Will's Witty Analysis

       "I found myself back in the sepulchral city resenting the sight of people hurrying through the streets to filch a little money from each other, to devour their infamous cookery, to gulp their unwholesome beer, to dream their insignificant and silly dreams. They trespassed upon my thoughts. They were intruders whose knowledge of life was to me an irritating presence, because I felt so sure they could not possibly know the things I knew." (Conrad 1052)      This excerpt takes place upon Milow's return to London from the Congo. During his time in Africa, he experienced many traumatizing events, such as the oppression of the Africans and an attack upon his steamboat in which his helmsman died at his feet. This journey left a deep impression upon him that lasted long after he had returned.           This passage reflects upon the interesting concept of trauma and its lasting effects. Things that once seemed normal are no...

      "That was memorable day to me, for it made great changes in me. But, it is the same with any life. Imagine one selected day struck out of it, and think how different its course would have been. Pause you who read this, and think for a moment of the long chain of iron or gold, of thorns or flowers, that would never have bound you, but for the formation of the first link on one memorable day" (Dickens 58)                                  - Pip, Great Expectations      Pip writes this after recollecting his first day visiting Miss Havisham. This day was very important to the course of the novel, as it is this visit that inspired Pip's dream of being a gentleman and where he met Estella. Without this, Pip's life would have turned out very differently.     The butterfly effect is a law of sorts stating that seemingly minuscule events can drastically change ...