Pity

The protagonist in Carver’s “Cathedral” also serves as the narrator. The man although nameless reveals to us (the readers) who he is throughout the story. We see many ranges in this character, he shows us that he is jealous, narrow-minded, self-centered, and even prejudice. Also even though he is not described as being blind himself, he does seem to be blinded to his wife’s thoughts and feelings, as well as to things he does not understand. The main character lacks intimacy, and seems to be…

his country, and in the background two boys are making fun of him. This immediately causes the audience to feel pitiful because Fadi has not even completed one school period and he is already being picked on. Additionally, we also see this feeling of pity when Muna finds out that all the money that she brought with her was taken away at customs because security thought it was food. As a result of Muna coming from a foreign country, the United States does not allow any foreign foods to enter into…

Quote Analysis A. Homer B. The opening lines of the book, which introduce the central aspect of the story. C. Homer is asking for the muses to help him tell the story of Achilles’ rage and the damage it has caused. D. This passage sets up one of the main conflicts in the story and displays what the story was about in a concise manner. What this passage tells us is that the epic was not meant to be about the Trojan War, that was just the setting. What the story was really about was Achilles, his…

Achilles is a character with a range of emotions. Throughout the Iliad, Achilles’ character did not develop, but rather it unfolded over the course of the war. The epic shows the complexity of Achilles. But he still has flaws, despite his impressive strength, an overwhelming warrior, and knowledge of the gods. Many aspects of Achilles’ character display him as honorable and good. He had respect for the dead and abided by the proper funeral formalities and would spare men in combat and keep them…

Martian heel” (232). This comparison implies that no longer the narrator might scare or capture animals, also on page 240 the narrator says “Surely, if we have learned nothing else, this war has taught us pity—pity for those witless souls that suffer our dominion.“. The narrator is giving pity to animals as the humans treat them as lower lifeforms. The narrator also understands the need to care for others, in the beginning of the novel, people were “...elbowing and jostling one another...” (26),…

Enisa Gutic Comment on a Canto from Dante’s Inferno different from the one you posted in the Discussion Board. Don’t give just a summary, but think about the organization of the canto, themes, depiction of characters, imagery. Dante Alighieri was one of the three fathers of Italian literature and he along with Boccaccio and Petrarch greatly impacted Italian culture and literature. All three had close ties to Florence. Dante is most known for “The Divine Comedy”. This epic poem “The Divine…

The anagnorisis of “Oedipus the king” is when Oedipus, Jocasta, and all the other character in the story find out that Oedipus actually did murder Laius his own father and Jocasta is really his mother as also his wife. Oedipus discovers that the child of King Laius and Queen Jocasta was sent given away to a shepherd to die as a child. Oedipus goes on to get some testimonies to make absolutely sure, even though it is obvious that he was Laius’s killer. He brings Tiresias to confront him to tell…

appeal to pity. Suicide is an act and crime that has affected many people, but suicide is not stopped by gun control. First of all, there are many ways to commit suicide, and people have done it over the years by jumping off of buildings, poisoning themselves, cutting major arteries, hanging, and many other sad ways. The fallacious appeal to pity though is an argument or statement that is used to try to win support for an argument or idea by exploiting his or her opponent’s feelings of pity or…

steer the trials to go in the direction she chose. In Act I, she tries to manipulate John Proctor into accepting a relationship with her by pretending to act helpless. “You loved me, John Proctor, and whatever sin it is, you love me yet! John, pity me, pity me!” (Miller 24). She attempted to bring back Proctor’s feelings for her when he had worked so hard to suppress them. One of her most notable threats is just a few pages…

plan at hand, stating, “Son of Laertes(Odysseus), what I dislike to hear. I hate to put in execution….. I would prefer to fail with honor than win by cheating.”[86-96] Nevertheless, he follows Odysseus orders to the end. However, feeling a sense of pity and guilt for deceiving Philoctetes he discloses his true mission. Neoptolemus feels he has betrayed his father and all he stands for. Neoptolemus states “I shall be seen to be dishonorable: that’s what has been causing me pain.”[906-907]…