The Edge Of The Razor's Edge

Francis always did what Larry told him to do and never disobey him. Larry’s has power over Francis, he can actually make Francis feel tired by saying he looks it, this shows Francis believe in his word, E.g if he looks tired then he must be tried. Larry is arrogant, he is confident that he will never get caught for his evil and unheroic acts. “He was at the door, a shadow now, turning the knob, whistling a tune… whistling softly as he stepped through the doorway…” shows Larry’s calm behaviour as he leaving the Wreck Centre after raping Nicole suggests that he is very confident that she will not report him, or that even if she does, nobody will believe her because he is a

Larry’s obsession with “sweet young things” was one of the reasons that caused him to become suicidal. Because Larry went to war and lost his legs, he couldn’t harm anymore young girls.

He went to college for his parents, and would have become a lawyer to please his parents. But he wasn’t satisfied with that. He travelled looking for the answers he could not seem to find doing what everyone else was. As he travelled from Mexico to South Dakota, to California, and eventually Alaska, he learned more than he ever could at his mundane job. This is because he couldn’t control as much of his environment.

Aylmer’s craving to make his wife Georgiana perfect is destined to fail because perfection cannot be found on earth and only found in heaven. Aylmer obsesses about the birthmark that is on his wife for an extensive time that it actually starts to inconvenience him. For Aylmer, it symbolizes mortality and sin and comes to mast over Georgiana’s beauty in his cluttered mind. Consequently, her tiny imperfection, which is only a birth-mark, is all he can see and is so prominent to him. The desire for perfection not only kills Georgiana inside and out, but it also ruins her husband. Aylmer starts to break down because his desire to create the ideal woman becomes such a fixation that it prevents him from seeing all the good his wife has to over him and the world. Nevertheless, Georgiana says that she will risk her life for him and have the birthmark erased. Aylmer is very confident about it but ends up killing her in the process, emotionally and

Courage, a quality deeply ingrained within the essence of every living being, propels individuals to confront adversity, danger, or pain without succumbing to fear. It is the driving force that empowers the human spirit to stand firm in the face of challenges, regardless of the consequences or criticisms that may arise. John A. Shedd eloquently captured the essence of courage in his metaphorical statement: “A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for.” This quote resonates with the idea that humans are meant to venture beyond their comfort zones, just as ships are meant to sail the open seas, fulfilling their intended purpose. Courage has the transformative power to effect change in the world, whether for better or for worse.

The life Curley’s wife has showcases the type of life countless numbers of aspiring women are forced to succumb to. Curley’s wife dreams of becoming a talented star in a time period of depression and discrimination. Curley’s wife speaks of how her life could have been if she was able to become an actress, “Coulda been in the movies, an’ had nice clothes-all them nice clothes like they wear. An’ I coulda sat in them big hotels, an’ had pitchers took of me. When they had them previews I coulda went to them, an’ spoke in the radio, an’ it wouldn’ta cost me a cent because I was in the pitcher. An’ all them nice clothes

Life in the Iron Mills is a tragic yet poignant story of the effects of a man’s socioeconomic status. Although set in the nineteenth century, the story is all too familiar. The short story begins with a reflective narrator begging the audience to read the story with an open mind not tainted by the ideals of high society (Davis). The narrator suggests the story be read from the perspective of the protagonist, Hugh Wolfe, a lowly puddler at the iron mill (Davis). Hugh works long, hard hours at the mill for little to no pay in attempts to provide not only for himself but also for his cousin, Deborah, and a young girl, Janey (Davis). In Hugh’s spare time at the mill, he carves sculptures out of korl (Davis). Hugh leads a typical life of a working class citizen.

Upon realizing just how much his wife’s birthmark bothered him, Aylmer made it his goal to do whatever was necessary to rid Georgiana of her only “imperfection”. While this story is a work of fiction, the way of thinking is anything but fictional. With the gender dynamic in this story in very centered around the man. The man is the one who makes the decisions, and the woman is expected to go along with them. If the man wants something of the wife, she is expected to do everything in her power to satisfy him. The woman, on the other hand, is often heavily pressured into submitting to this kind of unhealthy relationship. Whether she is blinded by love, afraid of what

More than once in every man’s life he has yearned for something that is out of his reach. Whether it be fashionable clothes, an elaborate home, a newer car, or a more desirable career, some things are unattainable. George Milton, one of the main characters

Sin, a dark and powerful force, twists the soul and warps the mind to the point where it leaves society with unconquerable difficulties in everyday life. Nathaniel Hawthorne, quite successfully, uses literature to its full potential in order to express sins presence in life. He uses the short story, “The Birthmark” to express this theme. In this story, a man by name Aylmer for the first time sees a small defect in his otherwise beautiful wife, Georgiana. When Aylmer mentions it to her, she feels hurt, but it does not seem to affect her self-image. However, as time went on, the birthmark started to bother her causing her to believe she was flawed and in need of fixing. With the assistance of Aylmer's servant, Aminadab, Aylmer creates a miracle drug that would cure his wife of her imperfection: the birthmark. The possibly deadly drug incites fear in her husband; however, the blemish on her face troubles her, as well as her husband, to the point where she believes her life means nothing unless she could get it removed. After much meticulous preparation, the wife takes the cure. At first, everything seems well as her birthmark faded, however soon everything goes wrong, and Georgina has a terrible reaction. Soon after taking the cure she dies, leaving Aylmer heartbroken and alone without his wife. In, “The Birthmark,” Nathaniel Hawthorne brings to light sin’s presence in society through the use of allusions, symbolism, color, and beauty.

“They were the two spearheads of the two mutually strange civilizations, confronting each other for the first time after centuries of separate history.” When the Spaniard’s first set foot into the Aztec Empire in 1519, Cortés and Moctezuma’s confrontation revealed the inherent differences that existed between the two cultures. These two leaders examined each other and came to see that behind the two cultures lied centuries of separate history, and that on this day two alien planets had finally discovered each other. The Spaniard’s main advantages over the the Aztecs have been widely documented by western scholars as relating primarily to their possession of three thing: guns, germs and steel. Most historical narratives describe technologically advanced Spanish conquerors that brought with them from the “Old World” horses, steel and gunpowder, giving them an important upper hand against the Aztec warriors who bore stone-edge weapons. In addition, most scholars agree that tne of the most destructive factors were the germs that the Aztecs had never been exposed to. However, when the Spaniards came to conquer the Aztec Empire, one of the lesser known advantages that they had was the ability to understand this unfamiliar world. Unlike the Aztec king, Moctezuma, who had never seen Europeans, sailing ships, horses, steel blades, or body armor before, the Spanish conquistador, Cortés, recognized the similarities between the Aztec Empire and his own world based on his experience with

Nowadays more than ever, people have to change their careers to pursue new found interests. Look at Hank Nichols for example, he wanted to play baseball, but ultimately became a world renowned basketball official. As he said when he talked to us, he did not put his head down and pout rather he learned from his failure and used it to help him in the future. This is analogous to what Crash ultimately decides to do.

Goals and working hard are often viewed as good, and are encouraged. However, one can also be trapped in a mindset, as Aylmer from “The Birth-Mark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and the narrator from “Araby” by James Joyce are. Aylmer tries to control nature by having an “operation for the removal of the birthmark” (Hawthorne), on his wife’s cheek. The narrator from the story “Araby” has a huge crush on this girl and promises to buy something for her if he goes to Araby. Both characters are so focused on their missions that it impacts they way they think, and the way they act in every day situations.

Running with Scissors is a book turned into a movie, it is a memoir written by Augusten Burroughs. In this film, Augustine's mother, Deirdre Burroughs leaves her 12-year-old son care of her psychiatrist, Dr. Finch. The ethical issues in Dr.Finch's house are immense, for example when Natalie wants to give Augusten electroshock therapy even though he is completely fine. In the same scene Natalie mentions that her dad, Dr.Finich would give electroshock therapy to his patients without their consent, he would usually make his patients worse than do good to them. He encourages the behavior of Deirdre; this does her more harm. Dr. Finch also takes all of Deirdre's money without her consent; she later learns that he has used her money to achieve his

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