... No matter how morally wrong the dilemma is, the primal instinct of survival challenges the ethical alternative in most cases. John Proctor falls victim to instinct, and instead of saving the members of his community he chooses to save his own self-image. This human weakness proves to be John Proctor’s tragic character flaw. It not only leads to his demise, but to the loss of many innocent lives as well. Survival may be one of the natural instincts in human beings, but it can and sometimes will be overcome by other powerful emotions. John’s initial struggle for survival is suppressed by his overwh ...

... in the West Egg which is for the so-called "new money." The same day, Jordan gives a remark that makes the reader infer that Jordan is too good to date Nick. She says "I haven't heard a word" (19). Jordan gave this comment to Daisy after Daisy implied that Jordan and Nick gettogether. Jordan, like many of the other inhabitants of the East Egg, thought of herself as having much more grace and dignity than the people of the West Egg and also as being superior to them. The recklessness of many people during the Jazz Age is also portrayed through Jordan Baker. She is often lazy, dishonest, and blunt. Tom Buchanan ...

... the witches create a mysterious atmosphere. The fact that they meet in conditions and in an open area which is away from the prying eyes of society, suggests that they are up to something secret, and as we know they are witches, we assume, whatever they are up to, will be evil and something they do not wish to disclose to anybody else. It is also a fact, that in Shakespearean times, turbulent and dramatic weather such as this, meant that the earth's elements were uneasy, and foretold that something disastrous was to happen. The evil witches seem to be at ease in weather conditions such as these, and it appears that ...

... One must wonder if man, like the Greeks portrayed, has any real choice in determining how he lives. That issue of choice arises when comparing Gabriel Marquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude and Yasunari Kawabata's Thousand Cranes. The men in Yasunari Kawabata's Thousand Cranes and Gabriel Garcia Marquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude forever seem to be repeating the lives of their male ancestors. These cycles reveal that man as a being, just like the mythological heros, has no true choice in the ultimate course his life will take. The male characters' personal development is ove ...

... depression and hallucination. Therefor, by placing a woman in the backcountry and forcing her ignore all others forms of life, is a form of abuse that needed to be expressed thought this short story. A woman that looks within the depths of a house and characterizes it as "haunted" is not evidence to lock her up and diagnose her with an illness. "A colonial mansion…I would say haunted house…but that would be asking too much of fate," shows the narrator's superstitious characteristic that places her outside the walls of society. By moving into a bedroom, the narrator feels a form of solitude. The narr ...

... proving masculinity, which appear to me the most common among young men, are the manner in which men deal with sports and women. Especially at a young and immature age, these things appear to be the only way to validate manhood. Hence it is with these means that boys and men are taught their gender roles. I shall explore how most men develop what they believe to be important to their gender role in society, and draw upon examples from my own life, focusing on the aforementioned topics of athletics and women. Most men exhibit characteristics, which are not all that far from basic animal behavior, especially when yo ...

... as represented by the conch, into violence and savagery. This event shows how evil and violence are hidden in everyone. Secondly, the break up in the tribe also enforces this point. They break up because, for many, they do not want to be civilized. By the mislead from Jack, they have escaped from what they used to be, to a world of killing, and evil, in another word, the evil sector of them had been released. This event shows how evils are present for all humans, and are waiting for the right chance to be released. Furthermore, looking at how Jack had changed it clearly states that evil is present in all. A ...

... to satisfy my equally curious and terribly scientific mind .and not only that it is the difficulty of telling a tender little soul that we're now in the process of planting more and more evil everyday that it's become impossible to control it's devilish crops. That each new day we're causing millions and millions of people to suffer and even die just because we can't "discuss matters" anymore. Sometimes i wonder is this "do or die " method going to be our only way of communication. Will we ever get to know the meaning of the word peace again or is humanity cursed to suffer forever. All these thoughts and question ...

... a plan so that they could lie with her, sneaking into the garden when she was bathing, they threatened to testify that there was a young man in there with her if she did not lie with them. Being the self respecting woman that she was she answered, "I am hemmed in on every side. For if I do this thing, it is death for me; and if I do not, I shall not escape your hands. I choose not to do it and to fall into your hands, rather than to sin in the sight of the Lord." When the servants hear about this they are very surprised because nothing like this has ever been said of her before however they trust their elde ...

... the human race by immortalizing the importance of death. The structure of the poem is separated into three sections containing three stanza’s each. There is no apparent rhyme scheme making it a free verse and prose piece. The setting is outside, most likely close to the speakers house, and surrounded by forest and wildlife. It takes place in the mid 1900’s and probably in the spring-time. This piece is compiled of nine triplets separated into three sections. The first section of three triplets starts with the speaker honing his knife throwing skills. In the first section the speaker starts his training. ...