Past

again. Many times our emotions get the best of us and we do not truly give the present the benefit of the doubt. Instead of focusing on the now, many try and recreate the past. A prime example of this includes Jay Gatsby. This tragic flaw shows the dangers that come along with repeating the past. Attempting to the repeat the past is detrimental and leads to more harm than good in the end. Throughout Fitzgerald’s novel, Gatsby is portrayed as a mysteriously lavish man who has everything and more

Throughout the story Art talks about the state of affairs in which his father’s reminiscences are expressed. The chronological and personal trauma produced by the Holocaust, and by simplifying the reintegration of the following generation to its past. At a particular detail, Art

Your past is filled with many things, good and bad. In the book The Adoration of Jenna Fox, the author, Mary E. Pearson uses her main character and her story to show that even though things happen in your past, you should not let it haunt you. Your past is not always you. Therefore, the theme is that the past does not have to define who you are. The Adoration of Jenna Fox specifically highlights the theme when she first starts to remember what the accident she went through actually was. “I remember

a victim of your past but hey if that’s the truth you want you got it. Now if you believe that your upbringing is the past and nothing more, and that you choose moment by moment who you are, then that is true. Truth is based on your reality. And your reality is based on your thoughts and beliefs. There is no set reality. There are no set truths. Reality, just like truth, is relative to the being who perceives it. Now personally I have chosen not to be a victim of my past for that is all that

story captures the refugees’ desires to escape from their undesirable pasts and live better lives in future. This is an aspect that is relatable me because the widespread conflict and increasing number of refugees in the Middle East is readily perceivable. On this basis, “pastfuture” and “nextness” stand out in the story. “Men In The Sun” presents characters whose individual and collective experiences involve escaping from their past and seeking a better future particularly through relocation, and this

permit a better comprehension of the latter's inevitable tragic fate. Hence, the mingling of past and present in the play, essential in this role, and the way it affects Willy's view of the world and life in general, will be analysed. From the

emphasise the importance of the past. In truth, however, so much of history is unrecorded, so many lines of it unrecorded. Without archaeology, all information on proto-historic civilisations would only be from written accounts, and there would be no information whatsoever on prehistoric civilisations. Archaeology can even serve to explain modern trends. The present day has been influenced so much by the past that the two are inextricably linked, and learning about the past can tell so much about the

novel, The Reader, the attempt to separate the past events from the future is contrasted with the intertwined nature of the past and future. The book investigates whether one should acknowledge and accept one’s history or whether one should consign a negative past to oblivion to begin a new future. Schlink explores this through characterization, symbolism and structure. The myriad of symbolic imagery in The Reader explores the connections between the past and the future. Symbolism of cleanliness emphasizes

Erasing the Past People focus way too much on the future. They focus too much on what they’re going to do next, however, nobody genuinely thinks about their decisions based on what has already happened in the past. Often times, we as a society either ignore the past or try to forget about the past so in essence, it becomes “erased” in a way. As time goes on, everyone interprets the past in their own way and they have their own points of view. After a while, everyone has their own different perspective

When comparing the past and present together there are definitely many differences. Humans are constantly progressing and these new inventions or ideas have their advantages and disadvantages. Franz Kafka’s short story, “In The Penal Colony” and Annie Proulx’s article, “Inspiration? Head Down the Back Road, and Stop for the Yard Sales” both demonstrate the idea that holding onto the past is very beneficial but at the same time it’s best to let go and progress. Proulx is totally against using the