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Mr. Collins from Pride and Prejudice Mr Collins is a wealthy, high-class clergyman who desires to have the hand of marriage from Elizabeth Bennet of Longbourne. The Bennet family however is not as prosperous as Mr Collins’, and it was on this basis that many marriages were established. During Mr Collins discussion with Elizabeth he declares his intentions to propose and Mrs Bennet gives her consent. When Jane Austin says ‘he set about it in an orderly manner which he supposed a regular part of business’ It demonstrates how Mr Collins being very narrow minded is a man that goes by the beliefs of his society and the period in which he lived in-so he thought that this was to be the right way to propose. When Mr Collins tries to win Elizabeth over he says ‘I singled you out as the companion of my life’ it shows that his decision was based on looks only, according to the convictions of that time the lady would be flattered and eager to accept but this does not alter Elizabeth’s decision. When Mr Collins talks of selecting a wife It showed how low he thought of the o...
... of that era. He saw that all can be corrupted by power and that no group for that reason should be better than another.
-He is also a person who values the many characteristics and lifestyle choices he has
Huck Finn, the main character of Twains The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, travels down the Mississippi River in search of personal truth and freedom, which ironically he achieves by living a lie. Huck's journey causes him to wear a variety of disguises and masks to survive. Unfortunately however, the people he meets along the way wear disguises which they use to deceive and cheat the same society that Huck and Jim, a runaway slave, are trying to escape from. Jim must use his own cleverness, Huck's protection and disguises in order to avoid getting caught by society. Together, all these characters use disguises, which are lies in physical forms, to their advantage. Huck's motive is to escape the rules of a restricting society. The King and the Duke are con men who want only to cheat society and take what isn't theirs. Jim uses disguises for survival, to escape from social prejudice and unfair punishment.
George Milton in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is crude, snarky, and downright normal. He’s a character that, while some of his decisions are questionable, is easy to relate to from his actions, thoughts, and personality. The idea of such a character being remindful of the reader by spirit or another is emphasized by Alan Moore’s quote, “I suppose all fictional characters, especially in adventure or heroic fiction, at the end of the day are our dreams about ourselves. And sometimes they can be really revealing.” Throughout the book, the reader will see George as an abundant wealth of realism from his own strengths and weakness. It’s not only limited to that, for his own appearance is neither an exaggerated stretch of flesh, nor an over-glorified Adonis, but that of an average person with common struggles in life (though that may be because of Steinbeck’s own habit of writing based off his experiences and views). Even though George’s speech may be considered partly obsolete, it not only is still understandable to readers, but it fits in the 1930’s setting in the book. Specifically, the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is a historical, western to be exact, book on the story of one George Milton and Lennie Small’s life on a ranch. George Milton is shown to be a conventional character that’s shown to be easy to relate to, right up until his last action.
In some societies it is the actions of many men that change the environment to which they belong and this in turn makes up history. However in other societies such as the United States and R...
- Believes that a society is complex because of the many elements involved in it, which
rejects law-based morality and forms his or her own paradigm in its place. Each character
In The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer writes the discrepancies between the way the pilgrims present themselves and the way they are internally or spiritually. In modern society, as well, celebrities wear masks that hide who they really are. One such celebrity is Jared Fogle, who showed himself to the public as a representative for the Subway franchise, and a public figure of the well-known “Subway Diet”, but in actuality he is an egregious sex offender. The way that Jared portrayed himself in the media seems to be one way, but he was actually hiding behind a mask. Chaucer’s message that people do not always reveal who they truly are is still pertinent.
The Great Gatsby, a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, tells the story of the lives of different people, and how they connect with each other. It’s told from the point of view of the character Nick Carraway. Nick is deemed very trustworthy by many of the characters within the novel and many confide in him. He sure has been an eyewitness to everything that has happened throughout the novel, but his honesty and authenticity is what makes him a reliable storyteller. We are given an objective point of view, both in his narration and the way he interacts with other characters. The way he narrates the story is from the outside looking in. Due to the duality between him being the narrator and character, and his honesty, we don’t obtain a biased perspective. “’Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone,’ he told me, ‘just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had’” (pg 1). Nick’s father essentially taught him not to be so quick to judge and to be careful of the way he presents his judgment.
“The only thing worse than being hated it being ignored, at least when they hate you they treat you like you exist” - Unknown. A common misperception nowadays is that people think being hated is the most brutal thing that can happen to someone. Being ignored or ostracized decrease a person's self-confidence and makes them want to force others to notice them. On the contrary, when someone is merely disliked or hated they are still able to stay on their path and hold on to their confidence as shown in the book Mr. Pip by Lloyd Jones.
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