Dichotomy

disease amongst much of the literary community, and much of the philosophical/theological one (epitomized in the very Puritan society described), that the “human condition” means suffering, and that, whether the result of original sin, Freudian dichotomy, or simple tradition, sin defines “human nature”. Personally, I find this conclusion, which Hawthorne echoes (with some reluctance), hollow and depressing. Many would call happy endings a cop-out which fails to reflect reality, but I find the tragic

In the play King Richard II by Shakespeare, the two characters King Richard II (Richard) and Gaunt can be portrayed as extremely different characters from a superficial lens. When the two characters are analyzed using two poetic devices, it is revealed that they have extreme similarities that relate to their true selves. In both 2.1.93-138-139 and 5.5.106-107 of the play, it is revealed that Gaunt and Richard individually express pent up behavior that because they are both close to reaching death

Schiller takes the position that his age is lacking something, meaning that it is missing a certain something that is essential for all human beings.  In other words, the "part’’ is missing the "whole’’. Friedrich Schiller on the Sixth Letter of his text "On the Aesthetic Education of Man in a Series of Letters’’ gives an example of a culture, which was not wanting. This culture, the Hellenic Greeks, seemed to manage a perfect balance between art and wisdom, and their connection to nature, for they

Schiller takes the position that his age is lacking something, meaning that it is missing a certain something that is essential for all human beings. In other words, the "part’’ is missing the "whole’’. Friedrich Schiller on the Sixth Letter of his text "On the Aesthetic Education of Man in a Series of Letters’’ gives an example of a culture, which was not wanting. This culture, the Hellenic Greeks, seemed to manage a perfect balance between art and wisdom, and their connection to nature, for they

intellectual curiosity’. This curiosity inevitably incites internal debates for the travel writer: questions of home, perspective, and identity. Invariably, the journeys provoke far more questions than answers. Throughout time, travel has presented the dichotomy of home and abroad, which has created unresolved tensions, often expressed in literature. This tension is explored in Elizabeth Bishop’s poem ‘Questions of Travel’ the title poem of the anthology ‘Questions of Travel’ , which investigates the cognitive

Gender transition makes for a provocative quilting point as it shapes Western social conventions regarding binary-gender identities into an intelligible and recognizable rite-of-passage. Originally theorized by anthropologist Arnold Van Gennep (date), rites-of-passage configure social status-changes into a visible tripartite process denoted by a starting point of separation, followed by a transitional (or liminal) stage, and concluding with a reinstallation back into society under the new station

discussions. Centered around the natural and socially constructed, ancient Greeks referred to this debate as physis versus nomos – is individual behavior a primary product of custom and convention or absolute natural fact? Greek mythology addresses this dichotomy of mankind through scenarios of interaction between man and the supernatural. The juxtaposition and/or separation of physis and nomos in this way is found in many myths, an overt strategy that is used to convey Greek ideas of inherent moral responsibility

Mark Twain once said, "Lie--an abomination before the Lord and an ever present help in time of trouble." Twain's description of deceit gives it a type of double meaning. This idea of lying being used for good as well as evil is not unheard of. Many time people find it necessary to lie to maintain a greater good or save a life. However, all too often, people lie for self-serving, immoral purposes. In this quote, Twain elegantly shows the delicate balance between good and evil in the performance

Kate Chopin’s “Désirée 's Baby” was set in the days before the abolition of slavery, at a time when the ownership of another person was not only acceptable, but also economically impactful in the south. It was normal to see big plantations owned by whites and tendered by black slaves. We see all of this and more in “Désirée’s Baby”. One of the characters, Monsieur Valmonde finds an abandoned baby one day while out riding. His wife, Madam Valmonde, does not have a child of her own so she takes the

Adhering to the belief that information leads to action, she has sought to give solidity to the outcry against this practice by providing valuable information on this subject to her readers. Her introductory chapter begins by focusing on the natural dichotomy between child and adult, and their forced convergence when child soldiers are forged. She calls it a paradoxical combination, to intermingle the role of child and of soldier, for they seem to be mutually exclusive, and come at the price of the child’s