Resentment

that although the narrator was responsible for Doodle’s death, he should not be fully blamed for it. The events leading up to Doodle’s death—especially the narrator’s impulsive abandon of Doodle—were caused by the narrator’s feelings of shame and resentment, and this makes Doodle’s death his fault. However, his actions were not influenced by his true feelings about his brother; they occurred in a moment of heated emotions and shame that quickly abated. Because a weakness in all humans is not…

When I was stationed in Iraq I learned that during the transition from one command to another there should be a time that policies and procedures should remain the same until they can be evaluated to see if they work or need to be revised to be more efficient in completing the mission. I believe that taking over a department having numerous policies and procedures has more of an advantage than that of one with very few. If I were to inherit a department, I would prefer to take over a department…

Willy Loman’s Strengths People each have their own strengths, but sometimes those same strengths are also their weaknesses. In Arthur Miller’s play, Death of a Salesman, character Willy Loman had many strengths throughout the play that worked against him. The author uses Willy’s character to show that a person’s greatest strengths can also be their weaknesses that can undo everything that they hope to accomplish in life. Willy worked hard his entire life to become a success, but it was those…

Mass media plays a very important role in today’s world. It is the major channel of communication that people have been depending upon since time immemorial. The various forms of mass media relay information to people at the right time. Communication is a very important aspect in the lives of people. Since ancient times, there have been various forms through which people have been communicating. However, mass media appears to be the most important of the various forms. There are various forms of…

Throughout the past couple of weeks we’ve read and analyzed the works of many poets, but Jamaal May and Sharon Olds were definitely the most interesting writers I noticed. May and Olds are both award-winning American poets with very different styles that made their work stand out among the rest. Later on I noticed despite the contrast in their styles two of their poems had a common theme. Jamaal May’s “There are Birds Here” and Sharon Olds’ “The Death of Marilyn Monroe” manipulate and rearrange…

one’s life. Just like hunger can cause a desperation for food, loneliness creates a longing for attention. In Of Mice and Men, Curley’s wife finds herself in a sense of despair because of the lack of interest possessed in her, resulting from the resentment and possessive attitude towards women, derived from society. John Steinbeck examines the desperation and loneliness of Curley’s wife in order to criticize how women were treated unfairly based on the social norms in the early 1900s. The…

Despair, guilt, desperation, these emotions are prevalent in the novel Ceremony as it concentrates on reintegrating into society after trauma. Tayo, the main character, has complications with trying to live a normal life due to serving in World War II. Silko focuses on the social and psychological difficulties involving that Tayo faces with his family and community as he attempts integrating into a normal life after the war, through the use of imagery, foreshadowing, and symbolism. Ceremony,…

Firstly, the fantasy is just that—a fantasy. Subconsciously, people recognize fantasies as unattainable and generally move on or live with them without subjugating others to their dreams. Nevertheless, there are exceptions—sometimes, resentment and envy grow against the unattainable subject--in this case, a mysterious woman. The dark mountains seemed to symbolize the dark reality, as they are very far from the “dream” woman, as they seem to represent how far away the bleak challenges of…

“On the sixth day, god created man. On the seventh, man returned the favor”-[Usenet]. Since ancient times, we, members of the human race, have adopted beliefs, ideologies, philosophies and religions. The religions adopted were concerning superior beings that oversee our lives, to protect us from harm, aid us in our struggles, and “shield us from ignorance”. Today we have adopted many religions, some more popular than others, that are handed down through generations. I have personally witnessed…

Which child was the favorite in your household? In many families, there is a power structure revealing who are the favorites and who are not liked as well. This theme is carried over into literary works, as many poems, stories, and plays may show different power levels in one family. In Eudora Welty’s story “Why I live at the P.O.” this is not different. There are multiple people in the family, and each one of them has a different role in the power structure. This reality is woven through the…