Essays Tagged: "pathetic"

Leonard Bernstein

ein. He was a very sickly child as he suffered from chronic asthma, rose fever, and hay fever. This pathetic child grew to be a very shy person.Leonard always had a heart for music, even as a young bo ...

(5 pages) 75 0 4.4 Apr/1995

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers

Jay Gatsby as a Pathetic Character in "The great Gatsby" by Fitzgerald

Pathetic is a term used to describe someone who is pitifully unsuccessful. Success is not necessaril ... them, but goes on living even if failing on others. In the novel The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby is a pathetic character because he wasted his whole life chasing an unrealistic dream.Gatsby's dream is u ... to his dream that his dream became his life, and losing control of your life is saddening.Gatsby is pathetic because he behaves like a child and he cannot handle adult situations like an adult. His ch ...

(5 pages) 230 2 4.0 Apr/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Tragedy of One Man. Speaks of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman"

is really responsible for his own death, or is he, as Luke Carrol put it in the Herald Tribune, ' a pathetic little man caught in an undertow that's too strong for him.' Willy Loman is bewildered by a ... personal demise and his suicide. This view point wants the reader to believe that Willy Loman was a pathetic fool, who killed himself to escape a world in which he had outlived his usefulness. But if ...

(14 pages) 679 1 4.6 Nov/1995

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Gogol as St. Petersburg. "Diary of a Madman", by Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol

ergoes at the hands of the Spanish 'Inquisitor.' This is a tale of suffering; Poprishchin is just a pathetic, Walter Mitty-esque soul who's only pleasure lies within his own imagination. When his only ... for survival. He has been once again rejoined with his sanity.Poprishchin really is one of the most pathetic characters in literary history. He seems to exercise no control whatsoever over the course ...

(5 pages) 84 0 3.6 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

A review of "A rose for Emily" by Faulkner

the story. 'A Rose for Emily' is told by a nameless narrator(first person) describing the life of a pathetic women, Emily representing a figure from the past. Her life is shaped by her fathers repress ... the story. 'A Rose for Emily' is told by a nameless narrator(first person) describing the life of a pathetic women, Emily representing a figure from the past. Her life is shaped by her fathers repress ...

(8 pages) 358 0 3.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Health and Nutrition. This essay is a paper mainly used for a health class. It talks about how to take care of yourself by excercising and eating right.

er a small jog, or even just walking up a few flights of stairs. Other people probably find it very pathetic if you can't do anything without getting tired. This is a reason that there is no way of do ...

(6 pages) 345 0 3.3 Jun/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Health & Fitness

This essay specifies the main events that occured in the Vietnam War.

or the upcoming History Fair is The Vietnam War. In my opinion, The Vietnam War was one of the most pathetic, useless, worthless wars. This was not even really considered because of many reasons after ...

(2 pages) 63 0 4.6 Mar/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > The Cold War

The Life and Death of Okonkwo and Ivan Ilych.

nough. While each of the protagonists' lives turn to grief, one fate was tragic while the other was pathetic. As they continued on their paths to "succeed", neither was able to predict the dangers tha ... a. "Ivan Ilych's life had been most simple and most ordinary and therefore most terrible." (13) His pathetic life is foreshadowed at the beginning of the story when his so-called "friends" were annoye ...

(7 pages) 92 1 4.5 May/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

A View of Women in the Writings of Louisa May Alcott.

," her father viewed her as a challenge, sometimes going so far as to call her the "Possessed One" "pathetic," and "bound in chains . . . which she could not break"(Stern, Biography, p. 78). He though ...

(9 pages) 82 1 5.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"A midsummer Nights Dream" by William Shakespear.

ia's brother had just passed away and she will mourn his death for seven years. I think it is a bit pathetic that the Duke is going after someone who is not at all interested in him. It also seems to ...

(1 pages) 42 1 1.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > A Midsummer Night's Dream

Wuthering Heights Ghost Scene.

dy is in shadow. This adds to the tension and also shows Lockwood's face to be very pale and rather pathetic.The music in the background builds up into a crescendo to make the viewer realise that some ...

(7 pages) 28 0 5.0 Aug/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

"The Catcher in the Rye" by Holden.

lma Thurmer, the daughter of the headmaster, is at the game. Although she is unattractive and a bit pathetic, to Holden she seems nice enough, for she does not lavish praise upon her father. Holden, t ...

(45 pages) 205 3 3.6 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

An essay on Arthur Miller's "Death of A Salesman".

eness before losing their life. Willy Loman can be considered a tragic figure as well as just plain pathetic. The characteristic of blind faith is the deciding factor on whether Willy Loman is tragic, ... respects, but he doesn't fit all of the necessary criteria.Willy Loman is just as easily considered pathetic as he is tragic. First of all, he never gains tragic awareness which a tragic figure is sup ...

(3 pages) 56 0 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Movie Review of An Interview with the Vampire.

t you think?"- Louis.Louis, who is made into a vampire by a vampire named Lestat (Tom Cruise), is a pathetic vampire who has a human conscience. He refuses to take human life, but eventually, when the ...

(3 pages) 72 0 4.3 Nov/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

This is an essay describing how a bad grade changed my life and made me a better person and student.

rade EverThe first time I ever made a mediocre grade on a test changed my life forever. Before this pathetic test grade I would study for shorter periods of time and slack off more in class. My grades ...

(2 pages) 77 0 2.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

"Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller.

esman and concludes that the story is a tragedy. The reader may even proclaim that Willy Loman is a pathetic character because he is reaching for unattainable goals and is struggling with his family l ... is discrepancy is imperative when looking at literature, and when looking at specific characters. A pathetic incident is an unavoidable occurrence which produces sad or sympathetic emotions from the r ...

(2 pages) 45 1 5.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

"What does 'As You Like It' suggest about romantic love and marriage?" - An essay discussing the presentation of love and lovers in Shakespeare's 'As You Like It'.

t contrasts them with the notions that love can be empty; that obsession with love is even slightly pathetic, and that the sentiments of lovers are often ridiculous; and that love is changeable, marri ... hstone could "rhyme so eight years together". Thus, the "capers" of true lovers are seen as faintly pathetic and ridiculous.Although love is seen as extremely powerful in As You Like It, it is also fi ...

(4 pages) 97 0 2.9 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Helena in Midsummer's Nights Dream

h Demetrius and her life revolves around him. She is honest and loyal to him but, she is just plain pathetic.Helena is an honest person to Demetrius and loves him to death. In a couple of scenes, she ... ot take him because she's too loyal to Demetrius. But loyalty can lead to a person being just plain pathetic.Pathetic can absolutely describe Helena as a person. She literally tells Demetrius to treat ...

(1 pages) 30 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Comparison between Kay Ryan's "Turtle" and G. K. Chesterton's "The Donkey"

they state the creature's have one redeeming quality. This one quality seems to make up for all the pathetic traits and unfortunate mishaps these animals possess.The Poem The Donkey by G. K. Chesterto ... poem Turtle by Kay Ryan, the reader is made to believe that the turtle is a completely useless and pathetic animal. "A barely mobile hard roll", gives the idea of a piece of stale bread that isn't wo ...

(4 pages) 24 0 4.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

What makes MURIEL'S WEDDING an engrossing and wholly entertaining film?

s entertaining because of the hilarious elements it has, such as the corrupt father and police, the pathetic Heaslop family members, and the chaotic love live of the "friends" of Muriel. These things ...

(4 pages) 35 0 5.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis