My mom was my hero and my best friend She taught me so many things. My mom went her way everyday to take care of me and gave me the things i need in my life. she helped through rough times in high school when i got bully. she has always been there for me and that’s why she is my hero.Early on‚ being a mother to four children was everything she hoped it would be. Being a wife‚ on the other hand‚ was not. By the time her third child was born‚ her marriage was slowly deteriorating. Dad was drinking
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famous philosopher of ancient Greece believes that a protagonist must portray five certain characteristics to be classified as a tragic hero. A tragic hero must be of noble birth or have a status with much amounts of respect from people surrounded by the character. Also have hamartia (fatal flaw)‚ the character must have a flaw that will lead to their demise. The hero has a reversal of fortune( protagonist dies) The character must realize his fatal flaw is the reason for their downfall (anagnorisis)
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having to maintain one’s cultural background at the same time as embracing others’. In his short story “My Son the Fanatic”‚ Hanif Kureishi treats the drawbacks of immigrating while bringing it together with more universal matters such as growing up. We are introduced to the Pakistani protagonist Parvez‚ who once migrated from his native country. He now lives in England with his wife and their son‚ Ali‚ who hasn’t been brought up very religiously in spite of them being Muslims. This is presumably related
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Tragic Hero What is a tragic character? A tragic character is a significant person who experiences reversal of fortune as a result of fate or a flaw or weakness in his or her character. Many scholars argue that Antigone is the tragic hero of the play‚ but others argue that Creon is the true tragic hero. This discrepancy continues to boggle the minds of much of the audience. Though‚ Creon‚ the new king of Thebes‚ fits the definition of a tragic character to the letter. Creon still finds sympathy
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Through the reading of Sharon Olds’ poem “My Son the Man”‚ a mother is witnessing her son growing up into a man. Olds explores her sadness on how her son matures‚ while also realizing he is able to escape from her tight grasp. Olds examinants how her son grows from a little boy to a man‚ how she has to get ready to let him go‚ and how he finally has freedom. “My Son the Man” starts with an allusion‚ “Suddenly his shoulders get a lot wider” (1). The son has already physically matured. His physical
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Gürbüz ÇİMEN 13.04.2012 0902020045 As a Tragic Hero‚ Creon Antigone was written by Sophocles. While some people say Antigone is the tragic heroine in the play‚ I believe Creon is our protagonist and he is the most tragic character in Sophocles’ play. Because Antigone was killed by her uncle Creon tyrannically‚ it is difficult to remember that Creon is the one who lost everything he held the spirit of his age. Audience can ffffeel compassion for Creon if you think of his poor situation
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Yes‚ yes. That’s my son. That...was my son. And I’ll tell you now‚ because I know you are going to ask. I don’t know why. Do you hear me? I don’t know why he did it. I don’t know why. He was my son. I don’t know why he did it‚ but I think...I think that I saw it coming. Not like‚ I knew for sure he was gonna...do what he did. He saw a therapist‚ every Tuesday. And she used to tell me some...some messed up things. He never really liked people. Was always anti-social. Always a little sad
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ARISTOTLE’S CHARACTERISTICS OF A TRAGIC HERO (INE) 1. The tragic hero(ine) must be highly renowned and prosperous a. Oedipus‚ Son of King of Thebes‚ King of Thebes‚ “Adopted” son of King of Crones b. Antigone‚ son of Oedipus c. Prometheus‚ Titan 2. The tragic hero(ine) must not be a perfectly good man or woman brought from a high status to low. This would merely be a shock; there must be justification for the fall. a. Oedipus‚ killed the King of Thebes. b. Antigone‚ buried her dishonored brother
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Maxson is not a tragic hero. A tragic hero is “a literary character who has potential for heroic qualities‚ however‚ he or she makes an error of judgment or has a fatal flaw that‚ combined with fate and external forces brings on a tragedy.” Therefore‚ Troy Maxson does not match those qualities. There is nothing heroic about what he does; for example‚ his son‚ his flesh and blood‚ wanted so badly to play football‚ but his own father wouldn’t support his dream. He said to his son Cory‚ “ You a bigger
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Assignment 1 Rough Draft February 10‚ 2014 Melanie A. Tucker Dissecting “My Son the Marine” The story “My Son the Marine” Is written by Frank Schueffer. The reason for this paper is to identify weather or no to author used logos ethos or pathos in the story. The story took place on a summer day. One day after high school a young boy decides he wanted to join the military. The young boy talks to almost all of the military recruiters except one. Later that afternoon there was a knock on
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