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- 5811: Phantasia For Elvira Shatayev
- ... The repeated use of "our" and "we" show an intense strength of love in there group. They are one, working together toward a common goal with their hardship only serving to tighten their unit. A great courage is depicted in the character of the speaker. Her "yes," as well as the group's, work together to create a great feeling of strength by compensating for individual weakness. This is reinforced in the second journal entry when she writes, "We know we have always been in danger down in our separateness and now up here ...
- 5812: Perfect Day For A Bananafish
- ... he treasured. However, Muriel regards that poems are just words on paper not worth her trouble when she speaks with her mother, saying, "He said that the poems happen to be written by the only great poet of the century. He said I should've bought a translation or something. Or learned the language, if you please." She does not care that Seymour treasured these poems, and was emotionally sharing his ... instead of "who" as if she is of high stature and the rest of society are simple people not worthy of her. Muriel's parents are preoccupied with the psychological status of Seymour and express great concern for the safety of their daughter. Seymour does not have anyone he can turn to for support. Muriel is completely ignorant to the fact the Seymour is suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. She ...
- 5813: Our Town
- ... than peace, but the point still remains. That we, as a human race, have accomplished many wonderful intellectual break-throughs but we have also done very stupid deeds. Its amazing how a creature of such great intelligence could separate, segregate, discriminate, dehumanize, and enslave members of its own human race. The world as we speak is existing because of gender issues. Going back to days of Adam and Eve. When God ... can’t even get a little love. This could make almost every man crazy. So the men threatened to attack the Acropolis, but in the end the women won. The power of women is vastly great, but this play shows that they need unity to execute this power. What I found to be interesting is that at the beginning of the play the women were considered second class citizens. By the ...
- 5814: Oroonoko
- ... example of antislavery literature that became so popular during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. In the short biography of Behn from the Norton Anthology of British Literature, we learn that Behn's story had a great impact on those who fought against the slave- trade. Although the horrors of the slave trade are clearly brought forth, I do not feel Behn was using these images towards the antislavery cause. I think ... both antislavery and although not necessarily pro-slavery, not against it. What is important is that although it might not have been her initial goal she set forth a particular discourse in literature that had great impact on later anti-slavery writers.
- 5815: Ona
- ... boy child asserts a man's manhood. This is why it may be said that Ona was essentially a surrogate boy for the time being until she has a son. Evidently Chief Umunna feels a great sense of deficiency having been unable to produce a boy. This goes to show that manhood in this society is of the uttermost importance. Part of the reason why Agbadi must conquer and control Ona ... in this society women who marry become mere symbols of their husband's manness, and given the fact that Ona understands this and was taught as a woman to reject this notion, it creates a great conflict in preventing their love from maturing into marriage. As discussed marriage in this society belittles women and glorifies men. Ona having taught to think and act as a man is not willing to be ...
- 5816: Of Mice And Men - Theme
- ... don’t like Curly. He ain’t a nice fella. Coulda been in the movies, an’ had nice clothes—all them nice clothes they wear" (Steinbeck 89). She feels the need to tell others how great she could have been and the hopes and dreams she may someday have. She shows her feelings of hope in life. This can relate to everyday students. College guys love to tell stories from the ... and participate in-groups. Loneliness can make oneself less responsive to others, and lead to mistrust. Also there is more likelihood of evaluating themselves with negative feelings and expect rejection (Loneliness 2). Other studies show great negative effects of loneliness. In adults 65 years and older, reports show a high incidence of loneliness that tends to be admitted into nursing homes sooner than people who are not lonely. A study proves ...
- 5817: Oedipus Rex
- Oedipus Rex Throughout history, writers and philosophers have expressed their views about how the life of man is ultimately defined in their works. The Greeks have played their part in this quest. One of the great plays of the ancient Greek world that led the way for others was Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex. In this play, Sophocles shows us a chapter from the life of man. Throughout the book, he hints at ... without evidence. Even though he commits these violations when he is hotheaded, he displays irrational thought, something everyone can do at one time or another. Given all these traits, we see that Oedipus was a great man and becomes a hero at the end. He pursued the truth at whatever personal cost and he had the strength to accept and endure it when found.
- 5818: Oedipus Rex
- Oedipus the King Oedipus the King is a great play whose qualities of inscrutability and of pervasive ironically quickly come to complicate any critical discussion(). Sophocles’ play Oedipus the King fits into a tragedy because it recounts the events in the life of Oedipus ... should not have seen, and failed to recognize those they ought to have recognized (Buxton, 109). Oedipus leads Athens blinded and being lead away by his daughters. Oedipus the King end s up being a great tragedy. Its plot, the arousing of pity and fear in the audience, and the ending as a catastrophe.
- 5819: Oedipus Rex
- ... They deceived him by not telling him that he was adopted and who his real parents were. Another thing that shows Oedipus' ignorance is the fact that he unknowingly married his mother! That shows the great dramatic irony of Oedipus Rex. As mentioned above, the situation when Oedipus killed Laios, is another great example of ignorance on his part. Some can say that he was just protecting himself. But that can't be true because when the servant pushed him, he should have just backed away, instead of ...
- 5820: Lysistrata
- ... than peace, but the point still remains. That we, as a human race, have accomplished many wonderful intellectual break-throughs but we have also done very stupid deeds. Its amazing how a creature of such great intelligence could separate, segregate, discriminate, dehumanize, and enslave members of its own human race. The world as we speak is existing because of gender issues. Going back to days of Adam and Eve. When God ... can’t even get a little love. This could make almost every man crazy. So the men threatened to attack the Acropolis, but in the end the women won. The power of women is vastly great, but this play shows that they need unity to execute this power. What I found to be interesting is that at the beginning of the play the women were considered second class citizens. By the ...
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