I hated Roland in The Gunslinger by Stephen King because of all the horrible things he does to others along his journey. Roland is followed throughout the book in his journey across the desert to find the dark tower. I learned to watch out for people who will do anything to reach their goal like Roland does.
The novel first follows Roland when he is telling Brown a story “in the middle of the deserted main street. He had shot and killed thirty-nine men, fourteen women, and five children. He had shot and killed everyone in Tull.” Here I saw Roland will kill anyone who threatens him and stops him from reaching his goal, getting to “the dark tower.” Stephen was trying to expose the true nature of people who will do anything to get their way. I was shocked how Roland could tell Brown this story like it is normal. I believe, telling this story was Roland’s way of showing his dominance and the power he has over others. I believe Roland needs dominance and power over others because he is able to control others and his life. This is important for him as he had been controlled his whole life as a kid, so needs this
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“Maybe the truth was that he’d loved the kid from the moment he’d seen him.” Although Roland always had a choice, he made horrible decisions that I didn’t like as he left Jake to die. This showed me it is wrong to sacrifice others for personal gain and people who think otherwise cannot be trusted. It teaches us that it is in our human nature to put ourselves above others as we want to feel powerful. We value power as it gives us influence over others and makes us feel safe and unstoppable. These savage instincts are seen when you are in ‘survival mode’ and make you lose all sense of rationality. I am now aware that people like Roland exist in the world today and if you aren’t careful you could end up just like Jake. It suggests we should be wary of people who abuse the power they
These experiences have stripped his love for humanity from him and left him in a mentality of near hatred for anyone willing to cause unnecessary death of animals. The two characters have both lost their personal wars purely through having things done to them that no man or woman should be forced to go through.
the entire story. He was trying to redeem himself as a good father and a
This is one of the best, yet saddest books that I have ever read. There are so many bad things out there that are happening to good people. We just have no idea. You never know what is going on behind closed doors. I am so lucky not to have experienced anything like this growing up. There is so much reality in this book, but I never knew that reality was ever this awful. It brought me to a realization that I have never known before. It is extremely sad that something like this really did happen to such a sweet little boy.
When the man and boy meet people on the road, the boy has sympathy for them, but his father is more concerned with keeping them both alive. The boy is able to get his father to show kindness to the strangers (McCarthy), however reluctantly the kindness is given. The boy’s main concern is to be a good guy. Being the good guy is one of the major reasons the boy has for continuing down the road with his father. He does not see there is much of a point to life if he is not helping other people. The boy wants to be sure he and his father help people and continue to carry the fire. The boy is the man’s strength and therefore courage, but the man does not know how the boy worries about him how the boy’s will to live depends so much on his
Did you ever notice that human nature revolves around needs, desires, and wants? There are different types of needs, such as safety, social, basic needs. These desires and impulses gives us our survival and the ability to function in the environment we live in. Our subconscious mind is responsible for the decisions we make, and such impulses makes us commit actions we have no control of. In literature, we are able to understand and judge the character’s behavior more so than our own.
The author Wes Moore said “I was surprised to find just how much we did have in common, aside from our names, and how much our narratives intersected before they faithfully diverged. Learning the details of his story helped me understand my own life and choices.” This quote reitterates what I believe to be the theme that your fate is not determined at birth but rather by the choices you make in life. In the quote he talks about how he realized how much they had in common which was even shocking to him. I think this shows how the choices he made were the most important thing to his success. He acknowledges at the end of the quote how important the choices he made were to his life success. I feel this quote along with the story are very inspiration and very eye opening to many people across the world who are born into a bad position. I think this will show these people how important the choices they make are. This story could pave the way to success for another teen or young adult across the
Lastly, this scene does a great job by creating a symbolic, underlying meaning of what father actually believed in.
After reading this story I was really pleased by the overall message that was sent so indirectly. I enjoyed reading a story that was relatable to the very life that’s going on around me. My eyes were opened by the fact that there are really so many rules and expectations that people have to follow to be considered a good person. “ Good Person” has really made me think about all the people in the world that in many peoples eyes wouldn’t be classified as “good”, and made me want to find the good in them. Wallace was able to send such a strong message by telling a serious and emotional story of a young couple using controversial and commonly seen issues in today’s world. This story really interested me and will be in my mind forever, being that I feel so strongly about seeing the good in people, and because the topic Wallace choose is one that I am passionate about.
Like Jack, the boys no longer value kindness, compassion, or empathy, Instead, they resort to violence and force. This is shown when the boys do their dance and chant “kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!” (Golding 168) This chant is one of violence and savagery. When the boys see Simon crawling out of the jungle, they don’t care if it’s a human or a beast, their first instinct is just to kill. Another example of the boy’s lack of compassion and empathy, is when they participate in tying up Wilfred and allow Jack to beat him for no apparent reason. Jack’s tribe continues to slip further into savagery. They rebel against, and destroy everything that represents kindness, order and civilization. This is evident when Jack, Roger, and Maurice go to Ralph’s camp, taunt Piggy, steal his glasses to make a fire, and beat up the civilized group. Piggy’s death and the breaking of the conch also represent the group’s disintegration of humanity. Piggy says while holding the conch: “Which is better-to be a pack of painted niggers like you are, or be sensible like Ralph is?” (Golding 200) The tribe chooses savagery over order when Roger releases the boulder that kills Piggy, and shatters the conch. The evolution of savagery is complete when the group’s morals and values become the laws in which they abide
This leads to the fact that a beast really does exist within all human beings, but is only expressed when human instinct for survival becomes the main objective. At first the boys aren?t able to kill, but as survival instinct starts taking over, the reader?s are able to se the true character?s play out, and lives are compromised. ?You feel as if you?re not hunting, but- being hunted, as if something?s behind you all the time in the jungle,? (pg.53) proves that it?s every man for himself and people will do anything to survive. An example of this in the novel was when Robert became the ?pig,? and was wounded even though it wasn?t intentional, but the situation became worse when Piggy?s death happened as a result of all civilization lost and evil taken over.
... is reminiscing about the fact that she messed up and it cost the boy’s life. The overall tone in the end of the novel is depressing as the governess’s actions and attitudes about current events tend to reflect the tone of the situation.
The Dark Tower – Stephen King The Dark Tower is a series of stories that follow the main character, Roland "The Last Gunslinger", as he travels across a harsh desert on a mission to find the "man in black". His mission is to make it safely to the Tower in order to save himself and the very existence of the universe. The entire series revolves around the tower and how essential it is. The tower is a central point where different planes of existence merge and if Roland doesn't make it there before it gets destroyed then everything else will be destroyed along with it.
The kids seem innocent and full of life in the beginning of the story but soon after they lose all of there… well basicly there childhood. When Finny falls from the tree it basically gives a point from the beginning of the story about how they were being very irresponsible and uncareful until the point where he learns his lesson and understands to be responsible and give more care about things. When were first introduced to the book it's the summer and everyone is having fun but when Finny falls it comes to the end of summer and it also introduces how the winter is gonna come with responsibilities and hard work. It also makes the point of when Finny falls from the tree all the fun, excitement and happiness all the kids and everyone had before have now changed depression,sorrow and hardship come into the story. Gene shows remorse and felt very bad after he confessed to shaking the branch which made Finny to fall.
The book I chose to read for this independent reading project was The Gunslinger, by Stephen King. In a setting like Old West-styled stories, but with supernatural elements, it follows a man named Roland Deschain - who is more often referred to as the Gunslinger - and his quest involving hunting and capturing a man known as the Man in Black. While the reader isn’t enlightened as to why the Gunslinger is chasing the Man in Black, reason is given to believe that the Man in Black is evil. On his journey, he firsts stops in a small town called Tull, where the Man in Black had passed through - he brings a dead man back to life, and all in the town become so awestruck by him that they refuse to believe he has malintent. After the Gunslinger spends
At first the relationship between a father and his son can be perceived as a simple companionship. However, this bond can potentially evolve into more of a dynamic fitting relationship. In The Road The Man and his son have to depend on one another because they each hold a piece of each other. The Man holds his sons sense of adulthood while the son posses his father’s innocence. This reliance between the father and son create a relationship where they need each other in order to stay alive. “The boy was all that stood between him and death.” (McCarthy 29) It is evident that without a reason to live, in this case his son, The Man has no motivation to continue living his life. It essentially proves how the boy needs his father to love and protect him, while the father needs the boy to fuel ...