Beloved Courage

Even though many people might disagree with me, I loved Beloved. It was so full of important messages that would take more than a simple essay to explain it all.

As far as courage is concerned, I personally think that Denver is the one who shows the most courage for doing what's right. She has never left the comforts of her own home, but in the story, she breaks through the barriers of her sad home to help another. She breaks through the social barriers to ask for help. This is true courage. Denver knows what's right and she takes all risks to help herself and Sethe.

The Stranger to Courage

The next book we have just finished reading was called The Stranger by Albert Camus. As weird as this book was, it was the opposite of my big question.

In the novel, Maursalt goes to jail for killing an Arab. And before that, his mother passed away, but he didn't really feel any remorse. So, in a sense, Maursalt was just a non-sensitive character. His character was almost the opposite of my question. He did wrong while everyone else was right. He felt no remorse for his mother and her death, and he killed someone. To me, Maursalt is not a very strong and courageous person. So, in a way, he was the opposite of my question. 

The Metamorphosis of Courage

Hello again! And Happy New Year! I hope this year is going well for everyone so far! 

So far this semester we have already read Kafka's famed novella, The Metamorphosis. I really enjoyed this book even though many times it was quite confusing and weird. Even the first sentence described the main character, Gregor, as a giant bug. Quite the shocker. The plot then goes further into the reaction of his family and the events that occur while Gregor is still a bug. 

But through all this chaos, I found that my big question works really well. Grete, Gregor's sister, really displays the type of courage it takes to do something right when everyone else is doing something wrong. When everyone else is very mean and unsympathetic towards Gregor, Grete is very kind to him. She brings him food and drink. She doesn't ignore him like everyone else does. She treats him like a human; she treats him like her brother.