will always fall under the trap of egotism by never being able to put aside preconceptions when approaching the text. Lewis despises aestheticism, status seekers and vigilant critics; seeking to reclaim literature for itself instead. Lewis believes literature allows an individual to…

villain and hero to impact the audience’s ability to identify with Oedipus, develop emotional bonds towards Oedipus, and create debate about the extent to which Oedipus deserved his fate. Oedipus’ villainous persona, which is emphasized through his egotism, isolates the audience from personal relation, which…

“Monsters will always exist. There's one inside each of us. But an angel lives there, too. There is no more important agenda than figuring out how to slay one and nurture the other” (Novogratz). In the gothic novel Frankenstein, author Mary Shelly uses her wide array of unique characters and their parallelisms to others to determine that human life is valued higher than any other intelligent form, as well as the true effects of nature versus nurture, begging the question of which rules all.…