Yoseph's Belief

“There’s a great holy war going on in my father’s mind, in which we’re meant to duck and run and obey orders and fight for all the right things, but I can’t always make out the orders or even tell which side I’m on exactly” (244).

One of the foremost themes of the novel is the concept of belonging to a place, in particular the connection to a homeland. A disturbance in the main environment signifies as the stimulating factor for the disruption of the man’s sense of belonging. There exists an fragmented sense of existence in the old land, something that is established primarily by the ominous, malicious serpent like figures that

Starting off in Sighet - a quiet and simple town located in Transylvania - Eliezer and his family live untouched and anxiety free. No suspicion of their world crumbling down is present; even with warnings from Moishe the Beadle pleading “Jews, listen to me! That’s all I ask of you. No money. No pity. Just listen to me!” (Page 7), the Jews of Sighet are left carefree. Anxiety does not come until many decrees are passed and a very, very real threat is brought upon the

Jacob’s preferential treatment towards Joseph was destructive, and created dissension among Joseph’s brothers (fueled sibling rivalry –

“From the day them men are born to up to 5 years old, they live at the Home of Infants where the kids are put in a cellar. When at 5 years old, the children are sent to the Home of then Students where they stay there for 10 years and learn about the history, lifestyle and symbolism of the city and continue to learn at age 15 (Rand 20-21),” this shows that the lifestyle of the people is being controlled and that they don’t live their separate lives individually and they can’t have their own lives set for themselves. At the Home of the Students, they say an anthem which says, “We are nothing. Mankind is all. By the grace of our brothers are we allowed our lives.

The beginning of the Holocaust seems hopeful for Elie and his family, even though the Hurgarian police take away the foreign Jews that live in Sighet, Elie’s hometown, in cattle cars. Although nobody knows exactly what happens to them, the Jews in Sighet hear that they are in Galicia, working, and “content with their fate” (Wiesel 6). But that is not so, for Moishe, a

Now my life is torment… look at the griefs some god has loosed against me! All the nobles who rule the islands round about, and all who lord it in sunny Ithaca itself-- they court me against my will, they lay waste my house. So I pay no heed to strangers, suppliants at my door, not even heralds out on their on their public errands here--

Theme in “Defender of the Faith” can be interpreted in many varying ways, some of which are life-long lessons and others to the relation between faith and the individual.

Heller balances the levity and tragedy of the incidences that plague Yossarian remarkably well, it serves to emphasize the experience’s Yossarian was living through and helps the reader to sympathize with Yossarian and feel exactly what he’s feeling.

of his capabilities. Similarly, Joseph is able to establish himself as a superior to his

To begin, in the first part of the story, a city called Omelas and its inhabitants are described as one happy community, but a negative connotation on the city and its people is implied as the story progresses.”They

In the absence of specific consideration the dialogue steers towards normativity of the deleterious effects of a son’s action on his father regardless of the normativity of the father’s action. Euthyphro intends vindicating piety, or holiness, such that at a wider scale where gods assume omniscience, omnipotence and omnipresence, there will be acceptance of his stance.

The motif of raising the hands is symbolic of surrender and highlights theteacher’s perception of belonging being synonymous with conformity. Theuse of shallow focus indicates Joseph’s lack of understanding of thisbehaviour, because to him it signifies danger. Despite this, his desire tobelong sees him slowly copy his peers. The push for conformity is emphasised by the diegetic sound of thechildren simultaneously putting their hands down. 6.

One of the inherent conflicts in the story of Joseph is the tension between Joseph and his brothers. The tension between them is caused by both Jacob and Joseph. First, Jacob shows favoritism toward Joseph, because he is the son of his favorite wife Rachel. Second, Joseph brings back bad reports when he is out pasturing with his brothers. However, what truly increased the hatred and jealousy was the Joseph’s dreams. The author notes that when Joseph recounts the dreams, “they hated him even more (Gen. 37:8).” Their jealousy for Joseph is strong enough that they are willing to murder him. However, they decide to instead sell him into slavery, and convince Jacob that he was killed.

He freely relinquished his identity as known by his secular achievements. It is true we are often tempted by success, achievement and wealth. Sometimes it is hard fulfilling the role as leader in a church, and one can experience loneliness abstaining from temptations. However, one’s effective leadership is possible