To Kill Bernie Character Analysis

In Richard Linklater’s 2011 comedy, Bernie, played by Jack Black, Jack Black, plays the character of Bernie Tiede in Richard Linklater's comedy. He plays a small-town assistant funeral director who murders his wealthy widowed companion Ms. Nugent, played by Shirley MacLaine. In my opinion Bernie is guilty. He was knowledgeable of the process of preserving a dead body and easily can access the items necessary to cover up a murder, plus the events immediately prior and proceeding make the murder look premeditated, from hiding the body to lying to the family of widow Ms.Nugent.

Foreshadowing is a warning or indication of a future event. Authors use foreshadowing often to create suspense in stories. Suspense is a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen. In both the stories, “The Californian’s Tale” and “The Summer People,” foreshadowing is used. Suspense is often used to give the reader an uneasy or anxious feeling about a future event.

While Berniece has extraordinary nostalgic worth for the piano, Boy Willie saw it as a chance to expand to what's left side. Despite the fact that Boy Willie saw the piano as a chance to escape sharecropping, he kept in mind about their progenitor, and their traumatic story on the grounds that all through the play, he imparted the family history to Maretha (Berniece little girl), which Berniece doesn't need her to think about because of the way that it's excessively difficult. Kid Willie expressed that, "The main thing make that piano worth something is them carvings Papa Willie Boy put on there… That was my extraordinary granddaddy. Father Boy Charles brought that piano into the house. Presently, should expand on what they exited me. (p. 160)" Boy Willie sees the piano as want to break the family's convention of sharecropping, he needs to utilize what's left by their family to manufacture for the future, in light of the fact that on the off chance that he could offer the piano, and purchase the area, sharecropping wouldn't be a battle for them any

Dick exhibits several of the characteristics typically attributed to psychopaths. Two of those characteristics that he shows are control over the murder and deceitful actions performed in daily situations. Serial killers are generally either in control over the murders they perform, or make small mistakes, causing their capture to be easier. Like Dennis Rader, who “showed ingenuity and complete control” during his murder of the Otero family, Dick is the former type of killer. He carefully planned out how the murder of the Clutters was to happen. For example, after Perry shot each member of the Clutter family, Dick carefully searched for the spent shotgun shells to leave as little evidence as possible – “But the voice plunges on, ejecting a fusillade of sounds and images: Hickock hunting the discharged shell; hurrying, hurrying, and Kenyon’s head in a circle of light, the murmur of muffled pleadings, then Hickock again scrambling after a used cartridge…” (Capote 244-245).

While Berniece has great sentimental value for the piano, Boy Willie saw it as an opportunity to build on what's left. Even though Boy Willie saw the piano as an opportunity to escape sharecropping, he didn't forget all about their ancestor, and their traumatic story because throughout the play, he shared the family history with Maretha (Berniece daughter), which Berniece doesn’t want her to know about due to the fact that it's too painful. Boy Willie stated that, "The only thing make that piano worth something is them carvings Papa Willie Boy put on there… That was my great-granddaddy. Papa Boy Charles brought that piano into the house. Now, I'm supposed to build on what they left me. (p. 160)” Boy Willie sees the piano as hope to break the family's tradition of sharecropping, he wants to use what's left by their family to build for the future, because if he could sell the piano, and buy the land, sharecropping wouldn't be a struggle for them

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 Cold Blood” by Truman Capote is an interesting and gut-wrenching book. It is written about a murder that took place in Holcomb, Kansas in 1959. It features two murderers, Dick Hickock and Perry Smith. The two men planned to rob and then kill the Clutter family: Herbert Clutter, Bonnie Clutter, Nancy Clutter and Kenyon Clutter. Dick Hickock got the idea to rob and murder the family when a fellow cellmate, Floyd Wells, told Dick about how he used to work for the wealthy family. Floyd also shared the layout of the house and barn with the future-murderer while in prison. The story of the murder is one of sorrow, although you do feel this way, you seem to feel some sense of sympathy for one of the murderers; Perry Smith.

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote is a novel that explains the history of a family murder through two characters perspective. Capote unravels each character through the concept of juxtapose, which helps prevail the occurrence of events. Dick, is a very straight forward man that does not care about what others think. Whereas, Perry has a shy, conserved personality that is shown through transitions and details. Juxtapose effects the readers and characters as explained throughout the novel by comparing and contrasting two different characters opinions.Details are shown on every page and are illustrated in every sentence, which gives the reader the image. In Cold Blood represents the development of characters, juxtapose, transitions and details.

To begin with, understanding the feelings of injustice behind Adam’s actions and reasoning is crucial in understanding why he chose to murder Willie Stark. Upon learning of Anne’s affair with Willie, feels like he has been lied to, and rightly so. However, these feelings are further amplified when Adam is falsely told that the affair was, “‘. . . the only reason he was ever made Director’” (Warren 587). This unnecessary sense of betrayal was what initially sparked Adam’s need for vengeance on Willie. Furthermore, as if to add insult to injury, Adam is wrongly told that Willie blames him for his son’s paralysis, despite the fact that the paralysis was due to a football injury and had nothing to do with Adam. Anne relays this information to Jack,

Boy Willie states, “Papa Boy Charles brought that piano into the house. Now I’m supposed to build on what they left me. You can’t do nothing with that piano siting up here in the house” (Wilson 51). If he sells the piano, Boy Willie will be able to build a life for himself. Berniece says, “Money can’t buy what that piano cost. You can’t sell your soul for money” (Wilson 50). She believes if they sell the piano, she risks losing part of her identity. With tender sentiment, Berniece relishes the determination of her ancestors to appreciate life and the love they had for one another in the face of slavery. Boy Willie says, “See, you just looking at the sentimental value…You can sit up here and look at that piano for the next hundred years and it’s just gonna be a piano” (Wilson 51). Berniece’s pertinacious refusal to part with the piano emanates from her sentimental devotion to it and the memory of her ancestors. Therefore, Berniece characterizes herself through the piano as it brings the beauty of the past generations to their lives (Wilson 50, 52). Boy Willie defines himself as an African American who declares his equality as a man and seeks to enhance his self-worth by becoming a land owner (Wilson 51, 94). Therefore, he values the piano for its potential to raise his personal quality of life through a financial gain. The significance of the piano resides in the differing viewpoints of each sibling.

He’ll be able to “put [his] mark on the road”, reclaim the land his ancestors toiled upon (Wilson 94). By selling the piano, Boy Willie believes he will be fulfilling his father’s wish of economic security and the full-circle comeuppance of purchasing the Sutter land as he intended when he stole the piano from the Sutter home. He sees it as his opportunity to prove his equal worth to the white man, seeing it as something “he could build on” (Wilson 46). Boy Willie focuses primarily on the paternal legacy and relation to this piano, fostering a gendered reading of this dichotomy in opinions on the piano’s future. His justification behind selling the piano focuses solely on his belief of his father’s intentions behind stealing the piano, ignoring the female interactions prior to and following that event.

The Puritans viewed themselves as God's special people. Nowhere do the dangers of this assumption become clearer than in the Puritans' treatment of the Native Americans. Since the Puritans considered themselves God's chosen people, they concluded that they had the right to take the land from the heathen Indians. The American Indians were the "new Canaanites" in America's "Promised Land." The fruit of Puritan theology was brutal. They saw their mission as convert these "Canaanites" to Christianity; failing that, it was acceptable to slaughter them in the name of Christ. There were many conflicts between settlers and natives throughout the colonial period. Religion played a very important role in both Puritan and Native American society, though

The piano affected her positively because Berniece liked playing the piano. She would play it all the time for Mama Ola and her daughter learned how to play it as well. It affected her negatively because it had a gruesome past. Bernieces family would die over that piano. For example, Boy Charles died in the boxcars in a fire after the piano was found missing. After this tragedy, the piano

Hamlet proves himself a temperamental, twisted character in William Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet. The Prince of Denmark conveys his facetious demeanor with his behavior and sharp tongue, especially in scenes with Ophelia and Gertrude. Although Hamlet’s situation is difficult and easily sympathized by viewers, his aggression should ultimately be focused on his murderous uncle.

“To be, or not to be, that is the question,” (3.1.64). This famous line in William Shakespeare's Hamlet perfectly encapsulates Hamlet’s internal struggle throughout the play. Hamlet tells the story of the young prince of Denmark and his desire for revenge on the uncle, Claudius, who murdered his father. As is the case in many works of literature, Hamlet changes greatly throughout the play. However, because of his attempts to act insane, it can be difficult to precisely map the changes in Hamlet’s character. By carefully investigating his seven soliloquies, where he is alone and has no need to “put on an antic disposition,” one can understand and interpret how Hamlet’s character develops throughout the play.