Misery

to humans. Throughout all the misery and miracles that occur he is always eager to point out the negative aspects. Initially, Candide portrayed a rejection for these types of thoughts. Candide, constantly positive as he was said to Martin, “You’re a bitter man,” Martin replied “That’s because I’ve lived,” (92). And it’s off of this statement of why I believe that Candide finally accepts some of Martin’s negativity at the end. Candide has gone through misery after misery, without much to show for…

through the incorporation of words that express the dreadful nature of emotions brought on by the possibility of a civil war. He describes a great misery through statements such as, “a Union that can only be maintained by swords . . . has no charm for me,” (Lee Lines 17-19) and, “I shall mourn for my country,” (Lee Line 19) as well as, “[I shall] share the miseries of my people,” (Lee Line 21) to transport readers to the same position characterized by grayness he currently resides in. Lee embeds…

difference is that one has everything he wants in life and more, while the other one can only dream of great things. Another main difference is that one is unhappy enough to end his life while the other one while unhappy still continues to live in his misery. While both of these poems have stark differences they have great similarities also. The biggest similarity to me is they both seem extremely unhappy. Miniver Cheevy and Richard Coy are both unhappy to the…

that the monster is impulsive, however the monster behaves perceptively and sane. He premeditated many murders purposefully, knowing that it was a crime. His purpose was to take dreadful revenge from Victor by killing everyone he loves to cause him misery. The monster is responsible for the death of WIlliam, Elizabeth and Henry because he knew they were related to his creator, Victor. Therefore the monster is guilty and has a stable mind. Someone who is suffering from mental illness could not…

committed the aforementioned sin. Overall, the act of passion Dimmesdale committed led to significant misery. When Hester asks Dimmesdale, “Hast thou [found peace]?” he responds, “None! --- nothing but despair!” (pg. 181). This quote shows that despite Dimmesdale’s many attempts at reconciliation, he is still suffering from something that had happened seven years earlier. Eventually, his misery ends once and for all by revealing his scarlet letter at the conclusion of his powerful Election…

does not accept her, since she is unmarried with a daughter. Also, society is unsympathetic causing her to fall. However, Fantine makes bad decisions, causing her to degrade. Throughout the story, Fantine suffers greatly as her life is filled with misery, and society does not accept Fantine, even though she is making up for her mistake…

Village. Nomi is told she’ll understand misery when she’s older when she already knows it well from a young age. Even her neighbor states this. “’My neighbor said he’d just eaten two of her bath beads that she’d been saving for her anniversary night. That’s too bad, I said. My neighbor told me to just wait until I have kids. And then what? I asked. Well, then you’ll know true misery, she said. Oh then?”’ (242.) Nomi is already trying to cope with the misery of her sister and mother’s…

talking about adversity, misery, and time to emphasize their importance and connect all of them, which creates a clear sentence for the reader and is easy to read. The personification of “time” and “avarice” creates a lifelike view of time and avarice, which caused the reader to understand and relate easily to the idea that time goes by and when we strive for wealth, death becomes nearer. The allusion of “David,” “Alcmena’s nights,” and “Job” connects to other ideas of misery being hard to…

the society for its oppression. The two poems present the condition of innocent minor children who are sold off by their greedy parents to the wealthy in order to meet their needs. In the Songs of Innocence, a little boy is forced to go through the misery of exploitation with the hopes of a better tomorrow (Blake pp. 1-2). Unfortunately, the little boy is oblivious and unaware of the kind of injustices posed to him because of his innocence due to the young age. The Songs of Experience seems to…

Love is a destructive force. This is the common theme shared by the story of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and the ancient Roman text The Aeneid by Vergil. The deer and fire imagery that highlights the disastrous love of Dido and Aeneas is referenced through Victor Frankenstein. Both texts comment on powerful emotions and unavoidable fate. The tragedy itself begins with the realization that love is painful. In the Aeneid, Dido doesn’t realize how strong her feelings for Aeneas are until it’s too…