Why Is There Legacies So Important In Ozymandias?
As a society, we often idolize celebrities. They have the opportunity to leave their mark on the world and they are able to make a living doing what they love, whether it’s acting or singing. They are given the chance to attend glamorous awards ceremonies and win prestigious awards and afterwards, party with several other A-listers. They have all the money and fame that we as a society crave and admire. So it always comes as a surprise when we discover a celebrity has a drug or alcohol addiction and especially when they commit suicide. Society assumes that the fame and the glory and the money that comes with being a celebrity equals happiness because, when you are rich or famous nothing is denied to you. However, there is so much more to life
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The statue of the most beloved god of the Egyptians has been demolished thus proving that legacies are hard to maintain. Many people are concerned about what their legacy will be and whether or not they will be remembered after they are dead. This poem brings about the sad reality that more often than not legacies are fragile and difficult to create.In the musical “Hamilton”, throughout the whole show, Hamilton is trying desperately to make sure that he will be remembered and people will remember the poor immigrant. He happens to now be the exception to the fact that legacies are fragile, due to the musical about him trying to create his legacy. But before the musical was created very few people knew as much about him as they do now. Legacies are difficult to ensure due to the fact that legacies are almost completely out of your control. “It’s planting trees in a garden you never get to see”. Legacies are completely dependent on those around you. So if you are remembered then you are given a value, btu will that value matter to you now that you’re dead? Most likely no. However, touching one life is ok. It’s also ok if that life you touch happens to be your own. In the article, “What Is a Life Worth?”, the author discussed that after 9/11 the families were given money as a way of compensation. However, some people were given less money than others because there was a variety of people working in the buildings. The window washer and the investor’s families were not given the same amount of money because they did not make the same amount of money. Society will constantly try to put an amount on the lives around them, however it’s nearly impossible to justify an amount placed on a human life. Regardless of who a person is, money will never truly be able to replace them or make up for the loss of
The statue of the most beloved god of the Egyptians has been demolished thus proving that legacies are hard to maintain. Many people are concerned about what their legacy will be and whether or not they will be remembered after they are dead. This poem brings about the sad reality that more often than not legacies are fragile and difficult to create.In the musical “Hamilton”, throughout the whole show, Hamilton is trying desperately to make sure that he will be remembered and people will remember the poor immigrant. He happens to now be the exception to the fact that legacies are fragile, due to the musical about him trying to create his legacy. But before the musical was created very few people knew as much about him as they do now. Legacies are difficult to ensure due to the fact that legacies are almost completely out of your control. “It’s planting trees in a garden you never get to see”. Legacies are completely dependent on those around you. So if you are remembered then you are given a value, btu will that value matter to you now that you’re dead? Most likely no. However, touching one life is ok. It’s also ok if that life you touch happens to be your own. In the article, “What Is a Life Worth?”, the author discussed that after 9/11 the families were given money as a way of compensation. However, some people were given less money than others because there was a variety of people working in the buildings. The window washer and the investor’s families were not given the same amount of money because they did not make the same amount of money. Society will constantly try to put an amount on the lives around them, however it’s nearly impossible to justify an amount placed on a human life. Regardless of who a person is, money will never truly be able to replace them or make up for the loss of