Although he does feel bad that he just abandoned him so close to the end of his father’s life, it didn’t stop him from doing it. “I went to look for him. But at the same moment this thought came into my mind: ‘Don’t let me find him! If only I could get rid of this dead weight, so that I could use all my strength to struggle for my own survival, and only worry about myself.’ Immediately I felt ashamed of myself, ashamed forever” (101). Here we saw Elie’s feelings towards his father really come through.
The first part of the line is referring to Priam being the father of Hector and, also, shows that Achilles is mourning over the loss of his father. The second part of the line explains that Achilles is the son of a dead father and that Priam is mourning over his dead son. This really ties everything together and clearly explains the reason for both of the men’s mourning. It also creates this connection between the two men that otherwise would not be there. Yes it is tragic that it has to be over something so upsetting like death, but sometimes something tragic needs to happen for people to put aside their differences, be able to come together and support each other.
He expresses his grief at losing close friends, as well as, resentment for an overly vengeful God, who would punish men not only their crimes, but also the crimes of their fathers. One of Francesco?s peers, Giovanni Boccaccio observed the human behavior in response to The Plague. He concluded that their behavior fell into three categories: Isolation- No one can get me sick if I break contact with everyone. Denial- If I indulge myself, enjoy life, and surround myself with merriment, how could I possibly die? Moderation- If I refrain from overindulgence and gluttony, and walk a righteous path, then I will be spared from this evil.
Joaquin describes Mark as being “unable to find his way back” to the land of the living. Colin seems to be an especially important part of this process; whenever his name is mentioned, Mark “shrinks, becoming literally a more compact person.” When Mark allows himself to be forgiven for Colin’s death and allowing his friend to leave his mind, Mark subsequently finds his way back to the living world and those he loves: “[As Colin left him], Mark felt something else leaving him, the tether on his throat, the night water on his temples.” Mark illustrates Anderson’s ‘survivor’ in different ways. As a man plagued by the death of a friend, his survival is complicated by a very strong sense of guilt and cumulative stress. It is only after he faces these events that he is
Guilt and Blame The horrible experiences of guilt strip them of their humanity. Jimmy Cross was a great soldier who felt compelled to keep his soldiers safe at all times. Ted Lavender dies from war but because Jimmy was distracted for a bit, he felt guilty that Ted Lavender died because Jimmy loved Martha so much. He felt that he could have done something to save his life. But because he was distracted he couldn’t do anything.
Both of these ate away at the men; mind, body and soul. ‘Carry’ means to hold or support while moving, to transport, transmit, or transfer, but figuratively, ‘carry’ connotes bearing a grievance. After Ted Lavender was killed Lieutenant Jimmy Cross carried Lavenders burden with him because he felt personally responsible for his death. He was to busy thinking about Martha the one he loved, even though he knew she didn’t love him in return. L.T.
Throughout the novel Paul seems to leave his emotions behind in order to survive. One of the major conflicts of the novel is Paul deciding if it's better to be more human or subdue his emotions to live. For example, in chapter nine after Paul is able to leave the hole he shared with Gerard Duval, he quickly returns to his normal self. His lack of emotion is vital to his survival because if he had been overly emotional after Duval's death he probably wouldn't have survived the shell fire in the next chapter. Even when he went home Paul had to pretend that the war wasn't so bad
His guilt over the death of his beloved wife and son during World War 2 is a crucial event in which shaped the present Keller. He decides to remove his past and begin a new future in Darwin, however he lost some of his previous qualities in order to start fresh. One of these qualities was his love for romantic music. When Paul visits Vienna, he finds out that ‘Eduard loved the romantics.’ However after the concentration camp, Keller had hatred towards them as it clearly reminded him of the horrors he faced during that time. This accentuates how much guilt the man carries among himself and helps define who he truly is during the novel.
He hated himself. He had loved Martha more than his men, and as a consequence Lavender was now dead, and this was something he would have to carry like a stone in his stomach for the rest of the war.” Eventually, he came to a revelation, burned her letter purely out of love and care for those under his wings. “He was now determined to perform his duties firmly and without negligence. It wouldn’t help Lavender, he knew that, but from this point on he would comport himself as a
The Crossing of Vietnam “He had loved Martha more than his name, and as a consequence Lavender was now dead, and this was something he would have to carry like a stone in his stomach” (O’Brien 16). This shows how much Martha was a part of his life and how distracted he was by her. The emotions he feels for her create deaths that should not have happened if he was not so caught up with her. He took these deaths as if they were his fault and he became overwhelmed and depressed about the war and more and more, he thought about Martha. When soldiers are on the battle field they need to be focused on protecting their men and they need to be extremely aware of their surroundings.