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- 1741: Margaret Atwoods Surfacing - A
- ... ego and people who live in a culture which has separated them from their own humanity. On pages 152 - 154, she compares Americans to Hitler because in her mind Americans are trying to take complete control of the continent and to turn everyone into a single type of creature : "Are the Americans worse than Hitler. It was like cutting up the pieces of a tapeworm, the pieces grew." Being American means ... the bird strung up like a lynch victim. She thinks the Americans did it to prove "they had the power to kill." Killing the heron was their way of possessing it. The heroic ego establishes control over the natural world by killing. The narrator goes diving one night by a rock face to look for Indian paintings. While diving, she has a vision of a fetus : "It was blurred but it ... if she goes back with Joe. What is important is knowing that the "child" with which she is pregnant symbolizes the potential to become human. She has regained her own humanity and finally feels in control of her life. She has accepted the deaths of her parents. She has forgiven herself for having the abortion. She has surfaced as a true human. If she does go back with Joe, he ...
- 1742: If I Cant Have Her, No One Can
- ... she had to take care of Lily. After an undesired and unforeseen encounter between the girl and Barry, the old woman is informed that she must hand over the girl. Feeling helpless and having no control over the situation, she feels forced to make a major decision to prevent the young girl from, what she feels, would be a grave predicament. Old Woman Magoun most likely feels responsible for Lily s situation and her own daughter s demise and has learned to fear men as a result of it. She fears the girl s father because he represents the part of herself that she cannot control, Lily. She has no choice but to give up her granddaughter and she cannot bear to lose her to the man she despises, Nelson Barry. Facing the reality of losing Lily is more than the ... their power (http://www.georgetown.edu/libraries/ 2). Old Woman Magoun has a mysterious command over people, but it doesn t help her when it comes to keeping Lily. She still has to relinquish her control over the child and she has no power to change the circumstances. Freeman makes the old woman suffer the realities of nineteenth-century New England (2). These realities are that a woman must abide ...
- 1743: Its The Earps Vs. The Clantons
- ... with the statements relating to the size of graveyards in the area. However, Doc does seem to be somewhat of a gentlemen throughout the confrontation. He buys the Marshal a drink, but eventually draws his gun on Wyatt. After finding out that Wyatt is somewhat strict and old-fashioned with his law enforcement, he states, I see we re in opposite camps marshal. Draw! Then, after meeting the other Earps, he ... he had told Chihuahua that he would take her to Mexico, but he takes off the next without her. When Chihuahua goes hysterical and causes a commotion in Clementine s room, Wyatt gets her under control and then finds James chingadara on her. She then places the blame on Doc, and everything seems to fall into place. Little does Wyatt know that all the evidence is merely circumstantial besides Chihuahua s ...
- 1744: Cloning In Light Of Frankenstein
- ... once brought to life, is grotesque, unacceptable to others of humankind. Is this what we fear in the future of genetic engineering? Has modern science, like Prometheus and Pandora, unlocked a secret for which the control does not yet exist? Frankenstein admits that the different accidents of life are not so changeable as the feelings of human nature. . . . now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished and breathless ... A being that shares his differences from the rest of society. In the process of creating the companion the Doctor realizes that such a species could evolve beyond the ability of the current society to control it and decides to destroy the female. This action brings about more destruction and pain by the creation and the Doctor has to find a way to destroy the creature. The creation is also aware ... and new tools. Looking at Frankenstein as Prometheus the natural comparison is the knowledge of life from death and the knowledge of Fire. Like Pandora\\'s box, once opened, unleashed or unbound, the creator loses control of it\\'s creation. Like Frankenstein, the scientists of today must confront the reality of success in an endeavor that may well unleash knowledge the consequences of which are unknown. The feeling of disgust ...
- 1745: Othello - Manipulation To Gain Power
- ... that Iago is toying with Roderigo when he reveals that he is a fraud when he says, "I am not what I am." (I.i.62) By using these tactics, Iago has almost gained total control of Roderigo. Iago uses a different tactic to manipulate Brabantio. He changes Brabantio's way of looking at the marriage of his daughter Desdemona to Othello. He awakes Brabantio by saying "Awake! What, ho, Brabantio ... between Cassio and Desdemona the seed grows. To insure that the Othello is taking the bait Iago makes Othello think that he is a trustful friend that he can confide in. This gives Iago more control over Othello making it easier for him to implicate Cassio. Iago eventually causes Othello to become enraged with jealousy after he says, There is a kind of men so loose of soul That in there ... has achieved one of his goals by manipulation. Iago is hungry for power, and he will do anything to get it. He realizes that by using peoples emotions such as anger and jealousy, he can control them. The people he controls are like pawns in a chess game. This led to his rise in power but caused the deaths of Othello, Desdemona, and Roderigo, eventually leading to his downfall. In ...
- 1746: Othello
- ... is relieved of his duty as lieutenant. With Cassio no longer in the position of lieutenant, this gives Iago the opportunity to more effectively interact with and manipulate Othello. By controlling Othello, Iago would essentially control Desdemona. To reach Desdemona directly is unforseeable for Iago considering that Othello is superior to him. It is for this reason that Iago decides to exploit Othello. If Iago can turn Othello against his own ... after hearing the exploits of Iago and witnessing the events surrounding Cassio, Othello for the first time is in conflict about what is the truth. This is the first stage of Iago's scheme to control Othello. As Emilia becomes suspicious about Othello's development of jealousy, Desdemona defends her husband by blaming herself for any harm done. This once again shows Desdemona's compassion and willingness to sacrifice herself for ... sexual relations with other men, possibly Cassio, and continues on as if nothing has happened. This suggestions put Othello into a state of such emotional turmoil that he is lost in a trance. Iago's control over Othello is so strong now that he convinces him to consider getting rid of Desdemona and even suggests methods of killing her. Iago, so proud of his accomplishments of underhandedness : Work on. My ...
- 1747: Macbeth - Lady Macbeth: A Woman Before Her Time
- ... scene where she attempts to wash her hands of blood. She begins to have frequent bouts of sleeptalking and sleepwalking, where the terror of her conscience expresses itself." (SparkNotes, list of characters: Lady Macbeth). "Her control over Macbeth has waned, and over herself, her control is dwindling as each second passes. The fire she once had, which drove Macbeth forward is now no more than a minute spark. She is beginning to lose that controlling stiffness. She asks Macbeth, whats to be done" (III ii, 44), which is a drastic change in control." (Lady Macbeth- Character Changes Throughout the Play). Lady Macbeths seemingly male actions are replaced at this point in the play and she is wrought by guilt. She suffers from a mental and emotional ...
- 1748: Macbeth - Downfall Of Macbeth
- ... and one may decide on wrongful actions to achieve a goal. Some of the influences on Macbeth include the witches and the apparitions, Lady Macbeth, and lastly Macbeth's own insecurities and misguided attempts to control his future. The witches and their prophecies are the first major influence on Macbeth's actions. Macbeth seems happy and content with himself until the witches tell him he will be king. He begins immediately ... the grooms withal, / For it must seem their guilt." (II, ii. 69-73). After he is named king, Macbeth's misery and eventual downfall is caused by his own insecurities and misguided determination to take control of his future. Firstly, the witches' prophecy concerning Banquo's descendants and Macbeth's feeling of inferiority to Banquo lead Macbeth to arrange for the murder of Banquo and his son, Fleance. Having Banquo around ... Macduff's family murdered. He says, "from this moment, / The very firstlings of my heart shall be / The firstlings of my hand." (IV, i. 160-162). He is determined from that moment on to take control by acting immediately rather than talking and thinking. His insecurities cause him to see the positive side of immediate action. He is unable to appreciate the negative side of rash actions. Certainly, killing Macduff' ...
- 1749: Young Goodman Brown
- ... they do not understand or refuse to understand like the Puritans in The Maypole of Merrymount. The Birth-Mark grapples with the scientific progress of the time. I think the theme of humans trying to control nature with unfavorable results is prevalent in many works of the time, most notably Frankenstein. The fixation that Aylmer has on Georgiana's birthmark is unnatural. Hawthorne correlates this quest for perfection with Aylmer's intentions of formulating an elixir of life and mastering the art of alchemy. Maybe Hawthorne is drawing a parallel here between the scientists of his day trying to control nature and by the failure of scientists to do this in the past. Aylmer's attempt to control nature leads to the death of his wife which is unnecessary, she is quite content with the minor facial blemish until he makes a big deal about it. Maybe this too is a parallel ...
- 1750: The Accidental Tourist
- ... and nothing can harm him. His books reflect this clearly and this is why Sarah considers his books so similar to himself. The books are about Macon - The Accidental Tourist. Above all, Macon wants to control everything. He likes for nothing to be left to chance. When travelling, he only takes what he can carry on to the plane, to eliminate the risk of lost luggage, as well as taking his own travel sized soap powder so that he can clean his clothes without having to worry about foreign laundries and their detergents. His aim is to control his life - to make sure that nothing can ever go wrong, to make sure that nothing can break through his protective 'cocoon'. Macon's desire to control his own life in such a regimented way is probably due to the fact that he doesn't trust other people. He feels that he cannot rely on others and instead can only trust ...
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