Solitude

change the way one thinks, acts, and speaks. Authors convey loneliness through distinct commentary and dialogue that provide the reader with a greater understanding of the characters’ solitude. Many of the personalities on the ranch have been alone their entire life and have developed an overwhelming sense of solitude. They can no longer remember a time before their struggles. In the novel Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck demonstrates the motif of loneliness through Candy’s loss, Crooks’…

My current journey I question the word life. I question my past journey ups and downs and if everything happens for a reason. I also look at judgement in the world today. People judge others for being evil or bad and treat these individuals as if they have always been this way. As I look at my 20-year-old son today, I think to myself where did I go wrong. It takes me back to the day he was born and what a beautiful baby he was. He was a happy baby and I exposed him to love that I never received…

creation. Man is the climax of creation as God created all things before man and for man (Zornberg, 1995, 7). On the sixth day man was created, alone. This is “not good” as man was created to be many, but only in Genesis chapter two when man understood solitude and desired a partner did God create Eve. God thought it was not good for man to be alone and therefore God made man a fitting helper (Zornberg, 1995, 14). When Adam and Eve eat the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge of good and…

Jerry Sandusky was a football coach at Penn State who was arrested and convicted of the sexual abuse and molestation of at least 10 prepubescent boys (Bohm & Haley 2014). These heinous acts continued for at least 15 years before the truth came to light (Bohm & Haley 2014). It was said that Sandusky could have gotten at the most 442 years behind bars; however, he was only sentenced to 30-60 years (Bohm & Haley 2014). Sandusky used his title, charity work, and the school to get the boys who had…

The ending, for me, was really unexpected. Bromden kills McMurphy for his own good so he does not have to suffer any further as a “vegetable” (322). He hopes to spare McMurphy ay further suffering that he may endure in the ward, because he can no longer defend himself and is subject to whatever Nurse Ratched may do to him. Also, by killing McMurphy, Bromden is freeing him from the ward, which is what he wanted. Through McMurphy's actions and sacrificial death, the men were psychologically saved.…

characters, settings and events in his work come from when he was young and growing up. He grew under the roof of his grandparents in Aracataca, Colombia. Fernandez writes, “Many of his works have certain elements in common, such as the themes of solitude and violence”. Marquez published the short story in 1955 in Columbia. The culture in Columbia did contribute what Marquez wrote in the short story. In the 1950’s the traditions were diverse due to the massive migrations from almost…

humans while also establishing the gay youth of Edmond. He is betrayed by those whom he was meant to trust the most and painted into a Bonapartist. Still though, he dreams of the days he wishes to spend with his love. He still has hopes until the solitude breaks his spirits, proving that a man can be broken. He matures in a sense as he no longer lusts for his love but rather for vengeance against those which robbed him of his gay youth. Of course, he eventually matures beyond that…

The short story “The Pedestrian by Ray Bradbury uses symbolism to convey the idea that the character Leonard Mead is the last “living” person in his reality. The narrator of this story describes Leonard's decision of which way to walk as “ it really made no difference; he was alone in this world of A.D. 2053, or as good as alone.” this tells the reader that while Leonard might share the world with other humans he experiences no meaningful interactions with them causing him to be “as good as…

Noble Pride, a Bison Shifter, had fought by Aleksi Rykov’s side in the Great War. Bent on revenge, Noble hadn’t held back in his thirst for blood. By the end of the war it sickened him, just how much joy he took in killing and vowed to live in solitude. Noble had managed to stay away from civilization for more than a century, but when the ground shook beneath his feet, his bison…

In Yann Martel’s Life of Pi, Piscine M. Patel (also known as Pi) is a teenager believing in three religions: Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam. All three of these regions with their respective gods and deities have teached Pi morality and kindness. However, when Pi’s family sells their zoo at Pondicherry, and prepares a move to Canada, he nearly loses his morality fighting for survival after their cargo ship sank in the Pacific Ocean. Sailing on a lifeboat with 4 other animals for over 200…