The men worry they will not live a normal life because of the horrific experiences and horrors of war. To survive war, Paul Baumer and his fellow soldiers behaved like animals, which in turn created a more dehumanizing experience. The young 19 year old soldiers are forced to join the war unaware that they have to change their lifestyles. Remarque indicates that the only way for a soldier to survive war is to turn off their mind and operate solely on instinct, making them less like human and more like animals. “By the animal instinct that is awakened in us we are led and protected.
We could speculate that if more of the | | |villagers were wealthy enough to have this option, they too would have deserted the infected | | |area. When Maggie and Brand flee, they are set upon by the people of the next village because | | |they are mortally afraid that these two former Bradford servants are plague carriers. So they | | |really can’t go anywhere. When Mompellion expresses that the “plague will make heroes of us | | |all,” he is referring to Brand’s rescue of Maggie. Brand’s guilt over Maggies’ predicament is | | |what forces him to go back and get her – but is this true heroism when he is acting out of | | |guilt
“Says one time he went out in the wilderness to find his own soul, an’ he foun’ he didn’t have no soul that was his’n. Says he foun’ he jus’ got a little piece of a great big soul. Says a wilderness ain’t no good, ’cause his little piece of a soul wasn’t no good ’less it was with the rest, an’ was whole.” This direct characterization of how Tom’s character changes for the better demonstrates how him fighting for what’s right will be beneficial for him and the migrant workers in the future in order to survive. A statement he says is “wherever they’s a fight so hungry people can eat, I’ll be there. Wherever they’s a cop beatin’ up a guy, I’ll be there”.
Since the beginning of time, humans have been playing the game of survival, where the strong ones survive and the weak ones die. In order to stay in the game, people often have to abandon their morals and let savagery take over so that they can get what they need. This forms the basis of evil that exists in each human being. Much in the same way, Jack’s desire to be Chief allows him to gradually discover his own savage instincts, which allows him to hunt and kill. He slowly climbs the ladder and later becomes Chief by convincing the boys that a “beast” exists on the island.
In this story a man and a boy, father and son, go on a journey together for across a wretched country after the post apocalypse landscape. Plants do not grow. Humanity consists largely of groups of cannibals and refugee-travelers who scavenge for food. Remaining civilized through out the journey is difficult although the father and son have most certainly made their efforts to remain
ENG 102 24 April 2013 De Willy Loman's misconception of the American dream becomes an obsession that eventually ruins his life and effects his families in "Death of a Saleman". Willy Loman believed and taught his children, like much of society today, that looks and likeability will take one to the 'top' and hardwork and perservance seem to be a little less important. This way of thinking gives Mr. Loman nothing near success and money as he so badly desired along with two unsuccessful sons. It seemed like a 'dog eat dog' world in "Death of a Saleman" much like it is in reality world today. And while everyone lives to chase their dreams, only few actually make it there.
When the narrator describes the trapper's first meeting with Enkidu, he says that the "trapper's face was stark with fear" (because Enkidu looks pretty terrifying wearing those animal skins as garments, and being covered in shaggy hair all over his body), and then "Enkidu and his animals drew back home" That sounds to us like Enkidu is a cross between a shepherd and a sheepdog (or maybe just the sheepdog)—he has some kind of responsibility for the animals, but he also lives among them as an animal himself. He also seems to be using his 1/3rd "human wits" to free the animals from the trapper's traps—which, by the way, is driving the trapper batty. Of course, even if his wits are human, his loyalties are still with the animals at this
When dealing with challenges, adapting into the environment is significantly important in order for us to survive. “Like I said, I’ve eaten worse” Tomas popped the grub into his mouth without any fear while other boys rejected it in disgust. This demonstrates Tomas has gone through difficulties in his life which made him stronger and adapted to the wild environment. Being like a villain at the beginning of the story, Tomas is known as a bully who gets Josef into troubles many times. Our attitude toward Tomas begins to change during the storm at the marsupial farm.
By the end of the story, the Misfit ends up killing the whole family. Even though the Misfit kills this family, he is not fully responsible for his actions. The Misfit kills because he has had a terrible childhood, he is mentally unstable, and he simply likes what he does. The Misfit is a killer, but may not be responsible for all of his actions because of his awful childhood. While he was a child his own father did not think he was normal, "My daddy said I was a different breed of dog from my brothers and sisters" (O'Connor).
The novel The Road by Cormac McCarthy features many examples of symbolism in order to enhance the reader’s understanding of the grim reality within the text: a nameless father and son struggling to survive in a world defaced by an overwhelming catastrophe. The symbols that McCarthy utilises are of natural phenomena that once existed in harmony but now battle for dominance, such as darkness and water representing the opposing ideas of destruction and survival respectively, and fire and ashes representing disparate concepts of hope and death. In contrast to these earthly things, the road that they walk upon, one of the last existing human constructions, features as a symbol of their journey of necessity to survive every passing day. The road that the central characters traverse throughout McCarthy’s text is a motif that represents their journey through the wasteland they once called home. Their destination is the coastline, which is a few months’ walk away; their belief is that it will be their deliverance, as everything depended on reaching the coast.