Chuck: A Tragic Hero

Chris McCandless died doing what he loved, but was it worth all of the pain and uncertainty he caused his family? Chris embarked on a journey through the Alaskan wilderness, which resulted in his demise. He cut ties with his family due to personal differences in opinion and travelled all around the country living off of the land for the most part. People have formed many different opinions of Chris McCandless, but its up to you to decide whether his actions were selfish or purposeful. In this Journal, I will be questioning the motives of McCandless, connecting with him, as well as evaluating the author.

Chuck met a girl named Leslie Rose, Leslie was in one of Chucks classes at the University of Massachusetts where he was teaching. But before Chuck and Leslie sparked a connection Chuck was coming into class messy, intoxicated, and was not in a stable position at the time. As time went on Chuck and Leslie started going on dates and he soon realized he needed to get his life together. He fell in love with Leslie and proposed to her in 1967. They gave birth to a baby girl and named her Georgia. At this time Chucks career started taking off greatly and Leslie was soon becoming successful in her career. Around 1980’s Chuck was starting his next canvas called Leslie/ Fingerprint but during this time they had conceived another child and named her Maggie.

As they leaned together they felt the cold, crisp touch of the train window. This coldness was like the inevitable fate facing Sarah and Chuck. Many years of CIA training and missions doesn’t prepare the best agents for this mission. The mission was to keep Sarah losing the one thing that makes someone alive, her memories. The thought of Sarah not remembering him scared Chuck and he needed to do whatever he could to stop this mission failing. Chuck trying to remember every detail of how the memory loss started to see if there was a way to stop it.

A possible theme for Oedipus the King by Sophocles is that one’s blindness can hide the inevitability that is his destiny. Oedipus is in this situation. He struggles to escape his fate: killing his father and marrying his mother and believes he is successful. Sophocles believes that the gpds control one’s destiny and the inevitability that a person will do what is destined despite there hero’s intentions.Oedipus represent the standards of a true tragic hero: he is well known, basically good, his punishment is out of proportion compared to his crime, the audience at some point feels sorrow and pity for him, and Oedipus has a tragic flaw. During the whole story Oedipus thinks that he may be able to change his fate a live life how he wants but he falls to that which is his destiny.For these reason Oedipus is truly an example of a tragic hero and is unable to avoid his tragic fate.

A man and a woman begin an extramarital affair, divorce their spouses, and marry each other. Will their love story have a happy ending? If one were a hopeless romantic, perhaps the answer to that question would be yes. However, by calling upon one’s own human experience, a different, much more accurate conclusion can be drawn. For example, discovering a connection with another person can be an exciting reprieve from a mundane life, but when the novelty of the situation wears off, one can be left uncertain of whether or not the choices made were the right ones.

Everyone's favorite thing to do to pass the time hearing an amazing story. However, no matter what type of story, it will have the same universal elements that every tale has. Every story can be broken down to its most basic structures.

Uncle Ben once said, "With great power, comes great responsibility." Bolt is the culmination of six of the greatest superheroes. After traveling the far reaches of the universes, he has come across great heroes such as Goku, Jon Snow, and many others, and have gained the strength of humanity. Bolt is the ultimate inspiration based on the ideals he stands on; he teaches the masses true life lessons such as loyalty, going beyond one's limit, and to never give up on one's goals.

“Willy was a salesman...He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine”(“Death line 19). Anyone can agree that Willy Loman was a salesman that desired the American dream in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman. However, it is debated whether Willy may be considered a tragic hero or not. The controversial debate is centered around Aristotle’s definition, Arthur Miller's Essay-“Tragedy and the Common Man,” and analysis of other tragedies. Both interpretations of a tragic hero include characteristics, such as, having a tragic flaw, suffering from the tragic flaw, and producing a catharsis in the audience. The two interpretations begin to contradict each other when Aristotle says the tragic hero must be of noble stature, while Arthur Miller believes a common man can also be tragic. Despite these contradictions, Willy Loman can be perceived as a tragic hero because he is noble in his own way, he has a tragic flaw, and the audience has a tragic response.

Love is an essential in anybody’s life, it’s a basic necessity and something everybody strives for. Love gives us all a purpose and The Road, written by Cormac McCarthy, gives us a deeper understanding of love and how to love others, from the quite inspiring story. The Road, is about a father and son walking alone along Burned America. They face critical weather conditions, as well as many monstrous people along their journey to the coast. All they have is each other and a pistol for defense. The story is overall dark, the world that these two live in has been tarnished and there isn’t any body around. The mother of the boy committed suicide, and there are monstrous people on the lose that are just waiting to attack the pair. However, there is a beautiful love story between the father and the boy.

I did not intend to fall in love with Ed Kennedy. For so long I knew that I was falling, and for so long I denied it. I did not want to get hurt again. He was my best friend and that wasn’t something that I wanted to tarnish. I refused to let love get in the way. Love, with its tender arms and beautiful face, can so, so brutal. Like a sledgehammer that rushes up and down my spine, crashes into my skull and vibrates deep inside my brain. Despite my reservations and my hesitations, Ed loved me, he pitied me, and I could see that he did. There was a wash of absence over him, like nostalgia for a future in which he was already living. He was there for me when concrete filled my soul, and held my hand when I could no longer tread the quicksand.

In Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman”, Willy Loman is far from Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero. However, Aristotle may recognize him as a tragic hero is that he’s an everyman. His life isn’t what he imagined it would be, but he keeps at it. His work isn’t defining him anymore, “but they passed me by. I’m not noticed” (Roberts, 1194). One way Aristotle would not consider Willy Loman a tragic hero, is in his final moment, Willy never has moment where he realizes his mistakes. Willy Loman is aware of his shortcomings but he doesn’t acknowledge all of them. A tragic hero, in my opinion, would be someone who dies for the love of someone who doesn’t love them. Or someone who dies for their country, only to have that country fall to fascism

The author skillfully uses literary techniques to convey his purpose of giving life to a man on an extraordinary path that led to his eventual demise and truthfully telling the somber story of Christopher McCandless. Krakauer enhances the story by using irony to establish Chris’s unique personality. The author also uses Characterization the give details about Chris’s lifestyle and his choices that affect his journey. Another literary element Krakauer uses is theme. The many themes in the story attract a diverse audience. Krakauer’s telling is world famous for being the truest, and most heart-felt account of Christopher McCandless’s life. The use of literary techniques including irony, characterization and theme help convey the authors

One thing that remains constant in the ever-changing world of Cormac McCarthy’s dystopian novel The Road is the relationship between The Man and The Boy. The father and son’s bond is extremely close, especially due to the isolation they face on The Road, but it is filled with love and endearment, like someone would expect any relationship between a father and son to be.

Never in a million years had I never imagined that falling in love would be so easy. On February 16, 2010 I was honored to be the girlfriend of Dante’ Lamont Williams. The moment I laid my eyes on him I felt as if the world was in my hands. Having someone besides family to encourage; build me up was amazing. Daily we would go on park walks just to explain why his love for me was strong. Ever since the first day we met he would call me his “golden piece”. A golden piece to Dante’ was when he was down and out; clueless on what to do I would be the one to put a smile on his face just to encourage him and let him know that everything was going to be just fine. I never thought I would go from loving someone so hard to watching him take his last breath in my arms.

Apart from being a martial artist, Chuck Norris was also an actor, playing a part in many different action movies. His film debut was in the movie “The Wrecking Crew”, though he didn’t play a large role. He was later in “Fury of the Dragon”, in 1972. In that same year, he also met Bruce Lee, who was also an experienced martial artist. In 1973, Chuck Norris starred as Bruce Lee’s arch enemy in “Return of the Dragon”. The first movie that starred Chuck Norris in a major role was “Breaker! Breaker!”, in 1977. Chuck Norris continued to rise to fame with three subsequent films. However, by the end of the 1980’s, Chuck Norris failed to turn heads with any of his movies, so he turned to acting in television shows, such as “Walker, Texas Ranger” (“Biography