Julian May

Psychoanalytically Julian portrays the ongoing divide between the subject, against itself. In particular, the divide between the conscious and the unconscious and the drives against the other for their own desires. I will interpret Julian’s division as a separation from primary narcissism, from the original love object, from his mother’s love, against his father’s law, and against his inner control. What divides Julian depends on how he conceptualizes himself from others, as the subject in…

Julian of Norwich, in her Revelations of Divine Love, synthesizes the asceticism which had permeated the Roman Catholic Church from its earliest history with the philosophical advancements made by Saint Thomas Aquinas only one hundred and fifty years before her. She does this seamlessly and almost certainly unintentionally, demonstrating that the philosophical developments of Saint Thomas Aquinas were familiar concepts to her such that they shaped her mystic religious view. Despite the…

Because she has such intense feelings, Merricat’s adoration for others is associated with three central reactions: sympathy, the need for reliability, and even hatred. The love that Merricat has for Uncle Julian is controlled by sympathy. From the start of “We Have Always Lived In the Castle,” Uncle Julian…

O’Connor often uses her stories to teach a lesson, and her short stories “Everything that Rises Must Converge” and “Good Country People” are no different. “Everything that Rises Must Converge” tells the story of Julian who is accompanying his mother on a bus ride to her YMCA class. Julian is disgusted by his mother’s beliefs and constantly tries to “teach her a lesson,” but everything goes badly when Julian’s actions drive her blood pressure so high that she has a heart attack and (presumably)…

Meanwhile, readers learn that although Julian may not think he has inherited this negative perception of ethnicities, it turns out he is a lot more like his mother than he thinks. Throughout the story readers are meant to focus on Julian’s goal of being the opposite person of his mother, an example of this being when the narrator…

eat or not. The children, Noah, Ethan, Nadia, and Julian, and the teacher, Mrs. Olinski, make significantly considerable choices throughout the entirety of this story. The choices that you make can affect your life just as much as how the characters’ choices in this story affect their lives, so you should not take choices for granted. Noah was to spend his vacation in Florida…

The ironic element reveals itself: instead of embracing the kindness, Carver’s mother “explode[s] like a piece of machinery that had been given one ounce of pressure too much”, simple-mindedly believing Julian’s mother is being condescending, as Julian suspected the woman would (O’Connor 668). The woman struck Julian’s mother, and the blow ultimately causes her death. Tragically and ironically, she died over an act of kindness. The ugly hat displays irony once more. The author states twice, to…

called The Shadow of The Wind by Julián Carax, and he falls in love with it. He is confused when he discovers that the rest of Julián Carax’s books have been burned, but then discovers that there may be still more of his books out there. (Carlos: 1-2) Daniel finds a letter addressed Julián Carax from Penelope, and visits her house, only to find her family's caretaker and the abandoned house. From there, Daniel finds a woman named Nuria Monfort, that’s connected to Julián Carax and she gives…

source of the personality of a person. Some believe a person’s identity comes from their ancestors’ origins and their own past. While these factors may play a small part in a person’s personality, most determine who they are by something other than their race and past. In Everything That Rises Must Converge, Flannery O’Connor uses her character Julian to show that people are not born knowing who they are and how they should be, but instead determine who they are with their own minds, choices,…

Everything That Rises Must Converge, ironic events changes the beliefs of characters, who act as plot devices to expose main themes of connection and isolation. The narrator in the Cathedral discovers his inability to connect with his surroundings while Julian in Everything That Rises Must Converge holds unrealistic ideas resulting in being isolated. Situational irony allows characters to re-examine their beliefs and forces them to adopt a new perspective. In the Cathedral, the narrator shows…