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- 4831: The Man Who Mistook His Wife F
- The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat As a child, I watched Alfred Hitchcock Theater, The Twilight Zone and other science fiction or horror shows. Often times the storyline was based on a victim s mental problems or their skewed perception of the world. Looking ...
- 4832: The Ice Storm
- ... tears on the steering wheel of his car. This film, based on a novel by Rick Moody, is the story of affluence gone haywire. The prevailing male view, that women, by right, be the caregivers, child-rearers, and pleasure drones for them and their heirs was no longer adequate in 1973. Families, living in the suburbs, were fundamentally fatherless, as the men went off in trains and planes to earn money ...
- 4833: The Hollow Of The Three Hills
- ... had broken his heart and "he spoke of a woman's perfidy, of a wife who had broken her holiest vows"(Hawthorne 104). Not only had she left him with pain and suffering for their child but she had also left him with pain and aversion towards her. She tried to run away from her daughter's sickness and encroaching death, but by doing so only brought guilt and remorse upon ...
- 4834: The Great Gatsby A Goal Of Cor
- ... Fiztgerald 45). Allowing this to occur shows the reader that Gatsby does not know how to project an image of someone whose family is rich with the sophistication of generations. Instead he acts like a child who receives a dollar from his father for some candy. Gatsby shows, in his own actions, that material wealth corrupts when he is pulled over for speeding. When the officer approaches Gatsby's car Gatsby ...
- 4835: The Grapes Of Wrath 6
- ... men. These greedy individuals destroy the dreams of the migrants. The villainous characters he portrayed only had a sense of present pleasure. They had no concern for the fact that at the present moment a child had no life or food. The lower class had no way of getting ahead. Steinbecks charecters never had their dreams materialize into achieved goals. This was true in both of Steinbecks above mentioned works. George ...
- 4836: The Essence Of Hamlet
- ... self-criticism, Freud's concept of the super-ego proves useful. In his essay, "The Ego and the Id," Freud would answer that the super-ego has a significant role in interpreting Hamlet: "As the child was once compelled to obey its parents, so the ego submits to the categorical imperative pronounced by its super-ego" (228). The super-ego, in this case, would have originated with the ghost of Hamlet ...
- 4837: The Devils Of Loudun, By Aldou
- ... theologians. Huxley ends the book with an essay in amplification of his earlier topics of vertical and downward self-transcendence. In it he discusses the dangers of lowlier substitutes for divine grace, such as drug abuse, elementary sexuality (i.e. orgiastic & excessively promiscuous), and her-intoxication (i.e. mob-mentality). The essay intelligently pre-empted any accusations of irresponsible promoting of drugs that came after The Doors Of Perception .
- 4838: The Death Of Ivan Illych
- ... and propriety of his life. This ordeal only worsened when his wife became pregnant. She became unbearable to him, overly jealous and coarse, becoming an obstacle to his pursuit of happiness and properness. When the child was born, Ivan realized that a life totally separate his family life would be necessary to fulfill the goals he set for himself. He also came to the realization that to keep his marriage in ...
- 4839: The Crying Of Lot 49
- ... obviously, derives from Oedipus, the hero of Sophocles' famous play. According to the legend, Oedipus' parents found out that he was fated to kill his father and marry his mother. Therefore, they arranged for the child's death. However, he was rescued and grew to adulthood in another kingdom. As an adult, Oedipus meets a strange man on the road and kills him, never knowing that he is actually his father ...
- 4840: The Count Of Monte Cristo 3
- ... he imprisons Dantes to protect his own interest. Because of this, he is the focus of Dantes fury. He climes the ranks, and becomes the most powerful law enforcer in France. He bears an illegitimate child with Madame Danglars, which leads to his downfall. He is brought down by admitting to his affair, and suffers extensively with the poisoning of his father, mother in law, daughter, and son. Monsieur Danglars:Described ...
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