Man and Nature in Stephen Cranes The Blue Hotel and The Open Boat Essa

Man and Nature in The Blue Hotel and The Open Boat   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   Stephen Crane uses a massive, ominous stove, sprawled out in a tiny room and burning with "god-like violence," as a principal metaphor to communicate his interpretation of the world. Full of nearly restrained energy, the torrid stove is a symbol of the burning, potentially eruptive earth to which humans "cling" and of which they are a part. As a literary naturalist, Crane interpreted reality from a Darwinian perspective, and saw the earth driven by adamant natural laws, violent and powerful laws which are often hostile to humans and their societies, and he conceived of humans as accidents, inhabiting a harsh, irrational, dangerous world. Crane's famous depiction of the world is this: It is "a whirling, fire-smote, ice-locked, disease-stricken, space-lost bulb" (Crane 783). With two of his short stories, "The Blue Hotel" and "The Open Boat," Crane explores how humans react when the stove bursts and natural flames blaze furiously; Crane sets two different groups of men into situations in which the laws of nature are against them. The natural laws that govern the weather and the ocean storm against a group of men who are trying, albeit in an exhausted dinghy, to make the coast of Florida in the story "The Open Boat." In "The Blue Hotel," the animalistic laws that determine human behavior birth chaos among a group of strangers. One can readily see both similarities and differences in the reactions of the two groups of men to the world. That, in both stories, both groups of men are shocked and yet charmed by the violence of nature is an essential similarity; that in one story the men work together to save one another and in the other story the men beat ... ...red A. Knopf Inc., 1992.   Crane, Stephen. "The Open Boat." The University of Virginia Edition of the Works of Stephen Crane: Volume V, Tales of Adventure. Ed. Fredson Bowers. Charlottesville: UP of Virginia, 1970. Gerstenberger, Donna. "'The Open Boat': An Additional Perspective." Modern Fiction Studies 17 (1971-72):557-561. Gibson, William M., ed.   The Red Badge of Courage and Selected Prose and Poetry by Stephen Crane.   New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1950.   Halliburton, David.   The Color of the Sky: A Study of Stephen Crane.  Ã‚   New York:   Cambridge UP,   1989. Johnson, Paul. Modern Times, The World from the Twenties to the Eighties. New York: Harper Colophon Books, Harper and Row Publishers, 1983. Kent, Thomas L "The Problem of Knowledge in'The Open Boat'and 'The Blue Hotel." American Literary Realism 14 (1981): 262-268.   

Magnon of the Spring

Christian Nelson English 1010 Tue Thurs 9:30 Karma and â€Å"Manon of the Spring† Every day we are put into situations where karma seems to have a role in our fate. Whether you believe it or not, it is pretty compelling to wonder. Karma is a huge factor in the movie, â€Å"Manon of the Spring,† and plays into the story in several different instances. The theory of karma states that as one does good or bad, the good or the bad will come back around for this person. In the film, we are shown both forms of karma and in a variety of ways.There are many smaller forms of karma in the movie that you may make a case for; however there is one main point that controls the outcome of the entire film as well as the lives of the people in the film. The unfortunate death of Ugolin has karma’s wrath all around it. This example plays a huge role in the outcome of the story and portrays karma at its greatest effect. In the story, we are shown the characters of Ugolin and Papet. U golin is Papet’s nephew and the only considered heir to his fortune simply for lack of a better option.All of Papet’s life, he has wanted a son or daughter of his own to hand down his fortune. Unbeknownst to him, he had a son; and he is to blame for his death. Throughout the story we see Ugolin begin to go on a downward spiral due to an eccentric love craze. He sees Manon, daughter of the village hunchback, bathing nude in the springs. From this day forth, Ugolin begins to change in very mysterious ways. The furthest extent of this obsession is when he sews Manon’s ribbon to his bare chest.Papet is pleased to find out that Ugolin finally has a woman to share his wealth, but he doesn’t quite know the specifics. The karma within this situation is only just beginning to present itself. Manon’s father was the village hunchback. Consequently, he was looked down on by the other residents. He was a teacher, an outdoorsman, and also owned his own farm. Due to his unfortunate mutation, he was a last priority in the village and when Papet is faced with the tough decision, he ends up cutting the water supply to the hunchback’s land.Manon overhears this story and understands that the whole village had knowledge of this and Ugolin and Papet are to blame for her father’s death. She then tells Ugolin that she will never love him for what he has done and eventually finds out a way to cut the village’s water supply to get her revenge. You can see a form of karma with the water situation in this instance. Ugolin and Papet cut off her father’s water supply and the village does nothing about it, so out of spite Manon does the same to everyone in the village. However, the biggest display of karma is yet to come in the story.After Ugolin is told by the love of his life that she despises him and will never love him, Ugolin feels no will to live. He can’t bear to live any longer, and unfortunately this results in h is shocking suicide. Papet is left with no heir to his fortune and most importantly, he is left alone. Filled with depression and resentment, Papet is left to wonder how things escalated the way they did. Upon speaking with a very knowledgeable blind woman one evening, Papet is informed that his past lover, Florette, was pregnant with a son.Papet kept in touch with Florette for a time by way of writing letters, but for some reason, they stopped coming. Among the letters that Papet did not receive were the letters containing the information being told by this woman. This woman informed Papet that Florette’s son was not only his, her son was the hunchback. A wave of emotions crosses Papet’s mind and eventually, he too has no will to live. Karma is at its greatest potential in this story’s resolution. Papet finds that the one thing he has strived for in life, an heir to his fortune, has been killed and he is to blame.Karma even took the life of Ugolin, Papetâ€℠¢s planned heir, due to their own heinous act on the village hunchback. Upon lying on his death bed, Papet has one last message to his newfound granddaughter, Manon. He leaves the rest of his riches to her in an effort to somewhat put his mind at ease before dying. Also in hopes that someday she can forgive him for his wrongdoing. Once we see the story’s resolution, it is clear how big of a role karma plays into it. In tons of smaller ways and a few major ones, karma truly is the centerpiece in this film.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ( Ocd ) - 1174 Words

acquisition of items was tied to an individual’s identity. Decades later, Erich Fromm described the hoarding orientation as a dysfunctional orientation of character. Also during that time many psychoanalysts, including Freud, believed hoarding arose from an individual’s fixation on the anal phase of development. Difficulties with this stage led to issues with parsimony, orderliness, and obstinance, known as the anal triad, and was the basis for an anal personality (Frost Steketee, 2013). In the DSM III, hoarding is one of the criteria listed for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). It remained that way through DSM-III-R, DSM-IV, and DSM-IV-R (Frost Steketee, 2013). In the DSM-5, hoarding disorder is classified as its own mental†¦show more content†¦As previously stated, hoarding was considered a criteria of OCD and was therefore treated with cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) that was designed for OCD. This yielded poor results for individuals with hoarding sy mptoms. However, CBT tailored to hoarding has produced more positive results. A multimodal approach using CBT designed for hoarding and group therapy has been successful as well. Group therapy was helpful to reduce feelings of shame, increase feelings of inclusivity and cohesion, as well as reduce social isolation. A multimodal approach that included pharmacotherapy may be beneficial as well. Medication has been proven to be effective for many depressive and anxiety symptoms. Early research has shown pharmacotherapy to be ineffective for treating hoarding symptoms (Sorensen, 2013). However, given the high rate of comorbidity with depression and anxiety, (approximately 75%) pharmacotherapy would be indicated to improve comorbid conditions in appropriate individuals (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Stigma Mental illness has an incredible amount of stigma surrounding it, and hoarding is certainly not the exception. Many popular television shows such as A E’s Hoarders sheds light on the personal struggles that many of those suffering with hoarding disorder face. For many, these shows provide education about a disorder they knew little about. For others, the extreme cases precipitate feelings of disgust which