Who Is Victor Kemmings?

Have you ever wondered if the ordeals you went through could become a “rite of passage?” These ordeals could be a big event that could change a person’s entire foundation, such as marriage, or it can be something small, like being inspired to cook because of feedback. The novella, “The Body” written by Gordie Lachance, elaborates about the author’s childhood where he and his friends went through an ordeal that is a rite of passage. This ordeal was considered a journey for the boys as they believed in the frame and glory once they found the corpse of Ray Browser, a young boy around the same age as the author and his friends. The journey started out as an easygoing adventure, a playful type that could be considered as an innocent boy running in the park playing tag with his buddies. However, the journey changes into a more “serious business” for the author and his friends have to face many circumstances where it becomes flight-or-fight situations. In the novella, Gordie reveals many insights into the characteristics of his friends and himself

` E.B White, author of famous stories like Charlotte’s Web, once said ,"The middle track was missing, the one with the marks of the hooves…”. He continues on with this phrase, trying to connect the reader to the concept that change comes with time. In “” Once More to the Lake” by E.B White and ” Forgetfulness” by Billy Collins, both writersauthors strive to make the reader understand how nothing can stay the same throughout the tests of time. In White’s story, he narrates an experience of going to the lake that he used to visit when he was young. He takes his son with him, and at first, sees himself in his son, but eventually succumbs to the repercussions of time, proving that he is closer to death than previously thought. Additionally, the poem ”Forgetfulness” address the same topic. Billy Collins, the author, describes experiences that display memories being forgotten over time. Collins, therefore, tries to show the reader that memories tend to fade, or change, over one’s lifetime. Therefore, using diction and figurative language, E.B White and Billy Collins help one better understand that the true tragedy of time is the change that comes with it.

John Dupont grew up with an immeasurable amount of wealth. The story of his life justifies the fact that happiness doesn’t reside in fortune. After analyzing his behavior, the best way to explain it would be through the psychodynamic perspective. When John was very young his parents divorced and his father left, leaving him and his siblings to live with their mother. His father made it very known that he didn’t want to be apart of his son's life when he would require John to make appointments to see him. It is said that John never really had a childhood. He wasn’t good socially and ate his meals alone in his room until he was 13 years old, completely isolating himself from the world.

The movie Antwone Fisher represents what can be characterized as the quintessential approach, or deconstruction of the psychodynamic theory. Specifically, the movie outlines the main character’s personality pathology. It goes on examines various aspects of the

The narrator finds himself confronted with different forms of suffering that encompass both light and dark mechanisms of survival. Upon seeing Sonny for the first time in many years, “He looked very unlike my baby brother. Yet, when he smiled… the baby brother I’d never known looked out from the depths of his private life, like

The death of Victor’s mom, Caroline, marks a turning point in his young life. Victor was a very close to his mother and lived a rather sheltered life meaning he is not onl losing a parent but a piece of his innocence. In Victor’s response to this tragic event in his life as well as its influence on his life’s ambitions, he uses the literary elements of tone, personaificiation and asks the reader a rhetorical uestion to convey his feelings. He utilizes each by taking on a sober tone, personifying death and

Certain experiences in life define a person’s character and influence their perspective on the world. Many of these experiences happen under tragedy, death, or even success. In this one moment, a person can discover their true identity and purpose in the world. In Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse Five, Billy Pilgrim’s uncontrollable time travel from the battlefields of World War II to an imaginary planet, Tralfamadore, express the negative psychological effects of war and how it can distance someone from society.

Victor finds out that the man found on the shore was dead and then later finds out that it was his friend, Henry Clerval. He know who committed the murder but he cannot say because it is his own creation and he has kept this a secret from everyone. Victor has to go to prison but he is treated nicely by Mr. Kirwin because he knows that he did not commit the murder. After the trial, Victor is released and goes home with his father. Victor tells his father that he was the one that killed William, Justine, and now Henry. His father thinks that he is insane and that it's not true but later understands when he explains that he is thee creator of the monster. Elizabeth wants to marry Victor, which we find out from a letter. Victor remembers wants

Many people in history have tried to play the role of God by taking other people’s lives and trying to do what has never been done before, creating a new species. In the novel Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein accomplished this goal by creating the monster thus playing the role of God. There are even many hints and lines in the story that are related to biblical stories and ideas to compare Victor as God or a father figure towards the creature. It gave Victor something to do with his life and even to this day people want to be like Victor and have the power of God.

“The Swimmer,” a short fiction by John Cheever, presents a theme to the reader about the unavoidable changes of life. The story focuses on the round character by the name of Neddy Merrill who is in extreme denial about the reality of his life. He has lost his youth, wealth, and family yet only at the end of the story does he develop the most by experiencing a glimpse of realization on all that he has indeed lost. In the short story “The Swimmer,” John Cheever uses point of view, setting and symbolism to show the value of true relationships and the moments of life that are taken for granted.

A contrary explanation is that, Vonnegut is showing how finding the inner truth in a novel results in the breakdown of insanity that ultimately reveals the tragic nature of human essence. There is a point within the mind when things become too real to deal with, and the feelings of intense suffering and pain slowly turn to numbness. Within fiction the author brings up the abstract idea that

Although a sense of joy and feeling may be derailed for most of the institutionalized patients in Ken Kesey's One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, the influence of Mcmurphy's laughter throughout the novel is a symbol for hope, recovery, and eventual freedom from insanity. Prior to the arrival of the new patient, Randall Mcmurphy, the mental patients in the Oregon psychiatric institution exude little expression in a glum setting where “the hum of black machinery, humming hate and death and other hospital secrets” (Kesey, 10) pervades. Kesey's use of imagery is a strong medium throughout the novel, “of black machinery...” highlights how the institute is related to darkness and fear in our narrator's mind.

The short story, “A Perfect Day for Bananfish” written by Jerome Salinger in 1948, is based on the idea of how people change through war. The main character, Seymour, has just gotten out of the military and is on vacation with his wife in Florida. Through his wife’s conversations, it is made apparent that Seymour has developed mental issues since returning home and these issues are shown through Seymour’s longing for isolation throughout the story. The unusual part of this fictional tale is the fact that many aspects of Seymour’s life reflect the authors. “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” does not just inform the audience of the severity of an unknown mental illness, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD, but it almost acts as Salinger’s way to express his true emotion about life.

“Big Two Hearted River”, a semi-autobiographical short story by Ernest Hemingway, is a story about the main character, Nick, returning to Big Two Hearted River in order to recover from his inner wounds. Nick Adams goes on a journey alone in nature for a therapeutic purpose as he suffers from PTSD. However, Hemingway purposely avoided any direct discussion regarding to Nick’s mental wounds. The absence of the discussion is contributed by Hemingway’s writing style, the Iceberg principle. Hemingway focuses explicitly on what occurs on the surface without mentioning actual theme. This indicates that the theme of self-healing cannot be uncovered by simply looking at the text itself. In order to comprehend the actual theme of the story, the character development of Nick must be examined. This is possible since Nick Adams is a recurring character of Hemingway’s stories. The two preceding stories of “Big Two Hearted River”, “Now I lay me” and “A Way you’ll Never Be”, directly discusses Nick’s suffering from shell-shock and how he comforts himself by returning to Big Two Hearted river in his mind. The two short stories will be analyzed and connected to “Big Two Hearted River” in the essay first. This will provide a strong understanding of Nick’s psyche and the reason behind his return to nature. Then, “Big Two Hearted River” the short story itself will be carefully analyzed.

During his time at the University of Ingolstadt, Victor’s efforts of creation and reanimation drive himself into complete isolation and avoidance of any contact with the outside world for an immense amount of time. Victor’s demented quest of reanimation solely corroborates with his fully developed mad mentality, and his desire to be remembered. His horrific extremities drive him into illness, both mental and physical. Alongside his severe health status, Victor becomes detached from his entire family in Geneva, realizing how much time has passed only when his dear friend Henry Clerval arrives in Ingolstadt almost two years prior to the beginning of his experiment. It is brought to light that Victor’s extensive search for greatness cost him over