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- 1481: The Cherry Orchard
- ... hand while he rambles off billiard shots and eats fruit candy. The whole family ignores Lopakhin as he offers splitting up the land and orchard into plots for summer cottages. Varya, who has been in control of the estate tries to overcome the passivity by cutting her spending down to a minimum. She goes as far as to feed the servants dried peas! Yet because the debt is so great, this ... each of these surcumstances. Yet another tragic element in the play is the inability of the characters to distinguish reality from appearances. The whole family, including its servants, seem to believe that everything is under control when in actuality, it is far out of control. Only Lopakhin seems to have a grasp on the situation and is attempting to avoid the loss of the orchard. Mrs. Ranevsky is blind by her passivity which shows as she continues to lead ...
- 1482: The Grapes Of Wrath 2
- ... Noah had done. Late that afternoon the Joad family left their friends behind, because the woman was sick, to cross the desert at night. When they crossed the desert they were stopped by the border control to check the cars for food. But ma swore there was none and that they needed to get grandma to a hospital quick. When the guard saw the old woman he let them through. But ... Then they stopped at a camp and unpacked. Soon the police came and told the people there that they had to leave by nightfall. Then there was an altercation in which the cop shot his gun at a man. The man was running away for talking back. A woman's fingers were shot off. Tom hit the cop and knocked him unconscious. When the police came, Casy took the blame for ...
- 1483: Taronga - Victor Kelleher
- ... recognition they deserve. The extroverted heroes, such as Superman, is what society expects, and because of this they often overlook the real heroes. On the other hand, Ben is not a passive character. He takes control of situations, such as when he arranges a meeting with Chas and tells him his plan (which was all untrue) which was the only way that he, Ellie and the animals would be able to ... loud, colorful costumes and have a muscley body and broad shoulders. I believe that you don't have to be big and muscley to be a hero, that a hero can be anyone who takes control of a situation and puts someone else's life before theirs. Therefore, the representation of heroes that is portrayed in the novel, through the main character, Ben, reinforces my views, yet challenges society's view ... is shown when she and Ben cut a hole in the security fence and let all of the animals escape. I believe that women do not have to be beautiful to be able to take control of their lives and make a valuable contribution to society. Ellie was also proud of her heritage, and at no point was the fact that she was an Aboriginal a disadvantage to her. Her ...
- 1484: The Day Of The Jackal
- ... a fictional inquiry: What would the leaders of the OAS do, knowing that they could not come out from hiding, nor mount an operation for fear of leaks, if they were still committed to seizing control of France? Forsythe came up with an interesting premise: They would hire an assassin to kill Charles De Gaulle. Not a patriot, not a man who would kill for God and Country, but a professional ... in The Jackal, so we can safely rule out upper-crust English charm right away. And don't bother looking for the rifle, because it is nowhere to be seen. Instead, Willis has a gatling gun. Essentially it's a cannon mounted on the back of truck. That's all you need to know if you're wondering where the producers of this film were aiming, because it's smack-dab ...
- 1485: Stones From The River
- ... Second World War is brought on by the hunger of power it is known as the otherness war. In the Third Reich otherness is a crime. (Chadwick 2) Hitler, a Nazi leader, wants to gain control of Germany and surrounding countries. Hitler is a feared name even in our society today. We see things through the narrator s eyes. The novel has many flat characters in it. However, some characters are ... the offer by telling her that she does not want the same thing. Believing in a religion is not the easiest choice. Catholics have many strict laws such as; they do not believe in birth control, divorce, and a Non-Catholic s accepting communion. Hegi brings in the socilocultural problems of today, such as prayer in school into the novel. And the praying, even though we aren t allowed to pray ... prayer before and after lessons, but now we are not allowed says Ingrid. (Hegi 304) Schools today have banned religion from their studies, unless you go to a religious school. Kids today are out of control. We have gang violence, rape, and teen pregnancy. Teach the kids about the different types of religion and see the teenage crime decline. However, this may not be true in some areas. We as ...
- 1486: Perspective In As For Me And M
- ... the entirety of the novel, as it suppresses, and then acts out, remaining unstable. The wind blows the dust over the house, the dust smothers the house, as Mrs. Bentley smothers Philip. They have no control over the dust, and it becomes clear that Mrs. Bentley also has no control over the dust, and it becomes clear that Mrs. Bentley has no control over Philip. gI must keep on reaching out, tying to possess him, trying to make myself matterh (Ross, 99). She attempts to reach out, Philip sees it as smothering. By looking at all ...
- 1487: Othello - Injustice As A Theme
- ... of Othello In the Tragedy of Othello, by William Shakespeare, an injustice is done to the main character, Othello the Moor. He is manipulated by the archetypal villain Iago to satiate Iago s need for control and his desire to revenge himself upon Othello. Othello the General has promoted another, Cassio, to hold the position that Iago feels he deserves. For the injustice that Iago feels has been committed against him ... any sorcery except that of his presence. He tells Iago, when Iago urges him to hide, My parts, my title, and my perfect soul/ Shall manifest me rightly. Othello is a man who is in control of his emotions, and is seen as a strong, respectable man in such. Iago subtly manipulates Othello throughout the course of the play to have Othello believe that Desdemona is committing adultery. The first thing ... to the end of the play, Iago draws Othello in, convincing the noble Othello that his wife is guilty of infidelity. Othello is convinced by the honest Iago , despite his own intuitions. Once Othello loses control of his emotions, he is putty in Iago s hands. Iago can tell Othello anything and have him believe it, no matter how improbable. Iago shows him Cassio with the handkerchief, and Othello flies ...
- 1488: Ray Bradburys Outlook Of The F
- ... that made this society. That it was the people that did it to themselves by choosing not to read books any more, and choosing to live for superficial happiness. Nobody is going around with a gun to their heads saying, Do not read books. , but we get the feeling that people fear what is in books. Even if Bradbury chooses not to go into much political detail (Watt), the government is basically in control, with people being, in essence, mindless drones or slaves. According to one critic, Fahrenheit 451, is etched in our minds long after we ve finished the book (Schellenberg), is a fairly accurate remark on the ...
- 1489: One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
- ... committed into the mental ward (to get out of a work sentence). His entrance into the ward sets off a whole chain of events, as he and the Big Nurse battle each other for the control of the ward. He sees the corruption and immoral acts binding the patients in the ward, and soon sets out to change them. His character is often paralleled with Jesus. Indeed, he is a martyr ... many of the patients leave the ward, since they are no longer rabbits. Nurse Ratched a.k.a. Big Nurse- Controlling, apathetic, and cold, Nurse Ratched is the villain in the novel. She is in control of the ward, and has the fate of every patient in her hands. She soon butts heads with McMurphy, whose raucous ways soon turn the two into archenemies. Although she conquers over McMurphy, her control over the ward is gone, and in the end, most of the patients leave. Chief Bromden- Pretending to be deaf and dumb for over sixteen years, the Chief is the narrator of the novel. ...
- 1490: Once And Future King
- ... small amount of reasoning would have solved the problem easily and quickly. The ants were of a collective mind, so what one thought, they all thought. They went about their daily lives oblivious to the control the leader had over them. Wart's fourth transformation placed him in a flock of geese. These geese were a peace loving race that never killed. There was one leader to a group who was ... Wart was visiting him, the badger explained a story he had written on the creation of the animal kingdom's hierarchy. In his commentary he explained how man answered God's riddle and is awarded control over the animal kingdom. He lived a life of solitude because many other animals did not think at his level. They listened and respected him because he was an experienced wise scholar. Through each of ... the fish-king. Unlike the falcon, a ruler should not retain power only because of age, and should rule with the subjects well-being in mind. The ants revealed that one should not exert total control over one's subjects because they lose creativity and individualism. The geese demonstrated the positive merit of a democratically elected leader, whose subjects have faith in his ability to get a job done, and ...
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