Irrationality

conform her way of life to his demands. Quentin and Benjy similarly force Caddy to be either symbol of purity in the world, even though she must eventually development out of their images of what she must be. To conclude, Faulkner demonstrates the irrationality of an absolutist view of life by portraying how it must be supported by othering conforming to legitimize one’s…

In the first chapter, he uses the example of Agamemnon taking away Achilles’ mistress to compensate the loss of his to establish that the story is an illustration of Greek irrationality. He determines that the Greeks attributed “ate” to a “supernatural agency” to strip themselves out of responsibility and that this proves the Greeks are indeed religious. Then, in the second chapter, Dodds assumes that the need for religious experience…

The Gothic Genre and “The Raven” The word “Gothic” usually suggests adolescents in dark makeup and loud music. In literature though, “Gothic” means something much different. The Gothic genre sets itself apart from other literary genres in many ways. Gothic works usually take place in a strange, mysterious setting and have themes of extreme mental and/or physical isolation. The Gothic genre is also known for the sentiment of the frightening unfamiliar, that is also strangely familiar. The…

Elaboration over “I felt a Funeral, in my Brain” This piece of literature in a sense could be terrifying for the reader, due to the extreme down to detail madness described by the speaker. Just by reading the title one could assume a dark and sinister piece of work is about to be read, and Emily Dickinson did just that. Dickinson was able to correlate everyday actions to much more profound meanings; with this mastered ability of hers, the reader could share the same obscure thoughts as the…

In Nelson’s article, she thoroughly explains that there is a set of clinical hierarchy that makes patient irrationality explainable to an extent. Her claim is that patients do not share the knowledge that physicians posses, but that does not always mean their knowledge is wrong. Nelson makes it clear that the things we know, and the things we understand in our world are all products of someone or something else. By patients making “irrational” decisions, it would seem judgemental and harsh for…

and to assure that proper succession takes place. Both men are socially, and politically unproductive and refuse to take a wife. The heroes experience the typical physical and mental issues of love, once wounded they plunge into situations of irrationality. Both heroes engage in adulterous relationships. Equitan’s mental misperception that he can share the married woman with her husband is certainly questionable. Nonaggression is Equitan’s style while engaging in his affair. Realizing that…

Competition is a good thing. Competition brings about the best in us. So why not make an economic system that values competition. Sounds good, right? And thus, with this train of thoughts comes modern capitalism. Capitalism has been ingrained in human society for centuries. Merchants way back had been practicing a smaller, more localized form of capitalism before capitalism rose to industrial, and eventually to a global age. Capitalism can bring about a rapid growth and abundance in the economy…

As a paragon of women’s suffrage in an androcentric world, Sor Juana de la Cruz brazenly uses her craft to characterize men as ‘misguided’ and ‘oblivious’ (1-3) in her poem, A Philosophical Satire. Her argument is accentuated through wit and paradox, and the impersonal way by which she addresses her subjects makes the message all the more chilling. On the subject of love, she notes that if a woman is “not willing, she offends, / but willing, she infuriates” (39-40), revealing a double-standard…

create this superstition are the British, Pagans and Americans. The countries in the world where this superstition is believed are the United Kingdom, Ireland, and most of North America. It is believed in many other countries as well. This irrationality started before Christianity was a religion. Tree worshipper-mostly Pagan cultures, like the Celts- laid their hands on a tree when asking for a favor from the spirits that live in the tree. This tradition still continues in Ireland. When…

After an accident, it can easy to assume a slight headache is normal and to try to brush it off. Whether you have suffered a head injury after a car crash, knocked your head on a shelf as you fell from a ladder at work, or otherwise bumped your head, a head injury should never be taken lightly. There are several signs that a knock to the head might be something more serious, such as a concussion or a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Anyone who lost consciousness, even for a short time, after being…