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- 1921: Biological Determinism
- ... mysteries of life makes Frankenstein the prototype of numerous works of science fiction. She creates the typical representative of her time. Frankenstein is a great medical scholar, exaggeration of Shelley's simple student. A "Frankenstein Effect," the suite of moral and ethical problems encountered when man tries to improve our nature. The monster, being a sort of matter duplication of Victor, has a physical and psychic link with his creator. If ...
- 1922: Critique Of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
- ... made of Caligari in 1928 called The Life and Death of a Hollywood Extra which is a tale about a Hollywood extra whose dreams of fame and fortune are frustrated. Caligari had a lot of effect on the content of future Hollywood movies. It's influence can be seen in later films such as The Bells (1925) and Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932).
- 1923: Frankenstein: Technology
- ... although reflected by imagination it may have been, that it can be said to have provided scientific proof for Frankenstein. Rankin states that "Shelley had written a palpable fable and she knew that its full effect depended on authorizing some possibility of belief" (Rankin 42). Science provided in the novel provided that authority, creating a foundation story in what the English culture current with Mary Shelley would have taken as real ...
- 1924: To Kill A Mockingbird: The Theme of Prejudice
- ... trying to correct the prejudice against a black man, and prove his innocence. "Scout, you aren't old enough to understand some things yet, but there's been some high talk around town to the effect that I shouldn't do much about defending this man. It's a peculiar case- it won't come to trial until summer session. John Taylor was kind enough to give us a postponement..." "If ...
- 1925: The Scarlet Letter: Symbolism in the Forest
- ... door that the forest holds. The forest is an open door to love and freedom for both Hester and Dimmesdale. It is a place where the letter on their bodies can no longer have an effect on them if they choose. A world ruled by nature and governed by natural law as opposed to the artificial strict community with its man made puritan laws. Its as if the forest represents a ...
- 1926: The Black Cat: Deranged Narrator
- ... their evilness. This evilness is linked to his alcoholism. The narrator was most-likely in a drunken state when he hung his cat, which only infuriated his temper. This separation of friends had a huge effect on the narrator's deadly temper. His temper is such that anything that slightly annoyed him caused him to go into fits of rage. The fits of rage which occupy the narrator for much of ...
- 1927: C.S. Forester's Lieutenant Hornblower: Success and Failure
- ... Retribution. I feel these examples show both the success and failure of Lieutenant Hornblower throughout the novel. His success lead him to commander of Retribution and his failures were small and didn't have great effect on his outcome.
- 1928: Raising In The Sun: Walter Younger
- Raising In The Sun: Walter Younger From day one Walter had one thing on his mind and one thing only; himself. But things started to change once many variables started coming into effect. Walter starts to change and chagnes for the good of the family. Walter is an ambitious man. He has always wanted to be a rich man, but his dreams have been shot down by his ...
- 1929: Roddy Doyle's Paddy Clark: No More Laughing for Paddy
- ... t asleep though, I knew the breathing. I could hear him listening. I didn't move. I didn't want him to think I was going to get him." (p.222) This drama did not effect me as much as the daily life. The fights I could not relate to. I had never experienced arguments of such high caliber. But inevitably I had experienced the life of a ten year old ...
- 1930: Machiavelli's View of Human Nature
- ... view of governing a state that is drastically different from that of humanists of his time. Machiavelli believes the ruling Prince should be the sole authority determining every aspect of the state and put in effect a policy which would serve his best interests. These interests were gaining, maintaining, and expanding his political power.1 His understanding of human nature was a complete contradiction of what humanists believed and taught. Machiavelli ...
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