Sympathies

this one is almost kinder in a way. It is not a heartless being that has merely grown bored of it's eternal task, it feels sympathy for those he effects, both directly and indirectly. It seems to take an almost childish interest in the main protagonist, Liesel Meminger, one filled with innocence and curiosity. As for her, I have found myself feeling a great deal of both sympathy and empathy for her. On her way to her foster parents home, her 6 year old brother, Werner, falls ill and dies right in

states that “sympathy is the chief source of moral [judgments]” Sympathy is a powerful principle in human nature, a mental principle that causes us to feel what others are feeling. Sympathy is a psychological mechanism that enables one person to receive by communication the sentiments of another. Our moral evaluation of people’s character traits arise from our own emotions, or sentiments of moral approval and disapproval. According to Hume, moral judgments originates from sympathy. Hume believes

Sympathy is the combination of Latin and Greek words, syn. and pathos which give the meaning of companion feeling. Here syn. means together and pathos means feeling. It is taken as the awareness, thoughtful, and response to the distress or need of another human being. This empathic concern is taken by a change in viewpoint, from a personal perspective to the perspective of another group or individual who is in need. This transition helps to being responsive to others’ feelings, emotions, and positions

a 6 year girl who lives with her brother Jem Finch and her father, Atticus Finch, fantasizes going to school, and always thinks first for herself. As she gets older and starts school she learns to think of how other people see things and to show sympathy. Scout progresses through part 1 of the book by realizing life’s not fair, how her innocence is gone and she isn’t as much of a child anymore. When Scout starts to start realizing life is not fair is when Francis was edging her on to hit

In the article "Sympathy for the Devil: The Nice-Guy Serial Killer Next Door,” Bellafante states that “Dexter is unique to other killers because he shows that he has real feelings by being a primary caregiver for his sister, Rita, and her two children she had with a previous marriage” (Bellafante). In the episode “Dexter”, Dexter repeatedly tells the audience that he cannot feel, suavely painting himself as a monstrous shell of a person. However, he repeatedly breaks this illusion by displaying affection

the idea of sympathy is conveyed through characterization. To our first piece, the Iliad, by Homer. Sympathy is showed in King Priam and the narrator with how loss effects our character, before and after the loss of loves ones. On page 152, King Priam said, “Hector my son, if you die, what cares I if Troy be victorious? If you live, what matters it if we be conquered by the Greek? Hear me, Hector! I speak as your father.” King Priam fears to lose what little family he has left. Sympathy is shown

her. The audience is positioned to feel sympathy for Agnes throughout the novel as she explains her harsh childhood through her conversations with Toti. We are also positioned to feel sympathy for her as Kent describes the way that she is treated by the men in her life, particularly Blondal and Natan. By the end of the novel the audience is positioned to feel angered by how Agnes is forced to struggle through to her final breaths with very little sympathy shown to her by the dominant characters

On the Limits of Sympathy Throughout his work, Kafka describes the limits of sympathy. This theme is portrayed using the family’s gradual shift in regarding Gregor’s transformation. It is difficult for the family to accept the change, which is shown as they struggle to determine whether they feel sympathetic or repulsion towards the new Gregor. In the beginning of his transformation, his sister remained close to him and tended to him-- sympathy for her brother's transformation brings herself to become

shows the pain and suffering Boo Radley and Miss Caroline experienced. One may make judgements about a person without really knowing them and stepping into their shoes, which can lead to false reputations and rumors. Harper Lee evokes a feeling of sympathy towards her audience because the character Boo Radley was always known for having such a bad reputation, and it was hard for him to get rid of it. In the book, the character Scout sees Boo Radley out of his house for the first time, as he was locked

What is the difference between sympathy and empathy? Sympathy is purely able to feel for another's distress, while empathy is more about able to put oneself into a situation. However, I believe that Sympathy is more powerful as one most likely already experienced the problem, while Empathy focuses on more imaginary feeling. In the Poem, “Sympathy” by Paul Laurence Dunbar, he showed understanding to a bird in a cage. And I can be 99% sure he is not a bird and never was a physical bird. So what is