Edward Hutchins: A Summary

The author uses Imagery and dialogue to show the theme that “People are not meant to be perfect, they are meant to be themself.”

The ingenious and vigorous use of metaphors reveal to the reader how crucial division between the laudable ones and those who live in contempt is and the role that possessing a unique identity plays in that. The book explains that each man should be left alone "in the temple of his spirit", and one should let it be “untouched and undefiled”, distinguished by their personalities and traits. (Rand 79). By likening a man's spirit to a temple, it establishes that every man's spirit exhibits sacrality. This comparison implies that a man may not dirty others’ hearts just so their own soul shines brighter by contrast. Soon afterwards, these thoughts are tied to the word "we" when it is written that the pronoun should "never be placed first within man's soul" or else it will "become a monster", one that is inherently evil (Rand 79). When the word “we” equates to a monster, the reader sees that not retaining individuality and submitting to the will of many leads to being like a monster taking root inside of men,

Our understanding can only ever be partial, and consequently we will always be ‘partially’ isolated from the truth… but to what extent? McEwan’s characterisation of Jed Parry provides an extreme example of how isolation and obsession can become a damaging force in our lives.

"Then it dawned upon me with a certain suddeness that I was different from the others; or like [them perhaps] in heart and life and longing, but shut out from their world by a vast veil. I had thereafter no desire to tear down that veil, to creep through; I held all beyond it in common contempt, and lived above it

According to the theory, a person may be close to others in proximity yet does not conform completely to the system and maintains their own customs and norms. As a result, a division arises in society between “the stranger” and other of different social groups who view this nonconformity as dangerous, threatening, and suspicious. The stranger may also have different expectations placed upon them than other groups in society. This divide that separates the stranger and society is compared to a veil, like that of Du Bois. Both theories discuss a “sense of otherness” that Individuals may experience in Society (Appelrouth & Edles, 2016, p. 289). The sense of otherness produces a strain in how members may act and view the world around them.

This analysis have shown me how important is to be faithful to your own principles, even when the world takes you to unknown. The knowledge of the society in which each one has to life is what shows that opposed positions that seem irreconcilable are part of a whole and as Collin’s suggests, each individual has to decide what is right or what is wrong in the society and then take a position and try to change what is wrong. (Hentrhone,

That in which eventually strays him from the rest of his sheltering society. In the following quote it is said, “We seized our box, we shoved them aside, and we ran to the window. We turned and we looked at them for the last time, and a rage, such as is not fit for humans to know, choked our voice in our throat” (27). The rejection of his idea changes his moral perspective on the society he has been so comfortable with by a great deal. The action taken in response to this rejection is the greatest spark of individuality within Equality, due to this being one of the first major acts he takes with his own mentality. Now that he is exposed to individuality Equality grows closer to being able to evaluate his

The characters’ only desires revolved around acceptance, but they could never achieve it. The constant cycle of rejection drew the characters into madness, and finally, resulted in violence. Rejection continues as a matter not easy to cope with, an obstacle similar to a vast sea of confusion and emotion, which ultimately caused these characters to transform in an immense

The hysteria of society can easily drown a voice or an idea. It easily sweeps people off their feet and can change their mood in an instant. There is one single exception to this case, Chris McCandless. He was the type of transcendental that was a complete nonconformist, one who tuned out authority and acted upon self-experience and intuition. The ability he had to stay true to himself was phenomenal. Emerson’s saying “envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide,” could easily be Chris’s motto.

Hate does not oppose love. Ugliness is not the opposite of art or even beauty. Life and death are just processes given names rooted in a linear context. Indifference reduces others to an abstraction; and thus for him, it is indifference that is the opposite of love, art, and life itself. This summarizes his main view of life and remains the driving force of his work.

Throughout history, Georg Simmel and W.E.B. Du Bois have had a substantial influence on imperative theories and concepts developed in the area of social sciences. Two of the most significant and distinguished concepts fostered by both of these theorists are the concepts of “double consciousness” and “the stranger”. In this essay, I will be analyzing each of these works to draw upon differences and similarities concerning the two. The resemblances I will be expanding on are the usage of the paradoxical figure, which both theorists discuss in their theories, and the coexisting sensation of division from conventional society. The contrast between the two theories in which I will be exploring is the perception that conventional society

Once becoming a part of a different society, she has to adapt to the ways that she is unfamiliar with. She has to erase in a form of what she knows and feels is correct to from her true self. “I am staring painfully at an image. My image? No! – what is left of what once used to be my image”. (Darko p1) The immigrant black woman doesn’t seem to feel whole as she lacks love from her husband, her family and her

His character is shrouded in mystery to the audience and is the missing link to this puzzle that Mamet has created. Not much is known about him and is rather rounded at first, he’s always in the background in a sort of ominous way. He doesn’t go through a major change during the first act but becomes more pathetic and guilty as the play progresses and becomes more rounded. The fact that he had the war knife, can’t remember the photo where he wore Robert’s shirt, knew about his affair all along and his hinted homoesexuality connect to the overall play and help to decode it even more. His change is small but progressive which reflects how he’s been his entire life. I enjoy playing him due to his caring nature that allows for him to be a pushover. He’s a 36 year old who has no record of being a woman and spends his time in a library and drowning in paper to distract himself from his loneliness. It’s one of the reasons he wants to be Jane’s father figure and help the family during this confusing time. He’s lame but he has so knows so much that nobody else does which in turn makes him react to situations differently than the entire

Others allow me to escape penalties that others suffer. Through some, I escape fear, anxiety, insult, injury, or a sense of not being welcome…" (McIntosh, 32). Mr. Newman, on the other hand, sees the opposite

The speaker does not view the “majority” as correct for the following line states “Demur- you’re straightway dangerous.” This showcases how if you go against the “majority” they view you as “dangerous.” This highlights how people who think outside of societal norms are treated as outsiders within the community, because they diverged from the mass popular opinion. This suggests that when a person who thinks completely different from the rest of society appears, rather than praising them, and appreciating their thoughts they ostracize them. The last five lines extend this poem beyond sanity and insanity, by suggesting that those who have in fact diverged from societal norms “are handled with Chain.” This showcases how society deems these