Survivor guilt

pivotal role in the events of the production. During the course of the play, Lady Macbeth goes from terrifying audiences with her otherworldly power and ruthless approach to the play’s terrible deeds to becoming a sleepwalking madwoman, wracked by the guilt from her actions and despairing at her newfound subservience to her husband. Her relevance to the play ends with a servant’s statement that she,’ By self and violent hands took off her life.’ During her…

In the novel Silver Sparrow written by Tayari Jones we follow two daughters, Dana Lynn Yarboro and Bunny Chaurisse Witherspoon, who are in separate families but have the same father, James Witherspoon. James keeps hidden Dana and her mother from Chaurisse and her mother with whom James is already married to. Dana and her mother do know about Chaurisse and that part of the family; while James does not let this happen with Chaurisse and her side of the family. James does everything that he could…

Mark Twain, the father of American literature, was a prestigious humorist and satirist in late 19th century. His thorough understanding of American society and familiarity with children’s physiology left a deep imprint on the history of American literature. As one of the his most representative works, the Adventure of Huckleberry Finn depicts the experience of Huck, a southern boy, and Jim, a runaway slave, on the Mississippi River and the relationships and conflicts between them. Those…

he sinned more in the process of trying to cover up what he’d done. His guilt and regret has possibly doubled realizing the fact that if he didn’t push them out they could’ve had a safe, privileged life in America. The question is though, how would Amir make amends with Hassan. With Hassan being around, he would still feel intensely remorseful for what he’d done. He might have still done something in America to tame his guilt. But even still for Hassan and Ali, living in America as a just a…

to intentionally hurt one another. Blame is a large part of the play Romeo and Juliet, because no person wants to take responsibility for their actions of being a factor in Romeo and Juliet’s death so they start blaming other people out of their guilt. Blame gets pointed at Friar Laurence and Capulet for Romeo and Juliet’s death, because Friar Laurence marries Romeo and Juliet, and Capulet has been abusive to Juliet her whole life. One blame factor of Romeo and Juliet’s death is at the hand of…

“The Cask of Amontillado” and “A Rose for Emily” both relate to each other by telling the story of one who commits a terrible act upon another individual. In “The Cask of Amontillado”, two characters are the focus of the story. Montresor decides to murder Fortunato. He does this by simply having Fortunato intoxicated and bringing him down to the catacombs where Montresor chains Fortunato to a large stone and slowly walls him in. Fortunato is sick and dying, the damp underground cave only…

blood plays a huge role when it comes to imagery. In the quote above, the imagery of blood demonstrates the inability Macbeth is facing to get all of the blood off of his hands. The blood is changing color from green to red,and this indicates the guilt within Macbeth is always going to be there, like a stain. Blood also has a great representation of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s conscience. Shakespeare’s imagery of blood constantly lingers in the character’s minds. When the blood appears for…

Why is it that in our society feeling sorry for one's self is unacceptable? I read an article that claims such indulgence will lead one to failure. The author’s use of his friend's job losses and the inability to hold down a job was the direct result of self-pity, a device to be seen as a victim in an attempt to garner another’s attention and sympathy. In actuality, this is a fallacious example of cause and effect (self-pity > victim role.) People usually fall into the victim role as a…

I am sorry. I know what I did was wrong. What they are saying about me is true. These are just some examples of what many celebrities, athletes, and government officials say to the public when they have done something wrong and are trying to fix their image. By confessing to ones wrong doings and actions they are responding by using Apologia. According to Wahl, “Apologia is a character-based defense whose success largely depends on the persona of the spokesperson and is compromised of denial,…

Scarlet Letter, ideas of love, guilt, sin, reputation, and alienation are shown throughout the story. One theme that is brought to my attention constantly is guilt. In The Scarlet Letter, guilt is destruction to the main characters of the story. Hester Prynne and Reverend Dimmesdale, are consistently reminded of the sins they committed and the fact that their past mistakes can only be relieved if they admit to their past. In my interpretation for “Guilt is destruction,” guilt is spelled out in…