Remorse

“No amount of guilt can change the past…” Umar Ibn Al-Khattab once spoke the truth that many refuse to believe, however, it is a well established theme in multiple books. His statement rings true for the novel, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne but not in the article,“Guilt: Or Why it’s Good to Feel Bad” by Jane Brody. In The Scarlet Letter, Hester and Dimmesdale, adulterers from a Puritan society that is completely against what they did, force themselves to live in the past over their sin

Carl Jung, the very first pioneer who discovered human collective unconsciousness, including archetypes, once said, “An archetype is something like an old watercourse along which the water of life flowed for a time, digging a deep channel for itself. The longer it flowed the deeper the channel, and the more likely it is that sooner or later the water will return.” An archetype is the universal patterns and behaviors that represent a typical human experience that is passed down from generations to

Nonetheless, when the unnatural desires fail it results in a state of remorse. Victor admits this when after William and Justine’s death. “Should I by my base desertion leave them exposed and unprotected to the malice of the fiend whom I had let loose among them at these moments I wept bitterly and wished that peace would revisit my mind only that I might afford them consolation and happiness. But that could not be. Remorse extinguished every hope” (87). Victor expected that when he was creating

a story. In perspective of the word remorse. Remorse has a negative connotation. Although in the story To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee, the theme that is involved with remorse towards a story could reveal a great deal about the story and the characters involved with the events. The characters Jeremy Atticus Finch, Tom Robinson and Atticus Finch are involved with having remorse for others whom are in a tight situation, all characters show actions of remorse through either speech, actions or narrator

Without Remorse, by Tom Clancy, is a action thriller novel about protagonist, John Kelly. Who returns from service in the United States military in the late 1970s at the same time his wife is tragically killed in a car accident. After months of grieving the loss of his wife John falls in love with a prostitute named Pam and saves her from her enslavement to the drug cartel only to have her recaptured and murdered by her pimp. John vows to enact revenge upon the men responsible. It is at this same

Punishment and Feelings of Remorse in The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne paints a picture of two equally guilty sinners, Hester Prynne and Reverend Dimmesdale, and shows how both characters deal with their different forms of punishment and feelings of remorse for what they have done. Hester Prynne and Reverend Dimmesdale are both guilty of adultery, but have altered ways of performing penance for their actions. While Hester must pay

Some authors use a few different ways to catch their audiences attention; persuading them using logic, ethics and emotion. In the excerpt “Learning to Read” by Malcolm X, he uses logic and emotion to persuade his audience. By using anger to evoke remorse in his readers. Malcolm X references historical events to convey his message. Malcolm X has a vast audience in this writing. He did not write for one particular person or group. Malcolm X wants to inform and persuade an individual who is not aware

Survivor’s Remorse is a fairly new sitcom that centers around the life of Cam Calloway, a fictional young athlete who signs a multi-million dollar contract with a professional basketball team and his move, along with his family, to Atlanta, Georgia from Boston, Massachusetts. The series illustrates the struggles Cam faces coming from an impoverished upbringing and the feelings of guilt he has in regards to his sudden success. In the episode entitled, “In the Offing” viewers are given a front row

short stories “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Cask of Amontillado” where the narrators in both stories commit a murder. The two murderers do not seem to have many second thoughts about committing the crime. People going so far would normally feel remorse but in the "The Tell Tale-Heart" and "The Cask of Amontillado", the narrators only feel guilt for

microphone to capture the children’s’ sounds. All children participated in two phases in the study. In Phase 1, children saw one Sincere Remorse video and one Insincere Apology video. They then answered a comprehension question to ensure that they fully understood what they saw in the videos as well as eight test questions. In Phase 2, children saw the same Sincere Remorse and Insincere Apology videos once more and then took part in a resource distribution task as well as answered one last question justifying