There is no doubt that The Philadelphia Story is one of the best American romantic comedy file in 1904. Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn and James Stewart are protagonist in this film, but Katherine Hepburn’s acting make me so impressive. After finishing watching this film, I fall in love with this wonderful story not just because Katharine Hepburn is a beautiful as well as elegant lady, but lots of plots of this film are thoughtful and interesting.
In the novel “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” by Mark Haddon the main character Christopher changes greatly during his adventure.
“ ...For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.” (James 4:14) Words of truth from the book of truth. We have no idea how long our lives will be on this earth. This concept is brought to light even more in the two short stories we will be discussing, “The Story of an Hour” and “The Interlopers”. These two stories share some similarities and some differences that we will be looking at. These two stories show us a very important concept… “The Story of an Hour” and “The Interlopers” are perfect examples of how the expected does not always happen.
Greek philosopher Socrates once said: “To find yourself, think for yourself.” Independence is a fundamental quality in the life journey of a person. The strive for independence is the symbol of growth for teenagers. In Curious Incident of the dog in the night-time, author Mark Haddon explores this trait. The novel explores the world through the unique perspective of Christopher Boone, a teenager with Asperger’s syndrome. The book begins with the murder of Wellington, a dog in the Boone neighborhood. As Christopher embarks on a journey to solve the murder, he discovers the dark secrets of his family. Christopher then made his decision to revisit the secrets and uncover
Christopher is very young but he is also very smart and thinks in a very logical way. In order for him to believe or to put his trust in someone he either has to see proof or he has to make sure the person is not sketchy. For example when it comes to religion, he just doesn't believe in it. When he
One of the reasons why the narrator has not changed throughout the story is that Christopher has an organized mind-set. He knows what he wants to do. He wants to take both Physics and Maths A classes and subsequently attend a University. Christopher sees himself as a different standard compared to others. He insists that his way of thinking is the right way and has no appreciation of other’s thoughts or find them valid. Consequently, Christopher is very naive and unwilling to collaborate. This makes is hard for people
One way Christopher develops is that at the beginning he says that he doesn’t talk to people he doesn’t know because he is scared of them. Although Christopher doesn’t like to talk to people he doesn’t know at the end of the book he overcomes his fear and starts talking to strangers so he can get through his goal of getting to his mom’s house. While Christopher is on his journey to get to his mom’s house he has to talk to some people to get there he does this once at an information booth to ask the worker where the address of his mom’s house is. Christopher also becomes more independent throughout the novel because at the beginning he only does things that Siobhan and his dad tell him to do but he never did his own things. Then later on in the book he starts writing stuff in his book that nobody told him to do and he also becomes more independent because he tries to get to his mom’s house in London which is very far all by himself. Christopher also achieved a couple of goals throughout the novel. One of the goals he achieved was getting to his mom’s house alone. This is an important goal for Christopher because he grew a lot throughout the process of finding his mom. Another goal he achieved was getting an A on his A-Level maths. This is also an important goal for Christopher because it makes him feel better about himself and makes him feel smart that people thought he couldn’t do something and he
hristopher John Francis Boone is the brave protagonist of A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time written by Mark Haddon. Christopher is a fifteen-year-old boy who struggles with autism. He is terrified of strangers and screams when people touch him. However, Christopher is highly intelligent in both math and science. Although Christopher does not always understand jokes and humor, he is quite funny in the way he describes everything so literally. Christopher is faced with both internal and external conflicts through the novel’s duration.
Christopher began to develop some anxiety issues, and also started to get into trouble. I
Every individual faces obstacles that are necessary to overcome, whether it be for equity, justice or honesty. Throughout The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon, the main character, Christopher tells his story as a socially awkward teenage boy who has a supposedly deceased mother and lives with his father. Being an adolescent, Christopher faces obstacles throughout the novel that he has to overcome in order to grow. The only thing is, Christopher is not like everyone else. While discovering the truth and embarking on certain adventures, Christopher is in search of a form of justice that he truly deserves.
The Stranger The Stranger exhibits a society that has confined itself with a specific set of social standards that dictate the manner in which people are supposed to act. This ideology determines the level of morality, and how much emphasis should placed on following this certain "ethical" structure. Albert Camus's main character, Meursault, is depicted as
Albert Camus creates a series of characters in The Stranger whose personality traits and motivations mirror those that are overlooked upon by the average man. Camus develops various characters and scenarios that show true humanity which tends to have been ignored due to the fact of how typical it has become. Camus incorporates abominable personality traits of the characters, variety, consistency, and everyone’s fate.
While reading The Stranger I noticed that traits that Albert Camus character depicts in the book are closely related to the theories of Sigmund Freud on moral human behavior. Albert Camus portrays his character of Meursault as a numb, emotionless person that seems to mindlessly play out his role in society, acting in a manner that he sees as the way he’s supposed to act, always living in the moment with his instincts driving him, and if the right circumstance presents itself the primal deep seeded animal will come out. I believe that most of the character’s traits fall under Freud’s notion of the Id and Ego mental apparatus, and don’t believe that his idea of the super-ego is represented in this book.
In the text "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time", Christopher Boone suffers from Asperger's syndrome, a mild form of autism (QUOTE). This means he can be sometimes a handful for his parents. It is because of his condition that his mother leaves and his relationship with his father breaks down. But its not just Christopher's fault his parents are having a hard time. They them selves make some bad decisions that lead to each of them feeling frustrated and even forcing themselves to do some morally bad things (QUOTE). It is these things that Christopher parents do that we, the readers, cannot accept, despite Christopher's