The quest for ultimate freedom or the pursuit of ones dreams is inherently selfish, from the idea that selfishness is to care for ones own desires. Ultimate freedom is referred to as ones own, independent happiness. However, since any form of pursuing ones dreams is by definition inherently selfish, it is the content of the dream that distinguishes whether one's life is lived with purpose or not. It is particularly difficult to find purpose or meaning in life, within the materialistic society in which an individual resides. One in a materialistic society is hindered in finding true purpose in life because, though money keeps society thriving and functioning effectively, at the same time, it also deprives its individuals from understanding any true meaning in life or finding happiness by convincing one that happiness is found within financial gain. Though the pursuit of ones own dreams is always selfish, Individuals in a materialistic society remain convinced that seeking money is seeking happiness, however the quest for happiness along with searching for true freedom is not found within the financial acquiry promoted by society. .
Society works only when people within it strive for money. For example all know communist governments in history have led to failure due to the lack of desire for individual gain. In the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell, the story of the pigs and other farm animals ironically represents the corruption found within a society based on equality. The novella satirizes the idea that personal, material gain leads to ones happiness. Here Orwell shows that society thrives on the competitive nature of people using capital incentive. Therefore members of the society spend their entire existence to try to make money or receive a material, tangible reward and shown when confronting a horse about the purpose he finds in life "Can you not understand that liberty is worth more than just ribbons?" (Orwell).
Eisenhower In every piece of literature, a deeper meaning can be found. ... Both works of literature refer to beating hearts. ... Actions reflect a person's freedom. ... Cory's spirits seek freedom. ... Mallard's death gives her the ultimate freedom from her husband, and Mr. ...
American literature has gone through many phases ever since it emerged in the mid-1600's. From puritanism to postmodernism, this form of literature has produced many classics, from which many themes, morals and motifs have emerged. ... Rationalists believed that logic and reason as the ultimate source of knowledge and justification. ... This lays the basis for the adventures they incur, and the freedoms they both experience throughout the story and how they own earn their own independence. ... Huck realizes that he wants the freedom that he experienced on the raft and that unsettled Weste...
The first piece of literature by Abraham Lincoln is the "Gettysburg Address". ... Again, Lincoln shows the up most respect for the soldiers and that they have given the ultimate gift to their country, which were their lives. ... He thinks this is the ultimate thing a person can do, and is thankful for the soldiers doing it. He again speaks of the sacrifice being done for the freedom of the country. ... The second piece of literature is by Robert E. ...
African-American writers constantly utilize the language of faith, to assert their humanity through the opposition of racial inferiority, and express their relentless desires for freedom. ... Raboteau's 1995 work, A Fire in the Bones, African Americans are linked to the Israelites, destined for eventual freedom. Raboteau also labels the Church as the ultimate social medium, uniting all races of people spiritually. ... Throughout literature, religion remains a prominent weapon against slavery. David Walker's direct attack on slavery emphasizes the passionate feelings African America...
This is because much of Bradbury's literature has to do with illusory ideas. ... Another theme that falls under censorship is the idea of freedom. ... The people in Bradbury's world do not have the knowledge about freedom. ... It is the ultimate irony, almost poetic, that in all of his mentioning of censorship, he is the one censored in the end. Ray Bradbury has experienced or has realized many other circumstances having to do with censorship of his own literature as well as the literature of others. ...
The narrative of her captivity by Indians became favored in both American and English literature. ... In the end both captives were allowed to earn money: as a result Equiano eventually earned enough to buy his freedom and Mary was eventually freed when her ransom was paid. ... In Rowlandson accounts of captivity, she constantly cited God as the ultimate spiritual support to helping her overcome the hardships. ... In many accounts history has shown how the Puritans fled to America for religious freedom and ironically they brutalize those not of their religion and customs. ... A narrative form...
I n analyzing literature one must take into account the author's use of rhetorical devices such as plot, character, setting, dialogue, description, point of view, and diction. ... Structure is the general form that a story takes "the presentation of a conflict, escalating suspense to a pinnacle, and then ending in an ultimate resolution. ... - (Chopin, 1) The freedom engulfs her and the look of terror is replaced with brightness. ...
Carolinas father at one point had an ultimate plan to get his family away from the grips of the harsh system. ... This was perhaps his only ticket/opportunity to freedom from the system. ... As a theme in literature, sharecropping focuses more towards the labor done by African-Americans. ...
The invasive technique used by Mark Twain was inventing realism through fictional literature. ... This being a well-known actuality is where the foundation of literature comes from. ... Clemens later in his life, was an ardent supporter of freedom, and not just concerning race, but also pertaining to freedom of one's soul, freedom of speech, and man's philosophical ability to be free. Clemens would later remark in Follow the Equator, a book, which chronicles Twain's travels all over the world, that "It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeak...
