Are Historical Narratives A Better Representation Of History? Historical narratives are a different way of presenting history rather than reading the usual textbook. Historical narratives represent and tell the story of a specific part of history instead of many events all within a time period in one book, which is a textbook. The two types of readings have different uses that serve different purposes. Nathaniel’s Nutmeg is a historical narrative written by Giles Milton about the events and conflicts dealing with the Spice Islands and wars. Conflict, perspective, and plot all contribute to the readability and better understanding for readers of historical events in narratives rather than textbooks. Conflict is the struggles dealing with man versus nature, man, …show more content…
The four kind of conflict are not all featured in Nathaniel’s Nutmeg, but man versus man and man versus nature are. Man versus man deals with the power struggle between two people or two groups of people. In the book, many struggles are highlighted, including one between the Portuguese and the English, “arguing that Tidore was all but controlled by the hated Portuguese, he begged the English commander to change his course”(31). The Portuguese and the English were both fighting for control of the Spice Islands so that they could receive the “luxury” that was nutmeg (3). Nathaniel’s Nutmeg features the story of the Dutch versus the English as well, which is another example of man versus man. There is also another type of conflict in Nathaniel’s Nutmeg, man versus nature; this was dealt with a lot in depth in Nathaniel’s Nutmeg while explaining the merchant’s travels to the Spice Islands. “But as they rounded the rocky shores of northern Norway, ‘there came such flows of winde and terrible whirlewinds’ that Willoughby’s ship was blown off course,” explains the inevitable storms that came about while sailing by ship to and from the islands (11). Man versus nature is
The most powerful recurring conflict in The Lord of the Flies is the man vs man. Throughout the book disagreements and altercations amongst the boys occur in every chapter, appearing in every situation. Ralph and Jack have been fighting for the spot of being chief and no matter what the situation is they don’t know how to work together. It creates a feud with high tensions that later result in the boy’s going down their own path’s about being on the island. The two boy’s were both trying to accomplish what they thought was best, but the choices made from either boy didn’t coincide with each other’s decision’s, especially when an assembly was demanded:
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is an autobiography written by Frederick Douglass himself. No one knows the hardships and difficult times that Frederick Douglass went through as a slave, better than himself. That is why Frederick Douglass is considered to be, in my opinion, is the most reliable author when it comes to telling the story of his life as a slave.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is written by the ex-slave Frederick Douglass and recounts his life as a slave and his ambition to become a free man. This edition is edited with an introduction by David W. Blight, an American History teacher.
All stories must have a conflict in them. Some have only one but the narrator and author of the short story “ The Most Dangerous Game’’ by Richard Connell has not only one but three to give the story a little rage . Man vs man, man vs himself and man vs nature are all included in the story. They all exist in the story and these are some of the examples the author puts on the story when writing it.
There are different types of conflict, the conflict such as Man .vs. Nature, Man.vs. Man, and Person .vs. Self these types of conflicts show the struggle people have to go succeed a goal, dream or just to survive. In the poem “Ode to a Mouse” by Robert Burns and the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, both authors use the literary element, Conflict to show the struggles of the characters.
With the rising popularity of college sports it’s no wonder that some student-athletes are questioning whether they should be paid or not. Research indicates that paying college athletes isn’t a viable, or necessary, option. Reasons against paying college athletes include, the lack of money colleges have to pay their student-athletes, the plentiful scholarships college athletes are able to receive, the worry that a pay-for-play situation might be created, and the idea that colleges should be used as a place of academics rather than athletics. The first argument people who are for paying college athletes have is that they believe colleges make millions of dollars on their athletic programs, so why can’t some of the millions go towards the athletes
Nathaniel Hawthorne once said, “I do not want to be a doctor and live by men’s diseases, nor minister to live by their sins, nor a lawyer and live by men’s quarrels. So, I don’t see that there is anything left for me but to be an author” (Nathaniel). This statement describes Hawthorne’s personality and life in a way that no other quote could. Nathaniel Hawthorne was an Anti-Transcendentalist writer meaning that he had a negative view of all humans. The Anti-Transcendentalist movement was a pessimistic branch of Romanticism and it began in mid 1800s and lasted until late 1800s. Nathaniel Hawthorne was influenced greatly by his childhood, which is what caused him to be an anti-transcendentalist, yet in his novel The Scarlet Letter there was a bridge created between anti-transcendentalism and utopian transcendentalism.
When it comes to conflicts in literature there are two main types; internal and external. There are multiple different types of conflicts that can appear in literature, usually all stories or novels have at least one conflict. What is a story without a conflict? An internal conflict is a conflict that
One of the first conflicts in the film causes a bigger conflict in later years and later in the plot between the same characters. A conflict is defined as "Conflict is a fact of human life. It occurs naturally in all kinds of settings. Nations still struggle, families fracture in destructive conflicts, marriages face challenges and often fail, and the workplace is plagued with stress." in the textbook "Interpersonal Conflict" by Wilmot. Meriam-Webster defines conflict in three ways. Firstly a war, fight or battle. Secondly "competitive or opposing action of incompatibles :antagonistic state or action (as of divergent ideas, interests, or persons)" or "mental struggle resulting from incompatible or opposing needs, drives, wishes, or external or internal demands". Lastly "the opposition of persons or forces that gives rise to the
Conflict can take on many forms in one’s life, such as conflict with self, with society, with religion and with others. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, develops the theme of conflict through the moral sin of Hester Prynne. Conflict is observed through Hester’s difficulties with the townspeople, challenges with the Puritan way of life, struggles with herself and tensions with Roger Chillingworth. Committing sin in the Puritan society leads to a great deal of conflicts.
Nathaniel Hawthorne was one of American literature's finest writers; his writing style was very distinct and unusual in some aspects. It is his background that provided this ambiguous and complex approach to writing. Hawthorne's New England heritage has, at times, been said to be the contributing factor in his works. The Puritan view of life itself was considered to be allegorical, their theology rested primarily on the idea of predestination and the separation of the saved and the damned As evident from Hawthorne's writings his intense interest in Puritanical beliefs often carried over to his novels such as, Young Goodman Brown, The Scarlet Letter, and The Minister's Black Veil just to name a few of the more well known pieces of his work.
With most writers, readers can identify what topics they tend to write about, how long their pieces often are, and what personal style these authors develop. While this is true of author Nathaniel Hawthorne, there are different elements that influence his writings. His life included many times of trials, many joys, and many ancestors that caused some turmoil within his mind. Two of his major works are influenced almost directly by his background (Werlock). Nathaniel Hawthorne threw his life into every single piece of his writing. His experiences, background, and the setting in which his life took place are prominent
man vs. nature – this is a conflict that is when a character has a conflict with the outside world and nature
The second kind is the man against man conflict. Benjamin was having this kind of conflict with Gabriel and also Tavington. He was having an argument about the humanity in the battlefield with the former (when Gabriel’s group found out about the innocents killing that Benjamin’s group did). Benjamin also fought against Tavington because the ideal differences that this two
It is difficult to isolate the play’s conflict to anything other than on a thematic level. Every time a conflict has a potential of presenting itself, the fantasy element