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- 2161: Narrative Structure On ABSALOM
- ... Brooks 302). They also believe that he wrote contradictory passages that disturbed the consistency and coherency of the novel, and still others believe it to be his greatest work (Parker cover). Even so, William Faulkner's narration, whether internal or external, in the novel Absalom, Absalom! has caused much controversy and has mystified some of the best critics, as well as many readers. To truly begin to understand Faulkner's narrative in Absalom, Absalom!, one must first understand the history behind it. This novel, begun in Oxford, Mississippi around 1933 or 1934, was written in a bombastic and learned language with a passionate immersion in the past. It was set from the 1820s until around 1910 at Harvard, Yale, and Oxford in Mississippi, New Orleans, Virginia, and Haiti. This novel is also the sixth of Faulkner's novels set in the imaginary Yoknapatawpha County, and is considered by many to partly be a sequel to The Sound and the Fury. Although these two novels may be related, they do not rely ...
- 2162: Great Depression
- The Great Depression was the worst economic slump ever in U.S. history, and one which spread to virtually all of the industrialized world. The depression began in late 1929 and lasted for about a decade. Many factors played a role in bringing about the depression; however, the main cause for the Great Depression was the combination of the greatly unequal distribution of wealth throughout the 1920's, and the extensive stockmarket speculation that took place during the latter part that same decade. The lack of distribution of wealth in the 1920's existed on many levels. Money was distributed in equally between the rich and the middle-class, between industry and agriculture within the United States, and between the U.S. and Europe. This imbalance of ...
- 2163: Dantes Views Of Chivalry And Warfare - Cantos Xii And Xxviii
- Throughout Dante Alighieri's Inferno, the warlike and the social concept behind chivalry is one of intense concern for this author from the Middle Ages. What makes Canto XII so important in terms of understanding Dante's feelings on chivalry and war is that the reader is seeing Dante's views on warfare not only from the perspective of an observer, but from the perspective of a participant. Later in the Inferno, Canto XXVIII proves to be very revealing as Dante directly attacks the ...
- 2164: Tribulation and Comedy in Lucky Jim
- Tribulation and Comedy in Lucky Jim Despite misfortunes, comedy possesses the ability to elevate one's mood in distressing or unhappy times. The sweet flavour comedy adds to life makes many situations much more palatable. In Kingsley Amis' Lucky Jim, the Jim Dixon character is cast into unfavourable relations with other characters who make his existence quite trying. Jim's involvement with Margaret is marked by his desire to see it end. His association with Professor Welch incessantly lands him in a disagreeable position. Moreover, Jim does nothing to amend this, and the reader becomes frustrated with Jim's inaction, and his ready acceptance to let things carry on as they are. However, Jim's extraordinary comic sense continually lightens the severity of his predicament and makes living with his problems much easier. ...
- 2165: Drunk Driving
- Drunk driving is considered a serious crime in every state. It is wrong, irresponsible and wastes many lives. People who abuse alcohol hurt everyone around them, endanger public safety, and create carnage on the nation s highways. There is nothing positive that can come out of drunk driving, so why do people do it? It is society s job to punish these menaces and try to take control of this out of control issue. America doesn t want to watch idly as hundreds of people are killed each day. We want to take a stand and let the world know that we may be the land of the free and the ...
- 2166: 1984 and The Handmaid's Tale: Lives of Dystopia Can Be Changed
- 1984 and The Handmaid's Tale: Lives of Dystopia Can Be Changed Dystopia can be defined as a place of utter wretchedness. This definition is a perfect description of the lives of Winston Smith in 1984 and Offred in The Handmaid’s Tale. Both characters live lives that would not even be thought of as an acceptable way of life today. These two books were written as visions of the future which, now in the present, could ... seems that they are being held hostage or being kept in prisons, yet they are almost completely free. Winston is living life on camera because of the telescreens that watch his every move, and Offred’s life is supervised by Aunts and guards regardless of the situation. She is taken to the bathroom, watched while she sleeps, and even though she is constantly being watched, her face cannot be seen. ...
- 2167: Bhutan
- ... along the southern border of Bhutan is a hot, humid, and rainy area. This jungle region is filled with malaria infested swamps. (Karan, 224) Economy Bhutan is the poorest of all the Himalayan countries. It’s underdeveloped, but has the potential to develop it’s economy. Farming is Bhutan’s chief economic activity. Different crops are grown depending on it’s elevation. Rice and buckwheat are grown up to 5000 ft. Barley and wheat are grown up to 9000 ft. Coal is the only ...
- 2168: Brave New World Essays
- ... he could not change society. John argued with the Mustapha Mond about the way society was, but it seemed Mond had a response to everything. John decided to indulge himself in the Brave New World’s lifestyle. John tried sex, and soma, and enjoyed it. John knew he had sinned to his own religion, and he felt so wrong, that he murdered himself. The change that John went through was simple ... finds many things wrong with the happiness, identity, and social stability theories set in the Brave New World. They are all screwed up! John finds that the happiness philosophy is based on things that shouldn’t show true happiness. In the savage reservation, and in our society today, there are many things that mean true happiness. Family, personal relationships, and nature all represent happiness to us. Our family is whom we ... to feel their pain, and console them. Nature is truly our natural habitat, and when a child is born, it means the world is growing with the standards set by the parents. We enjoy nature’s entire environment because it is our home. I think the perfect metaphor to use would be “Home Sweet Home.” In the Brave New World, there is no family. People may come from the same ...
- 2169: The Vampire Genre (v.s)
- The Vampire Genre Attempt to define the vampire genre by tracing it's history. Discuss also the importance of generic conventions and audience expectation. When discussing vampire genre we must first try to define what a genre is. A genre is a particular type of media commodity. It ... through the diaries of a young solicitor, Jonathan Harker, his fiancee Mina, her friend Lucy Westenra and Dr John Seward, the superintendent of a large mental asylum at Purfleet in Essex. It begins with Harker's journey to Count Dracula's castle in Transylvania in connection with the Count's purchase of an estate adjoining Dr Seward's asylum. After various horrifying experiences at the castle Harker makes his way to a ruined chapel, where ...
- 2170: Cole's View From Mount Holyoke, Massachusetts and Whitman's Leaves of Grass: Ways The Artist Portrays Themselves To The Viewer
- Cole's View From Mount Holyoke, Massachusetts and Whitman's Leaves of Grass: Ways The Artist Portrays Themselves To The Viewer Many people enjoy those authors and or painters that include themselves in their work. The viewer then has the ability to relate to the work more easily as well as to the creator. This can be seen in both Thomas Cole’s painting View From Mount Holyoke, Massachusetts(The Oxbow) and in Walt Whitman’s 1855 edition of Leaves of Grass. Both Whitman and Cole can be seen as artists . There are some similarities as well ...
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