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- 11381: The Black Cat - Symbolism
- Symbolism in Edgar Allan Poes "The Black Cat" In Edgar Allan Poes "The Black Cat," symbolism is used to show the narrators capacity for violence, madness, and guilt. "The Black Cat," written by Edgar Allan Poe serves as a reminder for all of us. The Capacity for violence and horror lies within each of us, no ...
- 11382: The Influence of Realism in Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich
- The Influence of Realism in Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich The novella, The Death of Ivan Ilyich, shows the influence of Realism on its author. Leo Tolstoy. The illusion of reality, the main theme of the novella, is an aspect ... along with everyday language, and the ability to make the reader feel as if he were looking in on events happening in real life. These are all aspects of Realism that show through in Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich. Tolstoy's intent when writing this novella was to portray the illusion of reality. Many of the minor characters, especially the physicians, depicted the theme. As Ivan Ilyich was becoming sick, many of the doctors came ...
- 11383: Machiavelli's View Of Human Nature
- Machiavelli's View Of Human Nature In The Prince Niccolo Machiavelli presents a view of governing a state that is drastically different from that of humanists of his time. Machiavelli believes the ruling Prince should be the ... what humanists believed and taught. Machiavelli strongly promoted a secular society and felt morality was not necessary but in fact stood in the way of an effectively governed principality.2 Though in come cases Machiavelli's suggestions seem harsh and immoral one must remember that these views were derived out of concern Italy's unstable political condition.3 Though humanists of Machiavelli's time believed that an individual had much to offer to the well being of the state, Machiavelli was quick to mock human nature. Humanists believed ...
- 11384: Hamlet: Hamlet's Sanity
- Hamlet: Hamlet's Sanity Great wits are sure to madness near allied, and thin partitions do their bounds divide. Though John Dryden's quote was not made in regard to William Shakespeare's Hamlet, it relates very well to the argument of whether or not Hamlet went insane. When a character such as Hamlet is under scrutiny, it can sometimes be difficult to determine what state he ...
- 11385: The Heart of Darkness: The Horror!
- ... and even in the cognitive domain, where such positive phrases as "to enlighten," for instance, are conventionally opposed to negative ones such as "to be in the dark," the traditional expectations are reversed. In Kurtz's painting, as we have seen, "the effect of the torch light on the face was sinister" (Watt 332). Ian Watt, author of "Impressionism and Symbolism in Heart of Darkness," discusses about the destruction set upon the Congo by Europeans. The destruction set upon the Congo by Europeans led to the cry of Kurtz's last words, "The horror! The horror!" The horror in Heart of Darkness has been critiqued to represent different aspects of situations in the book. However, Kurtz's last words "The horror! The horror!" refer, to me, to magnify only three major aspects. The horror magnifies Kurtz not being able to restrain himself, the colonizers' greed, and Europe's darkness. Kurtz comes ...
- 11386: Thomas More's Ideal Society
- Thomas More's Ideal Society Long before communism was thought of, Thomas More derived an idea similar to it. This might have contributed to the beginnings of socialism. His idea was called "utopia". The meaning of the word ... society. What is an ideal society? An ideal society varies towards the perspective of each individual and to the economics of the environment in which the person lives in. More lived during the early 1500s. During that time, the technology was simple and the economic demand was not sophisticated. So Mores views probably seemed good at the time, but today his ideas might seem foolish. More believed that everyone, men, women, children, and adults would be farmers. Then and only then would the people be ...
- 11387: Candide
- ... Alighieri, Rabelais and Moliere. The use of the various styles shows that, despite the passing of centuries and the language change, certain writing techniques will always be effective. One common literary technique is the author's use of one or more of his characters as his own voice to speak out the authors own views on certain subjects. For instance, in Moliere's Tartuffe, the author uses the character of Cleante to speak out against religious hypocrites: Nothing that I more cherish and admire than honest zeal and true religious fire. So there is nothing that I find more base than specious piety's dishonest face. In Candide, Voltaire makes use of several characters to voice his opinion mocking philosophical optimism. In the story Candide is asking a gentleman about whether everything is for the best in the ...
- 11388: The History of Thailand and Malaysia
- ... of the greatest powers in early Southeast Asia. By A.D. 600 Funan had lost its power and influence, and a new kingdom had risen. The Chenla had arisen north of Funan. In the 700s the kingdom of Chenla had broke up. Between the 800s and the 1400s the kingdom of Khmer had risen. The Khmers capital was Angkor. They built hundreds of beautiful stone temples at Angkor and in other areas elsewhere in the empire. They also built hospitals, irrigation ...
- 11389: The Vietnam Anti-War Movement
- The Vietnam Anti-War Movement The antiwar movement against Vietnam in the US from 1965-1971 was the most significant movement of its kind in the nation's history. The United States first became directly involved in Vietnam in 1950 when President Harry Truman started to underwrite the costs of France's war against the Viet Minh. Later, the presidencies of Dwight Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy increased the US's political, economic, and military commitments steadily throughout the fifties and early sixties in the Indochina region. Prominent senators had already begun criticizing American involvement in Vietnam during the summer of 1964, which led to ...
- 11390: As I Lay Dying: Anse's Laziness
- As I Lay Dying: Anse's Laziness William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying is a novel about how the conflicting agendas within a family tear it apart. Every member of the family is to a degree responsible for what goes wrong, but none more than Anse. Anse's laziness and selfishness are the underlying factors to every disaster in the book. As the critic Andre Bleikasten agrees, "there is scarcely a character in Faulkner so loaded with faults and vices" (84). At ...
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