“I was born with the devil in me. I could not help the fact that I was a murderer, no more than the poet can help the inspiration to sing.” This quote was in the confession of Dr. H.H. Holmes when he was caught in 1896. These words are very chilling due to the fact that this man is believed to had killed up to 200 people and not only thinks that he couldn’t help himself but in some ways compares himself to an artist. Holmes’ gruesome murders still inspire ideas in modern day society, such as T.V. shows like American Horror Story. It could be argued that his influence on society would be same as if he were still alive for generations to come. A human monster is a person that is not congenial with the common populace and Holmes is one of the very first recorded in American History. Herman Webster Mudgett, later known as H.H. Holmes, is a human monster created of both nature and nurture, like the fictional character named James March, and all of Holmes’ victims were subjected to the fear of death as they were usually tortured before they were killed.
John Procter’s commitment and dedication to the truth overpowers the evil in this story and is one of his strongest and most valuable character attributes.
He was imprisoned at Federal Social Preadaptation Center No.1, a maximum-security prison. On 22 November 1995, he was moved to the extreme security prison Federal Center for Social Rehabilitation No. 2 in Jalisco, after being convicted of three crimes: possession of firearms, drug trafficking and the murder of Cardinal Juan Jesus’ Posadas Ocampo. He had been tried and sentenced inside the federal prison on the outskirts of Almoloya de Juarez, Mexico
Author Joyce Meyer once said, “If you don’t learn to control your thoughts, you will never learn how to control your behavior.” Lack of control over one’s thought can lead to ruinous behavior. People have been exploring the human behavior for the past centuries due to the major effects behavior and life events have on an individual. In the 1800s, naturalism, a literary movement, explored “human instincts and behavior” (433) and “examined the society that conditioned people to turn out as they did” (443). Stephen Crane and Edwin Arlington Robinson both wrote influential pieces in the 1800s and were impacted by naturalism. Stephen Crane and Edwin Arlington Robinson both show the psychological impact on the human mind and behavior, but Crane emphasizes how psychology can motivate whereas Robinson shows how psychology can destroy. Both pieces, “A Mystery of Heroism” by Stephen Crane and “Miniver Cheevy” by Edwin Arlington Robinson, include forceful events that influence the main character to commit a dangerous task that either motivates or destroys them.
Victor Frankenstein’s moral ambiguity lies in good intentions with bad results. Victor evolves from an intellectually curious, innocent and blameless man to being remorseful, secluded and obsessed with the
In the story “Dracula”, composed by Bram Stoker, the literature of psychology is well presented. “Dracula” was composed in 1897, the time in which psychology was first being introduced. The novel “Dracula” was written into an epistolary formation known as a series of letters, newspaper clippings, and diary entries. Jonathan Harker, a young lawyer, travels to Transylvania to presume a real estate transaction with the Count Dracula. Amongst his arrival he suspects peculiar activities occurring. Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” symbolizes the functions of the human mind and how paranoia affects characters, which marks the beginning of the psychological era.
In the film of The Silence of the Lambs, Dr. Hannibal Lecter is a psychiatric doctor who eats the organs of his patients and others. Clarice Starling interviewed Dr. Hannibal Lecter to help her capture Buffalo Bill who is known for skinning young women. Film devices and techniques are important because it helps build suspense. The film techniques in The Silence of the Lambs help contribute to the element of suspense and horror.
There are many critics on the book Frankenstein that are relatively accessible. However, what separates one critic from another is the author and his/her credibility. By glancing at Sherry Ginn’s life, it is clear that she is a creditable author. Sherry Ginn, received an MA and PhD General-Experimental Psychology. Another one of her major accomplishments is that she completed post-doctoral training at the East Carolina University School of Medicine. During her stay at Carolina University, she took part in women’s study classes.
turned into a martyr for the safety of his students. It’s terribly unfortunate that he passed
In the story of Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (1886), the character Dr Henry Jekyll develops an alter ego called Mr Edward Hyde while trying to seperate the two consciences he believes everyone has inside of them. This Mr Hyde ego is the evil half of Dr Jekyll and performs horrendous acts like murder feeling no guilt, but when Dr Jekyll regains control of the body they share he is overcome with regret. This wonder about multiple consciences was popular at the time of the story’s writing with double personality being “one of the most widely discussed clinical disorders” (Armstrong 189). This essay will discuss the ‘reverse transformation’ found in the novel and how it was influenced by the thoughts of society in the time it was written.
Henry James has long been known as a master of subtle psychological fiction, which is no surprise, considering that his brother was the pioneering psychiatrist, William James, who originated the term, 'stream-of-consciousness. ' Henry James ' reputation for delving into the nuances of the human psyche was cemented in no small measure by what many consider to be one of his finest stories, 'The Beast in the Jungle. '
Through this psychoanalysis, the reader and the critic of literature have the opportunity to analyze central themes and character behaviors through abnormal psychology. Authors such as Nathaniel Hawthorne’s works were an external expression of his unconscious mind that reveals past experiences, hidden motivations or repressed desires. Nathaniel Hawthorne was a literary writer that produced works that challenged the conscious and captured the battle between a person id, ego, and superego. Writings such as The Scarlet Letter, the characters go through transformations and specific deteriorations in their personalities. The characters are under the influence of their ids or egos, and on occasion, they engage their superego acting as their conscience, and this an ongoing battle between their id, ego, and
antagonists of two classic literary works – Dracula and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – but also to analyze and explain how these villains represent human temptations and the dark side of a person’s character. Throughout this essay each section will serve to explain what the villains represent and how it ties back to human nature.
When Rome encountered Carthage on the other side of the Mediterranean Sea it found a nation that was nearly equal in military strength and resources. Surprisingly the two governments were very similar as well. When two great nations need to expand their area of influence in close proximity to each other war is almost inevitable. Though Rome was the greater power I will attempt to show how Carthage almost became its equal and how this great century old conflict was the catalyst that turned Rome into a mighty naval power. The rise of Carthage’s ability to nearly overcoming Rome and its rise to power over the region could almost entirely be credited to the heroic efforts of Hannibal.
died in 1974, but Perónism lived on in the form of his wife and former