What's Brred In The Bone Analysis

In the first chapter, Francis is presented as a very forgiving, content boy. We can tell that Francis is very kind as he is quick to defend his doctor’s satirical sense of humour by saying ‘Don’t take him wrong, please.’ Francis covers his face to remain anonymous, the reason for which is unclear at first but we eventually learn that he does it to avoid the recognition and respect he feels he does not deserve. We learn that Francis has returned from the war after suffering a gruesome accident, he’s in love with Nicole Renard and he’s on a mission to kill Larry LaSalle. This interests the reader and builds suspense as we wait to find out why Francis wants to kill this man.

Her father James, who was a successful businessman who had acquired considerable real estate and was a practising catholic and man of deep faith passed away when she was very young. However his strong faith servilely impacted her. His inspiring example lead Catherine to persist being a Catholic her entire life. Which meant going against all the pressures and resisting or the criticism. Catherine 's mother lacked her husbands depth of faith and was much more interested in her social status within Dublin society than her religion. It was her father who provided her with the first model of service to the poor through his involvement with those in his own community. The second death of her parent forced into becoming independant, and growing up much quicker then she would have hoped. However again this has shaped the way Catherine was, and built her strong and caring character. Looking for god in this instance help Catherine gain strength to carry on to inspire and help others along the way. “Do not put your trust in any human being, but place all your confidence in God.”(Catherine McAuley 49). Catherine was influence by religion from a very young age, which has shown significantly throughout her life. Her fathers presence in her life at a young age was still so impactful that she carried out his religion and pushed through all other temptations to convert.

One of the immediate impressions the reader gets from Francis is that he is a war veteran who has suffered immense and painful injuries. Firstly, Francis tells the reader he has ‘no face’ which gives the reader the initial impression that he has vast facial injuries to the extent he doesn’t even refer to his face as a face anymore. This tells the reader that, as a result of the war, Francis can no longer see himself as human as he merely has ‘dangling bits of flesh’ for a face. Similarly, we learn that Francis is extremely self-conscious as he attempts to stop people from recognising him by wearing a scarf to keep his face in ‘the shadows’. This shows the reader Francis has a negative attitude towards his wounds despite him getting them while saving myriad lives. Another thing we learn about Francis in the first chapter is that he has murderous intentions towards Larry LaSalle. We learn this as he finds himself praying for the man he was going to ‘kill’. From this information, we can also infer that Francis is a highly religious person as he goes to pray for the people he knew at ‘St Jude’s church’. There are slight references to the theme of heroism in this chapter as at the end of it the reader learns that Francis feels ‘disgust’ whenever someone refers to him as a ‘hero’. This

Francis reveals his lack of self-confidence and control over the situation. ?If he had been better with women she would probably have started to worry about him getting another new, beautiful wife but she knew too much about him to worry? (Hemingway). His lack of self-confidence has given her all the power in the relationship and it was a major contributing factor in her infidelity. Later on in the story, the growth of Francis?s confidence during the buffalo hunt and Margot?s displeasure with it is the final clue in determination of the death of Francis Macomber. The buffalo hunt gives Francis a new found sense of ?happiness?. This ?new wealth? of confidence is powerful for Francis and devastating for Margot . ?Fear gone like an operation. Something else grew in its place. Main thing a man had. Made him into man. Women knew it too. No bloody fear? (Hemingway). Margot knew at this point that if Francis survives the trip, he might possess enough personal strength and finally leave her, and that is what encourages her decision to kill him. At the end of the story Wilson confirms the reader?s suspicion when he reacts to the shooting by saying to Margot, ?That was a pretty thing to do? (Hemindway). That statement reinforces the belief that Margot was indeed taking advantage of the opportunity to ensure her long-term wealth and eliminate the possibility of being

Over time in the story Francis feels suicidal in multiple ways. Francis feels suicidal due to his war injury because he does not feel or look like anyone else anymore. “I went to war because I wanted to die.” (Cormier, pg. 113) “When I fell on that grenade, I wasn’t trying to save those GIs. I saw my chance to end it all, in a second. But a freak accident happened. My face got blown off and I didn’t die.” (Cormier, pg. 113) At the end of the passage, the question was never answered if Francis had killed himself or not. Francis suicidal not just because of Nicole but because of the way he looked. Francis didn’t fit in with the normal people so he thought he didn’t belong. Yet, Francis made an impact and should feel like he is wanted because if people knew his story they would understand.

Another hardship Francis faced in his life was when he enlisted in the war because of an incident that happened when he was about 15 years

and also a member of the Fishmonger’s company. Unlike Mary, he was a Puritan. Mary,

When Mary was 5 years old her mother sent her off to live in France so Mary could marry Francis when she grew up (mother used her)

Thwarted love. Ambition. Guilt. Sexuality. Fifth Business is rife with these life lessons. However, the most dominant themes in the novel are ambition and motivation. It is well known that excessive ambition and motivation can destroy someone, but, used correctly, can skyrocket someone to happiness, as in the case of Dunstan Ramsey, Percy Staunton, and Paul Dempster. These two qualities not only give these characters the will to keep on living, but also enable them to rise above the masses during the Great Depression. Right in the beginning of the novel, Dunstan displays his superior motivation and ambition through his learning of juvenile magic.

Fate seems to always bring Boy and Dustan together. At a very young age both boys set their sights on the very same girl, Leola Cruikshank. At the end of the day Leola chose to marry Boy; all the while Dunstan remained close friends with Boy. Observing this marriage and the type of power Boy displays; shows guidance for Dunstan. Allowing him to decide that he will be the husband and father , if the opportunity we to arise, that Boy never will be. As a young child Percy’s foolishness and arrogant character was taken lightly. However, “boys are. Brutes, because they don’t know any better. But they grow up to be men.” (270). Subsequently, as Boy grows into a man his foolishness and character becomes an issue. Leola is in shambles, because the man she is married to pays her no attention and is known for sleeping with other women. Dunny did not have to think twice before vowing to be the better man. Moreover, Boy being the lesser man in this situation isn’t the only point in Dunny’s lifetime where Boy’s character has led him to ruins. Per mentioned previously, Boy Staunton and Dunstan got into a disagreement which led to a snowball being thrown. Resulting in Mary Dempster was injury and elutinginto a life of simpleness. As life went on Dunstable made an effort to aid in the care and wellness of the poor woman. Stanton, on the other hand, made a point to progress with his life. At a quick rate, Stanton had money invested in what would make him more money. Summing up pretty much what his thoughts, actions and intentions are consumed by. If the incident was ever brought up, he was insulted and made is clear no one should expect him “to be diffident” (263). This really set apart the two men, Boy and Dustan. At this point Dustan made it concrete that he would never be like Boy. He did not want the arrogance that made Boy

Whilst reading the novel Fifth Business by Robertson Davies, Dunstan Ramsey has developed many relationships with the characters whom are mentioned in the novel. One who stands out particularly is his relationship with Mary Dempster, the lady he has known for decades. As it is shown in the novel the author Davies has a theme of displaying different archetypes for each one of his characters, including Mary Dempster who identifies to be “The Innocent”. Examples include when she was hit in the head with a snowball, giving items out to the townspeople and losing her son Paul at the young age of ten years old.

Firstly Francis is the first person narrator of the novel. It is told through his eyes, directly to the reader which gives us insight into his thoughts and feelings and engages our sympathy. It is clear at the starting of the novel Francis has just come back from the war. Cormier clearly shows that Francis has some Facial disfigurements “the war is over and I have no face”. This is from an act of bravery in the war when he saved his platoon by jumping on the grenade. Cormier made sure that the interpretations of Francis were that he was ugly, worn down with people’s ruthless comment, and alone. The author initially made Francis into a character, who thinks very little of himself, dislikes the way he looks and who doesn’t fit into everybody’s idea of a hero. Here Cormier has made us

When pretending to be something you are not it leads to a lot of confusion to the loved ones in your life. In the story Francis’s wife hates him but yet loves him. She has left him a million of times but always comes back. She sees him as the loyal, loving man he is, but yet he keeps up with this lie that he is brave and can do anything even bringing down a male lion. If Francis wife loved and truly only wanted to be with him then she would have never gone off and slept with their guide’s men, but she had lost all respect for him because he always keeps saying he is something he is not and then does something to prove that he is not. After, a while his wife just got over that and just did not care anymore, she did not care is she hurt his feelings, or cared what he thought about her still sleeping with other guys.

In “The Scarlet Letter,” Hawthorne presents the consequences of sin as an important aspect in the lives of Hester Prynne, Roger Chillingsworth, and Arthur Dimmesdale. The sin committed, adultery, between Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale had resulted in the birth of their innocent little girl, Pearl. This sin ruined the three main characters’ lives completely in different ways. With the sin committed, there were different ways the characters reacted to it: embracing the sin, concealing the sin, and becoming obsessed and consumed with it. With each reaction to the sin there were also different actions of redemption.

Despite only appearing in the first third of the literary classic Silas Marner, the character Dunstan Cass fully represents the basic idea of reaping what you sow by being forced to take drastic measures as a result of his actions. Living his life with a sense of reckless abandon, Dunstan irresponsibly parties and drinks to find joy and comfort and manipulates those around him to successfully gain what he desires. His conniving ways reach a heightened state when he blackmails his own brother. After being threatened by Godfrey as a result of his inability to pay back his brother, Dunstan intimidates Godfrey by stating that he shall tell their father of his brother’s secret marriage to an opium addict if he does not either come up with the money himself or sell his prized horse.