Throughout history,literature and life change is inevitable. Change is to make or become different. Change has shaped the world around us.Whether the changes are positive or negative, it’s a part of who we are. For that reason, we must acknowledge it.
In the history of the world, there has been many important events that have brought about positive and negative changes in the United States. Some of these events include the Industrialization era, Progressive era, WWI, the Great Depression and the New Deal. These events helped bring about many positive changes and some negative changes to not only America, but the whole world. The first big change in America was the Industrialization era. The Industrialization era brought about positive economic changes. These economic changes were caused by the improvements of technology. This caused an increase in production and jobs as businesses were able to make their products quicker and the need for workers increased. Some of the negative changes in this era were the lack of rights for such workers and consumers. Without government interference during the time most big businesses created monopolies in their respective industries. A monopoly is when a business has total control of an industry with very little to no competition. These factors helped contribute to the Progressive era. Next, came the Progressive era. The Progressive era was era all about positive changes for the people of the United States. Progressivism is the term applied to a variety of responses to the economic and social problems rapid (“ The Progressive Era( 1890-1920) ). Some of the changes that were enacted in America on a national scale during this time period include women’s suffrage, federal regulation of food, drug, and railroad industry, antitrust laws("Digital History." The Progressive Era). Other positive changes during this era would include minimum wages for women, factory regulation and the restriction of child labor("Digital History." The Progressive Era). Overall this era was about improving life for American citizens. In some events there has been some positive changes that lead to negative changes in the world. One such case would be the Treaty of Versailles. The Treaty of Versailles ended World War 1, but caused Germany to pay a huge amount of reparations and weakened their military. These events caused the rise of Hitler, as Hitler used the built up tension and animosity of the German citizens in order to become the leader of Germany. Hitler becoming the ruler of Germany was a negative change because it essentially caused no opposition in Germany for his action, such as the persecution of Jews, gypsies, and blacks or as it’s simply known as the Holocaust. Essentially, this is just like the changes in “ What, Of This Goldfish, Would You Wish?”. The positive changes in this story include the main character Sergei cures his sister’s cancer, fixed Sveta’s son’s head disabilities and saved the life of Yoni. The change of saving Yoni is important because it shows the sacrifice or negative change in Sergei’s life. While Sergei saved Yoni’s life, he lost something very important to him. Sergei had lost his only friend which was the goldfish because he’d used up all of his wishes. On a reflection of this event all Sergei would wish for is “ Anything, not to be alone.” The connection between these two events is that a positive change lead to negative changes causing someone to …show more content…
It is shown by the positive and negative changes in the story. The biggest negative change in this story is the character Gregor turning into an insect in the beginning of the story. This is very similar to the story “ The Lightning Thief” by Rick Riordan. In the beginning of the story the main character Percy Jackson loses his mother. This is similar to Gregor’s situation in the sense that their negative changes were very devastating to them. Their negative changes both showed that life can be very cruel. In both situations, their lives get turned upside down. One thing they have in common is that in both stories the a character starts to mature. In “Kafka’s Metamorphosis” the family specifically Grete, and in “ The Lightning Thief” the supporting character Grover matures enough to reach goal of becoming a
In the history of the world, there has been many important events that have brought about positive and negative changes in the United States. Some of these events include the Industrialization era, Progressive era, WWI, the Great Depression and the New Deal. These events helped bring about many positive changes and some negative changes to not only America, but the whole world. The first big change in America was the Industrialization era. The Industrialization era brought about positive economic changes. These economic changes were caused by the improvements of technology. This caused an increase in production and jobs as businesses were able to make their products quicker and the need for workers increased. Some of the negative changes in this era were the lack of rights for such workers and consumers. Without government interference during the time most big businesses created monopolies in their respective industries. A monopoly is when a business has total control of an industry with very little to no competition. These factors helped contribute to the Progressive era. Next, came the Progressive era. The Progressive era was era all about positive changes for the people of the United States. Progressivism is the term applied to a variety of responses to the economic and social problems rapid (“ The Progressive Era( 1890-1920) ). Some of the changes that were enacted in America on a national scale during this time period include women’s suffrage, federal regulation of food, drug, and railroad industry, antitrust laws("Digital History." The Progressive Era). Other positive changes during this era would include minimum wages for women, factory regulation and the restriction of child labor("Digital History." The Progressive Era). Overall this era was about improving life for American citizens. In some events there has been some positive changes that lead to negative changes in the world. One such case would be the Treaty of Versailles. The Treaty of Versailles ended World War 1, but caused Germany to pay a huge amount of reparations and weakened their military. These events caused the rise of Hitler, as Hitler used the built up tension and animosity of the German citizens in order to become the leader of Germany. Hitler becoming the ruler of Germany was a negative change because it essentially caused no opposition in Germany for his action, such as the persecution of Jews, gypsies, and blacks or as it’s simply known as the Holocaust. Essentially, this is just like the changes in “ What, Of This Goldfish, Would You Wish?”. The positive changes in this story include the main character Sergei cures his sister’s cancer, fixed Sveta’s son’s head disabilities and saved the life of Yoni. The change of saving Yoni is important because it shows the sacrifice or negative change in Sergei’s life. While Sergei saved Yoni’s life, he lost something very important to him. Sergei had lost his only friend which was the goldfish because he’d used up all of his wishes. On a reflection of this event all Sergei would wish for is “ Anything, not to be alone.” The connection between these two events is that a positive change lead to negative changes causing someone to …show more content…
It is shown by the positive and negative changes in the story. The biggest negative change in this story is the character Gregor turning into an insect in the beginning of the story. This is very similar to the story “ The Lightning Thief” by Rick Riordan. In the beginning of the story the main character Percy Jackson loses his mother. This is similar to Gregor’s situation in the sense that their negative changes were very devastating to them. Their negative changes both showed that life can be very cruel. In both situations, their lives get turned upside down. One thing they have in common is that in both stories the a character starts to mature. In “Kafka’s Metamorphosis” the family specifically Grete, and in “ The Lightning Thief” the supporting character Grover matures enough to reach goal of becoming a