Complications Of The Marcher In Henry James'sThe Beast In The Jungle?

She later starts to blame herself as seen on page 126 for the incident and she lets John decide whether or not he wants to confess to witchery so that he may feel he has any good left in him. She is known to be a person to never lie and she also changes in the story by lying to save John from accusation of lechery as shown on page 105.

Before observing the cottagers, the creature was unaware of what ‘family’ really meant, thus he was less affected by the fact that Victor ran away. He didn’t question Victor’s actions nor the reason why he was alone but slowly you start to see that this was no longer the case because the creature stated, “But where were my friends and relations? No father had watched my infant days, no mother had blessed me with smiles and caresses; or if they had, all my past life was now a blot, a blind vacancy in which I distinguished nothing.” These new emotions were not only introduced to him through the cottagers but also through the novels he found in Victor’s jacket, one of which was Milton’s “Paradise Lost”. “Paradise Lost”, was a long, detailed, narrative poem about the creation of Adam and Eve and it was through this novel that the creature began to “question his own existence and place in the world.” Why was he created? Adam and Eve must endure their suffering as a punishment for eating the forbidden fruit so why was he being punished? The creature learned about desire when he notices how unhappy one of the cottagers, Felix, was until Safie, his soon to be wife,

The Jungle, written by Upton Sinclair was a very touching and motivating story. Sinclair aimed for our hearts, but instead, he hit our stomachs. The Jungle is a story of hardships and trouble, some successes and many failures as a family tries to achieve the "American Dream." In this book, "The Jurgis Ruckus' myth of failure is the other side of the Horatio Alger's myth of success." (xxvi)

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair was written to expose the brutality faced by the workers in the meatpacking industry. Sinclair wanted to show people what was really going on in the factory because few people were informed about these companies work conditions. He wanted to show the public that meat was “ diseased, rotten, and contaminated” (Willie).” This revelation shocked the, public which later led to the creation of the federal laws on food and safety. Sinclair strongly shows the failure of capitalism in the meatpacking industry which he viewed as inhumane, destructive, unjust, brutal, and violent (Willie).”

His unveiling of these questions leaves him feeling even more alone and lost, so he says, “ I tried to dispel them, but sorrow only increased with knowledge. Oh, that I had forever remained in my native wood, nor known nor felt beyond the sensations of hunger, thirst and heat!” His search for knowledge lets him realize his hopeless and miserable situation in the society and then desire to seek revenge from his creator and all human beings. It is reasonable to consider that if the monster did not learn knowledge from the cottagers, he may not have the emotion of grief and resentment. As he becomes emotional and educated, he gradually finds that no matter how good the virtue he has, people will not accept him and love him because of his scary appearance, which makes him feel despairing and unhappy to his current life. The creature is longing for love and respect as a good man, while the knowledge of self-awareness influences him to be evil. Thus, he decided to consider all the people as his enemies, especially his creator Victor. It is a well-established fact that his increased knowledge allows him to make elaborate plan to seek revenge, which brings misery to many people around him. Therefore, the creature’s dangerous quest for knowledge not only be mentally harmful to himself, it also hurts others and the outside world due to his devastating damage to their

The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair is about Lithuanian immigrants moving to the United States seeking the American Dream. When they arrive, the family is faced with many hardships. Jurgis Rudkus’ family lives in an overcrowded city called Packingtown, in poverty. The Jungle tells readers about the struggles of being an immigrant in poverty and the horrors of the meat packing industry in the early 20th century. Sinclair’s goal was to make people aware of how hard immigrants had to work in terrible conditions. The public, though, was more concerned with the issues in the meat packing industry. Many people were now speaking out about food quality and working conditions.

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair in the first chapter it talks about how having a wedding can cost as much as $300. That’s not a lot. The family in the story is not rich, they still act as if they are. I feel as if my family likes to live alike, this as we binge on Christmas presents even when we're flat broke. The book talks about slaughtering cattle,pigs, along with sheep this necessarily does not remind me of my family’s farm as we do not slaughter our animals, despite it reminds myself, as it has to do with livestock.

The first factor in determining Mayella’s power is her gender, female. Although men were always in charge at this time, women had the power to influence men emotionally. In the southern United States, respecting women has always been a large part of the culture. Men would likely feel the need to “defend” her

Committing the murders of Victor’s family in vengeance had led the monster to seek his creator in remorse after Victor’s passing. The monster meets Walton at his enemy's corpse, revealing his regret saying, “I knew that I was preparing myself for deadly torture; but I was the slave, not the master of my impulse…” (Shelley 198). He let the anger take grasp of his intents, and his once pure desires are now controlled by his craving for revenge. This quote illustrates that the monster is not the slave of his creator, as Victor says, but rather the slave of his own instinct. Continuing on his confession to Walton, the monster states, “When I run over the frightful catalogue of my sins, I cannot believe that I am the same creature whose thoughts were once filled with sublime and...the majesty of goodness” (199-200). Furthermore, the monster is subdued by guilt, yet his anger overpowers him, making the monster turn a blind eye to humanity. As a character who had potential for goodness, his life could have directed towards his own hopes, where he feels love and sees the wonder of humanity. The monster knowingly diverges from this promising path as the rage he held against humans molds his own morality. He sets out with hope for compassion, though in the fullness of time, his hate leads him to be blinded by his

The Jungle is centered on Chicago in the late 19th century to early 20th century. Jurgis, a robust and strong-willed young man, immigrates to the United States in an attempt to obtain a better standard of living. On the way there, shameless criminals hoping to gain easy money, cheat them out of their already limited budget. After arriving to Chicago, they are abhorred by the filthy conditions of the city and the abundance of factories polluting the air with grimy smog. Their illusions of the class mobility in America are quickly shattered when the family suffers from numerous scams, filthy working conditions, political corruption, hazardous food, and crippling low pay. Nonetheless, the family struggles onward to make their living in the cutthroat

Tyler Stollings Mrs. Klueh ENGL 102 August 29, 2014 The Yellow Wallpaper Theme: Fear and depression I. Jane and her husband went to stay at ancestral halls over their Summer break. A. In Jane’s opinion the house looked like it was haunted. B. The whole time that the couple had spent there, Jane felt as if there was something different/creepy about the home.

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As of 2015, immigrants make up more than 43.3 percent of the United States population. By the early 1900s there were already more than 10 million immigrants living in America. Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle reveals the struggles and hardships of a family that immigrates to the United States from Lithuania during the 1900s. Although many immigrant families came to America in search of a better life, soon most found themselves barely surviving with no job, food, shelter, or money. As is the case of the family in The Jungle. The novel not only unveils the corruption of the political and economic system during the time, but also exposes the severe torment and misery that was faced by the working class. Upton Sinclair’s book, The Jungle, describes

There are many characters in the Merchant's Tale. The major characters are January, May, and Damian. January is an old knight who, at the age of sixty, decides to go get married to the very young and beautiful May. Throughout the story, he becomes blind and forces May to be with him constantly. May is a physically attractive woman who is under the age of twenty when she marries January. She is not sexually satisfied with January and, therefore, falls in love with Damian. Damian is January’s squire and he immediately becomes infatuated with May’s beauty. Because he believes his feelings are not returned, he becomes sick and is stuck in bed for several days. That is where May and Damian would meet before January became blind.

First, I believe that the background of the author Henry James is very important. Since he had lived a privileged life and never married, I see that the character of John Marcher resembles the author's personality traits and perception of revealing emotion. Essentially, Marcher is closed off to pursing a relationship with May Bartrum, a confident lady who is hopeful for a romantic relationship with Marcher. I initially thought that Marcher would eventually overcome his fear of releasing his emotion, and commit to May since he felt an attraction to her: "Marcher flattered himself in the illumination was brilliant, yet he was really still more pleased on her showing him with amusement, that in his haste to make everything right he had got most things rather wrong" (469). The personalities of these two people have a push and pull factor, and I think that they would make a great balance. I also admire the straight-forward approach May has when it comes to the pursuit of love. I must say that the story was frustrating for me to read, but I understand where May is coming from due to personal experience. I relate to May because she knows what she wants, and that is why she pushes Marcher to confess his feelings and be with her. I think that Marcher is not intentionally playing hard-to-get, however, May sees him as a challenge and wishes to crack his shell. In class, I stated this theory of feeling more reward for completion of a difficult task and how it relates to getting the