Even though Lennie does not have the mental capacity to understand it, he poses a danger to those around him. Lennie is unable to decipher right from wrong, hence why he doesn’t understand his own strength hurts others whether it may be an accident or not. One example being the puppy which Lennie cared for. To Lennie, the puppy was “soft and nice”, until the puppy showed aggression to Lennie and he hit it too hard causing it to die. Lennie often retaliates to “aggressive” behavior throughout the
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to preserve their’s or someone else’s reputation was Thomas Putnam, John Proctor, and Reverend Parris. John Proctor told the truth but didn’t want his name soiled. After he told the truth, he refused to sign his name on a confession paper. The paper would have been hung on a public wall for everyone to see for forever. He didn’t want his bad name to be known by everyone who looked at that wall. Thomas Putnam lied, unlike John Proctor, to protect his reputation. His family was always known for their
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Of course, nature was supposedly one of the first things introduced to the world, so it makes sense that both the Iroquois and the Yoruba treat it with up-most respect. Nature proves itself to be a benign force in both civilizations’ myths, whether it be supporting, saving or creating life. The Iroquois put emphasis on the assistance of nature in “The World on the Turtle’s Back.” The god-like people of the Sky World dare not harm the Great Tree that sits in the middle of their city: “The tree was
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was said by Cheever refering to John Proctor during the Salem which trials. Cheever was proving to the court John was commiting a sin. John Proctor was a hard working man in Salem. John is a sinner and a example is he plows fields on Sunday. He has an afair with a 17 year old girl named Abigail Williams. John Proctor and I are alike in multiple ways such as we both commited sins, are both outcast (or not like everyone eles), and very hard working. The first trait John and I have in commin are we are
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Proctor: These are all landholding farmers, members of the church. Delicately, trying to point out a paragraph: If you’ll notice, sir-they’ve known the women many years and never saw no sign they had dealings with the Devil” (Miller 75). In this part, John hands Danforth a piece of paper containing a bunch of names agreeing to Rebecca and Martha Corey’s good name and saying they had no correlation with the Devil. “Proctor, his voice about to break, and his shame great: In proper place-where my beasts
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In the novel “One flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest” what sticks out to me the most is that the narrator is not the protagonist. You would think at first that Chief Bromden the one who is a “Chronic” would have a flawed mental state. However that is not the case because Bromden is adept at describing what he sees. He also sees the true intention of Nurse Ratched and pretends that he is deaf. What is surprising is that McMurphy the new admission is very happy to be in a hospital for the insane. I still
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“Curley’s wife moved away from him a little. ‘I think you’re nuts,’ she said” (Steinbeck 90). Lennie Small from Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is known for being different. Steinbeck implies that he has an intellectual disability. Lennie travels with his friend George during the time of the Great Depression, although it makes them more deviate. They share a dream about owning their own land with their own farm. Moreover, Curley’s wife realizes that there is a specific discrepancy between Lennie
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John Locke is a famous British philosopher of the 17th century. He was born in August 29, 1632 in the small town of Wrington, he later passed away on October 28, 1704. He received his early education at Westminster School and then at Christ Church, Oxford (a college). Much like Hobbes that came before him, he found little use for the Aristotelian philosophy taught. Having great success as a student, he later went on to hold several teaching roles the college. Often heralded as one of the founder
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Dreams Dreaming, it is a part of our human nature. As people we dream about many things such as things we want, love, happiness and many more. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, during the great depression, the characters of the novel dream about having a better life. These dreams inspire them to persevere through their harsh lives, but many unforeseen events cause the destruction of these dreams. The two big dreamers in the novel is the main characters; George and Lennie. They always dreamed
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Thirteen Hundred Rats by T. Coraghessan Boyle is a short story about a widower, who keeps rats as pets. The main character of the book Gerard Loomis has never had any pet but the tragic event in his life, the death of his wife, urges him to have a pet and he chooses comfort in rats. In this story, it is quite symbolic that after the death of his wife, he chooses rats as his pets because the author develops the metaphor that in a way, evokes the comparison between Gerard’s wife, who has just died
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