Sacrifice In Joan Aiken's 'Third Wish'

Another example of the theme, is when the teacher asked Phillip to stop humming in class. Phillip didn’t not do so he was asked to leave the class and go to

What brings you true joy? Is it family and friends, a religion, or some material item? In the short story, “The Life You Save May Be Your Own,” Flannery O’Connor gives examples of what can bring Tom Shiftlet joy, but what he chooses instead. A tramp, Shiftlet, wonders to the Crater house in search of a job. Mrs. Crater knows she needs her farm fixed up, so she allows Shiftlet to sleep in the car and will feed him if he fixes things at the house. Mrs. Crater tries to pawn her daughter, Lucynell, off on Shiftlet. Shiftlet is offered the car he fixed, a place to live, and $17.50 just to marry Lucynell. Shiftlet finally agrees and accepts the bribe. On their honeymoon, Shiftlet leaves Lucynell at a diner and moves

Sacrifice is “an act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else.” -Anonymous. The Outsiders, by H.E Hinton is a book where Ponyboy and friends live life in a gang. You can see sacrifices being made in order for them to better the lives of each other. One theme evident in the novel is people make sacrifices for the things they care about.

Another example of the theme is in the short story "The Necklace." The theme shows itself in the story when Madame Loisel refuses to wait for her husband to hail a cab in front of the elegant party she had just attended because she doesn't want people to see her shabby wrap. This part shows the theme because she is ashamed to show herself wearing her old, decaying wrap.

In the novel, Memory Keeper’s daughter by Kim Edwards sacrifice is a huge component to the story. Caroline Gill had to change all her motives due to sacrifices. David Henry stated, “There’s a place, I would like you to take her there.”(Edwards 18). David had to send away his child to a foster care because she was not “normal.” Phoebe was born with an extra chromosome, which was not very known in this time period. Therefore, Mr. Henry did not want to keep the new born. Caroline Gill was a nurse at the clinic in Morgantown. David went to her and asked her to take his daughter to a foster home. This was unbelievable and awful especially to the mother, Norah.

God is happy and generous when he is kind like in Bradstreet’s poem “To My Dear and Loving Husband”. Once her and her husband have passed on she hoped that “The heavens reward thee manifold, I pray”(Bradstreet 10). She wanted God to give them a place in heaven in which they could celebrate their love forever. With God being so kind he was also generous to some. Anne Bradstreet hoped that he would bestow this kindness upon her when she

Jesus, always thinking of others and sacrificing his life. When Jesus walked the Earth, he did everything thing he could to assist others. Never was he selfish. Matty, the protagonist in Lois Lowry’s Messenger, was like this. Matty put everyone and everything before himself. Matty gives his life to heal everyone and everything in Village. In Lois Lowry’s Messenger, Selflessness leads to the ultimate sacrifice when Matty goes to get Kira through thickening Forest, and when Village has taken a turn for the worse.

Religion is a part of every person life. Religion touches the lives of a lot of people, be it for the positive or negative. Relationship between people and religion develop quickly and powerfully. In Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery,” a yearly ritual is performed in which a person is stoned to death. Though no religion were stated, the ritual had many religious actions. The chosen woman, Tessie, follows along with the proceedings, she begins to quickly denounce the ritual once her family became the target. The relationship shown here is one of her sacrifices. The author Shirley Jackson seems to wonder how we would react, if we were made to be the sacrifices that our rituals or religions calls for.

In the fantasy novel, The Last Unicorn, Peter S. Beagle wrote that “Real magic can never be made by offering someone else's liver. You must tear out your own, and not expect to get it back” (Beagle). While this quote is a bizarre non sequitur, its core holds true. It states that the only sacrifice that is truly worth anything is the sacrifice of one’s self. Too often in this age, people step on others to help themselves succeed, gain prestige and positions for themselves while leaving those stepped on in the dust. In 2003, Khaled Hosseini wrote The Kite Runner, which explores the same theme of self-sacrifice and love. It follows the life of Amir, a rich Pashtu boy, who spends his childhood in Afghanistan with his father, Baba and his

In the short story ¨The Cold Equations” by Tom Godwin, the author portrays that the two thematic tensions working against each other is human sacrifice and innocents. Human sacrifice overcomes innocents when other lives are on the line. In the story a young girl trying to visit her brother picks the wrong ship to be a stowaway on and gets caught. As a result, she has to be sacrificed in order for the pilot to save 6 sick people on a different planet. First off, even though the girl is innocent she, has to be sacrificed because if she doesn't get off the ship they wouldn't be able to deliver the medicine to the 6 sick people on the other planet.

During the Holocaust 6 million Jews died, but some people were brave enough to help others. Sir Nicholas Winton was one of those people, and so was Annemarie Johansen. Moreover, Sir Nick was brave and saved 669 children, and Annemarie was brave because she helped protect Ellen.

In the melodramatic novel, A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens, the author uses the theme sacrifice. He shows that sacrifice is important in his story because some of his characters must give up their lives for another. Miss Pross dedicates herself to Lucie because she wants Lucie to have a brighter future than she did. Then, out of his love and devotion for Lucie Manette, Sydney Carton sacrifices his life to save a life she loves. The sacrifices Miss Pross and Sydney Carton make express that mankind will give everything for what they love and believe in.

When a woman marries she is expected to give up her family, her last name, and her virginity. In other words she is expected to give up the life she knew. Susan Glaspell’s play Trifles tells the story of a woman that gave up her all to please society and her husband. The story examines a woman who sacrificed her tranquility, her talents, and her individuality. In the end, the woman even gave up her freedom.

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