Before I started reading the book, I started thinking of old themes in divergent that might cross over into this book. The major themes in the divergent book where nothing can stand in the way of a family with a close bond and your identity defines you and how people react to you. As I was reading Insurgent, I was reading with the intention of finding themes within the characters. I noticed that both themes in the book Divergent crossover and a new theme rose which was the theme of guilt is something we all live with and it can majorly affect our choices. I have noticed all of these themes several times within the book insurgent with mainly the characters Tris and Tobias(Also known as four). As I looked back over my notes and the book, I would
like to acknowledge that I came up with a few questions that would help me continue thinking of these themes. The questions I had for the theme identity was “Is it easier or harder for Tris to discover her identity sense she is divergent” and “Do people choose their factions based on their identity or does there faction define their identity”. I used these questions to help me think of the theme of identity. I started to think that, it is harder for Tris to define her own identity because no test can determine it for her. Also, even though the factions can not help with defining her identity, that means that Tris can chose her own identity and what she wants to be thought of as. As I was writing this, I came up with the theme of your identity is something you have to find out for yourself and even though people can affect it they can not completely change it. The question I had for the theme family was “Does being the son of Marcus make life easier or harder for Tobias”. I used this question to help me guide my thinking towards the characters and the families. I started to think that even though Tobias’s childhood was difficult due to all the beatings his father came him, Tobias has turned into a greater man what he could of been if his father did not beat on him. In a way, Tobias’s life is harder when it comes to his family, but it is easier for him when it comes to many of things because he has a motivation to be better than his dad and the man his dad was. For the theme of guilt, I did not have any questions about it. Now when I look over the book again I came up with the question “will Tris ever true get over the guilt of killing Will.” When I came up with this question I started thinking of the simplest answer of yes or no, but the more time I spent on the question the more I realize it is more complicated than it seems. I think at one point in time she will finally accept what she has done and that it was for the best, but it is a burden she will have to carry out her whole life. With this burden, Tris will be more cautions about her actions and carefully think what is the best action to take.
These three major themes which were appearance vs reality, the importance of free thought, and man vs. society were revealed throughout the book in many different scenes, and through many different characters. These major themes gave us a better understanding of the book and the characters of the book, and what some of them wanted to achieve.
All Qui One of the main themes in All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque is Futility of War. The novel takes place during the Great War and takes place in France. Paul Baumer is the main character in the book, along with many of his friends. In the book the theme of futility of war appears in the beginning, middle and end of the novel and Baumer slowly becomes more aware of what war is really like. In the beginning Baumer enters the war as a recruit and begins to see the reality of war. During training, he had to remake the officer’s bed 14 times.
There were many themes illustrated throughout the memoir, A Long Way Gone by Ishmael beah. These themes include survival/resilience despite great suffering, the loss of innocence, the importance of family/heritage, the power of hope and dreams, the effects of injustice on the individual, and the importance of social and political responsibility. Every theme listed has a great meaning, and the author puts them in there for the readers to analyze and take with them when they finish reading the book.
An idea that recurs in or pervades a work of art of literature can be referred to as a “Theme”. Themes often explore timeless and universal ideas and may be implied rather than stated explicitly. Theme is an important part of fictional stories. Several themes are presented in the novel to kill a mocking bird. One of the reoccurring themes in to kill a mockingbird is courage.
Tris finds out about how Four only has four fears and that his aptitude test was for abnegation, but he chose dauntless as his faction. “He says, ‘I have a theory that selflessness and bravery aren’t all that different. All your life you’ve been training to forget yourself, so when you’re in danger, it becomes your first instinct. I could belong in Abnegation just as easily” (Roth, pg.336). It illustrates that even though Tris is struggling with the identity of having or not having divergent in her life, it looks like Four is struggling with the exact same thing. The universal theme of when people are trying to find themselves, the best way to know who you are is to first know who you care about. This applies to everyone because many people are confused on where they belong or who they are, so they just need a little reminder. This situation relates to the universal theme because Tris and Four don’t know where they belong in and who they are as a person. The words “selflessness,” “bravery,” and “danger” has a positive connotation and implies that the author is trying to say that to find where you belong to is a hard thing to do and it might be difficult along the way, but at the end it's worth it because you find who you are.. When Tris was still figuring out who she is, with the help of Four she figured out that having many factions is ok and being divergent is unique. The universal theme clearly shows that when you are struggling to find yourself or where you belong in, it’s best to welcome people to help you figure it
In the short story “With All Flags Flying” an old man leaves his house and his family to live in an old folks home because that is what is best for him and what he thinks is best for his family.The old man seems to be leaving his family for the old folks home to benefit his family, but he also seems to be doing it for himself. Anne Tyler’s “With All Flags Flying” explores the theme that humans are innately selfish.
Famous Hollywood Director Kathryn Bigelow was furiously working on a project called “Tora Bora,” a film about the failed attempt of capturing Bin Laden. On May 2nd, 2011, the world came to a full stop when President Obama announced that Osama Bin Laden had been killed. Immediately, Bigelow shelved “Tora Bora” even though it was only a few weeks away from being filmed. and began working on what would later become to be known as, “Zero Dark Thirty”. The film was released to major praise on December 19th, 2012, racking up 5 Oscar nominations including Best picture and winning one in Sound design. This film analysis will delve into the themes of “Zero Dark Thirty”, and will also discuss film aspects such as script, lighting, characters, and camera
Firstly, the most important symbol are the tapes which is what the story revolves around. First of all, they are a helped develop the theme since they symbolize the theme itself within the novel. They develop the theme because their purpose was to tell 13 different reasons why Hannah killed herself; which is practically how 13 different people have impacted her life. For example, on Cassette 1:Side 8 she tells the story of how Alex Standoll made a difference in her life. He made the "hot/not list" as a joke without knowing how it would affect Hannah's life. He thought of it as a joke yet it lead to multiple results that changed Hannah's life, such as creating conflict with Jessica. This show the theme because it is another example where one did not consider the consequences for their actions. Alex did not seem to think about how foolish life can create so much conflict but it did. As a result of it, the list had lead to many bad effects on Hannah even if it was portrayed as a joke. Another way Asher establishes the theme is by making an effect towards the 13 who were on the tapes. In Clay's case, he was dreadful the next morning. All he could think about are the
Themes are a huge part in any novel. In The Rise of Silas Lapham by William Dean Howells he uses many themes in the novel which he expresses through the actions of the characters. In the novel, a business story dominates a secondary love triangle. Silas Lapham earns a fortune in the paint business through opportunism, greed, and driving ambition. He wants his daughter to marry into the high class Corey family to gain the high social status the backwoods Laphams have never attained. Silas' conduct in managing his business and Irene's love affair are based on the same materialistic set of values which draw the two stories together. In the Novel, The Rise of Silas Lapham, the author William Dean Howells uses themes to develop the characters with both Silas and Irene.
Themes: While each chapter acts as its own separate theme for the text, there are themes inside of the chapters that are apparent as the reader works their way through the text. One of these themes is identity. Many soldiers identified as Christians and that Christianity was challenged when they were forced to kill enemies and faith was shaken by the overwhelming cruelty and death. In response to this, there were soldiers that would dress as Native Americans, people whom they viewed as savage, before/after killing, because they could then identify with their more savage side (37).
Themes played a big role in the novel. Such as imagination, friendship and death. Every time Jess and Leslie encounter difficulties in their day to day lives, they run away to their imaginary world of Terabithia. But ra...
One theme would be appearance vs. reality it is seen mostly in Duchess and Mother Shipton because from being two pair of prostitutes, they start to transform almost into innocent pure characters going toward the end of the story. Duchess is an example of appearance vs. reality because after working as prostitute is not a good image which makes people thinks badly about her. She go from being forced out of Poker Flat to a different person at the end Duchess starts treating Piney Woods with good care, and even being there holding her in her last moments . Mother Shipton is another prostitute who was also forced out of Poker Flat. Mother Ship ton also changes a lot toward the end. She deiced to starves herself just to make sure Piney Woods would have something to eat and wouldn’t starve to death .Both of these
The United States have always been viewed as a democracy. It has been portrayed as the land of the free for many years. Out of all of these years the States have not been free. It is all a façade and a very good one at that. There are many norms and values that have been placed upon society and have been accepted in the eyes of the public. “V for Vendetta” is a film that is based off of the graphic novel that was written by Alan Moore. Though the novel V for Vendetta was written in the 1980’s the drama film was released in 2006 and it definitely made a political statement. The film surfaced political and social norms, religious beliefs, and a sense of morality through the significance of the themes and the meanings behind them.
One of these appeals is the fact that there are so many themes in the
What is going to be outside of the walls of this city that had seemed like the whole world? In the book Insurgent by Veronica Roth, the factions are broken and ungrouped, and there were two sides in this war, except when one side was defeated and the “winners” were backstabbed by a group they thought were allies. The main character, Tris, was part of the group that was betrayed. All the fighting stopped when a video was shown to everyone about how the city everybody lived in was to protect everyone and start a new world when the outside world was corrupted with deception, murder, suicide, and other horrible things. Now that it has been several decades since this “safe city” was created, I look forward to what awaits in the lands beyond the