What Impression of Inman is created in chapter 1 of Cold Mountain?

To begin with, the sense of empathy for the man is formed by including his point-of-view and a description of his character. One of the first examples of these techniques is when he finds the snake and states, “My first instinct was to let him go his way.” From this thought the reader can tell that the man has no inclination of killing the snake at first and did not see him as any sort of immediate threat. With the author’s decision to write the passage in the first person perspective of the man it has a crucial impact of skewing details to reflect off of his perceptions, allowing for a better insight on the character. Another example that helps the readers empathize with the man is when he reveals his views on a potential killing by mentioning, “I have never killed an animal I was not obliged to kill.” Although all that the man says is that he will only kill an animal if necessary, by choosing to inform the

He was short sighted because, he sees danger ahead of him, but assumes that there is nothing wrong. He was insensitive to the harsh weather conditions he was facing. The narrator saw the effects of the harsh cold weather, but he exhorts himself in continuing with the journey to the camp. He was just trying to be stubborn, and his pride made him believe that he will be a hero by beating all the odds of the cold weather, by reaching the camp safe and sound. The narrator was overestimating his abilities, and his pride and arrogance clouds his logical thinking into making the right choice, which was to turn back, other than moving on with the journey.

“His jaw was in his throat, his upper lip and teeth were gone, his one eye was shut, his other eye was a star-shaped hole...,” writes O’Brien as he studies the deceased enemy (118). Throughout the novel, the author shows consistency with repeating stories and lines in a way to present a greater image. He reminds the reader of details the elaborate his larger view. When he writes of the man he killed, he wants the reader to imagine themselves in his shoes, as he imagined himself in the enemies’. As he carefully studies the dead man, he imagines how the boy found himself in the war. By relating American society to the boy’s village of My Khe, he bridges similarities connecting the two by a culture that promotes defending one’s land and ways of life. By saying, “he would have been taught that to defend the land was a man’s highest duty and highest privilege,” he shows there is minimal difference between how most Americans view the military and the duty of the villagers in My Khe (119). Although he had not known the exact history of the boy, he attempted to illustrate in his own mind what his life may have been like prior to the invasion. The inability for O’Brien to walk away from the body as Kiowa continued to pry him away says he was troubled by the similarities. Despite Kiowa saying it could have been him lying lifeless on

The viewpoint of the world that the narrator has, completely alters as certain events take place throughout the story. His outlook on nature transforms into a wholly different standpoint as the story progresses. As his tale begins, the narrator sees himself as a tough guy or “bad character”. He believes he is invincible. There is nobody as cool as he

After invisible man's injury at Optic White Paints he comes into contact with Mary Rambo. Mary takes on the role as a personal savior to the main character by taking care of him and giving him a place to stay. In Mary's apartment the main character's tone becomes that of solidarity. He notices that she is homely and takes upon a mother figure. During this point in the story invisible man's character tone becomes frantic and nervous because of his money situation. When he makes an unplanned speech as an elderly couple gets evicted, he comes into contact with Brother Jack who offers him a job of public speaking. At this point in the story the main character's tone becomes skeptical of this unusual man but also consoling to himself because he feels that he has no other choice.

Guided by his undying love for his sister, Robert’s call to action is intrinsically motivated by an ironic catalyst that leads to his own eventual death; the desire to preserve life. At the climax of the novel, Robert’s courage tempers out his Achilles’ heel of introverted moral justness. His ascendance to the position of officer is only natural considering that his resilience and persistence strengthen significantly as he begins to imitate the hero archetype upheld by most war novels, though his concealed struggles with morality and obedience as exposed by his actions confirm him to be a tragic hero. Even with his elevated position, Robert demonstrates many instances of nurturing as he develops into a strong man weathered by the war, as opposed to the typical hardening experienced by most men on the front lines. The telltale quality of morality demonstrated only by a tragic hero is a tragic flaw in itself, as it forces acts that would otherwise be self-indulgent to take on an air of humility. “The man with the broken legs was lying by the water’s edge. He was already the colour of death. … ‘Put that [gas mask] over his face.’” (124) Robert’s dangerous, selfless acts for those who are arguably hopeless are not only consistently futile, but they endanger him and jeopardize

This enhances the the emotions that are felt by the readers. Characters are chosen to represent, so that we can see ourselves in that character. (Foster 109). But also having aspects in a character that one cannot not actually relate to, gives the story and character a new aspect that the reader can understand. ¨Structural barriers (e.g., finances, transportation, availability, etc.) and attitudinal barriers influenced those with severe mental illness while attitudinal barriers alone were more likely to influence those with less severe mental illness¨ (Sickel 203). In the novel when McMurphy receives a lobotomy, the readers cannot personally relate, but still understand the gravity of the situation. Lobotomies were given to patients who were too rowdy and lively. (Kesey 20).

The viewpoint of the world that the narrator has, completely alters as certain events take place throughout the story. His outlook on nature transforms into a wholly different standpoint as the story progresses. As his tale begins, the narrator sees himself as a tough guy or "bad character". He believes he is invincible. There is nobody as cool as he is or as dangerous as him and his friends are. With his

War is a serious topic that has been around for as long as anyone can remember. Heller’s novel, is a comedy about soldiers during WWII. Yet, when observed closely, these “comic” scenes are actually quite tragic just as most things related to war are.

Truman Capote describes a town that I can easily picture, because he uses a lot detail and imagery in his opening of In Cold Blood that allows me to envision a small town very similar to the town I live in. Although our town isn’t that well known it still receives some attention and our school system wouldn’t be described as Capote describes Holcomb’s school. His structure and tone builds the town as boring, empty, and alone. Until the end when he describes their school. A complete juxtaposition to the rest of the town.

When questioned about her likeness of including morally ambiguous characters in her well-known books, Amy Tan asserts, ¨We all hate moral ambiguity in some sense, and yet it is also absolutely necessary. In writing a story, it is the place where I begin,¨ Throughout literature, moral ambiguity is the reader´s lack of knowing if something is right or wrong. This represents an integral role that is significant to the reader's overall interpretation of the book. Some characters may be defined as ¨morally ambiguous¨, and therefore behave in a way that makes the reader unable to distinguish them as good or evil. In Cold Mountain, written by Charles Frazier, two stories are told of a man, named Inman, journey to rekindle his relationship with

Other members of his family think the man is delirious and warn the children witnessing it to forget what they have heard. I.M. describes his grandfather as "an odd old guy, my grandfather, and I am told I take after him" (556). Being the grandchild that was most like him, he clearly understood the old man's message and could never escape from its hold on him. Ellison's use of I.M.'s point of view sets the stage for the rest of the story. Seen from an outside witness or even from another member of the family, this scene could be quite different. Only I.M. seems to take the message to heart and use it wisely. From this point on, I.M.'s point of view is crucial to the development of the story's theme.

The parallel between McCandles and John Waterman is that the two characters share the characteristic of emotional instability which us demonstrated by their radical actions. I. Chapter 8 ( pg 54out of 141 ) the author mentions mentions that the divorce of his parents and his father's abandonment affected John severely in the sense that it caused instability within his life. The instability caused by the relation John had with his family and his father can be connected to the instability McCandles had, because growing up McCandles never had an ok relationship with his family and his father. In addition to the instability McCandles had with his family he also embarked on an extensive journey through Alaska without notifying those around him leading them with the impression that he simply disappeared into the wild. The introduction of John Waterman in the story is used by the author to better explain and provide comparison to the reader so that they can understand the thinking process of someone with the same instability as McCandles.

He intelligent, is very careful. Inside he is terrified about all the things that have happened to him yet he also accepts it, he handles it all extremely well and does what he can to keep him and his son both alive. He only really cares for The Boy, he doesn’t trust anyone that is on the outside. The man doesn’t care for his life as much as he does for The Boy, he wants to be alive to help The Boy but when his time comes he’s okay with it, if The Boy is safe and sound, or at least knows what he’s doing. The Man won’t be around forever and when he dies, he needs to be sure that he has taught the boy everything he can so that he can live on his own without anyone’s help. The Boy only really feels safe when he’s with The man because The Man takes care of him. As for the other characters such as the groups of other people that rape and eat other, well that’s all they want is food to survive. They don’t care for the other human beings that live in this post-apocalyptic world. The man is brave. For example: there is a part in the book when a gang of men are driving in a big army looking truck down the road, The Man and The Boy try to be as hidden as possible so that they won't get seen but one of the men wonder away from the gang and towards their direction. Later they’re spotted behind a hill by the guy and he grabs the boy from The Man. The Man takes out a gun that has

Duffy portrays the persona as cruel and callous through his heartless actions. In the comparison to the snowman the persona described his “mind as cold as the slice of ice”. The