Requiem For A Dream Character Analysis

The movie Girl, Interrupted is based on the memoir written by Susana Kaysen. In this film, Susana Kaysen, the main character is first introduced in the hospital where she was taken shortly after overdosing on aspirin and alcohol. Despite taking a whole bottle of aspirin and alcohol Susana claims that it was not a suicidal attempt. In the hospital scene, there is also evidence on Susana’s wrist that she is what is known as a “wrist banger”, Susana claims that she does this because there are no bones in her hands. Shortly after, Susana is evaluated by a family friend and former psychiatrist and is strongly encouraged to check herself into a mental institution not too far from her, by the name of Claymoore. At Claymoore, she is evaluated by psychiatrist Melvin Potts. He asks her why she took so much aspirin and she replies that she wanted to make the time jumps, depression, and wrist banging stop. Susana is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder once she arrives at Claymoore.

It is often said that the people one surrounds themselves with can reflect things about themselves, such as their beliefs and ideals. One’s friends and acquaintances can reveal subconscious attractions to people that fulfill their ideals or agree with the things they say, but these relationships can also help one discover their personal philosophies by reinforcing opposing views. Indeed, in J.D. Salinger’s novel, The Catcher in the Rye, the way Holden reacts to and interacts with secondary characters reveal his established philosophies and the values he holds most dear to him.

In Ken Kesey’s novel “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”, the nurse Miss Ratched is a fine example of a realistic fictional villain. Possession of three key components is essential in identifying what makes Miss Ratched a villian. Motive is what drives the villain to commit the very acts that allow them to be considered evil in the first place, and often drive their entire being as a character. While they must possess motive, they must also have a sense of morals that coincides with their motives (typically evil, or distorted) and follow their moral compass in a way that often causes trouble for those around them. Additionally, a villain is frequently associated with their opposite; the hero who combats them. Kesey’s character perfectly aligns with these three categories of what makes a villain, and it is unquestionable that she is the villain of the novel.

Lord of the Flies is a novel written in 1954 by William Golding. A plane carrying a group of British citizens trying to escape the nuclear war gets shot down and lands on a deserted tropical island. The only survivors are children ranging from the age of six to twelve-year-olds. The younger children are nick named “littluns” and the older children are nick named “biguns”. At first, they celebrate their freedom from the war but then they begin to realize there aren't any adults to supervise them, they don't have food, they don't have shelter, and they are stranded on a deserted tropical island. One of the characters Piggy is classified as smart but is fat chubby and has asthma so he isn't capable of much things. “ “My auntie told me not to

Is not knowing the pain that you will face in the future a good thing or a bad thing?

In Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, the main character, Holden, had many opportunities to learn life lessons but every time his faulty thinking caused him to focus on the problem and not the solution. Whenever Holden looks at situations he negatively overgeneralizes them with a bad attitude rather than learning from it.

“We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable; that all men are created equal and independent, that from that equal creation they derive rights inherent and inalienable, among which are the preservation of life, and liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”. This famous phrase that derives from the Declaration of Independence brought forth notion that of all of humanity is to be acknowledged as equal and are guaranteed rights of life which are to be upheld by the society in which they are apart of. A similar philosophy, along with others, is represented as characters in William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies. Jack, Ralph, and Piggy are three characters created by Golding to

Everyone, at least as a child, has had a fear of some sort of beast or monster. People usually like to refer to animals as beasts because they aren’t human and the animals are not able to think for themselves. In fact this is the opposite because humans are actually beasts because they are actually able to think for themselves and have do things according to what they are thinking. In Lord of the Flies there are many different topics and themes that are gone over but one of the main themes is that people can go insane and become savages under certain circumstances. A lot of characters in the book betrayed Ralph to join Jack's new group but a character did not become one of Jack's savages instead he died in attempt to save the rest of the

The funniest scence in the book is when Hugh get onto the stage at Caps memorial and reached his arms out to the heavens to howl, "Cap! You were too young to die!" This was the funniest scene because Cap wasn't dead and Hugh made people start crying and weeping. Then Cap announceced that he wasn't dead and that he was okay! It was like Cap was crashing his own funeral. Eleven-hundred studnets thought Cap was dead. Everyone was in shock at first and then everyone started cheering. Once again, it seemes like Zach and Hughs plan failed once again. The entire melody to "Fade" by Alan Walker fits perfectly with this scene becasue it builds the vibe and then releases it at a perfect time. This is like when everyone thought he was dead, went into

John Hughes's The Breakfast Club is one of film history’s most iconic and renowned movies and is a cornerstone of 1980’s pop-culture. The Breakfast Club showcases five unique high school students who all unfortunately find themselves imprisoned in an all-day Saturday detention. The students go as following: Claire (a pretty girl), Brian (the nerd), John (the bad boy), Andrew (an athlete), and Allison (the strange, goth girl). These students come from very different backgrounds and social settings which proves to spark many conflicts between them as well as with their supervisor Mr. Vernon. But through this conflict they find similarities between themselves, and after spending nine hours locked up together, they find resolution within themselves and with their new friends. Psychology can explain why this happened as well as what caused other events to occur. This paper will examine four different psychological phenomena: stereotypes, conformity/normative social influence, ingroup versus outgroup/superordinate goals, and the various causes of attraction.

While not visually seen, personality changes are easy to spot like physical changes when a person or character is put in a position of danger and high stress. Giving people the responsibility of these high stress or deadly issues make great parts of people’s personality come to light. For instance, leadership is a common quality to see in people in these situations. In the

When Sarah witnesses the suicide of Beth (whose face is identical to Sarah’s), the former steals her clothes, identity

Sarah Goldfarb is portrayed as a loving mother who is desperate for companion ship. The elderly Sarah Goldfarb fills her lonely time conversing with her friends outside while tanning and watches several hours of television. After receiving a phone call saying she was going to be on a television show, she becomes fixated with the idea of being on television. This phone call sets the stage for Requiem for a Dream. Mrs. Goldfarb overwhelming desire to be on television, fuels her obsession of being able to wear a red dress on the television show.

In The Running Dream, Jessica is worried that now that they have to pay the bills, she can’t go to her dream college. Jasiica’s dad also wants to help Lucy’s family. Jessica then spends the day with her mom instead of going to a running competition. Jessica is also worried about the Channel 7 program tonight. She wishes it wouldn't go on tonight.

Veronica Roth is an American writer known for her Divergent trilogy of fiction novels for young adults, which revels as a coming-of-age story set in a post-apocalyptic Chicago.Roth grew up in Barrington, Illinois. She began writing at an early age and was an excellent reader. Veronica’s most famous book Divergent, is a story about a teenager named Tris who lives in a futuristic version of Chicago. In her world there are five factions, Erudite, Amity, Candor, Abnegation, andDauntless. Each faction has its own traits. Tris must decide if she wants to stay with her family orchoose another faction. Out of the many important characters in Divergent, Tris, Four, and Jeanine Matthews are the main characters throughout the story. Tris is the protagonist in the story, she originated in Abnegation, but soon found herself conflicted. Tris was stuck between choosing her family and another side of herself. Tris is divergent, which means she has the aptitude for several factions and she is able to release herself from simulations. Four (Tobias) another main character is also divergent and that is how he finds himself falling in love with Tris.Four is a mentor for the new faces in Dauntless. Although they are both mentors they believe in very different things. Four realizes the difference between bravery and stupidity. Jeanine Matthews is the antagonist because she is the leader of the Erudite and is also leading a revolution that involves mass murder and brain washing. She