The Wretched of the Earth

into Victor’s heart when he finally came to terms with what he had done and what he had created. He faced his consequences without being able to do anything about them. He gave up responsibility of his creation the moment he ran from its horrid and wretched appearance and from the moment on he was filled with misery and a life being enslaved to the actions of his creation. Victor was too late realizing his mistakes and regrets and could do nothing to bring back the loved one’s he's…

When another debtor, Doctor Lu, attempts to strangle Cai instead of repaying what he owes, Old Zhang and his son Donkey, who seek to marry the women, rescue her. Dou E refuses Donkey’s proposal out of loyalty to her dead husband and the spurned suitor attempts to poison Cai, believing that the older woman’s death will force Dou E to accept him. When instead Old Zhang drinks the poisoned soup and dies, Donkey accuses Dou E of murder and presents her with the choice of marrying him or going to…

Frankenstein is a novel about a conflict between Victor Frankenstein and the creature he created. The novel’s subtitle is “The Modern Prometheus”, but Icarus may have been a better fit. Frankenstein proverbially flew too close to the sun by creating such a wretched being; this ultimately resulted in his death and the deaths of those who he held most dear. To continue with the Greek theme, Frankenstein opened up a type of Pandora’s box, he did not fully grasp nor comprehend the potential…

The Lion proved to be Yvain’s vassal and proved complete obedience and devotion to Yvain: “showing his nobility and goodness, he began to make it clear that he surrendered himself to Yvain…and bowed his face toward the earth. And then he knelt again, and his face was wet all over with humble tears” (102 -103). In this case, the Lion is Yvain’s vassal and he is his lord, while Yvain is King Arthur’s vassal and the king his lord. However, the lion was only a vassal to Yvain…

Twilight, a temporal image of in-between space, also tells about Walcott's imagination, his creative faculty and his conception of poetry which is related to the liberation of mental anxiety, there is a "correspondence between Walcott's creative act and the twilight. Indeed creative art is coterminous with twilight"(Macarie 81). As twilight occurs during the period of transition between daylight and darkness, creative art takes place between "the period of consciousness and the period when…

The existentialist philosophers wrote largely about the negative side of humanity. Their focus on the negative aspects of human life and human consciousness led to a philosophy centered on war, suffering, and violence. This focus on violence remains when they discuss the French colonization of Algeria. The existentialist philosophers Simone de Beauvoir, Frantz Fanon, and Jean-Paul Sartre all believe that violence is the only means of casting off the chains of colonial oppression. Although they…

As humans, peace is the goal of many, rather it be within a small family or the entire earth. This goal will never truly be accomplished until one knows fully who they are. The Greeks fully understood this and portrayed it in many of their writings. For example Sophocles writes of Oedipus Rex who was cursed at birth to kill his father and…

eternal, beatific life. The five persons you meet in heaven is an illustrious novel that was written in a drab tone, yet meaningful themes by Mitch Albom and published in 2003. The story undoubtedly describes a 83-years-old man, Eddie, who had a wretched life and worked regrettably as a maintenance at Ruby Pier. Moreover, Ruby Pier is an amusement park, where everyone of all ages can be entertained by; however, it is also the predominant place where all of Eddie’s conflicts commenced, from his…

“1984,” “The Long Watch,” and “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” depict conflicts between individuals and powerful groups. All three stories agree that power is an indispensable means because all the powerful groups need power to pursue their goals. In conflicts between individuals and powerful groups, whether or not the individuals have hope, they would take action and not retreat regardless of the results. The stories also imply that individuals do not have the ability to change the powerful…

Nathaniel Hawthorne is a well known American novelist and short story writer. He was born on July 4, 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts and died on May 19, 1864 in Plymouth, New Hampshire. When Hawthorne was a child, he suffered a leg injury that left him unable to move for various months. During his paralyzation, he developed a “voracious appetite for reading and set his sights on becoming a writer” (Biography.com Editors). In the years that followed, Hawthorn was able to attend and graduate from…