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- 921: Social Criticism In Literature
- ... as illustrated when he threw a gold coin to the child's devastated father as compensation. The Monsieur the Marquis revealed his true sentiments to his nephew: "Repression is the only lasting philosophy. . . fear and slavery, my friend, will keep the dogs obedient to the whip. . ."(Dickens, 123) Dickens makes it abundantly obvious that the aristocrats are to meet doom, with symbolic references to fate and death. For instance, as the ...
- 922: Simone Debeauvoir The Second S
- ... the mores to sleep with black women, before the Civil War as today, and they make use of this right with a lordly arrogance; but a white woman who had commerce with a black in slavery days would have been put to death, and today she would probably be lynched(de Beauvoir 418)." This hypocritical control for keeping women in a subordinate role, is a perfect example of how traditional gender ...
- 923: Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry -
- ... That s important. You may not understand now, but one day you will. Then you ll see. He is determined not to lose the land, as it is a powerful symbol of their freedom from slavery. It also gives them independence and self-respect. Although Uncle Hammer does not live on the land, he respects his heritage and gives up his Silver Packard in order to save it because Hammer recognises ...
- 924: Review Of Amistad
- ... young, idealistic real estate/property attorney named Roger Baldwin (Matthew McConaughey). During the proceedings this case divides a nation. Two great American figures butt heads in debate as to what the outcome should be. Pro-Slavery Martin Van Buren (Nigel Hawthorne), seeking re-election in 1840, is willing to convict the Africans to gain favor with voters in the South, as well as with Queen Isabella of Spain (Anna Paquin). His ...
- 925: Review Of 1984
- ... that people might believe that everyone must become slaves to the government in order to have an orderly society, but at the expense of the freedom of the people. Quotes "WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY, IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH" The two minutes hate ended with this message which is the slogan of the Party. "The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became truth." The narrator describes the way ...
- 926: Remains Of The Day
- ... lot more similar to Stevens than we would like to think. Fortunately, we are usually allowed to express more of our personality (or loud mouth) than Stevens does. Of course, this was not true in slavery, and in the days before unions it was wise to keep one s mouth shut with regard to true feelings toward the employer. Even the idea of leisure implied in Stevens auto trip was totally ...
- 927: Realism And Credibility In Mol
- ... been seen as a literary device similar to Defoe's. Another element supporting her individualism is her view of the world. Behn uses her narrator to voice protest. Although she has an unclear standpoint on slavery, her indictments of bureaucracy, politics and male dominance over women is strong. This all makes her narrator life-like because these are personal and individual features.But as it is fairly difficult to differentiate between ...
- 928: Suicide In The Awakening
- ... even Robert. That night she thinks about the forces that have tried to hold her down. She thinks of ". . . Leonce and of the children." (Chopin, 698); they sought to drag her into the soul's slavery for the rest of her days. Finally, she realizes that her only escape is suicide. All her life, she has known people who try to hold her down; she will forget them and meet others ...
- 929: Socialist Utopia In Nineteen E
- ... make up this massive power are also baffling. The most notable signs of paradox to indicate that its establishments are also paradoxical are literally contained in the Party s slogan: War is Peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength (7). Even though this slogan appears irrational, it is due to the fact that it is devised by an irrational and contracting government. The paradoxical government represents the philosophies of that government ...
- 930: Social Issues
- Analysis of Rembrandt Joseph Accused by Potiphar's Wife The story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife is told in the first book of the Bible, Genesis, chapter 39. Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers and bought by Potiphar, a high ranking official in the Pharaoh's service. "The Lord was with Joseph," and gave him success in everything he did. This pleased Potiphar and before long ...
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