who knows that whether we ride on with life and chances or trail on and be drawn against the judgment‚ the melodramatic and picturesque setting of the story connects to the negative status of main character facing life and death subject matter. Pessimism: Johnsy the main character seems to be a very pessimistic person. She has lost the entire positive attitude in life due to her disease and she is waiting for her death. “Your little lady has made up her mind that she’s not going to get well. Has
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last nineteenth century and the early twentieth century is noticeable in the poem. The Wasteland is also a reflection of the between wars years and also a prophecy for all that were to come. Elliot masters the form in the poem to create a sense of pessimism‚ decadence and fugacity. It is often said that his form is sometimes difficult to understand‚ but the wasteland itself is an exercise of uninteligelibility. The relevance of the poem lays in the presentation of the speaker (or speakers) and the
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Renaissance 1/6 Eugene O’Neill is the father of modern American drama. His vision of life was essentially tragic; the human dilemma is the theme of his plays‚ which are all‚ with one exception‚ tragedies. He is a great tragic artist‚ but with a difference. He writes tragedies of modern life which do not follow the traditional Aristotelian form. There are no tragic heroes‚ exceptional individuals with Hamartia‚ in the Aristotelian sense. His tragic characters are all drawn from the humblest ranks
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life. The novel concludes with Candide saying that in order to obtain happiness ’We must cultivate our garden’. The meaning of this quote seems to be open to a wide variety of interpretations. This quotation is essentially rejecting the notion of optimism and expressing the idea that there is no solution to the problems of the world‚ and that the only thing we can do is carry on and ignore the world’s hardships. Throughout the story‚ Pangloss
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here as both the aforementioned types are found in every society and are part of every culture. The world is‚ as we know‚ neither all black nor white but there are different shades of different colors found everywhere we look around. Good and bad‚ optimism and
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revolution‚ disintegration of old social and economic structure‚ Darwin’s theory of evolution were the chief characteristics of that age. All these factors probe deep into his writings and heighten its somber‚ melancholic and tragic vision. His pessimism is also the outcome of the impressions that he receives from villager’s life. They were plenty of tragedies in the life of the poverty stricken Wessex folk. Hardy’s philosophy of the human condition is determined by his natural temper and disposition
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the beginning but still has the motivation to keep going and try to succeed. “The wax has melted/but the dream of flight/persists” (1-3). Page makes her first reference to Icarus in the first lines of the poem‚ and straight from the beginning‚ optimism is evident. While Auden’s poem speaks of the suffering not only Icarus but other people in general go through‚ Page speaks about after you recognize you have failed and still persisting to achieve what you started. “Musée des Beaux
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word about the conflict they faced. This can help other people understand what those people faced during the time of conflict and what not to do. The staff from Mayo Clinic declared‚ “Indeed‚ some studies show that personality traits such as optimism and pessimism can affect many areas of your health and well-being” (Mayo Clinic Staff). When people have an optimistic attitude they can help others as well as themselves. If people have an optimistic attitude towards others‚ than that could help the others
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response to thefollowing question In Why the Future Doesnt Need Us (pp. 285-301)‚ Bill Joy expresses a powerful pessimism about the dangers of technologies that may be developed later in our century. Joy also a muted optimism about humans ability to use ethical principles to avoid those dangers. What are Joys best reasons for being pessimistic What are his strongest reasons for expressing optimism As you consider the relative strengths and weaknesses of those reasons‚ explain whether and why you find yourself
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optimist will always lean towards the more positive option. Optimism is defined as “ the inclination to look at the bright side of any situation‚ and expect the best possible outcome from any series of events. Anyone can be optimistic‚ some people choose optimism as a way of life‚ it can reduce stress producing a better quality of life‚ and if used on a regular basis optimism can be the key to happiness. Anyone at all can practice optimism. To be an optimist all one has to do is choose to see the
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