Antigone Rhetorical ANalysis

Antigone Rhetorical ANalysis

Every one of us have come across a decision or has had to follow through with a mistake to fix things that have been done. These decisions have to be made withing our daily lives and put our morals to the test. One must make the decision to face their faults head on or live in constant denial. I believe that we all have a sense of pride to keep us interacting with one another, but in differing ways. There are those that act in an immoral light and therefore have likely committed some level of crime. From my own experiences, I find it to be plain when I have done wrong or am about to. That “fuzzy feeling” begins to bubble up and when I am surrounded by others, there is obvious judgement. In no situation is it moral to not question one’s own actions with the perspective of others. Vain actions are done throughout history as with King Henry VII, a man that believed it only right to marry six women even as everyone around him didn’t agree. It is exemplified again and again in literacy including the novel American Psycho.
A fictional character that came to mind after reading the given excerpt, is a teenage boy named Charlie, the main character of the novel, Perks of Being A Wallflower. He was a kid going through his freshman year of high school. Charlie struggled with this new environment as he was coping with a recent and traumatic event in his life. This teenage boy’s close, and only, companion committed suicide causing him to be thrust into high school alone. Charlie had also faced sexual abuse as a child which were memories that had been suppressed as he had spent time with his now deceased best friend. His mind then crept farther and farther into a pit of great sorrow even after experiencing some of the happiest moments of his life in the novel. Throughout his experiences, he discovered new ideas as well as things about himself, but he kept facing who he really was, Charlie realized that he needed serious help. Perks of Being A Wallflower ends as Charlie is...

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