James the Just

between the protagonist, Brother, and his younger sibling, Doodle. It is then that Brother remembers all the time they spent working through his condition. Brother also recalls what happened to Doodle, and how much he is to be held accountable for. In James Hurst’s short story “The Scarlet Ibis,” Brother is to blame for the cruelties done to Doodle; however, he is not totally at fault because his actions are out of love. Primarily, Brother’s pride causes him to overwork his brother in order to…

It was agreed upon in the Constitution that “Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed” (Jefferson). By stating this it was absolute that those who were in a position of power are there because the people they over-see. Some of the men behind the support for the Constitution were Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. Although the Federalist strongly supported this change there were many disagreements from the Anti-Federalist…

In the story “The Scarlet Ibis”, the author James Hurst writes about a relationship between two brothers, who go by Doodle and Brother. The youngest of the two brothers, Doodle, was born with disabilities that cause much disadvantage to his life and Brother’s life. Although Brother can be cruel to Doodle, he thrives for accomplishment as Brother pushes him to his limits. Until one day Brother pushed him too far past his limit leading to the death of Doodle. Brother was really able to discover…

Gaining control can feel empowering, but there comes a point where we are too prideful about our power. The accumulation of power and the misdirection from arrogance are themes that occur throughout the course of “The Turn of The Screw”, by Henry James. The story is told in the perspective of a governess, who takes up a job out in Bly where she is to care for and educate two upper class children, Flora and Miles. The Governess’ encounters with apparitions slowly fuel up her need to take control,…

In the short story “The Scarlet Ibis” written by novelist James Hurst, is a story about two brothers. Told in first person point of view. The narrator is the older brother of Doodle and is referred to as “Brother”. Doodle is a weak and sickly child who wasn’t supposed to survive much longer after birth. Doodle’s illness brought such an inconvenience to Brother’s ego that his selfish personality was revealed. The major conflict Brother faces is egocentric, wanton and completely sightless to his…

As James Geary once said; “Heroism often results as a response to extreme events.” In H.G. Wells’s book The War of the World’s the narrator does not show this trait of heroism. All throughout War of the World’s the narrator makes many unheroic choices and actions. The narrator has many examples as being unheroic such as not helping people in danger and leaving others to die. The narrator is not a traditional hero because he is selfish, inhumane, and also ignorant. The narrator is a selfish…

An investigation into how the theme of survival is presented in Cormac McCarthy’s ‘The Road’ featuring the movie '127 Hours'. Introduction and Aims: 'The Road' is a novel written by British author Cormac McCarthy in 2006, it is based on a post-apocalyptic world, in which a father and his young son cross a dying landscape, towards the coast. This novel follows a seriously ill man, desperately clinging to his…

and religions. In my essay, I will compare and contrast the colonization of Hawai 'i and Papa New Guinea, in context of their traditions and religions. The Hawaiian Islands were isolated from foreign influences, up until the arrival of Captain James Cook, in the year of 1778. On Captain Cook 's arrival to the islands he…

dwell on offshore islands and kidnap children (Sparknotes). The hupia are used as a symbol in the novel because hupia links the concept of the hupia to both the word "raptor" and the local lizard attacks, the dinosaurs cloned are attacking children just like the hupia were supposedly doing…

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