Shame society

Hosseini's A thousand splendid suns, the two juxtaposing characters Jalil and Rasheed highlight that when there are patriarchal constructs evident within a society. It leads to the oppression of within their homes. However it is Rasheed unwavering ignorance in his acceptance of fundamentalism that ultimately symbolizes the imbalance within society. When Jalil first faces the problem of an illegitimate child, his first thought was neither of Nana nor of his unborn child but rather…

Metamorphosis, Gregor’s character initially parallels his sister, Grete’s, and eventually, as Grete has her own internal metamorphosis, highlights the deep shame she has by the end of the novel. Pre-Insect-Gregor, in the opening passage, awakes to find himself transformed into a monstrous insect. However, throughout the story, the recurrent theme of “self-shame” is prominently steeped within the two characters. Insect-Gregor withdraws into a self-loathing recluse who is ashamed of being alive…

throughout the story, her progression from shame to optimism, her inner strength and compassion, and how much criteria of a protagonist that she exemplifies . In the novel, Hester Prynne best exemplifies the protagonist, as we always follow her throughout the story and she is always in the spotlight after doing…

increases the pregnancy rates in teens and men are more prone to get sexual transmited diseases. We clearly see an unbalanced in gender punishment for not having sex education , but not only in education do we see this unbalanced. Women are pressured by society more than men because of their sexual life. Men are encouraged to have sex with multiple ladies because it makes him more manly, while women are shamed for having sex for pleasure. In criticisms we see both genders getting shamed but we…

key, there was a bloody scourge. [Dimmesdale] plied it on his own shoulders; laughing bitterly at himself the while, and smiting so much the more pitilessly, because of that bitter laugh” (132). The poor minister suffered from unbearable guilt and shame at having consciously committed a crime and worst, not publicly confessing his sins as Puritan law requires. A guilty conscious burdens him; relief can only be found in severe punishment. Dimmesdale feels this is necessary since his crime would…

Growing up I heard a lot of different terms. The saying “But I know how those things go” kinds means you’ve been there and you’ve done that, and that’s how you know how things go. Another example would if in the past you loaned friend money but that friend never paid you back. But then later that same friend came again and asked to borrower money again. Well you do know how that’s gonna go that friend may not pay you back once again. The term “People like us” is usually used when speaking, or…

In today’s society, people commit heinous deeds. In the Shakespearean play Macbeth that also seems to be the case. Throughout the play of Macbeth, there are many characters, but the character that is the most evil is Lady Macbeth as she convinced Macbeth to commit murder, she makes Macbeth feel guilty and unworthy, and she has no regrets being evil or killing others. But is what is the meaning of being evil? It is something that is morally bad or wicked. Lady Macbeth is both of these things.…

Constructive and Destructive Mentalities Committing transgressions is an often unavoidable tendency of mankind. Yet, Puritan society and law in the New World revolved around the importance of following God’s will and maintaining a reputation free of sin. Consequently, failure to follow the strict laws and norms of daily life most often resulted in severe punishments or public infamy. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter juxtaposes the effects of these ramifications and of hiding sin upon…

taught me the memorable experience of fear, shame, pain, loss, freedom, forgiveness, happiness, kindness, emotions, achievements which I could not find anywhere else. These things made my today better and help me in stepping ahead each day of my life. In my childhood, I failed many times and seen some worst days in my life, but in all stages, my family was always standing with me. They taught me what was right and what was wrong, Despite of thing about society and what other people will think…

Towards the end of the play A Doll House, the protagonist Nora departs away from her husband Torvald’s home since she figured out that he was using her for his own benefit. Her decision of suicide first was because to protect Torvald from social shame and obstacles, but ultimately carries on the act of leaving her home in order to not influence her children negatively. However, her final conclusion is considered unjustified, considering that she could have learned a lot more when Torvald offered…