learns that Pecola is pregnant‚ she and her sister come up with a plan to save Pecola’s baby from the community’s rejection. Claudia explains that she is brave because she has not yet learned her limitations—most important‚ she has not learned the self-hatred that plagues so many adults in the
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Terror and Lies: September 11‚ 2001 The words scribbled on a piece of paper by Connecticut resident Randy Scott the morning of the September 11‚ 2001 tragedy read‚ “84th Floor west office 12 people trapped.” These were Scott’s last words‚ but the note survived the collapse of the World Trade Center. Ten years after 9/11‚ DNA testing confirmed the blood on the note belonged to Randy Scott‚ and New York City Medical Examiners tracked down the Scott family. When Scott’s wife saw the note‚ she recognized
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results in a lost sense of morals and selfishness‚ which in turn produces a lost sense of personal identity. This can cause a feeling of failure and resentment in the later stages of life which‚ in Victor’s case‚ can be externalized into a form of hatred directed toward himself. Victor was born into an upper class family‚ and experienced a pleasant childhood. ...during every hour of my infant life I received a lesson of patience‚ of charity‚ and of self control‚ I was so guided by a silken cord
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their decisions. As the characters begin to let their thoughts of envy and hatred consume their perception they tend to act impulsively when making decisions on how to deal with their feelings resulting in a conclusion made with a lack of conscience ending in a tragic denouement. Iago can be seen as the innovator of harmful decisions among Othello and Roderigo owing to the fact that Iago has an immense amount of envy and hatred toward Othello. In the first scene of the play we learn that Sergeant
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self-devotion they have heroically risen to the top. Gatsby’s heroic ambition of self-empowerment comes from his reinvention of his name from James Gatz to The Great Gatsby and his determination to be heroically elite. His epic downfall is due to the hatred for himself and the jealousy of others. For instance‚ James Gatz finalized realized that he could not accept being with farm people and‚ “So he invented just the sort of Jay Gatsby that a seventeen year old boy would be likely to invent‚ and to this
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the classic tragedy by William Shakespeare‚ "Romeo and Juliet"‚ suffer greatly for them. The parents of the Capulet and Montague families channeled energy into a very destructive‚ tragic outcome. Being too late to correct this negative behavior of hatred‚ disregard of feelings‚ and manipulation results in the most tragic events of all and the worst fear of any parent: the death of their child. The first and perhaps most obvious conflict displayed throughout the play is the rivalry between the Capulet
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Ben Jonson growing up went through a troubling childhood‚ that continued as he grow older. His experiences influenced most of his work‚ which shares a common theme of love and hatred which is illustrated through his plays‚ poems‚ and short stories. His father past away shortly after Ben’s birth. After he had a family his son slipped away from him in the form of death which probably influenced Ben Jonson to write the poem “The Hour-Glass”. The poem is about his son dying at a young age with so
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being dragged by a man who hates her‚ Mr. Rochester. Antoinette does not want her dress to be ruined and does not want to follow the man whose “face is black with hatred”. The two go into an area contained by a stone wall‚ Antoinette is told to go up a flight of stairs‚ but clings to an unfamiliar tree. The second dream represents the hatred between Rochester and Antoinette. The white dress represents the wedding dress‚ while the man is Rochester. Antoinette not following Mr. Rochester symbolizes her
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Kianna Marichal March 4th Period 1 “Othello” and “Much Ado about Nothing” Many of Shakespeare’s plays revolve around the common source of love and hatred. In “Othello” and “Much Ado about Nothing” there is an obvious love story between Othello and Desdemona and Claudio and Hero. In both plays‚ women have put shame on their families. Desdemona betrays her father by marrying a Moor and Hero was accused of cheating on her wedding day. In “Othello” women are degraded and are looked down upon
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the victim. The main character‚ Victor Frankenstein‚ seeks revenge on his creation‚ the monster after it brings tragedy and destruction into his life. However‚ in his pursuit of vengeance‚ Victor untimely becomes the real monster‚ consumed by his hatred and guilt. The theme of revenge is evident throughout the novel‚ beginning with the monster’s desire for revenge against his creator. The monster is abandoned by Victor immediately after his creation‚ making him feel abandoned and rejected. This
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