How do we know people mean what they say? C.G. Jung once said, “You are what you do, not what you say.” There are multiple reasons why this is correct. For instance, actions prove who someone is; words prove who they want to be. Also, people say what others want to hear, rather than what comes from the heart. Another would be, people say things and make promises and sometimes have no intention of keeping any of them. Actions prove who someone is; words prove who they want to be. For example, in the book “Animal Farm”, Napoleon played as the good guy at first, then later one in the story he began being very greedy and conceited and acting superior, showing he does not have a good character and that he is not the greatest leader. Although Napoleon …show more content…
For example when Samson believed Delilah that she loved him dearly and didn’t care about him not being a Philistine. Samson was very strong and his strength was due to his hair and he was forbidden to have it cut. He trusted Delilah because she “claimed” she loved him dearly. Later he told her about his strength in his hair, so for money, Delilah cut his hair off and let the Philistines take his eyes out and harass Samson in front of all the Philistines. Delilah lied to Samson just to hear what he had to say about his strength, she told him she loved him just so he can let out his secret. Another example would be in the show “Austin and Ally”, when Trish secretly dates Trent. Trent, at the time, was auditioning as Austin's backup dancer. Austin and Trish were best friends so she did not want that to effect who gets to be Austin’s new backup dancer. Ally catches Trent flirting with another girl. When auditions were over Trent broke up with Trish. Which’d proved he wasn’t with Trish for the love, he was with her for opportunity. Not only did Trent use Trish, but faked his “love” towards Trish. Alexander Osterwalder once said, “Actions speak louder than words. There is a big difference between what people say and what they do. People might tell you they are excited about your new product, but when they are in a buying situation their behavior might be totally
For example, in the case of Blanche DuBois we are introduced to a woman who portrays herself as a southern belle, a woman who is supposed to be genteel. It doesn't take long before the audience can recognize DuBois for what she really is. However, she never gives in, or admits to what the audience can see in her. DuBois is drawn to a life of illusion. She tells people she is a schoolteacher on leave, when she has actually lost her job for becoming involved in an affair with a much younger man (Harris 444). Laurie Lanzen Harris states,
A second example is after Oberon realized Puck’s mistake, and he didn’t reverse the potion’s effect on Lysander; he just anointed Demetrius also! This caused him to “suddenly” love Helena. She then became angry, and came to believe that both Lysander and Demetrius were toying with her in a cruel way. “Ospite... I see you all are bent/To set against me for your merriment./If you were civil and knew courtesy,/You would not do me thus much injury” (3.2.148-151).
A scuffle for strength can be sparked by several of man’s worldly faults. For the want of wealth is fueled by greed. The pursuit of power is driven by pride. And the desire of it all for one’s self is vanity’s only wish. All these elements can be achieved by means of true authority granted by deceitful appearance. For it is what you are viewed as, not how you got there that is feared and respected. Such qualities are prevalent in leaders both of valor and treachery.
In both observations Trent has mental troubles, however, the assumption that he attempted to commit suicide seems more likely. Throughout the short story Trent is angry, however, he is more sad and hurt. This causes him to keep questioning why Tanya did not choose him even though he tried to make their relationship work. I do think that Trent snapped, however, he did in such a way that in his ache and sorrow blinded him into looking for the only way out that he could find, and that was
A characterization a process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character. Characterization is revealed through direct characterization and indirect characterization. A direct characterization tells the audience what the personality of the character is. An example would be, “The patient boy and quiet girl were both well-mannered and did not disobey their mother” In this quote the author is directly telling the audience the personality of the two children. That the boy is “patient” and the girl is “quiet.” Another example would be, “Karen is bright, energetic, and helpful.” This quote is directing us by telling us that Karen is both bright, energetic, and helpful. Another example is, “Joe was motivated by money.
Another example is my second born goes around saying she is my favorite child so, I just agree that she is my favorite child and not to tell her sisters so their feeling won’t get hurt. They’re all my favorite girls in their own special way not just her but It makes her day. These benevolent lies just keep coming. My oldest daughter had a pet fish that she cared for. The fish recently died so I had to replace it before she came home. She noticed it looked a little different and asked if I noticed anything dissimilar. I replied, “No dear.” Why? This lie was said to spare my daughter from devastation caused by losing a pet. These types of white lies are created to protect those we care for although feeling justified because they’re done with good
A few of the best examples are those concerning dishonesty, lack of communication, and an intellectual incompatibility. "Why" she said hesitantly, "Tom's got some woman in New York. " Tom's affair is the most explicit example of the tension between himself and Daisy. Their relationship appears to have deteriorated so much that to attain satisfaction he must go to another woman to be his mistress. When the telephone rings, Tom goes to it and does not reveal the truth about the person on the other line.
For instance, in the book to Kill a Mockingbird, or “TKAM” for short, when Miss Stephanie Crawford says “ Boo was sitting in the living room cutting some items from the Maycomb Tribune… Boo drove scissors into his parents’ legs.. and resumed his activities”(lee 11). Miss Stephanie Crawford had told two children this by the names of Jem and Scout Finch, the main characters in the story. Miss Stephanie Crawford was not at the event that she so claimed was true, therefore she had no idea of who this child really was like, or if he had even done these acts as she so gratefully told.These rumors are never known to be the truth or not, however people still spread them everywhere with no regard for the victims own life.
That, like unreliable narrators, individuals often ‘lie’ to themselves in order to cover up the actual
Characterization is the mere act of giving a character a personality or exposition on their insight or reaction. Some people say “Less is more” well that is a stupid phrase used by a toilet paper commercial and it shows, the real quote that people should use is “Quality over quantity”. I am saying is that when you have to do a report on an eight lined poem with four stanzas there is a lot of characterization in that poem, with the line “We real cool, We Left school (Lines 1-2)” says a lot about the characters of the story, the “we” means that there is more than one and they are all delinquents because they “left school” to be cool. The fact that they speak so highly of their actions mean that they have lots of pride, arrogance, and so self-absorbed that it makes the reader either relate or can make the understand their point.
When I was working as a Customer Service Representative in the Bank, one of my responsibilities was to supervise the tellers. I was friends with two of the tellers working there at the time. We used to go out together outside of work and had great time. At some point I started noticing that they are being too friendly with each other and acting inappropriate for a professional environment. I decided to confront them and they confessed to me that they were dating. That is when I realized that I was faced with an ethical dilemma.
An example of this is found in the scene where Claudio describes Hero as a precious jewel, and was previously passed over. In response to Claudio’s enquiry as to Benedick’s opinion of Hero, Benedick answers “Would you buy her that you enquire after her?” This demonstrates that other outside sources, in this case Benedick, noticed the lack of depth in Claudio’s love. Benedick notices a shallowness in sincerity manifested through the viewing of Hero as a perfect and priceless being or object. This final example is proof that Claudio’s love was not completely genuine, even through the eyes of others.
Appearance versus reality is the difference between what seems to be, and what truly is. Society experiences this, as sometimes someone appears to be your friend, when they are actually working against you. Many people hide their true identities, keeping up an appearance different from their own. Many pieces of literature utilize this theme, and a notable example would be Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Many of the characters appear to be acting in Hamlet’s best interests, but are really plotting against him, and Hamlet himself puts on an appearance of madness, unlike his own sanity. In Hamlet, the characters of Claudius, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, and Hamlet are not what they appear.
An author can reveal characteristics of characters in literature through several different methods. Some common methods of characterization include one’s appearance, speech, thoughts, name, actions, and emotions. However, unconventional means can also be used, such as imagery, which is visually descriptive or figurative language. In Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, imagery is used to characterize central characters to the play. Firstly, Hamlet’s characteristics are revealed through the imagery of death in his speech. Secondly, Claudius’ characteristics are revealed through the imagery in the Ghost and Hamlet’s descriptions of him, as well as his own thoughts. It is through this visually descriptive and figurative language, that readers can identify characteristics of these central characters.
Characterization can be defined as the building or creation of a character in a play. Gwynn says that characters must be complex and have a few different motivational reasons. An example in support of the complexity of characters is when Gwynn says, “Nothing grows tiresome more quickly than a perfectly virtuous man or woman at the center of the play, and nothing