Bigger's many acts of violence are, in effect, a quest for a soul. ... When he lashes out in violence it is in a way a search for what hurt him; he hurts others because it is a way of hiding that he is hurt a afraid. ... (p.283) he is clinging to the act of violence he performed as an affirmation of self. ... If extreme emotions are polar opposites of each other, and one is born simply with the capacity for emotion itself, then Bigger could have been great. ... His crime of violence is as much the crime of the people around him, who stifled his soul and nourished the other, baser side of ...

• Word Count: 1197
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Bigger's many acts of violence are, in effect, a quest for a soul. ... When he lashes out in violence it is in a way a search for what hurt him; he hurts others because it is a way of hiding that he is hurt a afraid. ... (p.283) he is clinging to the act of violence he performed as an affirmation of self. ... If extreme emotions are polar opposites of each other, and one is born simply with the capacity for emotion itself, then Bigger could have been great. ... His crime of violence is as much the crime of the people around him, who stifled his soul and nourished the other, baser side of ...

• Word Count: 1197
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

He embraces violence and the pain that accompanies it. ... But slowly, the Narrator becomes accustomed to fighting: the rawness of the violence, how alive he feels with every blow he receives. ... Upon its 1999 release, "Fight Club," was lambasted for its over-the-top violence and how it might encourage others to create similar clubs. While its depiction of violence is indisputably graphic, it serves a deeper meaning than existing just to simply gross out the audience. The violence is so extreme in this movie because it contrasts with the lack of emotion that the Narrator feels. ...

• Word Count: 1025
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

These addictions come in a moderate form at first and then slowly turn into extremes as the person starts craving more of it and loses all control over his actions. ... This kind of addiction is influenced by genetic factors, physical factors and environmental factors like explosive behaviors of people around the addicted victim, violence, physical abuse or verbal abuse. ... They all have their extreme and moderate effects, as they affect the physical aspects of a person as well as the psychological aspects. ...

• Word Count: 940
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate