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- 4621: The Squire's Tale: Franklin
- The Squire's Tale: Franklin The Squire's tale ends two lines into its third section, and following this abrupt termination is the "wordes of the Frankeleyn to the Squier." The Franklin praises the young Squire's attempt at a courtly romance and says that he wishes his own son was more like the Squire. This is followed by the "wordes of the Hoost to the Frankeleyn." Many critics believe that ...
- 4622: A Clockwork Orange - Calculated Captivity
- ... old hoodlum Alex McDowell is ‘cured’ of his savage activities but when released back into a still violent society, he is a misfit. Anthony Burgess’ skillful art of manipulation is able to change the reader’s opinion from hating Alex for his malicious ways, to feeling captivated by him, as he becomes a ‘victim of a modern age’. To understand how this deception is accomplished it is important to examine the major turning points in Alex’s life, and how Burgess presents them. To begin, Burgess displays Alex’s villainous disposition, which causes the reader to hate and resent him. Through the aid of the State’s treatment Alex is reformed, at which point Burgess allows the reader to determine and develop an ...
- 4623: Fahrenheit 451 & Brave New World
- ... the luxuries of life in America today, in addition to various occupations and technological advances, to show what life could be like if the future takes a drastic turn for the worse. He turns man's best friend, the dog, against man, changes the role of public servants and changes the value of a person. Aldous Huxley also uses the concept of society out of control in his science fiction novel ... in his book a group of people unaffected by the changes in society, a group that still has religious beliefs and marriage, things no longer part of the changed society, to compare and contrast today's culture with his proposed futuristic culture. But one theme that both Brave New World and Fahrenheit 451 use in common is the theme of individual discovery by refusing to accept a passive approach to life ... mother, but he, a hybrid of the two cultures, was stuck in the middle. (May) These concepts, human reaction to changes in their culture and questioning of these changes, are evident throughout the book. Huxley's characters either conform to society's demands for uniformity or rebel and begin a process of discovery; there are no people in the middle. By doing so, Huxley makes his own views of man ...
- 4624: The Theme of Coming of Age in Literature
- The Theme of Coming of Age in Literature There comes a time is each person's life when they reach the point where they are no longer children, but adults. The transition from a child into a young adult is often referred to as the "coming of age," or growing up ... the most important and most popular themes in literature. The coming of age theme is found in one of the one of the best coming to age stories that have ever been written. Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird is a sensitive touching portrayal of a young boy who grows up through shocking yet realistic events. Although many people are only aware of the coming of age theme through literature and other forms of entertainment, there is also a very realistic part to this event in a person's life which is often ignored. The coming of age is an event which is often celebrated in many different cultures, through rituals or ceremonies. The rituals, also known as passage rites, mark the passing ...
- 4625: The Plot Of Great Gatsby
- ... which belongs to a Mr. Gatsby, someone who Nick has not met. Directly across the bay from West Egg is the richer community of East Egg, where Tom and Daisy Buchanan live. Daisy is Nick's cousin and Tom, a well-known football player at Yale, had been in the same senior society as Nick in New Haven. Like Nick, they are Midwesterners who have come East to be a part of the glamour and mystery of the New York City area. They invite Nick to dinner at their mansion, and here he meets a young woman named Jordan Baker, a friend of Daisy's from Louisville. Myrtle Wilson, lives in a weird place half way between West Egg and New York City that Fitzgerald calls the valley of ashes. The valley of ashes consists of huge ash heaps and a yellow brick building which is an all-night restaurant and George Wilson's garage. Nick finally gets the opportunity to meet his neighbor Mr. Gatsby. Gatsby gives huge parties, complete with catered food, open bars, and orchestras. People come from everywhere to attend these parties, but no ...
- 4626: All Quiet On The Western Front
- Erich Maria Remarque s All Quiet on the Western Front, a novel set in World War I, centers around the changes wrought by the war on one young German soldier. During his time in the war, Remarque s protagonist, Paul Baumer, changes from a rather innocent Romantic to a hardened and somewhat caustic veteran. More importantly, during the course of this metamorphosis, Baumer disaffiliates himself from those societal icons parents, elders, school, religion that had been the foundation of his pre-enlistment days. This rejection comes about as a result of Baumer s realization that the pre-enlistment society simply does not understand the reality of the Great War. His new society, then, becomes the Company, his fellow trench soldiers, because that is a group which does ...
- 4627: Industrial Revolution 3
- ... greatly to the Industrial Revolution. The first two of these coal and iron provided the capital infrastructure and options for future development, whilst textiles supported and encouraged developments. Coal was originally mined by small group’s even families, using the long wall system. * SEE DIA 1. This technique was changed dramatically with the invention of the Commen engine. * SEE DIA 2. (named after its inventor THOMAS NEWCOMMEN) This was a pump ... and more mechanisation. The mechanisation of the industry also led the setting up of the first factories; some of the first major mechanical devices were to be used in these factories. Such as JOHN KAY’S Flying Shuttle (1733), JAMES HARGEAVE’S Spinning Jenny (1764), SAMUEL CROMPTON’S Spinning Mule (1779), and EDMUND CARTWRIGHT’S Power Loom (1785). To name a few. Cotton was being imported from the America’s in the early 1700s. This material ...
- 4628: Good Verses Evil In Shakespeare
- ... death. Hamlet is a duel character, causing both good and evil. Hamlet is the son of the late King Hamlet, king of Scotland. He is charged with the duty of avenging his death. His father's ghost appeared to him and told him of his murder and said " if thoust ever didst thy dear farther love father.... Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder".(Shakespeare , 383) This is the beginning of Hamlet's evil role in the play. Hamlet Is a duel character in the play however, being the hero of one plot and the villian of another. He is the hero by avenging his fathers death, while being the villian by killing Polonious and causing Ophellia's insanity. Her insanity being caused by Hamlet's murder of her father is proven when she sings "He is dead and gone lady, he is dead and gone, at his head a green grass ...
- 4629: The Tempest: Caliban
- ... function in the plot and its relationship to other characters. I have chosen Caliban to discuss, since, as an actor, I find him the most interesting character and thus the most enjoyable to discuss. Caliban’s function in the plot is one that is difficult to define. He is not the key protagonist, since this title belongs to the treacherous Alonso in his usurpation of Prosporo. Infact he does not at ... play. Caliban has many small but essential functions; one of which is to create Shakespearean comic relief in his drunken trio with Trinculo and Stephano. He also creates contrasts with other characters, such as Caliban’s association with the "earth" and evil magic (by being "got by the devil himself upon thy wicked dam" who is Sycorax, a which). This is contrasted with Ariel whose very name associates him with the air, and being a spirit he is also seen as a positive embodiment of the super-natural. Caliban’s lust for Miranda in "seeking to violate the honour" of her, is contrasted with Ferdinand’s true love. Miranda: Do you love me? Ferdinand: ...I...do love, prize, honour you. There are many suggestions ...
- 4630: The Grotesque in Flannery O’Connor
- The Grotesque in Flannery O’Connor Flannery O’Connor, a prolific Southern author, was born in Savannah, Georgia in 1925 during the Great Depression. After her father’s death from lupus when O’Connor was fifteen, she and her mother moved to Andulusia, a rural quail farm outside of Milledgeville, Georgia. O’Connor herself was diagnosed with lupus at the age of twenty ... and grammar. O’Connor began writing at the young age of ten, and her stories were frequently published. Her most prevalent themes include comic violence, the question of redemption, displacement, and religion. Flannery O’Connor’s overriding religious views and perspectives on life were illustrated through the abnormal characters and grotesque figures in her stories, particularly in “Good Country People,” “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” and “The Life You ... Connor often used grotesque images in her writings to portray the fundamental struggles of human beings. However, she did not limit herself to the simple questions of right and wrong, good vs. evil. O’Connor’s characters struggle in their daily lives to overcome their violent inner conflicts. In “Good Country People,” O’Connor begins with the grotesque description of Joy, also known as Hulga, and her missing leg. Her ...
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