Ambiguity In Dubious Battle

Prompt: 2. Does McMurphy win or lose his battle with Nurse Ratched? Justify your answer with three specific examples from the text.

Ambiguity is a concept I came across while reading The Book Thief, by Marcus Zusak. The novel discussed numerous paradoxes of the human experience, and thus stimulated my mind into exploring branches of philosophy previously unknown to me. Though the concept is a simple one, the source of ambiguity is much more complicated. From my reading of this story and study in a psychology class, I learned that one’s natural instinct and nurturing environment is what affects one’s perspective. Equally important, no matter how similar common the human condition is, everyone is different. No person has the same life experiences, and thus has a different perspective. These conflicting perspectives are what lead to ambiguity, which leads me to quite a harsh

When questioned about her likeness of including morally ambiguous characters in her well-known books, Amy Tan asserts, ¨We all hate moral ambiguity in some sense, and yet it is also absolutely necessary. In writing a story, it is the place where I begin,¨ Throughout literature, moral ambiguity is the reader´s lack of knowing if something is right or wrong. This represents an integral role that is significant to the reader's overall interpretation of the book. Some characters may be defined as ¨morally ambiguous¨, and therefore behave in a way that makes the reader unable to distinguish them as good or evil. In Cold Mountain, written by Charles Frazier, two stories are told of a man, named Inman, journey to rekindle his relationship with

Readers are aware of this ambiguity. Here the heaviest flashback thoughts and the short-lasting issue set up a continuing contrast throughout the poem, which enchants its effect.

Decisions. One of the biggest obstacles every person faces in life. It could be as small as whether to turn right or left in the hallway, or whether to share a deep, dark secret with your friend. No matter the situation, these decisions can be onerous and overwhelming, as well as take an inordinate amount of time. In the passages “Cover-ups” and “Good Guys Always Win”, the main characters have to make split decisions on their feet, and risk losing friends or opportunities because of that.

He is also the protagonist of the story. He is a pretty smart and athletic kid, and if I do say so myself this character reminds me of myself. Additionally, Mac is a big risk taker. The other main character is Vince and he is the best friend and main companion of Mac.

Throughout American history, it’s a problem between with government and states or different political parties. Quasi War is happen after the French Revolution, which United States refused to continue pay the debt to France. French was anger about this so he attacks the American Ship, which lead to the relationship of the American and French become more tension. The government past Naturalization, Alien Enemies, and the Sedition Act to prevent apy from other countries. The Quasi War had a huge impact on the political landscape of the United States.

     Chapter seven begins by explaining an example that would make the case against using ambiguity. In fact, the title of chapter seven is “Avoid Ambiguity”. While it is true that vague statements leave questions unanswered, the traditional idea behind gathering information is to find specific details and clear communicated

One example of when the author causes us to be unsure of the truth is when he talks about the vietnamese man he killed. Then we find out that it wasn’t O’Briens fault from Kiowa to leave us in an even more confused state. He wrote this because he wanted to describe to us that even if he didn’t kill the man, it felt like he was responsible, because in a way he felt like the mysterious man was him. This particular event increases our understanding of the story because this is what it felt like to be in the war. You would blame yourself for the death of a fellow soldier or imagine your own self dead.

All three of these conflicts help explain why certain characters in this novel act the way they do around others. The conflict provided by Stevenson is also used to assist with setting up the theme of the book.

The two different opinions change the way that the readers understand the story. This means that if an author wants his entire audience to understand the novel the same he must have a strong central theme. Steinbeck states this message he wants to portray to his readers on page 15. Steinbeck writes," Orden stuck to his point. "But there was resistance?" Yes but it was foolish to resist. He then goes on to say," but they resisted." This comes from a conversation between the Mayor of the town and the Colonel Lanser shortly after the German army had occupied the town. The two go on to have a conversation about what is going to happen to the people of the town and why the Germans have taken this particular town. This starts the main problem of the story and is the first adversity that the town must overcome.

The tension that Steinbeck creates in chapter six is very prominent; there are moments of peace and moments of despair. The first case in which Steinbeck creates tension is at the very beginning of the first chapter where the reader can hear peace. It is only after reading chapter six that the reader on hindsight can compare the peacefulness in the first chapter to the tension in the last chapter, this creates tension as the reader is now well aware that one of Steinbeck’s narrative techniques is that the movement goes from harmony to discord. Steinbeck also uses pathetic fallacy, figurative and colloquial language to build the tension in the readers mind.

    Literature is never interpreted in exactly the same way by two different readers. A prime example of a work of literature that is very ambiguous is Joseph Conrad's, "Heart of Darkness". The Ambiguities that exist in this book are Marlow's relationship to colonialism, Marlow's changing feelings toward Kurtz, and Marlow's lie to the Intended at the end of the story.

Ambiguity can be defined as a lack of precise meaning or interpretation, so how can we describe human existence as “ambiguous”? Surely, there must be some essence, or characteristic thing, that we can use to solidify the meaning of our existence. However, it becomes difficult to pin down exactly what every human existence has in common. Dreams of fame and fortune motivate and consume the lives of some people, others dedicate their lives to help people less fortunate, and still there are those that sit on a couch all day watching TV as their years monotonously pass by. In The Ethics of Ambiguity, Simone de Beauvoir develops an existentialist view that explains the details of an ambiguous existence and how those who exist should act in this

The novel “Doubt; A Parable” by John Patrick Shanley, creates doubts and mystery in readers minds that have us turning the pages, curious of what will happen next. “Doubt” creates a lot of different opinions and perspectives, and raises a lot of important discussions. You see that values play a big part in the way that we think, and the way that we see others. It blocks our perspective on people, and makes things seem very one-sided, in order to live life to it’s fullest potential you need to not just look at your own beliefs but others as well. It creates doubt in readers’ minds whether or not Father Flynn is guilty by showing us different sides of characters and making us feel uncertain about our beliefs.