Violence In The Novel

In The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago began a quest across the Sahara Desert in search of a hidden treasure at the Egyptian pyramids. Santiago is obviously our quester: a young boy, determined and enthusiastic about learning everything that he can. His destination is also clear: the Egyptian pyramids. Santiago must travel across the Sahara Desert from Andalusia to Egypt, spanning approximately four thousand miles. The stated reason for traveling to Egypt was to obtain a hidden treasure mentioned in Santiago’s recurrent dream about a child showing him a hidden treasure at the Egyptian pyramids. On the way there, Santiago met and overcame many difficulties. He was swindled by a thief and lost all of his money; involved himself in violent tribal wars; was apprehended by Arab soldiers; received brutal beatings. In the last part of his journey, Santiago learned from his attackers that the treasure was located at his home, where it all began, in Andalusia. The real reason that Santiago

In the novel ‘Lord of the Flies’, Golding uses the theme of violence surfacing throughout the text. One reason for this was, Golding believed that every individual has the potential for evil and that the flawed human nature is seen in ‘mankind’s essential sickness’. His belief in this arrived through his time spent in war, so his aim was to challenge Ballantyne’s novel ‘Coral Island’, and in which Golding’s book the truth would be shown about his own thoughts of the darkness of mankind. As the theme of violence is in the heart of the novel, another reason of this is due to the quick breakdown of civilisation on the island. Through the breakdown, an ideal situation of

In the novel East of Eden, by John Steinbeck, two main characters, Cathy and Adam, both commit acts of violence, but in different ways. Cathy is a prostitute who killed her parents and left her husband, Adam, to take care of their children, Caleb and Aron. Adam stuck around with the twins, but he was there for them mentally leaving them with their housekeeper Lee. This caused the boys to endure the pain of having parents not around for them during their childhood. At a first glance, Cathy’s actions were obviously more terrifying and vicious than what Adam had done, but this does not mean they were more violent.

1. In chapter eleven of his book How to Read Literature Like a Professor, Thomas Foster examines violence in literature, and particularly the way violence functions on multiple levels. Foster identifies two different kinds of violence in literature, and discusses how those two different kinds create different literal and literary meanings. By examining Foster's categories of violence in more detail, one can see how violence in literature serves as an important link between the internal events of a story and the story itself.

“I done a bad thing. I done another bad thing (91).” In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck these “bad things” happen continuously. Do each of these instants prove that Lennie is violent? In this novel, Lennie is not a violent person because he doesn’t have mental stability, he doesn’t realize his strength, and he has never shown intentional violence.

Many people have different views on whether or not they are for or against violence in children’s literature. I am for children’s literature due to the fact that if one is not educated, how is one expected to know. In this essay we will look at the pros and cons of including violence in children’s literature.

Often times, violence is prevalent in literature. It is captivating, it enhances the plot, and it creates feelings of suspense and tension within the reader. However, in well-crafted works of literature, scenes of violence serve an even greater purpose. Violence is frequently used in order to contribute to the meaning of the complete work, and Ernest Hemingway utilizes violence in order to highlight the meaning in The Sun Also Rises. In the novel, Robert Cohn verbally attacks protagonist Jake Barnes and his friend Mike Campbell after questions arise pertaining to the whereabouts of widely-coveted Lady Brett Ashley. Jake then strikes Cohn, and a fistfight between the three men ensues. Hemingway utilizes the violence between the men in order

There are many scenes of physical violence present in the text, both stated and implied. It begins with the aggression seen with McLendon upon his entry into the barber shop, building up to the crucial moment where they have taken Mayes, to the implied murder through the lack of description of what happened to Mayes, concluding with the domestic violence McLendon has with his passive and mothering wife. The action of killing Will Mayes has been omitted to keep our attention on the causes of the violence. This point of view is written in an observer’s field of perspective where the observer is all knowing of the circumstances and details of each scene. From the physical violent elements such as the stifling scene of the barber shop to the emotional violent elements of the characters, such as when McLendon says “Are you going to sit there and let a black son rape a white woman on the streets of Jefferson?”(Faulker 50)

Every individual reacts to unfamiliar situations differently and the outcomes are always different. Many things determine the outcome such as the level of maturity going into the situation, level of violence during the situation, and fear of the unknown in the situation, In Golding's novel, Lord of the Flies, it suggests that unfamiliar situations can lead too poor judgments resulting in violence. When a child is faced with an unfamiliar situation and has a lack of maturity, they may react poorly creating conflicts. In Golding's Lord of the flies, the immaturity and jealousy of the children began conflicts that resulted in violence. When Jack was jealous of Ralph being the chief “vicious, with full intention, he hurled his spear at Ralph” (181).

Does violence create power or control? In Lord of the Flies, Jack creates a powerful status among the stranded boys. He uses fear and desires to luer in the rest of the island boys to join his tribe. He projects fear into little kids and older kids by talking about the beast and saying that is danger, and that it is always out there, somewhere on the island.

Whilst the Greek and Roman predecessors of revenge tragedy showed little compunction in gruesome on-stage violence, the Elizabethan spectators were, by the time of publication and performance of Shakespearian plays, a more educated audience who would appreciate the poetic style and subtle references to classical literature. This is not to say that the sixteenth century public were sensitive to acts of startling brutality; public executions and bear baiting were frequent occurrences that no doubt permeated the psyche of a nation. It has been argued that Shakespeare, conscious of his contemporaries' efforts in this genre decided to `out-do his predecessors' but a far more probable explanation is that Shakespeare, accommodating the

William Golding Is violence always the answer? Born in 1911, William struggled to contain his emotions through difficult situations. William’s life experiences and struggles help to become a successful writer. William Golding was influenced by loving literature, wrote several notable literary works, and received criticism for its violence and language yet praise for its plot. William’s personality impacted his writing.

The Twilight Saga has been recommended for children ages thirteen and above, with the assertion that "Parents need to know that, while very mild by the standards of its genre, this is a vampire romance, so there is talk about blood and romantic kissing, as well as one battle with bloody injuries" ("Twilight Book Series"). It was rated to have some educational value, a small amount of positive messages, some positive role models, moderate violence, some consumerism, and some drinking, drugs and smoking. I thought that the book's rating was appropriate, given the mature content through sexual conversations and tensions, as well as the somewhat graphic depiction of violence. The one concern I had about The Twilight Saga was not often mentioned

Something that is extremely common in any form of literature to be read is violence. Taking from Thomas C. Foster’s “How to Read Literature Like a Professor”, it is shown that violence in literature is never meaningless, and never without a purpose. This is especially true in the novel “The Fault in Our Stars” written by John Green. The tragic love story revolves around the an idea of time running out due to illness, which is essentially violent. A major scene in this novel was when Hazel received a phone call from Augustus in the middle of the night, crying out of fear because his G-tube had become severely infected. He calls Hazel and just wants her to come comfort him, but she sees how badly he needs help and then calls 911. The entire scene

Similarly, the character of Alex McDowell and his actions are presented with methods comparable to that of Bonnie and Clyde. Stanley Kubrick stresses the violence in A Clockwork Orange as a way to show the full extent of his harmful maniacal ways. Narration alone can only tell us so much about his personality and isn't able to comprehensively encompass the significance of the violence attributed to Alex. It isn't until we see the crimes being committed in vivid detail that we are able to recognize the true nature of Alex’s moral extent. This illustrates him as the character he is meant to be as per the novella written by Anthony Burgess. We learn through wide angle shots of the moments leading up to the raping of a helpless woman, that Alex is entirely comfortable with the sadistic action and even finds it amusing. Upward facing camera angles that specifically place his face as the focal point are used during this scene and many others like it to enunciate his sinister appearance. They are used to show that as a person, Alex enjoys these all to pernicious behaviors. The excessive realness of the scenes only supports our understanding of his lack of humanity. Alex’s aggressiveness is magnified by the way he senselessly beats the old man under the bridge and the husband of the raped woman. Incorporating an undisturbed shot of him doing so allows it make a greater impact on the audience's perception of the character. Just as in Bonnie and Clyde, violence is shown with no