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    “‘Well then, why don’t you pray?’ She asked trembling with delight suddenly. ‘I don’t want no help,’ he said. ‘I’m doing all right by myself’” (O’Connor 386). Flannery O’Connor’s short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find” is a story of hypocrisy and irony. O’Connor’s tale of twisted morals and fleeting grasps at old standards takes a family from an innocent trip to Florida to an impending doom laid out before them by the narrator in the first paragraph. The fill of the story is one based on a grandmother’s traditional ways and the conflicting norms of their modern day society. A dying woman’s last attempt at life initially seems valiant, but the 1955 tale brings to light the error in her entire belief system and the proper foundation The Misfit has built his steadfastly on (SparkNotes). The tale brings to light a remorseless view of the world from two different eyes, a hypocritical grandmother and a…

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    In the novel The Chrysalids by John Wyndham, there are many examples of how hypocrisy, bigotry and ignorance are evident in David’s society. People in Waknuk, including the main character, David, are ignorant to the world around them. Through the first few chapters of the novel, David is a prime example of ignorance, being so young and having a lack of knowledge on what Deviations are actually like. Bigotry is also evident in the Waknuk society, and Joseph Strorm is a prime example of that.…

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    but you decide to go tell your friends some gossip. This is a sign of being a hypocrite. This situation relates to Dimmesdale in the Scarlet Letter. Dimmesdale was a minister that committed sins but shamed his lover and the father of her child, Hester Prynne. Throughout the book you realize that Hester was not just the only “sinner”. Although he was a minister, he committed adultery which broke his vow of being loyal to his religious belief. Following this line of hypocrisy, as they were on the…

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    Unforgettable Tessie In Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” the character of Tessie Hutchinson stands out from the beginning. It’s upon her first appearance in the story, that you realize she’s very different than the other villagers. While everyone else arrives on time, Tessie shows up later claiming to have forgotten what day it is. Also all of the others are very subdued in their manner, however, she comes in like a whirlwind cracking jokes and exuding an excitement about the annual drawing…

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    Hamlet's Soliloquy Essay

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    William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is one of the most powerful and influential literary works ever published. The play entails the story of the prince of Denmark, Hamlet, and his quest for revenge on the man who murdered his father, took control of Denmark, and married his mother: his uncle Claudius. Over the course of the play, Hamlet often confesses his thoughts, emotions, and plans in the form of soliloquies. These soliloquies offer a large amount of insight on Hamlets character. First of all,…

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    Hypocrisy In Candide

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    In the words of Steve Marboli, “Religious dogma creates a perfect fertilizer for the weeds of hypocrisy” (Marboli). During the 1700s, religious intuitions and the oppressive government systems held power. The most influential of all was the Catholic Church, which was considered to be sacred and above in the state authority and importance. However, in Voltaire’s novel, Candide, he uses characters to exploit and depict the prejudice, hypocrisy, and corruption in the religious leaders and…

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    The Hypocrisy Of Utopia

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    A utopia is meant to be the perfect place, and the country of the kind is exactly that, for no one ever so much as commits a violent act against another. Yet, in punishing the protagonist for killing another individual the society has created a fate worse than death. Further, the society collectively shuns the protagonist, actively participating in a violent act to preserve the society. Yet, the protagonist feels empowered by his crimes that distance him away from society, despite his deep…

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    Christian Hypocrisy

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    “A hypocrite is a person who - but who isn't?” (Don Marquis). Christians are called to follow the word of God not only through their word, but also through their actions. Their “yes’” should be “yes’” and their “no’s” should be “no’s”. Christians have been indoctrinated to suppose they are the chosen people of Christ, which leads them into believing they will be saved without the effort it takes to be a true follower. In the Christian faith, hypocrisy occurs in the media, stewardship of the…

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    The Hypocrisy Of Slavery

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    Despite common opinion, freedom is not an inherently given right. The metal of this world is recurrently forged into weapons and shackles of tyranny, oppression, and marginalization which are used to cripple the hopelessly weak so they may more obediently serve the indomitably powerful. The roars of war between freedom and slavery echo throughout the timeline of recorded human history, and two men, whose words carry the truth of light-bringers with the passion of prophets, know this theatre of…

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    Douglass And Hypocrisy

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    celebrate freedom while colored people would get beaten and worked to death. However, one man's speech, Frederick Douglass, made sure to aware American society of their hypocrisy. Douglass was born around 1818 and grew up on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, where he was a…

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