Nathaniel Branden

According to Merriam-Webster, self-respect is a proper respect for oneself as a human being. I do not call it self-respect when I constantly beat myself down with words. One must put themselves in a position of self-respect with self-acceptance, self-worth and self-conceit. Prior to this time in my life, I would continuously bully myself with malicious words. This hurtful content would come from my own self or others. I had a visual idea of what I wanted myself to be. At the time, self-respect did

The perks of being a wallflower is a book written by Stephen Chbosky. The novel follows a 15 year old boy named charlie, following his journey through freshman year in high school through letters to anonymous. The novel is written in a way that can relate to any teen or maybe even adults, with issues that involve things likes drugs, alcohol, suicide, abuse and homosexulity. Most those issues can be very hard go through or talk about, but within this novel everything is argued and analyzed. The

Self-Respect “Self-respect, self-worth, and self-love, all start with self. Stop looking outside of yourself for your value.”- Rob Liano According to the Miriam Webster Dictionary, self-respect is defined as "a proper respect for oneself as a human being." My definition of self-respect is simple: value yourself. Value yourself enough to walk away from something that no longer serves you. Self-respect is one of the most important traits people in all age groups should have. When you respect yourself

“This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine.” Could a tune often sung by children in Bible study also be used to depict an expedition of self? Similarly, Ayn Rand portrays a hymn of “I” in Anthem through a boy confined within a collectivist society. Throughout Anthem, Ayn Rand uses Equality’s journey to awareness in which Rand displays religious connotations’ ability to stifle individuality, foreshadow through the Saint of Pyre, as well as consecrate “ego” in order to emphasize the need

Ego- a person’s sense of self-esteem or self-importance. Also known as the forbidden word of the totalitarian society created by Ayn Rand in Anthem. In Rand’s 1938 novel, her main character, Equality 7-2125 unknowingly followed the path of individuality, which was against the wishes of society. Proving that knowledge is a product of the observations and mental integrations of individuals, he rebelled against the ideals his society chained him with. He found his ego and sense of self, amidst a world

When one imagines a positive person in society, many people may come to mind. Abraham Lincoln, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., and many more are positive influences on the society of the world today. A positive influence in the society is someone who lets his or her beliefs be known in a respectful way, are non-violent, and do not force opinions on anyone else. Ayn Rand is a positive influence on society because she was an author who wrote philosophical novels that showed her views in a non-violent

Hawthorne’s story, “Young Goodman Brown,” appears to be a story about original sin with a lot of symbolism tied in to make it an allegory. An allegory is a story that can be interpreted in different ways to find the hidden meaning behind the symbolism in the story. The three things focused on throughout the short story is Faith, the forest that Goodman Brown takes his journey through, and the staff, which the old man who leads Goodman Brown on his way carries. The short story, “Young Goodman Brown

Nathaniel Hawthorne is an author whose major fiction writing has influenced the literary world greatly during the course of the nineteenth century. His work during the Romantic period represents his world view through a specific style of writing. While his literature is particularly dark in tone, his short stories show a variety of symbols, themes, and characters. “The Minister’s Black Veil,” “The Birthmark,” and “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment” are three of Hawthorne’s short stories that illustrate

Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in Salem, Massachusetts. At the age of four, his father passed away from yellow fever, forcing his family to move in with his uncle. The positively influential Uncle Robert Manning pushed Hawthorne to succeed in school and insisted he go to college. Following his education at Bowdoin College, Hawthorne spent years in isolation mastering the art of writing. It was during those years when Hawthorne discovered that his ancestors were founders and Puritan leaders of the Salem

The two American short stories, “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin and “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne both portrays a similar theme. The two protagonists in both short stories suffer mental or emotional torture and was trap in a literary cage. In addition, both characters in the stories meet death in the end, and that death symbolizes their freedom from the world and society that was grasping on to them. A main topic of American short stories that constantly shows up since the earlier