“The only way we can live is if we grow. The only way we can grow is if we change. The only way that we can change is if we learn. The only way we can learn is if we are exposed. And the only way we can become exposed is if we throw ourselves into the open.”, (C. Joybell C.). The fictional novel The Sword in the Stone by T.H. White is a spitting mirror image of this motivational quote. Throughout the story a minute figurine named Wart acquires a mentor who possesses the name, Merlyn. On a series of encounters, The Wart is to seek wisdom in quest of becoming an exceptional king. Unfortunately with the threat of mistakes, the quest and journey’s The Wart experiences may be detrimental to his well-being, but the weight of the knowledge equals …show more content…
In the transformation into a badger, the Wart makes visit to a very blunt badger. A story is shared about the evolution of man and animal, to which all the embryos were “allowed two or three specializations” (White 92) to change about themselves, granted by God. “All the embryos thought the matter over politely then, one by one stepped up before the eternal throne.” (White 192), except the embryo of man to which he said “I will stay as I am. I will not alter any of the parts which you gave me” (White 192). With this acknowledgment, God commented, “As for you, Man, you will be a naked tool all your life, through a user of tools” (White 193), “all the others will be embryos before your might” (White 193). Through this fictional tale, the Wart learns that being the way you are is more beneficial than altering yourself for materialistic reasons due to the blinders that condemn one’s eyes when it comes to seeing the bigger picture. Similar to the story, God gave “Man” the right to control over all of the animals due to the confidence of his possessed traits, just like the Wart can be rewarded the highest aspiration of being a honorable king by presuming his confidence in himself and not freighting his “unworthiness” compared to his older brother Kay. As preference the value of gratitude equates to an equal standard of one who may be in the prime light for the time
“Knowledge is power” Sir Francis Bacon. Atticus, a character in To kill a Mockingbird, understands that his knowledge has the power to do many things, including influence the lives of many people. Atticus does his best to influence his children, and educate them every chance he gets. Atticus does his best to teach his children what is right and what is wrong, and in doing this Atticus made one point immensely clear. It is a sin to kill a Mockingbird.
Power, it is something that everyone wants, it classifies us. “To Kill a Mockingbird” is about a powerless black man, Tom Robinson, accused of raping a white woman, Mayella Ewell. Because of Mayella’s class and gender she is powerless, but her race makes her have a little more power.
Steinbeck wrote about many different characters who are full of dreams which sadly none of their dreams came true. Everyone has a big dream that would like to accomplish one day but sometimes , when we get lonely our dreams don’t come true. Through these characters John Steinbeck shows the effects about true loneliness.
Dumas, Alexandre. The Count of Monte Cristo. Trans. Lowell Bair. New York: Bantam Edition, 1956. Print.
“First of all,' he said, 'If you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-”
In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, the atmosphere of discrimination normalizes the use of slurs, and the ostracization of certain members of the community, for the children in the novel. To Kill A Mockingbird, written in 1960, set in the fictitious town of Maycomb, Alabama. This novel, from the perspective of the character Scout, is a tale of identity, injustice, and inequality in a time of heavy discrimination. In Lee’s novel, the use of slurs is a common occurrence in the town of Maycomb. Scout, as well as the other children in the novel, are exposed to adults and their peers using these slurs, and, consequently, slurs become a desensitized part of everyday language. From the beginning of the novel, Boo Radley is an enigma to Scout,
Visualize being in MacBeth’s place, you are announced Thane of Cawdor after your heroic leadership on the battlefield, why would you thirst for a higher rank? Although you may be content with your position, there are many reasons why you would want more power. Your rank becomes very close to that of a king, so you decide to go for it, after all, all you have to do to be king is to kill Duncan. As your sight of kingship would become realistic, your rapacity grows, and you start making nefarious decisions that would affect your disposition. As an effect of your changed mindset, your nobles start to become suspicious that you are deranged. Little do they know they are all pawns in your game of life and your scheme to become king is going impeccably
In the book, Cyrano De Bergerac, Cyrano says, "It's only a twinge of pain from this little scratch", when he says this line he is addressing a double entendre, the two meanings behind this quote is that his heart is in pain and the real scratch is also in pain. In the quote, "(Standing up with a hurt expression) Handsome!", it shows how hurt he is from his expression. When she says, "handsome" he immediately knows it's not him because he knows himself, that he is not good looking. A hurt expression can mean 1,000 words, but you can tell that his heart must be in pain from finding out that the woman he loves, loves another. However, in the quote, “Nothing...it’s...it’s… ( Shows her his hand, with a smile ) It’s only a twinge of pain from this
Have you ever been tempted to do something you know is wrong by the fear that you won't be good enough if you don't? Like when you and your bestfriend take your moms car without a driver's license, just to feel the adrenaline run through your veins. This is similar to the decisions that Lady Macbeth and her husband make throughout the play. Lady Macbeth is bored in her life, and desires something to fill up the empty hole left from losing her baby. When people are living in a world of doubt and temptation, they project their own fears on others, which causes them to make regretful decisions.
In novel “To Kill A Mockingbird”, many white people go against Atticus because they don’t like Atticus tries so hard to defend for Tom Robinson. Atticus’s family also gets hurt and Atticus even risks himself in danger. However, Atticus persists to defend for Tom Robinson because he thinks Tom Robinson is innocent. Some people think it doesn’t make sense for Atticus to take a stand to defend Tom Robinson. Oppositely, Atticus should take a stand to defend Tom Robinson for reasons.
"no learning to accept life the way it was meant to be and acting on it is going to bring change."
Atticus as a lot of respect for everyone and this became evident when he went to the Robinson’s house to inform Helen of the death of Tom. On page 321 it says, “A little girl came to the cabin door and stood looking at Atticus. Dill said her hair was a wad of tiny stiff pigtails, each ending in a bright bow. She grinned from ear to ear and walked toward our father, but she was too small to navigate the steps. Dill said Atticus went to her, took off his hat, and offered her his finger. She grabbed it and he eased her down the steps. Then he gave her to Calpurnia.” This quote portrays Atticus as warm, friendly character that has a degree of courtesy to everyone no matter how big or small, black or white, how old or how young. Likewise, on Scout’s
The sound rang in your ears, his limp body fell to the ground, and your hand shook with the weight of your gun, and the blood of the person you just killed; your best friend. In Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, George’s best friend is lying dead in front him, Lennie, who like George is just a character but is mentally disabled. And although Lennie may have killed Curley’s wife and is now in danger, George murdering Lennie doesn’t solve any issues. George was not justified in killing Lennie because they could’ve run away like they did in Weed, George betrayed Lennie’s trust, and by killing Lennie George shows he is a hypocrite to his own rules.
In the final transformation Wart visits the badger. The badger is a great philosopher who enjoys giving scholarly commentaries. While Wart is visiting him, he explains a story he has written on the creation of the animal kingdom’s hierarchy. In his commentary he explains how man answered God’s riddle and is awarded control over the animal kingdom. He lives a life of solitude because many other animals do not think at his level. They listen he is old and experienced, and with this comes respect.
“That, I believe, is what true redemption is, Amir jan, when guilt leads to good.” is a groundbreaking quote from The Kite Runner, an Afghani novel by Khaled Hosseini, that truly sets the novels tone. It is easily the most important quote in the book as it blatantly states the obvious theme of atonement. What Rahim describes as “redemption” is a little obscure, explaining that you must truly feel bad about your actions in order to genuinely and sincerely redeem them. What Amir does throughout the final third of the novel is a perfect example of the “redemption” Rahim is talking about.