Narcissus Theme

Paulo Coelho began with the tale of Narcissus to show the reader that when you are so caught up in your own life you do not realize the greater things like nature and friends. It differs because it leaves out how the lake was also too caught up in its own beauty to notice other people. The new myth focuses more on positive outcomes from unfortunate events while the original is negative. It portrays everything to be self-centered. This relates to the tale of the Alchemist because, in chasing his

Basil, the painter of Dorian’s portrait, causes the innocent Dorian to realize his beauty when shown his painting. Like Narcissus, Dorian becomes vain and self-absorbed as a result of recognizing his physical magnificence. Under the influence of Lord Henry, "Dorian throws off all moral restraint and lives a life of passionate self-indulgence" (Miller 384). Therefore, the lives of both Narcissus and Dorian are shaped by the actions of their mentors.

The myth of Narcissus, written by Ovid, is the tale of a hero whose self love gradually brought him to his death. Although Eve’s memorization of herself at the pool did not ultimately take her life, there are many similarities which tie Eve’s scene at the pool and the myth of Narcissus together. Mr. Collett writes, “This situation by the pool echoes Ovid's tale of Narcissus and attributes to Eve a native vanity that issues in the Fall, sometimes finding additional sinister implications in periodic resemblances between the creation of Eve and the birth of Sin.” (Collett 88). Throughout his article, Collett notes on similarities found not only between Narcissus and Eve, but also between the birth of Eve and the birth of Sin. One similarity can be found in the myth of Narcissus. Echo, a local nymph, crosses paths with Narcissus, and at first glance, notices his beauty and falls in

The Greek myth that tells the morale tale of narcissism follows Narcissus, a hunter who was known for his beauty, as he earns the affection of many admirers but is unable to love one more than he loves himself. One of his rejected lovers prayed to Nemesis, the goddess of vengeance, to punish Narcissus for his self-absorbed nature. Narcissus came across his reflection in a pond and fell in love with himself, and was cursed to starve to death as he watched his reflection (Greek mythology). Like the Greek character Narcissus, people who are narcissistic possess an inflated self-image and crave attention and admiration to keep their self-esteem high. The self-esteem of narcissists is constantly under great pressure, making it important for

Tragedy in family can have a lasting impact throughout generations.[Add connecting sentence]Death first struck this family when Oedipus,a blind man, found out that he had married his mother, and he took his own life by “gouging” (Sophocles 3)his eyes out. His wife and mother felt so abominably about what she had she took a “knotted rope” (Sophocles 6) and hung herself. Polyneices had a fight with his brother which didn’t end to well they both died. This Leaves Antigone and Ismene all alone and with a problem their brother Polyneices can not be buried in the city because he went against Creon ruling.Will his offspring be able to live down the curse of Oedipus? In this paper I want to prove that paralyzing fear and careless fearlessness are

The stories Phaethon and Daedalus and Icarus both have a theme of having a prideful disregard of those older and wiser than you can lead to disastrous consequences. Being prideful can turn you in the wrong direction. The author shows this through the downfall of Phaethon and Icarus’. They both let their pride get the better of them which leads them to their deaths. They depended on their instincts instead of their brains. They are also not respectful. In the Greek myths, Phaethon and Daedalus and Icarus the author uses the three literary elements characterization, imagery, and conflict to show that pride can lead to disastrous consequences.

The author of Mathilde’s story, “The Necklace,” right from the start, showed readers how prideful Mathilde was, and how her pride led her into the mindset that she should be of the noble class. A passage that expresses this, one taken from the first page of the story, goes: “She suffered constantly, feeling that all the attributes of a gracious life, every luxury, should rightly have been hers” (Maupassant 333). Although not expressive of her pride’s consequences, this passage gives readers an informing amount of insight as to how deeply rooted and corruptive her pride is. Furthermore, Mathilde even went so far as to reject a kind offer from her husband to join him at a noble’s ball, simply because her pride kept her from going in an outfit that was any less than fabulous. One passage that acutely describes Mathilde’s feeling about going to the ball is: “I hate not having a single jewel, not one stone, to wear. I shall look so dowdy. I’d almost rather not go to the party” (335). Moreover, the most prominent consequence Mathilde goes through because of her pride is the losing ten years of her life to repay a debt that stemmed from her overflowing pride. Before going to the ball, but after her husband had spent a gigantic portion of their saving into buying a dress, Mathilde buys the necklace

Throughout this play Sophocles writes of a character named Oedipus who accidentally fulfilled a prophecy. Oedipus unknowingly killed his father and married his mother, leading the city into disaster and chaos. When the truth of his doings is revealed to him, he cuts out his own eyes. In this story, Sophocles gives many examples of reason. Sophocles believes that a men decides their own fate.

The seven deadly sins consist of lust, gluttony, greed, laziness, wrath, envy, and pride. When reading the short story “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant, the presence of greed and envy is prominent. Mathilde Loisel has an infatuation with the upper class and all that comes with that class. Not to mention, Loisel has a dissatisfaction towards the life she lives and the possessions she owns, leading to envying those who have more. Guy de Maupassant enlightens the reader on how the overwhelming desire and greed that one has shows one’s honest intentions.

“He who is not contented with what he has. Would not be contented with what he would like to have.” (Socrates) This quote is about the conflicting difference between contentment and desire. The basic premise is if a person is uncontrollably desiring for more wealth, what makes someone think that they will ever find the satisfaction? Especially when greed and envy can lead to self-destruction. The Necklace, written by Guy De Maupassant depicts selfishness and greed conveniently portrayed as instinctive human characteristics; this story reveals an individual’s relation to society, humanity, and moral responsibility. Mathilde Loisel is a middle-aged woman whose greed and ambition had taken over, due to the fact that she is committed to the belief that she will find contentment in a higher economic and social status. Mme. Loisel possessed an easily distinguishable string of character flaws which contributed to the loss of the

Narcissistic comes from Narcissus which is known as a Greek mythology character that fell in love with his own reflection in a pool of water. A Narcissistic personality disorder a mental disorder in which a person has an exaggerated sense of self-importance to most they are seen as conceited and egotistic. This disorder cannot be cured but can be treated with therapy. Therapy allows people with this disorder to behave in a compassionate way towards others. The article Diseases and Conditions Narcissistic personality disorder by the Mayo Clinic staff states, “A narcissistic personality disorder causes problems in many areas of life, such as relationships, work, school or financial affairs. You may be generally unhappy and disappointed when you're not given the special favors or admiration you believe you deserve.” Patients that are diagnosed with this disorder are known to lack empathy towards other. In order to be diagnosed with Narcissistic Personality disorder if someone were to not get treated it could cause problems in relationship, school, working environments, depression, drug or alcohol, and abuse suicidal thoughts or behavior. Narcissistic Personality Disorder is a

In analyzing this quote, I focused on greed and ambition; being in the state of want can make one ambitious, which could lead to greed and the creation of envy. The pursuit of wealth is great from an individual stand point. We all desire wealth, but from a sociological stand point, this cycle of pursuit could lead to the oppression of others, and the desire to help others tends to become less important. Ownership and the possession of material things become the symbol of success.

Imagine if everyone in the world was shallow. This is referring to Echo & Narcissus from “The Myth Of Echo & Narcissus” & Paris from “The Apple Of Discord.” All three, whose shallowness cursed them each in a harsh way. Even though both stories “The Myth Of Echo & Narcissus” & “The Apple of Discord”, both deal with shallowness, however in The Apple Of Discord, Paris’s shallowness shows that people are shallow but you cannot change it. Whereas, in the Myth Of Echo & Narcissus, the authors warn you not to become shallow like them. Pay Attention to how Echo, Narcissus, & Paris’ shallow ways are affected their daily lives with endless torture. People are shallow-which you can’t change-& you shouldn’t become shallow like the oncoming characters.

In analyzing the word “vanity,” most would like to believe that the term is referring to one being selfish prideful. Like a lot of humans tend to think, however, the term according to this part of the Old Testament means the emptiness one feels within their life when he or she is apart from God. For example, when reading the book of Ecclesiastes Solomon wants his audience to see his frustration, sin, and emptiness as a reflection. The thought addresses the way Solomon life had become since he has not chosen to make God first in his lifestyle. When we as humans tend to lean unto our understanding and do not stay the course, often far too many times people tend to stray away from the path that God has bestowed upon us making our journey even

“The truest characters of ignorance are pride and arrogance. This quote by Samuel Butler is truer than gold in the two greek myths Phaethon and Daedalus and Icarus. The protagonists of both stories boastful,arrogant and prideful natures lead them to their agonizing deaths and downfall. The two myths would be lifeless and stale without the use of of literary elements like conflict,imagery,and and characterization. Conflict shapes the story,Imagery foreshadows and provides color,and characterization develops the characters personalities and behaviors. These elements are how the authors were able to teach the lesson in the theme. The two stories’ main characters, Phaethon and Daedalus and Icarus share the same moral theme of a prideful disregard from those elder and wiser can quickly lead to disastrous consequences,existing thanks to these literary elements.