Sympathy

and packing shed and field. Steinbeck explored these issues and wrote movingly about the loneliness of migrant farm workers in ‘Of Mice and Men’. In this essay, I would be discussing how Steinbeck creates sympathy for Curley’s wife in this novella. One of the ways in which Steinbeck creates sympathy is through other characters. This revealed in the dialogue between candy and George: ‘well I think Curley’s married a tart’. In this statement,…

Sympathy is usually the first reaction from family members when a traumatic event happens to a loved one. It is ok to feel sorry for them and express sympathy towards them. It can be helpful to be supportive and to sympathize with the one who has experienced a traumatic event. It helps the loved one to feel that their family is there for them, especially right after the event (PTSD: National Center). There are several resources for families of veterans who are wounded, ill, or injured. They can…

Although the Civil Rights Act was passed, this was not considered as the solution to racial discrimination. In fact, discrimination against African-Americans has sustained to this day. Nonetheless, this is discussed in both Paul Laurence Dunbar’s “Sympathy” and Maya Angelou's "Caged Bird". Through their poems, both poets deliberate on their troubled experiences by metaphorically describing a bird who is confined in its…

and violent punishments that are often times gruesome. Dante the writer wants the reader to feel nothing for these sinners suffering, since they are getting what they deserve. However, Dante the character is often seen throughout the book feeling sympathy and pity for the sinners in hell. Dante does this as a moral strategy to get the reader to feel what he wants them to feel. In having Dante the character show such humane emotions initially…

Lennie’s Sympathy Of Mice and Men features Lennie Small, a strong, large, not so smart man and George Milton who is much smaller and serious. The two men set off to work at a ranch and live in a bunkhouse with several other ranchers, after having to leave their previous town because of an incident involving Lennie touching a soft girl’s dress. Their dream is to live on a farm and supply for themselves. Lennie is portrayed as a sympathetic character because of his character traits such as…

to make him feel happy. This is exactly what the monster is asking Victor for, happiness, but Victor denies. Victor asked his creator (God) if he would sympathize for him, but Victor is quite hypocritical to ask for sympathy when he created the monster and won't give it any sympathy. The monster planned to get revenge to make Victor understand how he felt. Victor never related with the monster and still insisted the wretch was in the wrong. Victor brought this domino effect of the death of…

“His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath; his hair was of a lustrous black…” This quote from Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein, describes the monster that Victor Frankenstein creates on his own. Although the monster is portrayed with fear and horror, Shelly writes on the monster’s actions in a way that makes readers feel sympathetic towards him. Throughout the novel, readers tend to feel compassion towards the monster because of the way Victor abandons him and…

Sympathy Points Go To Jessica Jones Eat, sleep, get abused, get drunk and suffer from PTSD. Not the kind of schedule anyone wants to follow. Jessica Jones very much follows this schedule. Constantly, Jessica Jones is having flashback of the times she was sexually abused. Also it is likely that she will have an alcoholic beverage in hand or close by at all times. Jessica also really doesn’t have any other choice but to be a private investigator because she simply wouldn’t fit in anywhere else.…

Sympathy is feeling pity for someone else’s misfortune, but it’s not possible to feel for a despicable person. For example, it is possible to sympathize for a tragic hero because they unintentionally agonize people, but it is not possible to feel compassion for someone who purposefully harms people. This can be seen in Achebe’s Things Fall Apart where Okonkwo is powerfull man in Umuofia, a village in Nigeria in the 19th century. He is a self made man who prides himself on his achievements and…

Many who read Ernest Hemingway’s novel, The Sun also Rises, will feel some form of sympathy for the main character, as I did. The Sun Also Rises is a post- war novel that follows a group of people affected by the First World War. Jake Barnes is the main character and is also the narrator. As the story goes on, we learn details about Jake such as the fact that he is impotent and that he once loved Brett. Jake is the most empathetic character due to his participation in the war resulting in…