For the last week and the next three we will be engaged in reading different books. These books all bring information about the human condition to each of the readers. We learn from the characters, the time periods, and the themes about the human condition. Take our topic of the human condition from the first weeks of school and apply it one book we have already read and discussed; once you have done this, apply this idea to your current book. See the example below:
The book Night, teaches us that as humans it is necessary for us to change and grow in order to overcome and survive the situations in which we find ourselves. This can be seen in the way Wiesel works so desperately to survive the camps and in the way he became a voice for all survivors. In the book I just finished, The Bluest Eye, we learn it is part of the human condition to see what others have and desire it while never truly seeing the beauty in our own lives. The characters live life defined by some one's idea of self worth never knowing their own worth. Through these two texts, it can be argued that being human is about change. We change in order to find value in life. For some, the change is for the good leading to knowledge, but for others, the change destroys knowledge. To be human requires us to change in order to survive.
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In the book Of Mice and Men it really shows the message of friend ship. Even though in most friend ships it doesnt end in on man killing the other.. but through that it really shows that friend ship can go a long way and George was only looking out for Lennie. As in the book Staying Fat for Sarah Byurns. The friend ship that Eric and Sarah share is very strong as through out the book he will always repeat the saying, "She is as ugly, as i am fat." this shows that they each know what is standing in the way of their social statuses but that doesn't keep them away from each other. Sarah sticks up for eric when he is getting made fun of as Eric does for Sarah the other way around. Eric is looking out for Sarah as Sarah is looking out for Eric.
Kayla Cameron 5/6
In The Things They Carried, it shows us that the human condition is affected by tragedies and carry emotional burdens from these tragedies. The soldiers must adjust to the isolated life in the war. It tells us that the human condition will never forget tragedies in life such as war. These tragic events will forever be carried and will always affect the soldiers. This can be related to Great Expectations and Pip's rise to a gentleman. The human condition shows us that we will never forget where we come from. Although Pip is becoming a gentleman, he is lonely and separated from his family. He'll carry the burden of leaving his family on his adventure as a gentleman in London just like how the soldiers in The Things They Carried, held onto the memories of war forever.
Jacqueline K. 7/8
in the book of mice and men it shows the different characteristics of people and personalities. George looked after Lennie when he didn't have anyone else and was always leading the way and trying to keep him in line. even though Geoge killed Lennie their friendship was very strong and George didn't want to see Lennie be tortured and killed slowly. in staying fat for sarah byrnes sarah and eric have a special connection of them both being picked on and being treated unfarely. they both look out for one another and make sure they have each other's backs.
The book "Lone Survivor" displays the human's need for purpose. Marcus Lutrell wanted nothing but to be a Navy SEAL for the whole of his life leading up to when he actually became one. He felt that Navy SEALs were the elite of the elite and that his life wouldn't be complete until he was part of the unstoppable force. Even after all of the awful experiences that his being a SEAL gave him, his last words of the book exclaim how he regretted nothing, because he had achieved a sort of purpose. In "The Devil in the White City", Burnham just wanted to have a purpose. Burnham never succeeded at anything, he was rejected from Harvard, he couldn't start a business, until he started in architecture. When the fair was put under his control, he felt the importance of the task and was sure that out of everything that he had let fail, this was the one that he would work for, because it would give him a meaning. Throughout both of these books, the human need for a reason is seen. A human needs something to work at, to make them feel as if there is something bigger that they can't give up on. The value of life is found in the purpose of a person's struggles. A human would ask, why do we struggle if there is nothing to gain when the tribulation is done? To be human is to have the need and constantly search for a purpose.
Anna J. 7-8 period
In the book of Mice and Men we see the human condition portrayed in the relationship between George and Lennie. George always feels the need to tow Lennie along on his quest for a place of their own. After Lennie was dumped on him by his aunt they have devolped a friendship with a confusing bond. George is always ordering him around and throught this process Lennie kind of turns into The Scapegoat. He gets blamed for everyhting and although it is his fault most of the time, he doesnt realize that what he is doing is wrong. In the end George is taught through experience to always do the right thing even if it may not seem that way by shooting lennie in the head.
In the book "Of Mive and Men" the human condition is shown throughout Lennie and George's friendship. They suppported one another and were all there for confort. However, just like any other human tgey fight with each other. The two had to learn trust eachother and they did. thier friend had lasted all of Lennie's life. In the book "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" an little girl named Francie has had to learn to live in her own. She is gowing up in the Great Depression and has to provide herself with the necessities that she needs. She is teaching herself how to make the best of the situation that she is in and and to live her life to the fullest.
The book Night shows a part of the human condition by the message of family. This is shown when Wiesel supports his father on many occassions while he was getting weaker. The bond between the two was so strong that when Wiesel saw his father struggling, he gave him the food the Wiesel was given for the day. This was a true sign of family and showed they were always looking out for one another. This topic also relates to the book Great Exspectations because whenever Pip's family of three ever is having a problem, they take care of it. An example of this is when Mrs. Joe gets sick, the two men look after her and tend to her need. These two books are great examples of the human condition because of their great modeling of a strong family.
In Lone Survivor, Luttrell discovers the meaning of survival and makes his way through every hardship he had to face. His friends died at his side and yet he was still left standing. How he survived and had to endure should be inspiration enough to consider that anything I am going through will never be a life or death situation like he faced. It is important to realize that the way we stand strong during a hard situation can affect the way we face future problems. Glass Castle is a book that describes numerous hardships and the way Jeannette Walls was strong and lived, dealt, recovered, and moved on from horrible events that took place in her life. Jeannette Walls and Marcus Luttrell will always have to live with what they went through, but it is the way they live now that matters most. The different events we endure shape who we are. Throughout both books there is a constant theme of survival and this is what affects the human condition.
Lydia Sch. 2
In the book the The Things They Carried, the human condition is seen by all te struggles of life and how certain people carry them differently. In looking at knowledge, some use it wisely and others not so much. Or at death, some people cn easily move on and others cAnt. This tells us that we as humans need to adapt to our life and continuely move forward to better ourselves.
In the book Fallen Angels the human conditions are effected by what happens and the tragedies they go through to survive. I can connect this to Of Mice an Men because when Lennie does a stupid thing it affects the human condition in them. So, George and Lennie just go day by day trying not to get in trouble. George has to watch Lennie constantly to make sure they don't have to run away anymore.
In the book Of Mice And Men it shows the importance of having companionship and someone to talk to. In the book Dandelion Wine the two brothers have friends and always have someone with them. Lennie and George feel lonely without eachother and when together they can comfort eachother. When Douglas doesn't come home until a later hour he comes home with his friends not alone in the dark. Also, while looking for Doug, Tom feels kind of trapped and alone. It helps him to know that his strong and older mother is right by his side helping him the whole way.
-Addie Gall
In mice and men we see the human condition as friendship. both george and lennie try their best to watch out for eachother. even if it is extremmely hard.
In Devil in the White city Holmes is also trying to be friendly to his costumers. He wasnt to make the impression that he is a kind guy and can be trusted.
In the book Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie were brought together because of Lennie's grandmother dying. She originally took care of Lennie and now George was in charge of this task. This event brought the two men together. In the book Dandelion Wine, Doug and Mr. Sanderson were brought together by the event when Doug went to buy a new pair of shoes. If the event in Of Mice and Men, and the one in Dandelion Wine never ocurred, these people might not have ever met. This shows the human condition of companionship.
in the book the fallen angles the human condition is affected by the things they go through during the war. like when perry saw the dead VC he didnt know what to think and he was not in the right state of mind for the next couple of days. or when jenkins got killed by the land mine perry really was sad and that chaged his look on the hole war he is in.
Ricky K.
A part of the human condition consists of childhood and adolescence, thus showing growth in a person's life. The human condition also includes the idea of love. In the book Night, Elie's outlook on life changed drastically from the time he is living in Sighet to the time when he was released from the concentration camps. Before being taken from his home and practically everything he loved, be was family oriented and very strong in his faith. After being through the torturous and difficult happenings of the concentration camps his view began to change. His faith decreased sufficiently upon the first night of being in the camp. At first Elie was very concerned with staying with his father and even taking some risks to ensure they would be together. As time when on his overpowering love began to diminish and he became a different person who was mainly concerned with self-preservation. In the book Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, the character of Catherine Earnshaw goes through changes in her love as she grows older. Upon Heathcliff's arrival at Wuthering Heights, Catherine did not show signs of liking Heathcliff or wanting to be with him. After some time she began to embrace him and enjoy his company. While on a mischievous outing Catherine was injured causing her to stay with the Lintons for about five weeks. When she came back her attitude had changed. She no longer enjoyed being dirty and her manners had improved, almost a 180 degree turn from her earlier self, causing her opinion of Heathcliff to change. She was no longer as close of friends with him, even though over time that has changed as well. She grew to love Edgar Linton although was distraught when she discovered she still had a love for Heathcliff.
Leah W. 1
The book night shows that it is necessary for humans to sometimes abandon the ones that they love in order to survive. This is seen when Wiesel abandons his father at the end of the book. He had stuck with his father the entire time that he was in the camps, and whenever he was being moved he made sure that his father came along with him. However, as the health of his father begins to decline, readers start to see his ideals about family changing. Once he thinks to himself about leaving his father to die, foreshadowing to what will eventually happen. At the end of the book, Wiesel begins to accept his fathers food, something that he has never done before. He begins to look out for only himself, no longer caring about the state of his father. This shows that it is necessary to change ideals sometimes. Without eating his fathers food, Wiesel may have died. At the end of the book he talks about looking in the mirror for the first time. What he saw was described as a ghost, leading readers to believe that he would not have survived much longer himself, better yet while having to care for his father.
The human condition in the Glass Castle is similar to this. Jeannette Walls is constantly doing the 'skedattle.' She learns to survive on what little that she has. This shows readers that you must be happy with what you have. Though Walls does not have any food at times, she never complains to her parents. Her and her sibling bring up the problem amongst themselves, but never mention it to their parents. Walls also has problems at school when she moves to her fathers home town. At school, she discusses being repeatedly bullied by a girl named Dinitia Hewitt. She cannot bring herself to tell her father though, she decides to just take what is given to her. However, this does not change her ideals about helping other. When she sees a boy being attacked by a dog, she immediately offers to help. This shows readers that she is set on helping others and being kind. Throughout the book, Walls is thankful for what she has in a few different ways. One Christmas when her family cannot afford gifts, she is happy with what her father gives her; the planet Venus. She knows that her family is barley getting by, so the simplest present means so much to her.
~Ryan M. 2
Lone Survivor, displays a character and his struggle to find "companionship," after his SEAL team is killed. It showed how when one is lonely, we would search for companionship, or at least people, since he was in a secluded area. In the current book I'm readin, Dandelion Wine, it shows a boy and his happiness throughout the summer. To remember all the good times in summer, he makes wine out of summer flowers, so whenever he may be "down" he has a cup of summer to remember the good times.
The book "Of Mice And Men" shows how friendship can affect people in different ways. It shows how something may not seem right to the person at first as a good friend, the reader has to realize that it was for the common good of everyone. When George kills Lennie, it may not seem like being a good friend. but it was to keep him from hurting anyone else and the reader realizes it was the right thing for George to do.
In the book "mice of men" we see how they adapted to the new workers and ranch. The book shows how people were treated. In the the book "Speak" we see how Mel has to adapt to her new environment, just how we had to when we came to the new school. In speak she had no friends at first, and in mice of men they had no friends just Lennie and Gorge. If i would of transferred to a new school like heather I would have to make new friends all over again.
In "Of Mice and Men" we see the human condition as friendship. Both George and Lennie try their best to watch out for each other. Even when it is extremely hard.
In "The Devil in the White City" Holmes is also trying to be friendly to his customers. He wasnt to make the impression that he is a kind guy and can be trusted. By doing this he tries to create the same friendship.
In the book "Of Mice and Men," George and Lennie show an example of the human condition by always looking out for one another's best interests. They are always looking out for each other, even if that means George killing Lennie.
In the book "Devil in the White City," Burnham and Root are similar to George and Lennie because Burnham and Root are also looking out for one another. The human condition states that a human needs social interaction to survive. With Burnham and Root being able to be friends and trust each other, they are showing an example of the human condition in the same way George and Lennie do.
-Jacki K 1*
In "Of Mice and Men," George and Lennie explore the country, traveling from farm to farm. They plan on saving up the money they've earned to buy land of their own.
This is similar to "Life of Pi" in that Pi and his family move from India to Canada. They have to move all of he animals of the zoo across the ocean.
Kayla B 2*
In the book "Night" the importance and significance is shown in the fight through the Holocaust. It shows how important it is to survive everyday and it also shows how someone can take it away by taking away everyday things. In the book "A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" Francie has to raise herself in a way because her father is a drunk and her mother is always working. This forces her to learn whats valued in life and gives her humanity.
In the book "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien, the need and longing for companionship is stressed. The soldiers in the unit were always together, but with the difficulties they had to overcome, it felt as if they were alone. They way O'Brien told of the deaths that occurred, he made it feel as if those deaths lead to loneliness. He made it appear that death was the enemy of happiness. This can be related to the book, "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens. In Great Expectations, Pip has the companionship of Joe; the only true companionship he has that can keep him from going insane. In "The Things They Carried", often the soldiers went insane due to the feelings of loneliness. In "Great Expectations", all the adults mistreat Pip, causing him to turn to Joe to keep himself from reaching this insanity that occurred to the soldiers in "The Things They Carried".
In the book Night the human condition is represented by relationships and family. Wisel and his father have a close relationship because when Wisel's father was sick Wisel stuck by his father the whole time because he really cares about his father. This connects to the book Speak because Melinda is always there when heather needs her the most. This is showing relationship and family just like in the book Night.
~Amanda Caspary 3*~
In the book Night the human condition is represented by relationships and family. Wisel and his father have a close relationship because when Wisel's father was sick Wisel stuck by his father the whole time because he really cares about his father. This connects to the book Speak because Melinda is always there when heather needs her the most. This is showing relationship and family just like in the book Night.
~Amanda Caspary 3*~
In the book "Lone Survivor", the human's need to survive is displayed. This idea is presented when Luttrell is treading through the desert, behind enemy lines looking for someone to save him. He endlessly tries to survive so that he can get back home to his family and friends. In the book "Devil in the White City", the human condition revealed through murder and architecture. Holmes shows the human need to give in to ones wants when he murders people for his sick pleasure. Burnham shows the human need to win when he tries to outdo the other architects designing the World's Fair.
In the book mice and men it talks about the human condition by the friendship of Lenny and George. In real life some friendships are like Lenny and geroge. even in real life people kill their friends but not the reason lenny killed geroge. In the things they carried it also talks about friedship. Like the main charicter and Lt cross. They were good friends. Even a good friendship like that can be broken up by love.
Isaac Payne
In the book Of Mice and Men, between the characters Lennie and George, a friendship is born. Even though George is not tolerant of Lennie, he still cares about Lennie and is there for him. This is an example of the human condition. Lennie always will care about George and vice versa.
In th book Of Mie and Men, it shows us the meaning of companionship. Lennie and George may be vry different, but they accept eachother as cmpanions. Thy know that no matter what there going to have eachother to lean on and be there. Even though George ges annoyed with Lennie, he never leaes his side. They need each other, so the don't feel lonely.
Companioship is somehwat absent in my book Speak. Although Melinda finds a friend nmedHeather. Melinda lost all her old friends, soshe stl feels an emptiness inside of her. When she hangs out with Heather, she thinks of her old friends and how much cooler there lives are. She doesn't feel that companionship with herself and it's stopping her from connecting with Heather.
Deja W. 3rd
In the book Night, it shows the human condition with hardships and terrible events that happened during the Holocaust. Elie Wiesel was mistreated by being sent to concentration camps, having little food and water, and having to work all day because he was Jewish. There was little to live on during this time period. Also his family was torn apart and the relationship for his father changed because he wanted to survive. This is similar for the book Glass Castle because the Walls family has little money and they learned to survive on what they had. Even though they don’t have food or a safe place to sleep at times, Jeannette does not complain. For example, she was excited about her gift of Venus on Christmas—since the family could not afford much because Rex and Rose Mary Walls do not save the money. Sometimes things do get tough in the family since Rex is an alcoholic and Rose Mary is not a responsible parent, but they learn to move on and survive. In both books the theme of human condition and survival are repeated.
In the book "Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes" it shows friendship. This shows a great relationship between Eric, and Sarah. Sarah stands up for Eric, even against the toughest kid in school, and still not back down, she would fight for him. When Eric says "She is ugly, as i am fat", it's showing their flaws put them more together, they have a connection.
AlisonAnderson 5/6 .
In the book Catalyst it shows how harmful it can be (to yourself and others) when you keep all of your problems to yourself. In Catalyst two people in particular kept their problems to themselves. Kate keeps her secret, about only applying to one college, to herself. It's eating away at her. And Teri keeps the secret about her father and Mikey to herself, away from the people at school. She puts on a hard outer shell to make sure that no one can hurt her the way she already has been. And in the book i just finished reading, Just Listen, Anabel the main character is faced with VERY similar problems that Teri is faced with. And like Teri and Kate she bottles up all of her problems, until they create walls that block her from everyone who could hurt her. Her walls hurt friendships and family. I think that this shows the importance of letting out your feelings and not keeping things bottled inside.
:) Taylor S 7/8 (:
In the book The Things They carried, it showed the human condition as teaching lessons through lies.People bend the truth to teach powerful lessons. They human condition of loneliness is a theme in the book and of growing up and realizing new things in life. In Dandelion Wine, Douglas is growing up and discovering new ways to think about the world. the is growing, he seeks adventure and captures every moment of summer.
In the book of Mice and Men, the idea of humanity is tied closely to companionship. George and Lennie relied on each other and were very good friends and always stuck together up until George saved Lennie from a horrible fate by shooting him. This shows how companionship is essential to being human. In the book, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Francie is very lonely and seeks the friendship of her fellow peers, but does not receive any. This makes her feel very sad sometimes because we as humans need to be in the company of others we enjoy being around.
In the book "Of Mice and Men" the message is that people need their dreams to drive them through life. Lennie and George have the dream of owning their own farm and tending to animals, but they know that they need money to make their dream come true, so they work on the ranch bucking barley. In the book "The Things They Carried" the message is that everyone holds something close to them, whether it's a letter, photos, or any other item. The message is saying that no matter what it is that you carry or are close to, those are the little things that keep you close to others.
In the book the Lone Survivor, the human condition tells the reader in order to live life, there will be bumps in the road, we have to overcome these challenges that come our way. These challenges stay with us through the rest of our life, because we learn from them. Our mistakes are our motivators, our teachers in life. In the book Great Expectations, Pip has to overcome his challenges such as fear. He is afraid to tell the truth because he fears Joe will not love him anymore. He must overcome this so Joe can fix the situations that pertain to Pip. The challenges we face are difficult, but overcoming them helps us through the rest of our lives.
Paige S. 1st
In the Things They Carried, the human condition is present in every soldier serving in vietnam. Change is the number one thing we see. The change of the land, from forests and fields and moutians to the soldiers attitudes and personality. Each person who came to vietnam was once innocent, but as the time they spend there lengthens, the land itself seems to suck up their personalitys and whittle them away. An extreme example is Mary Ann. she was a smart innocent young girl who moved to Nam to be with her boyfriend but over a few months she changed drastically, changed her views and opionions on being married right away, and adopted nam as her new home. she lost herself in the land and eventually faded away, to the point where she left civilization all togather, to live with the closest thing that occupied her soul; Vietnam itself. We see this change among many of the soldiers that are under the command of Lt. Jimmy Cross.They come, prepared to fight,innocent anddetermined, but as time progresses, they change. Love and hate are part of the Human Condition, and in Vietnam, in a place where evil and hate are so present, love and hate join togather to for this twisted reality. One that seems to kill its victims slowly, form the inside out, by stripping there personality's and attitudes ;eaving them indifferent to politics and everyday life. That sickens the soldiers themselves, especially when the stories that the soldiers tell are percieved as war stories when there actually love stories. The Human Condition affects the humans who exposed daily to violence, fear and hate diffrently then it does to those who lead a normal life and work 5 days a week at a steady jib. That condition changes it's victims to diffrent ideas and personalities and separates and isolates them form the others in our race who have diffrent experiences.
Rachael S 5-6
The book Night shows a part of the human condition by the message of family. This is shown when Wiesel supports his father on many occassions while he was getting weaker. The bond between the two was so strong that when Wiesel saw his father struggling, he gave him the food the Wiesel was given for the day. This was a true sign of family and showed they were always looking out for one another. This topic also relates to the book Great Exspectations because whenever Pip's family of three ever is having a problem, they take care of it. An example of this is when Mrs. Joe gets sick, the two men look after her and tend to her need. These two books are great examples of the human condition because of their great modeling of a strong family.
In the story Of Mice and Men shows us that humanity and friendship is important. George looks out for Lennie and the only reason he killed him was to prevent Lennie from suffering. so george was only protecting Lennie. In the book Wuthering Heights, Catherine and Edgar have a relationship that clicks like no other. Catherine even says that their souls are the same. she knew in her heart that it was not the right thing to do, marry him, but she loved him so she did.
Through the book Night it show's us how the human condition is much more than just how you look or how you feel, rather about the faith you have in yourself and the people around you. The human condition is more than you can put into word's and different for each person as our views and values in life all differ. In the book "Life of Pi" the human condition will come to play a huge role as Pi becomes stranded on the lifeboat with Richard Parker the tiger.Pi will have to decided what he is going to do for saving his life, and how he is going to deal with his wanting to follow more than one religion. Pi has argued that a person can follow more than one relgion and more than one God, but why now does he change his mind and say he is stranded on the one ocean with ONE God?
-Cheyenne Wurm 1
in the book Of Mice and Men George and Lennie were great friends and in the end Lennie dies. in the book Fallen Angels Perry and Jenkins are friends even though they are only friends for a short amount of time but Perry was still sad about what had happened to his friend Jenkins. Perry still thinks about it every once and a while.
In "Lone Survivor" the human condition is shown through Lutrell and his teammates. They all strived to not only be the best they can be, but be the best anyone can be. SEAL training was the toughest thing they had to do up until that point. They would not have been ready for anything they would have encountered in Afganistan if they had not gone through the rigorous training. Working as a team is the most important thing they learned and that is how the human condition is shown in "Lone Survivor."
The book I'm reading now, "Devil in the White City," has shown the human condition in Burnham. His life was getting progressively worse. He was rejected from Harvard and he could not keep a job, because it was not what he wanted to do. This all prepared him for his career as an architect. Together with Root, he created one of the most successful architectural companies in Chicago. He got handed the responsibility of building the Fair of America in Chicago. If not for all his previous rejections, he would not have become the man he was. This is the human condition in "Devil in the White City."
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Paul S.
7/8*
In "of Mice and Men", it completely grasps and conveys the meaning of friendship. George and Lennie were inseperable through every and all hardships life threw at them (although it didnt end well), before the end they stuck together as friends through thick and thin alike, and in the human condition, that's definately a key concept; friendship and companionship.
In the book The Things They Carried, the beginning they were just talking about what they carried with them when they were going to fight. Then we learned that Lieutenant cross was carrying letters and pictures from Maratha. Then, the story wasn't only about the things they carried, it was about how they feel. This book took place in Vietnam and the Vietnam war. it was telling us how they felt when they had to choose to go to war or go somewhere else. Then when they went to war, and they came back no one remembered them or cared about them and spit on them, and got stuff thrown on them. Then, they have so many feelings in them and they dont know how to express them so they keep it in them and they start to become crazy and start talking to themselfs and talking to nature or animals. They have many years in war and dont really know what to do in that time.
The book of Mice and Men truly teaches us what friendship is about, even when it goes to drastic measures. In the book of Mice and Men George actually shoots Lennie so he doesnt have to feel any pain from curly. People dont realize thats friendship. Friendship isnt just letting someone borrow your lunch money or letting them see you homework, its more than that. George looked out for lennie and had his back no matter how bad it got. That shows friendship. They understood the meaning of it unlike us children now days.
Jake.s 5/6
Right now, I am reading the book Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. The protagonist, Pip, is a boy of about twelve when the story begins. His life is a hard one because his parents are dead and his sister, who is twenty years older than him and often beats him, raised him. He wishes to be a gentleman after meeting a young girl in the noble class named Estella, who looks down upon him. This shows that humans must change how they think and act in order to survive psychologically (in order to keep from going insane). This also appears in the book Night by Elie Wiesel, because in order to remain mentally stable in the death camps, Elie must change how he thinks and reacts to certain situations. However, the difference between Elie and Pip is that Pip’s change involves becoming a gentleman to keep from going insane because of Estella, while Elie must change to remain sane while experiencing the horrors of the death camps.
In of mice and men and in the lone survior both books are about caring about another person and about friendship. George cares for Lennie and they are friendes and MArcus cares for his teammates and they are loke brothers. They all look out for eachother. THe need for a friend is human nature and without it you will never know what its like to be truly human.
ellen1
In the book of Mice and Men it is a fine example of companionship. No matter what George is always there for Lennie even if he does screw up. George and Lennie try to give eachother happiness. However in the book Dandielion Wine in the begining they try to get there happiness not as much from eachother but the Happiness Machine. At first they are satisfied while they are in it because it shows them what they want to see but only for a short period of time. Once they come out they are depressed because they have to go back to thier normal lives and the same old routines they go through every day. The happiness the machine gives isn't a happiness they can be given to someone by having a good friend or companion.
The human condition was shown in the book "Night" as we saw this through the characater Wiesel. He shows us the human condition when he is seperated form his family and has to use his survival skills to survive in the dangerouse, disgusting place in which he has to be at because of the injustice in the world. Eisel was shown as growing as a person throughout the book, because of the mental and physical strength he had receieved from the tortures of the concentration camps. In Wuthering Heights, we see the human condition shown through Heathcliff and Catherine Linton. When Heathcliff comes back to see Catherine, she overwhelmed with joy, even though she suffers from a great illness. Eventually the illness takes over her completely and is on the verge of death. Heathcliff seeks to visit her so he sneaks when when Mr.Linton is out of the house. She dies while he was there with her in the house, but the bond between them will always be there.
-Amanda Chaya 7/8th
In The Lone Survivor the human condition is shown on a level that most people do not like to think about. This novel shows the evil and hate in people. The hatred between the SEALS and the enemy fighters is relentless and does not end ever. However the novel also shows friendship between the SEALS and how bonded humans can be. Compared to the novel Dandy Lion Wine, the human condition's point of view changes greatly. When the new happiness machine catches fire, the creator of the machine realizes that all that the happiness machine brought to his family was tears. This shows that in the human condition, companionship is needed for happiness, not little clips in a machine.
Sarah P. 1*
In the Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell, we see with Luttrell that the main reason of his survival was his mentality. Raised as a SEAL throughout his life, Luttrell gained a mentality of perseverance.This perseverance came from his many hardships to become a SEAL as well his commitment to his country. Luttrell will not surrender until death.
In Life of Pi by Yann Martel, the protagonist, Pi Patel, must struggle his way to survive on a lifeboat. When this hardship began, Pi was becoming hopeless and believed his death was soon. However, his devotion to God gave by a strong mentality, like Luttrell, to abstain from death. He now wanted to survive. As we see, mentality is a powerful aspect of who we are and what we do.
In the book of mice and men we see change and friendship throughout the book. Lennie and George must deal with the daily challenge of life. The hard work, the problems with people, and neither of them has a family.
In A tree grows in brooklyn, Francie and her brother fight through the hunger, her parents fighting, and growing up not knowing what a "normal" relationship should be. Between Katie and Sissy, Francie's definition of a relationship is most likely disfunctional, like in of mice and men. Normal friendships do not end when one person kills the other.
Megan Zajkowski 7/8
In the book Night, the victims of the concentration camps live by standards that are previously laid down for them be people who choose not to see their actual potential. They are shunned to the background and covered up in order to not tarnish the reputation of others around them. The mindset of the victims is unchanging throughout the book; through thoughts of despair and loneliness, they feel as though their condition will never improve.
This idea is similar in Wuthering Heights because the people originally living at the Heights are of higher social statuses.So, when Mr. Earnshaw finds Heathcliff abandoned on the street and brings him into the house, everyone is appalled by his presence and his outstanding status. Like the Jewish community, he is shunned into the background. Only growing up with a friend in Catherine, Heathcliff is forced to believe that he is no better than to be worthy of only one friend.
In the book that I previously read called Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson, the two characters Kate and Teri couldn’t stand each other. By a strange twist of fate the two girls were pushed closer together into the same circle of unfortunate events. The human condition has a need for companionship, and for both girls that is what was lacking in their lives. When Kate wasn’t accepted into MIT she started to avoid and push her friends away. As for Teri, she never really had friends, so when fate brought them to have to live with each other, it led them to becoming friends. A human without friendship may become cruel and mean because of the fact that no one is taking the time to be nice and even speak to them. They figure that if no one is going to be nice to them, then they won’t be nice to anyone. This can be shown through Terri’s actions from before she had to live with Kate and how she got in fights and stole others belongings (such as Kate’s watch and necklace). I can connect problem of companionship to the book I am currently reading called Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. Before Cathy was injured by the dog, she and Heathcliff used to scorn the Lintons and think of them as crybabies, but fate made it so Cathy would spend five weeks with Edgar and Isabella until her foot was healed. Through their time together they became friends and Cathy’s attitude changed. They became so close that in the end Cathy married the very same Edgar Linton she previously laughed at. On the other side we saw how not having companionship affected people through Heathcliff. When Cathy returned from the Linton’s home she had been an entirely different person. She was no longer a wild hooligan that she used to be. This put stress on the friendship that Cathy and Heathcliff had because it seemed as though Heathcliff was no longer good enough to be her friend, even though she still loved him very much. The Linton family, mainly Edgar, had driven a wedge between Cathy and Heathcliff that eventually led to him leaving for three years. Upon his return, he was no long the same man; instead he was crueler and was a deceiver. Even though he still loved Cathy very much, he tried to do whatever he could to upset her husband Edgar. Loosing his only companion in the world forced Heathcliff to toughen up and become the cold cruel person he is currently at the part that I am reading in the book.
C. Lenhoff- 1.
In the book "Night" Wiesel expresses the impact of hatred on human beings. The Jews in the camp were degraded and dehumanized leaving behind shells of their former selves. Wiesel also shows us the endurance of the human spirit, despite being beaten and taunted, Wiesel hangs on to a piece of himself and does not give in to the Nazis. In the book, "The Devil in the White City", one also sees the impact of hatred. While Burnham is setting up the Worlds Fair, conflicts amongst the architects result in battles of jurisdiction and delays in building. Perserverance is another theme as despite all the setbacks, Burnham continues with the project.
The book "Of Mice and Men" teaches us many things about friendship/companionship, to the impossibility of the american dream, and just how individuals lived during that time period. Of Mice and Men also teaches us about the affect gaining money and a higher social status has on one's self. We see this as George and Lennie struggle to keep a job and save up money to have their farm, as well as the power Curly uses over the other workers because he comes from "money" in how his father owns the ranch. This theme of money is also seen in "Great Expectations". Pip grew up as "common" and lived off what he had around him. Once he begins to become a gentlemen with his recent wealth, his attitude and perspective is truly affected. He begins to look down at everything he once knew, as well as the people he once knew. Only the higher class is acceptable and it becomes so easy to disregard his past. In both these books, we can see that as humans it is very easy to look at nothing but social standings and to want nothing more but your own wealth. Some people like George and Lennie, would use their acquirement of wealth to just support themselves. Others like Pip, would only use it to be looked at as a higher being.
- Maddy Grimm 1st period
The book Of Mice and Men explains that as humans, we are all very different. Everyone we come into contact with is different and unique in their own way. Lennie was different because he was slower than everyone else, but that does not mean that he was any less important. In the book Wuthering Heights, Catherine and Heathcliff and different from everyone else, but so similar to each other. They are practically the same person. They stand out among the other characters because of the things they do and say, and at one point Catherine states that she IS Heathcliff, that they are, in fact, the same soul, they are each other.
~Katie D. 7/8º
In the book, The Things They Carried, the soldiers are always lonely. They miss their friends and families, and they feel all alone in Vietnam. They have nobody but each other for comfort, and they feel trapped in their own worlds. This loneliness relates to the human condition because it caused the men to become distracted in their fighting, and it could result in life or death. In the book, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Francie is always lonely. Her mother loves her brother, Neely, more than Francie, and Francie feels all alone without the love of her mother. She constantly reads books, and because of the vocabulary she picked up from the books, the other little girls do not want to be around Francie. Francie has learned to accept the fact that none of the other girls want to be friends with her, and she becomes used to be all alone.
The book Of Mice and Men shows that it is important to have companionship. This is shown by Lennie's reliance on George. He needs George to be there for him. Although George kills Lennie at the end of the book, it was out of love so that Lennie would not suffer. In Great Expectations Pip finds a companion in Joe. They understand eachother and help eachother out. Without eachother it would probably be hard for Pip to take living with his sister. They make it a little easier for eachother to live there by having that companionship
In the book Of Mice and Men, the human condition is within the relationship between Lennie and George. They have a great friendship. George is always looking out for Lennie and trying to protect him. He even tries to save him of a worse fate by shooting him in the back of the head.
In the book The Devil in the White City, there is a good friendship between Burnham and Root in the begining of the book. They have an automatic connection and begin a successful business with eachother. When Root passes away, Burnham is instantly devistated and even almost decides to stop working on the great fair that will be held in Chicago.
~Alex H. 2~
The Human Condition is portrayed in many different ways throughout the books we have read this year. For instance, in the book Night by Elie Wiesel, we see the human condition centered on the idea of indifference. For example, we see the general public ignore the horrors of the concentration camps, we see a son abandon his father in the hope for survival and then we see Wiesel allow his values of God and compassion dissolve in the pursuit of survival and prosper. However, there is a deeper factor at play within the book. Overall, what is seen is the idea that through corruption and drastic change in one’s lifestyle, their morality and concern begins to change. For instance, the reason Wiesel became self-aware and independent was based upon the corruption he faced in his experiences of the Holocaust and living in Auschwitz.
This idea then correlates to the book The Devil in the White City as well. For instance, Holmes’ version of the human condition is reliant upon the idea of homicide for self pleasure. As opposed to Night, Holmes kills people not for survival, but for the basic values of self-arousal and stimulation. But the layer of the human condition remains the same. For instance, in the book the author alludes to the idea of Holmes’ corrupt childhood of bullying and living in a family of silence and extreme piety. Overall, the author conveys the idea that through Holmes’ past of alteration and damage; it has led him to become crazy and to lose his morality.
Overall, both books hold the idea of death within their actions, whether in the aspect of survival or enjoyment. In a larger glimpse a specific conclusion can be reached. The idea that the human condition is based upon the experiences one faces and how it corrupts their mindset, leading them to betray others and to lose faith and value within the world.
In the book Catalyst, we see numerous aspects that show the human condition of the characters. A surplus event that occured in the book was when Mikey died. An inevitable part of being human is dying and this was represented in the book. As humans, we meet other humans as well and we are likely to create deep relationships with other individuals. By the end of the book, we see a friendship grow between Terri and Kate. Building relationships with various people is also a part of being human. In the book I'm currently reading, A Tree Grows in Brookly, various parts of being human are also represented. We see the inevitable event of aging in all characters as the story plot continues. We also see birth and reproduction of Neeley and Francie when the two sides of the Nolan and Rommeley family are presented. We also see a form of love with the various men Aunt Sissy falls in love with. Another type of love we see is between Katie and Johnny although, their relationship starts to strain through the rough events they face as the story evolves. In both of these books, we see the human condition grow as we become more familiar with the characters and their various backgrounds.
In the book Of Mice and Men, the relationship between George and Lennie shows human condition. It shows how companionship keeps people going. The only reason they would have been able to persue their dream was because they had eachother. They traveled together and never left eachother to fend for themself. They ajusted to eachother's lifestyle and habits and they kept eachother going.
The human condition appears in of mice and men, as george shoots lennie. This shows that sometimes we have to make things worse before they can get better. The human condition is an elaborate series of thoughts and action that each and every human has. Also in the time that of mice and men took place, many people were isolating themselves and going off on their own. In the book the glass castle, the family isolates themselves and are always trying to help each other out. they tend to be attracted to desolate desert towns with very few people in them. they move from place to place, never growing attached to people or making friends. they are always just scraping by. In welch, people clan together and make allies and then the groups fight each other. The family may get into an argument or two, but in the end they all still love and care for each other.
hannah meyer 1
In Of Mice and Men we see the hunan condition. George and Lenny were always side by side on many different quests.
In Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes we also see the human condition. Part of the human condition is always having someone there. Though fear is apart of it, so is love. It is important to know that you have someone there that cares about you. We see the human condition in the book Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes because Eric and Sarah are there for one another through their tough struggles through school.
In Of Mice and Men, Lennie and George repeat the story of owning their own land and caring for animals because they are determined to not give up. Even through the struggles that Lennie causes, George and him try. Part of the human condition is having goals and determination. In The Devil in the White City, readers also see determination and goals in both Holmes and Burnham. Burnham's goal is to complete the fair on time, and to the expectations of the nation. Holmes' goal is to stay hidden in society, have his building and business thrive, and stay unsuspected of murder because of the missing girls.
the book " Lone Survivor" is a message of friendship. even though their in the navy, they stick together never let their team down or fall behind.
the book " Of Mice and Men" is also a message of friendship, because even though george killed lennie, George still loves lennie for being a true friend.
Samantha s
5/6'
tIn Of Mice and Men, it was showed that some people are incredibly insecure about things that they cannot change, and they want to fit in, and still fill not fullfilled with who they are, like Lennie and how he always doubted himself and how he thought that the world was better of
Also, in the book Great Expectians the same thing is prevelant. Pip is insecure about his humble background, and thinks that Estella wont love him back because of them.
Jennifer W 7/8~
In the book Of Mice and Men the relationship between George and Lennie began at a young age and is merely inseperable. In The Glass Castle Rex Walls relationship between alcohol and himself also began at a young age. The human condition causes humans to cope when in emotional stressful,negative, situations by clinging to someone or something. Lennie in Of Mice and Men clings to George in the event of his aunts death. By what was read thus far in The Glass Castle, Rex Walls was molested by his mother as a child and this lead to his alcoholism which affects his family throughout the memoir.
In the book Of Mice and Men, it shows the reader that at the end of the story, the humanity of George is being taken away because he murdered Lennie. Even though Lennie was a mentally challenged man, George killed him for his actions. In the book The Glass Castle it shows that no matter what position your family is in, your humanity can stay in you. Humanity is not measured by the amount of money in your pocket.
- Kevin McNamee 1
In the book The Things They Carried, O’Brien goes through many different emotions. He doesn’t know what to do with himself after he receives the draft letter. O’Brien runs away from home, to an old motel. He meets a new friend there, and also learns a thing or two. But in the end, he knows he cannot run away from what he fears most-war. He returns home, and goes to fight in Vietnam. Even though O’Brien let his self-indulgence get the best of him, he faces what horrifies him the most by going to Vietnam.
In the book Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff runs away from Wuthering Heights when he overhears Catharine confessing the fact that she must marry Edgar, to Nelly. Heathcliff runs away before he hears Catharine telling Nelly how much she loves Heathcliff. Heathcliff runs away from his house because of anger and embarrassment. He eventually comes home to face his fear, and to seek revenge on Catharine and Edgar.
The Human Condition applies to Of Mice and Men because near the end of the book George decides to kill Lennie. George does this out of almost love for Lennie because he knows that if he wouldn't have killed him then Lennie would have died a slow painful death. It shows the aspect of love when it comes to the human condition. It shows companionship because even if Lennie was going to die either way he stuck by him until the end.
Alan McIntosh 5/6th
In the book The Things They Carried, the human condition is shown by the struggles that each man goes through during the war, realizing what they left behind, and finding ways to cope with it. The men must adjust to their new life, with no family but they need to keep moving on. With each tragedy they face, it gets packed into their memory and its something they will never forget. This relates to the human condition shown in Great Expectations as Pip moves on to become a gentleman. Far and separated from his family, he will never forget the memories he had as he continues on his journey, just like the soldiers took memories of each day along with them every step of the way.
-Sarah W. 7/8-
In The Things They Carried, we learn that life in Vietnam is lonely, even if the soldiers have people around them, they still feel lonely. They miss their family and friends, and often just America itself.
In A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Francis is often lonely as well. There are a lot of people around her, she just doesn't have anyone to relate to.
In the book 'Outliers' by Malcolm Gladwell, the human condition is shown through success. Almost everybody Gladwell had mentioned had been extremely successful at what they'd done, like Steve Jobs. Although Gladwell believes that for one to be successful, one must be given opportunity to get to where they want to be, he even speculates if success is inherited through the parents' actions and attitudes. For people to be successful, whether given opportunity or not, they have to want it. In 'The Devil in the White City,' Dr. Holmes has a goal to be rich, and powerful. He reaches that goal through murder, and although not a tactic Gladwell would recommend, he did everything he could to reach that goal, but was also given opportunity. In the eighteen hundreds, serial murder was much easier to get away with because of many reasons, the police force was not trained for such investigations, the technology was limited, almost nobody knew what DNA was, and if you had money, people would do any odd job, no questions asked. Plus, medical schools were begging for bodies, making disposal of a corpse extremely easy, with legitimate reasons of why one would have a body. For a serial killer not to be caught, the nineteenth century was the prime time to kill. Now, serial killers are much easier to find, and Holmes would have been arrested very early into his 'career.' Holmes was given his goal, money and power, through the murders he committed. Both books show the human condition by the characters having a need for a goal, and using the opportunities given to them to reach the goal.
Natalie S. 1*
In my opinion, the focal point of the human condition is our ability to both love and hate with passion unmatched by any other creature. This was a pretty important idea in the novel Catalyst. Kind of an old reference, but Terri had these two emotions repeatedly in the book. She hated her dad for what he did to her, but she couldn't help but love the prpoduct of that act: her son.
If love and hate isn't a theme in Wuthering Heights, I don't know what is. Catherine for example loves Heathcliff but she had the capacity to hate him too. Heathcliff howeveris mostly hateful to anybody and everybody. He hates most of the other characters and only uses them to his own benefit when it suits him. One exception to this is Catherine who he loved irrevocably, but also being very conflicted over those feelings. He loved her, but he also hated her.
-Angela G. 2*
The human condition requires that man needs a companion to survive. In "Night" the hunan condition means humans cannot survive without a companion. Elie lived most of "Night" with his father, and once Elie's father had died, Elie had seemed to give up on living.
In "Life of Pi" Pi had stived for a companion. So much so that right after the crash of the boat Pi was hysterical and searching for any living thing he could find. for hope of a companion Pi tries initially to pull in the tiger Richard Parker onto his boat. Later into the book Pi even admits that without having Richard Parker around him he would probably die from either the hyena, or the loneliness Pi would suffer without another living creautre on the rescue boat.
Colton K. 1st period
By Bethany Westphal 2nd period In the book The Lone Survivor, we see the human condition throughout Marcus luttrel and the way that he has this never ending hunger to fight for his country, even being to risk his whole life. Readers see how luttrel endures pain from the terrible incIdents and how he tries to Cope with the loss and still try to survive is incredible. We see the human condition of the opposite in a way because of self preservation one wants their own life to stand above others in priorities, however Marcus luttrel is fighting for his country instead of himself and puts the country before himself which is where the reader, in way sees the opposite of the human condition. Robe human requires to be able to put others before yourself as well.
In the book Of Mice and Men, we see a very unfamiliar condition that is not commonly used that much; Doing something bad when in the long run, making things better. For example, George kills Lenny. George is having a very rough time having a worry free life with Lenny, and Lenny caused a lot of bad and dangerous things to occur, so George shot him to fix it for him self, others, and even Lenny himself. WE see this in the glass castle on a larger scale. In the glass castle, we see a very corrupt and rouge family. They are always on the run, being hunted down by the law, and are just all together not normal or very functional. This although does something special a lot of modern families are missing this day of age, being together. They are very close to each other and always have a good time, unlike normal "functional" families.
n the book of Mice and Men we see the human condition portrayed in the relationship between George and Lennie. George always feels the need to tow Lennie along on his quest for a place of their own. After Lennie was dumped on him by his aunt they have devolped a friendship with a confusing bond. George is always ordering him around and throught this process Lennie kind of turns into The Scapegoat. He gets blamed for everyhting and although it is his fault most of the time, he doesnt realize that what he is doing is wrong. In the end George is taught through experience to always do the right thing even if it may not seem that way by shooting lennie in the head.
In the book, Shooter, the human condition is tested through the society's view on status. We see Cameron's struggle to fit in with the rest and labels himself outside like the rest of his group. Lenny also sees the view of society and how it judges everything. He regrets the way it is and does something about it. This results in an unfavorable situation that causes the shooting at the school. In the book, Great Expectations, Pip lives in a society that judges based on social clase and status. Also money affects society's view on people as well. In this text, we see the human condition as something that defines a person which restricts the life of these people. These two text can be related by the connection of the struggles of the main protagonist against society's view on other people.
-Kyle C. 7/8period.
i beleive that the message in the novel "the things they carried" is that you shouldnt believe everything that you hear. the reason is because the author tells many storys in whitch do not always seem to be true...
In the book Mice Of Men, George and Lennie have a very close relationship. It is different from any of the other characters. Lennie has a dependence on George. The human condition is shown in this book throughout everything. It shows that everyone needs someone they can rely on and someone to always be there when you just need a little time. Lennie doesn't always feel wanted by George, but they both need eachother. George doesn't have anyone else. The human condition is based on having a companionship with another. This is demonstrated throughout the book, but mainly with George and Lennie.
The book Of Mice and Men teaches the reader about the diferent kinds of relationships people can have. The book shows us that two people that are completely diferent can have a strong relationship and always be there for eachother. The relationship is so strong that they know whats best for eachother and they learn from eachother. The relationship between Lennie and George is strong, but in the end George ends up killing Lennie. The reason George does this is because he knows it will be the best for Lennie. This relationship teaches the reader to care about someone and always try to do whats best for them.
In the book, Of Mice and Men, the human condition is shown through George and Lennie's relationship. Lennie was dependent of George for survival in a way, much like a parent child relationship. It is human nature for a parent to take care and nurture their child. An example is when Lennie is saying in the beginning of the book that he will go off into a cave because George doesn't want him, but George insists he stays. George is acting "motherly" to Lennie who acts as the vulnerable "child".
In the book Night we see he human condition. We see the Weisel has to learn to grow mentally to over come some of the serious challanges he has. We see his need to grow and develope and the need to change. In the book The Life of Pi we also see the human condition. We see Pi's need to learn and develope for him to be saved from death. As well as the need to grow we also see the need for companionship. When he saves Richard Parker he is showing the need to have something with him and to relate to his situation.
Shooter teaches us that bullying isd bad and that nothing good comes from it. its also shows that bullying should be taken seriously becasue it can be taken to drastic measures. so there for try and get the word out and prevent bullying as much as we can to prevent something like that from ever happening.
In the book Lone Survivor, it shows human condition through the tragedies and the challenges that Luttrell faces. In them, he must learn to adjust and accept them in order to survive. In The book Dandelion Wine, there are also tragedies; however, there are none as life threatening as Lutrell's were. Simple things such as the trams going out of business and finding out that he has been doing the same things every summer are great tragedies to Tom and Doug Spaulding. These tragedies, to Doug, however, are part of what makes him aware that he is alive. Much like how Lutrell says that pain assures you that you're alive. Tragedies and challenges are inevitable in life and can be very harmful, but it is part of what shapes people to be who they are today.
The book mice of men show the diffrent characteristics and freindship. Lennie kept george company even though he got george into alot of trouble george still stayed by his side. There was alot of forshawdowing that you didnt see until you finished the book.
james helms
In the book Of Mice and Men it really shows attatchment of certain people. Like Lennie is attached to George. But even though George in the beginning doesnt want anything to do with Lennie in the beginning, he starts to warm up to Lennie and starts to make peace with him.
And Curley's Wife, is attached to getting attention. She doesnt get much attention, and is told to stay with Curley and talk to no one else because she is trouble.
-Kaitlyn Pieper
In the book Of Mice and Men it shows alot of attachment. Like Lennie is attached to George and thinks if he leaves him he will be on his own and wont have no were to go.
And Curley's Wife is attached to getting attention and wants people to pay attention to her but everyone tells George and Lennie that she is nothing but trouble.
In the book Of Mice and Men it really shows the message of friend ship. Lennie tells George that he loves to be around George that if he didnt have George he would have no were to go. But if he did lose George he would live in a cave with rocks and live there forever.
Curley's Wife is wanting to have a friendship with everybody but no one likes her because Curley says not to talk to her because she is nothing but trouble.
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