Humiliation

It is found that in this violence 28.57% were villager and 71.43% other refugee were involved. 1.3.1.7 Abuse/Humiliation The Rohingya women face abuse and humiliation often every day. They face this in their own family, from neighbor, their community, in work place, in outside the camp, from camp security member etc. When they go outside from the camp everybody treats them as a refugee…

Self Destruction in The Scarlet Letter In the book The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne the theme of self destruction is extremely prevalent. Even though, some say that punishment imposed by others is worse, guilt that is imposed on oneself is more destructive. Reverend Dimmesdale is epitome for self destruction. Dimmesdale committed a sin and was too much of a coward to admit to it so in return he was literally killing himself because he couldn't handle the immense guilt. Whereas Hester…

Time and time again people experience the rough or the fortunate fate of one small incident altering their lives. For the unlucky few who have their lives changed negatively, it is always hard. Weather it is winning a lottery ticket or not getting a job that was worked so hard for, it changes the course of a person’s plans. The classic novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne shows a prime example of how one’s mistake, set in the seventeenth century, alters a woman 's life dramatically.…

Patriarchal ideals rule over all morals in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. Punishment in the novel affects all of the characters throughout the book. Not only Hester is persecuted in the book, other characters receive punishments as well. These punishments differ between each gender, varying in self-reflection versus public shame. In Hawthorne 's The Scarlet Letter, the corrupt penal system, created for the benefit of the religious leaders, punishes women in such a way that…

The definition, importance, and paths to achieve honor have all changed across history. From the bloodthirsty, conflict-fueled honor of the Romans to the modern day, Western concept of a solid moral platform from which one acts, honor proves itself diverse in form and difficult to gain. For the Ancient Greeks, especially in battle, honor was firmly affixed to respect and glory; this concept is easily relayed through Homer’s The Iliad. Instead of purely stating the events of the Trojan War, Homer…

about the ridicule she would receive, being the former concubine of Ajax and the shame that would extend to him . In death, Ajax will be unable to do anything to stop the slander against Tecmessa and himself. Ajax commits suicide because of his humiliation and unwillingness to be seen as a coward for choosing to live rather than summoning the courage to die . Ajax only views the situation from this angle and refuses to acknowledge that…

compared to each other. Hester Prynne had no where to go for amenity and affection when her husband, Roger Chillingworth, stayed back in Europe as she ventured over to the Unites States. Once Hesters secret was revealed and unleashed to the public, humiliation capped her life through the scarlet letter. The beauty of Hester Prynne was hidden behind the letter upon her bosom but, instantly as soon as the letter was removed her beauty was replenished as if nothing had ever happened over those…

Elie Wiesel was a man who endured the worst conditions during the holocaust. During the holocaust Wiesel was beaten, starved and almost worked to death and that's only the beginning. When Wiesel and his father arrived at the camps he was separated from his mother and sister and they were prosecuted on the spot. Elie was so young and he had the endure the most harsh conditions for a boy of his age. In the end he had to make changes, give up his religion and even make the choice of letting his…

The Scopes Trial of 1925 shed light on teaching restrictions in a Tennessee high school. The trial symbolizes the conflict between science and theology while also leading to the repeal of the Tennessee state law which made the teaching of evolution illegal in schools (“The Scopes Trial”). This conflict between religion and science exists as a recurring controversy in not only history but in Yann Martel’s novel Life of Pi. In the first part of the novel, Piscine Patel, the protagonist, shares his…

She has always had servants to do work for her. 1 quote from the book is, “I said I could work. I told Mama I could help. But I can’t even wash clothes or sweep floors. Does the whole camp know?” This quote, stated on page 117 is, “Burning with humiliation, Esperanza ran…