Addie Zebrowski Moral Ambiguity in Heart of Darkness In _Heart of Darkness_‚ by Joseph Conrad‚ the character Marlow‚ through his actions and experiences‚ shows himself to be morally ambiguous in that he goes on the European’s malevolent expedition to Africa yet he seems to despise the events he sees there and in that he performs both noble and ignoble deeds. These experiences and actions drive Conrad’s theme of European influence and colonialism corrupting‚ in this case‚ Africa. Marlow is a sailor
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weighing on Dorian as evidence that there are and will be consequences for his actions. With time to process his situation‚ the horrifying truth that his fate will be everlasting pain and suffering terrifies Dorian‚ keeping the turmoil his moral ambiguity causes alive. With great assistance from fear of fate‚ Dorian’s inner goodness keeps him aware of his impure actions and looming consequences. As he continues with vices wearing him thin‚ he becomes more unstable and commits graver sins
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Ambiguity‚ a Human Trait Most of the characters in Crime and Punishment were consumed by opposing feelings; they faced inner confusion. Dunya didn’t know whether to choose Luzhin or her brother. Pulcheria Alexanrovna didn’t know what side to assert herself on in the aforementioned situation. Sonya was torn between her best interests or that of her step-siblings and Luzhin couldn’t decide whether to put aside his pride and apologize to Dunya‚ or stand tall like an erect peacock. The character that
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Ambiguity tone of “My Papa’s Waltz” Ambiguity is an element that poets use to interpret something in more than one way. Ambiguity makes a poem strong and weak at the same time because ambiguous tones make people think‚ ambiguity also enables different interpretations of the theme. “My papa’s waltz” by Theodore Roethke’s is an example of a poem with ambiguity. The unidentified persona and the use of diction create conflicting perspectives. An ambiguous tone is used in Theodore Roethke’s “My papa’s
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Role of Ambiguity in Heart of Darkness In the world of art‚ a piece is hardly admired solely for accurately representing a subject‚ rather‚ the best works of art are appreciated for their creative‚ unique‚ symbolic depiction of reality. The photo of a group soldiers standing dirty in the aftermath of a battle is not significant for the identity of the individuals but for the horror‚ sacrifice‚ and brotherhood emphasized in their situation. The beauty of such an image is in its ambiguity – in the
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innocent old-fashioned ghost story‚ but underneath there is much more. The use of ambiguity appears frequently throughout the novel and the reader is left to decide a lot on their own; Are the ghosts real? Who can actually see the ghosts? Which characters can the reader really rely on? These questions can be answered in a variety of different ways‚ but who is to say which answer is the correct one? The biggest case of ambiguity appears at the very end of the ghost story with the death of Miles. With
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Ivy Miller November 10‚ 2012 Introduction to Poetry Section 01 Ambiguity and Dark Undertones in Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” Robert Frost and his poetry were adored by the American public‚ as both were often thought to embody deeply cherished American values such as freedom‚ independence‚ nobility and rising to the occasion. The narrator of Frost’s works are often presumed to be Frost himself‚ as his public audience idolized him for
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Moral Ambiguity Foremost moral ambiguity is the concept that creates a sense of obscurity‚ as a result actions are to be judged by the roots that generated that outcome. In the film V for Vendetta two characters are portrayed as being moral ambiguous. The keen doctor that was biologically experimenting on people with a virus. Secondly‚ V himself‚ for the crimes he committed‚ the assassination of several people and most vitally the torturing of Evey to vanish her fear. “It’s you isn’t it? You’ve
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Vagueness‚ Ambiguity‚ and Clarity in Writing Costina Bullock June 29‚ 2014 CRT-205 In example three‚ the ambiguity causes this statement to have a lot of vagueness. When dealing with a situation such as collecting money for a project‚ all details should be clearly and factually stated first. The first thing said is‚ next Sunday; along with this should be a date. Also‚ when it says the collection will help with the cost I feel that the cost should be stated as
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Ambiguity and Clarity in Writing Paper Critical Thinking 205 Vagueness‚ Ambiguity and Clarity in Writing Dawsolene M. Burrel CRT/205 June 30‚ 2013 Lennette Jones Vagueness‚ Ambiguity and Clarity in Writing Example 1. This particular case study will reflect an organization with a van that has undergoing internal conflict. It will also analyze the reason for the conflict and offer positive resolutions of this conflict. The project must first understand
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