Willy Loman had great expectations and big goals set for himself as well as his sons. We are told that he is man of great expectations, "massive dreams", and someone who finds hope for the future in those expectations. Being proud a Loman, he believes that any Loman who does not share his dreams and expectations has let him down. Biff, his older son has always been his favourite. Willy's hopes are so closely associated with Biff that he seems to remember for long that Biff is a mature man, supposedly capable of making his own decisions. But Biff is now thirty-four, and without work, Willy seem...

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... to escape from a fantasy existence and accept his average existence lead to his death. Willy's son Happy is living his life out the same as his father, but he will not end in suicide. Willy's other son Biff starts out to be like him, but changes his ways in order to avoid being like Willy. ... that achievements come by facing one's responsibilities of today and working toward future achievements, then he would have been able set realistic dreams and not be overwhelmed with fears of not accomplishing the unobtainable goals. Happy, Willy's son also lives a life ignoring reality and constan...

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... Crane describes Wilson by as he says, "He was sprightly, vigorous, fiery in his belief in success. He looked into the future with clear, proud eye, and he swore with the air of an old soldier" . However, just before the first battle Wilson brings Henry some letters to give his family after ... his death, for Wilson is sure he's about to die. This shows that Wilson is not the tough and fearless man as he came off to be originally. Wilson's way of dealing with his fear is different from Henry's. He is loud, ... the "tall soldier", and he is Henry's childhood friend. Jim is calm and seems ...

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... Originally, Jack showed restraint or fear of his own darker forces, when he hesitated to kill the piglet during an earlier hunt. His own embarrassment for not doing so fuelled his bloodlust and caused him to overcompensate for his failure by becoming overtly aggressive in front of the other boys. When the concept ... to indulge freely in his sadistic nature. This whole ordeal affected other people psychologically, such as Ralph. He could be viewed as possibly having posttraumatic stress disorder. Events such as the death of the mulberry marked litl'un and Simon's murder resulted in sympt...

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... incident is when Gene starts as the Assistant Crew Manager and Quackenbush is above him. "-Get some towels"-How many?"-As many as you can carry. That won't be too many."- (69). Quackenbush hurts Gene another time too. After making fun of Gene, Gene remarks, " You, Quackenbush, don't know anything about who I am ... swear to God you ride a joke longer than anybody I know"-So you killed him did you?" a boy uncoiled tensely from the couch-Well, not actually killed. Finny is hanging between life and death at home, in the arms of his grief-stricken mother"..." (81). At the end of the novel, B...

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In Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman, a salesman, has to confront failure in the success driven society of America. In his conquest for the American Dream, Willy faces frustration, disappointment ... up believing that being "well-liked" was the key to being successful. He stressed popularity over hard work and risk-taking over perseverance to his family. He was proud when the neighborhood boys came over to see the athletic abilities of his oldest son Biff. It is at the same time that he turns his nose up and ... spends too much time on schoolwork to worry about being popular. ...

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... aspect is continuously present, the aspect of traumas and the effect of it on present lives. Traumas seem to be noticed through the way characters act and react in the novels Death of a salesman by Arthur Miller and The catcher in the rye by J.D. Salinger. In The catcher in ... why his son has not achieved anything for the last fifteen years. Bernard's reaction was: " he came back after that month and took his sneakers - remember those sneakers with "University of Virginia" printed on them? He was so proud of those, wore them every day. And he took them down ... in the cellar, and burn...

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... opposite of Slim; he is ignorant and insensitive. Candy is the ranch hand who wants to join George and Lennie on their journey. Crooks is a proud but lonely African-American who also works on the ranch. All of these stock characters are flat. This story was written in the 1930's, taking place south ... while they are traveling that the reader learns about George and Lennie. Lennie is a huge man, perfect for hard labor on a farm or ranch but is not able to do much else because he is mentally retarded. George is much tinier but also much smarter. George is Lennie's caretaker. During this t...

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... . The purpose of John's action is to make Ann happy. John believes that Ann is the most important person in his life as he was described on Pg. 48 " naively proud of Ann." He believes that "it seemed only right that she should have [the best]." To John, Ann deserves a man better than a dull-witted man like himself. When John learned ... he thinks that she loves. John made a decision about his own life so he has the right to choose to kill himself. He also just wants Ann to be happy. He is "naively proud of Ann. He had bewildered by it once, her caring for a dull-witted fellow like him: t...

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... Curley. This is because Candy, after his dog had been killed, had showed regret that it had been Carlson who had killed his dog and not himself. George wanted it to be on friendly terms. Another sign of symbolism that John Steinbeck gives us in this novel is when Lennie has just killed Curley's wife. "A pigeon ... about this sentence is that a pigeon is the same variety of bird as a dove and doves are a sign of piece and harmony, which blends well with the death of Curley's wife. John Steinbeck also helps reveal his outlook with his use of characters: George Milton is one of the main char...

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... by following John F. Kennedy's statement, "ask what you can do for your country" (qtd. in Caputo xiv). The proud young military men believed that the Viet Cong could be swiftly conquered only to come to awareness these guerrillas were a deadly, persistent enemy who were willing to sustain continual casualties, while ... 's comments too seriously. His commanders infused in him a lasting fear of criticism with a continual appetite for praise. Caputo did not want to be thought of as not good enough to be in a military battalion (35). The 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade was to give security...

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... -47,p.p.2360) which is blinding her from seeing the truth or believing it. To her Kurtz is a man to be admired. She feels "it would be impossible not to love him- (line 50,p.p.2360). She was proud to have been engaged to Kurtz, and would be shocked to learn of the things he had done. Marlow had to decide if he should tell her the ... . As a character in Marlow's own story, Kurtz is one who embraces evil by stepping over the edge of moral bounds. Marlow becomes ill and fights with death but does not die. Kurtz does not fight with death and dies. Dying is the transcendence of the ego to enl...

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... 's capacity for evil. What adds to this crises is the mindset of those not directly involved. Marlow's aunt for example, has an idealistic view of imperialism and indeed colonialism, and so is proud that her nephew be sent to Africa. She truly believes that the motive of colonialism is to civilize ... objects. This image creates a picture of devastation, and the prevalence of death among these men awakens within Marlow the realization that the white men have not brought light and ease to suffering, but rather darkness cruelty and death. This leads us to the character of Kurtz. His person...

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... hand. Invisible veins now popped up proudly on your wrist-attached clenched fist to arm. Your whole arm bgane to shake. And perhaps you became the proud owner of white knuckles. Now before you begin to chuckle think of the seriousness of the situation! White knuckles have been known to result in lung ... cancer, Alzheimer's, even (dum dum dum) DEATH. Obviously, I'm kidding. I don't know what white knuckles could cause other than a very sore hand, carpel tunnel at worst. The real seriousnes sof the issue ... that was physical, anger so physical it was violent. But Paul boasted. IF that s...

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... the past-(25). Ironically, it is his own memoirs "his own life "that help us construct the reality of the war. Hopelessness, Death is emininent. Desentisizing What I might we expect? What is the reality? Man after getting hit with a splintered bullet still asks for permission to return ... 78) Although Bloch goes on to admit that the French armies did respond resolutely to the war's call with a "democratic fervor- fitting of a proud republic, he remarks almost off handily that these initial days of the war's outbreak were some of his most beautiful memories of the war. There are ... of r...

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... background had taught him that whatever the cause we must protect the country. He had great pride when he first entered the war and wanted his whole family to be proud of him. In the marines he became a lieutenant and was put in command of the second platoon in Vietnam. They were sent to an MOR, at a ... NVA were killed. Caputo could not believe that the commanding officers really did not care, at how many American lives were lost. When he got news of his friend Walter Cohen had been killed in action, he was devastated. This was what really drove him over the edge. After Walter's death he...

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... were he able to withstand the criticism of his choice for a wife. Obi, however, does not believe it is the Union's right to ask about such things and is too proud to stand there and listen to what he believes to be backward thinking. Moreover, he barges out of the room in a fashion that the Union will ... her are the singers who have just come from a funeral. Achebe has them stop by the house as if to foreshadow Obi's mother's own death. Also, the song that they sing is relevant to Obi's own dénouement. The lyrics to the song go as follows: "For a kinsman cannot ... However, Christopher...

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... letter to Johnson in June to urge him to admit women to the club, Johnson provoked a storm by publicly declaring that he would not be bullied into admitting women. He then released the sponsors for the television broadcast of the 2003 event, in order to spare them from ... placed in New York University's student newspaper. EVERYTHING, we've been told over and over since the horror of September 11, is CHANGED. Not completely. True, the collective fear and anger generated by that atrocity has completed the right-wing takeover of American politics. But so far, ... TALIBAN, like Milosovic an...

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... Adam's apple doing a dance in that long thin neck." Page31- " attention fastened on the thought." " everything hanging there by a thread." Page32- "Archie let himself be caressed by the laughter- " even though he felt a bead of perspiration trace a cold path- Page33- "A tremor ran along his arm- "Archie felt empty, discarded, ... passing he is said to "sleepwalk through life". Jerry- We are now understanding him a little better, with the explanation of his mother's death and all. Chapter10: Brother Leon calls a special assembly to tell the student body that they all must sell fifty box...

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... ), possible even "bestial." In an attempt to refute Achebe's proposed difference between the two women, C.P. Saravan said that Conrad perceived that native woman as a "gorgeous, proud, superb, magnificent, terrific, [and] fierce" person whose "human feelings [were] not denied" (Saravan, p.284). In comparing the two views, one must step back and consider that both views are only interpretations on what Conrad may have ... ,' 'shadows,' and 'bundles of acute angles,' so as to show the dehumanizing effect of colonialist rule on the ruled" (269-270). Another similar statement was when Conrad ...

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... of evils, Peter Quint and Miss. Jessel. Being an orphaned governess meant something to her. Without help of the parents she grew up to be a strong, proud, independent woman. Then she was chosen to meet these orphaned children, who interact with the ghosts, think them as if they were their parents. ... quite as if Quint were his tutor- and a very grand one-and Miss Jessel only for the little lady"(Henry, 66). So since their death, the children have interacted with their spirits or the ghosts and have been convinced or persuaded to die after them. "They want to get them ... spirits of Qu...

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