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- 131: Vonnegut's Portrayal of Society in Breakfast of Champions
- ... arise and are dealt with as failure to communicate, ecological destruction, a contempt for art, and the government's inattention to important problems (Merrill 157). The experiences and trials of Kilgore Trout, an unknown science fiction writer from New York, and Dwayne Hoover, a Pontiac dealer from Indiana, show the suffering and unintelligibility of daily living (Giannone 107). Dwayne Hoover suffers greatly despite his apparent wealth and prosperity, being burdened with ... large part of the most successful corporation in all of Midland City, he is mentally disturbed and suffering from psycological disillusion (84). Kilgore Trout, poor and humbled by a troublesome life, is a struggling science fiction writer with only one fan (17). His books, mostly metaphorically representing American society, are rarely published. The few published works of Trout's appear in unsavory magazines and are changed and surrounded with pornographic pictures ... depicts in Breakfast of Champions is one of a country steadily moving towards complete self-anhilation (Broer 107). Works Cited Allen, William R. Understanding Kurt Vonnegut. Columbia: U of South Carolina P, 1991. "Briefly Noted: Fiction." New Yorker 12 May 1973: 146. Broer, Lawrence R. Sanity Plea: Schizophrenia in the Novels of Kurt Vonnegut. Tuscaloosa: U of Alabama P, 1989. Brucker, Carl. "Breakfast of Champions." Beacham's Popular Fiction in ...
- 132: Joseph Conrad
- ... compared to his. Examples of Conrad’s literature include novels such as Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, and The Secret Agent. Heart of Darkness is basically based on his own experiences, but Conrad also adds fiction into this particular novel (Dintenfass 1). It has been said that Conrad’s style of writing is described as "...life as we actually live it...[is] to be blurred and messy and confusing-- and the ... of observing the way Conrad revives the dark sides of his characters (Dintenfass 7). Overall, we realize that all three novels have a primary similarity; we find that they all include a portion of both fiction and reality. Conrad’s style of techniques includes his organization of his thoughts, his use of literary forms, and significant themes. His organization of thoughts illustrate that you can discover an opinionated interest in the ... back temporarily in causing the story line to detach itself from making sense, but fortunately this doesn’t undermine his style of expression (WLC 783). Finally, irony is featured when he combines both truth and fiction. There is no telling Conrad’s experiences from the fiction in his novels to have his readers comprehend the reality from the imagination. This is the reason why readers occasionally mistaken his novels as ...
- 133: Controlling Computers With Neu
- In the classic science-fiction movie Forbidden Planet, space travelers from Earth land on a distant planet, where they encounter the remnants of a technologically advanced civilization. Even though they are not from this distant planet, the space travelers are ... computers. They do this by connecting themselves to glowing head probes. By doing this the space traveler’s thoughts and feelings are directly conveyed to the alien computer over a neural link. In the science-fiction movie The Matrix, the world is run by machines that use humans as batteries so sustain themselves. A group of humans brake the grip of the machines and begin to wage a war on their ... this, the people are able to turn their thoughts, such as dodging bullets and knowing Kung-Fu, into reality. The idea of people having their minds linked to computers has appeared throughout works of science-fiction. The way this idea works is very simple. A person thinks of a command and the computer immediately responds. “Thought recognition would be the ultimate computer interface, the machine acting as an extension of ...
- 134: Objectivism and the Work of Ayn Rand
- ... the 50s and 60s. She came to the country from Russia in the 1920s and worked in Hollywood as an extra in pictures and as a writer. Her most famous books are actually works of fiction, WE THE LIVING, THE FOUNTAINHEAD, and ATLAS SHRUGGED. In them, she portrays her ideals of the human character-- basically she is a RATIONAL EGOIST. She believes that the self exists, and is ethically significant; in ... t have the responsibility for the lives of others, except in a negative sense.. not to interfere with the rights of others to pursue their own life. Ayn Rand wrote a great deal of non-fiction after making her name as a fiction author, including THE VIRTUE OF SELFISHNESS, CAPITALISM: THE UNKNOWN IDEAL, THE ROMANTIC MANIFESTO, PHILOSOPHY: WHO NEEDS IT (her answer is everyone), and others. A group developed around her in New York, ironically dubbed "the ...
- 135: Katherine Anne Porter
- ... have Mexican settings. Porter's other major collections include Hacienda (1934), Noon Wine (1937), Pale Horse, Pale Rider (1939), The Leaning Tower (1944), and Collected Stories (1965), which was awarded the 1966 Pulitzer Prize in fiction. Porter's only novel, Ship of Fools (1962), depicts an ocean voyage from Mexico to Germany on the eve of World War II. Collected Essays and Occasional Writings of Katherine Anne Porter also appeared in ... mother to hear him and wanting her to know that he is hurting inside from being rejected, so he can get the attention he deserves. According to Richard McGhee in The Critical Survey of Short Fiction, "His hatred is understandable, since no one genuinely reaches out to love him and help him with his very real problems of adjustment" (1912). This statement explains how the actions of Porter's main character ... Other Stories. New York: Dell, 1934. 21-9. - - -. "The Downward Path to Wisdom." The Leaning Tower and Other Stories. New York: Dell, 1934. 81-111. McGhee, Richard D. "Katherine Anne Porter." Critical Survey of Short Fiction. Ed. Frank N. Magill. Vol. 5. Boston: Salem, 1993.
- 136: Orwell's Politics and the English Language
- ... catch phrase that is used without thought. In George Orwell's essay Politics and the English Language, it is this exact issue that he addresses. George Orwell chastises today's modern writer's of criticism, fiction, opinion and politics for allowing themselves to become lazy in their thoughts and their writing. Orwell states "what is above all needed, is to let the meaning choose the word and not the other way ... by the reader. One does not feel lost when reading Politics and the English Language. Orwell's essay is a valuable read for several other reasons, one being that Orwell, as an established writer of fiction , non-fiction and political criticism, is an authority on the subject of writing, especially political writing. His advice should be heeded and it is all laid out powerfully and well-worded in this essay. The second ...
- 137: Capitalism Theory
- ... the proletariat, but only if art is equal to language; if that is not the case, Habermas's model of the cultural paradigm of consensus is one of "subtextual destructuralism", and hence fundamentally a legal fiction. Tilton[1] implies that we have to choose between postcapitalist socialism and capitalist dialectic theory. The subject is interpolated into a cultural paradigm of consensus that includes consciousness as a reality. Therefore, the main theme ... to attack patriarchialist ideology. If the postcultural paradigm of narrative holds, we have to choose between the subconstructivist paradigm of narrative and the cultural paradigm of consensus. "Sexual identity is elitist," says Adorno. In Pulp Fiction, Tarantino deconstructs the subconstructivist paradigm of narrative; in Clerks, however, Tarantino analyses dialectic feminism. In a sense, the main theme of du Garbandier's[5] model of capitalist dialectic theory is the role of the ... society has objective value. 5. Burroughs and postdialectic theory If one examines the subconstructivist paradigm of narrative, one is faced with a choice: either accept neodialectic material theory or conclude that language is a legal fiction. The subject is contextualised into a capitalist dialectic theory that includes culture as a paradox. However, Habermas uses the term 'Sontagian camp' to denote the difference between class and reality. "Society is part of ...
- 138: The Writings of Pat Conroy
- ... world of passion. He sometimes tends to stray off course. Prince of Tides is monstrously long, but a pleasure to read. It established him as a novelist (Votteler 44-45). Gail Godwin says that Conroy fiction has two obsessions: abusive fathers and the South. These two things cannot separate from one another. Godwin shares Weeks' opinion on the alikeness of his books. Godwin says Conroy is excessive in some aspects, but ... Music. The book spends 11 pages in a convent, 17 pages fighting Cossacks, and 27 enduring Nazis (Budman 1). In conclusion, Pat Conroy has no specific genre. It could be classified under auto-biographical; or fiction (Burns 5). Conroy mixes fiction and biography, with suspense and intrigue, and comes out with a book that, no matter how many flaws it has, you can not put down.
- 139: Dystopia in Aldous Huxley's Brave New World
- ... to order" in a specific class (Baker 2). The purpose of this paper is to shows that Aldous Huxley clearly introduces a river of cases and incidences, which adds to the dystopia in his science fiction novel Brave New World. Aldous Huxley was born on July 26, 1894 in England into a family of novelists and scientists. Leonard Huxley, Aldous's father, was an essayist and an editor who also was ... along with the freedom to have your own emotions, will, and mind. In this society, humans are "conceived and mass-produced in test tubes and are genetically engineered with standardized traits" (Critical Survey of Long Fiction 2). Children are raised in laboratories were they are conditioned emotionally and socially through technology and the use of drugs. In their adult lives the "children" are part of a social class already predetermined for ... This is part of the fifth and final proof discussed in this paper where dystopia is displayed in the novel Brave New World written by Aldous Huxley. Bibliography "Aldous Huxley," in Critical Survey of Long Fiction, ed. Frank N. Magill. New Jersey: Salem Press, 1983. Baker, Robert. Brave New World: History, Science, and Dystopia. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1990. Clareson, Thomas. "The Classic: Aldous Huxley's 'Brave New World'," in Extrapolation, ...
- 140: Young Goodman Brown: The Downfall of Young Goodman Brown
- ... was gloom." Works Cited Capps, Jack L. "Hawthorne's Young Goodman Brown", Explicator, Washington D.C., 1982 Spring, 40:3, 25. Easterly, Joan Elizabeth. "Lachrymal Imagery in Hawthorne's Young Goodman Brown", Studies in Short Fiction, Newberry, S.C., 1991 Summer, 28:3, 339-43. Hawthorne, Nathaniel. "Young Goodmam Brown", The Story and Its Writer, 4th ed. Ed. Ann Charters. Boston: Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press, 1995, 595-604. Shear, Walter. "Cultural Fate and Social Freedom in Three American Short Stories", Studies in Short Fiction, Newberry, S.C., 1992 Fall, 29:4, 543-549. Tritt, Michael. "Young Goodman Brown and the Psychology of Projection", Studies in Short Fiction, Newberry, S.C., 1986 Winter, 23:1, 113-117.
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