The One Who Walks Away Essay

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.

From Hamlet to Harry Potter tragic heroes are seen in various forms of literature from completely different eras. They are able to compel sympathy in order to further the story and evoke the true meaning behind a book. In Things Fall Apart by Chinua achebe the tragic hero is Okonkwo who is very respected and successful in the Ibo culture. He is relatable despite all the cultural differences because of his tragic flaw and upbringing. Okonkwo grows up with great difficulty not being given the same opportunities in life but rises to greatness through hard work with a tragic flaw of pride leading to his destruction, all characteristics of a tragic hero.

In the book The Outsiders by S.E Hinton, it's built around the class division between the Socs and the greasers. The kids in the Socs came from privileged and wealthy families while the greaser grew up in a unstable and poor environment, and it shaped who they are and how they act. The novel deals with issues important to urban teens, and the obstacles that are part of their daily lives, showing realism in Hinton's writing. In the article ¨The Urban Experience in Recent Young Adult Novels¨ by Sandra Hassell and Sandy Guild, it discuss the importance of urban teens worlds represented in literature. The article consists of many characteristics that are established in urban youth books such as, the usage of slang, strong sense of community,

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 a nonconformist that is unwilling to play society's game. Through Meursault's failure to comply with society's values and conform to the norm, he is rejected and also condemned to death by society.

The Outsiders Essay – Describe an interesting theme from a text you have studied. Explain why this theme is interesting.

America has gone through many changes since its independence in 1776. However, as America was in the midst of its’ Second World War, it became obvious that one thing that had yet to be entirely solved, racial discrimination. In the novel, If He Hollers Let Him Go, Chester Himes creates a wide variety of characters that all have a different, but concrete, view point on race and racial discrimination. The novel is about Bob Jones, a black man, who moves to California during World War II because he is tired of the extensive racial discrimination in Ohio. Bob begins to work at Atlas shipyard, one of the many shipyards that are responsible for producing ships, which was crucial during the time of war. Bob eventually becomes a leaderman in the

Both Dade and Julian where fixated on proving themselves right and defending their beliefs about

The movies describes a major theme of “The Departed” as one of the oldest in drama—the concept of identity—and how it "affects one's actions, emotions, self-assurance, and even dreams.” Many years later, an older Sullivan, now in his mid twenties, (Matt Damon) is finishing his training for the Massachusetts State Police with classmates, including fellow cadet Barrigan (James Badge Dale). In another class are Cadet Brown (Anthony Anderson) and Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio). All four men graduate to become state troopers. Sullivan is a sergeant, and has just passed the state trooper detective test. He goes in to meet with the calm and collected Captain Queenan (Martin Sheen), and the aggressive and

Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry: A Tale of Worst One takes place in a fantastical version of our world where humans with magical abilities, known as “Blazers,” are able to materialize weapons known as “Devices,” which are representative of their soul. The greatest Blazers are full-fledged Magical Knights, ranked throughout the world and known for their mastery of martial and magical combat.

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.

Hero is a character with better qualities and abilities that most boys would like to become even when they grow up. Some heroes have wonderful endings while some ones, which are called tragic heroes do not. Aristotle stated that “tragic hero will most effectively evoke both our pity and terror if he is neither thoroughly good nor thoroughly bad but a mixture of both(Abram, 322) The protagonist Okonkwo in Things Fall Apart, Which was written by the Chinua Achebe, was respectable at the beginning of the novel but suicided at the end of the story. We define Okonkwo as a tragic hero because he was a successful man, he had fatal weakness and he had a tragic ending.

My design problem for this script was that I wanted to adapt a short story that I had written into a film format. Another aspect of my design problem is taking such an impactful event that occurred over the span of many years and compacting the story properly. I previously wrote a short story about the brutal rape and murder of my cousin, Quenette Shehane. Although it is a terrible event, a lot of good came out of it through my great-aunt, Miriam Shehane, advocating for victims rights with her organization, Victims Against Crime and Leniency (V.O.C.A.L.). I am very passionate about this story, as it has changed my life even though I never had the chance to meet Quenette since she died in 1976. Thus, I wanted to challenge myself and put

In Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe develops Okonkwo as a tragic hero whose flaws of harshness and stubbornness ultimately lead to his downfall. Things Fall Apart is about the tragic fall of the protagonist, Okonkwo, and the Igbo culture. Throughout the story, Okonkwo determines to gain titles for himself and become a powerful and wealthy man in spite of his father's weaknesses. Audiences are able to identify that this character is a tragic hero as he evokes pity from being a mix of both good and evil and getting more setbacks than he deserves. He also evokes fear as the audience realizes that they are also imperfect and are capable of committing the same mistakes.

Once taken away From family and home There I was standing Not wanting to see what happening next Now I’m old and fighting in these terrible battles If I stopped they'd say I’m weak and kill me Should I I don’t know

     My friends and I play poker on a regular basis. One of my friends, let’s call him Tim, constantly plays bad hands and often catches lucky breaks. Tim and I have been friends since middle school, but one night we got into a very big argument which almost became physical.