Transformations How has your perceptions of transformations been illuminated by your comparative study of the prescribed texts The responders understanding of transformations has been illuminated by a comparative study of Jane Austens Emma and Amy Heckerlings Clueless The word transformation refers to the change of form or appearance In order for Heckerling to transform Emma she needed to change the context of Austens 19th Century English novel Emma to better fit her 20th Century American film
he feeling of guilt can only be present in someone who has come to the realization that they or someone around them have done something wrong In the Robertson Davies novel Fifth Business the concept of guilt both for ones self and for others is a major recurring theme The reader sees this theme grow and materialize through the eyes of Dunstable Dunstan Dunny Ramsay who is the major character in the novel Dunny as Davies implies with the title fills the role of fifth business The definition of w
While reading The Once and Future King I came across many interesting and crazy characters Reading about an era so different from ours is exciting especially when its only fiction Although each character had their unique values I found the magician Merlyn to be the most interesting The fact that he was a magician alone made him all the more interesting but it was the way he was able to teach the Wart was most fascinating to me With just a simple spell he took himself through very dangerous adve
Many examples of characterization are evident throughout the dramatic tragedy of Macbeth Characterization is the authors means of conveying a characters personality through their writing The main character Macbeth goes through tremendous transformations throughout the play in the areas of actions personal speech and thoughts speech and thoughts of others and the effects on others These types of characterizations cause many changes to Macbeth as the story progresses and eventually lead to his do
In King Lear by William Shakespeare there is a clear parallel presented between the characters of King Lear and Gloucester Both characters are blind in a distinct way throughout the play and it takes a dramatic event to open their eyes to the world around them It is not until King Lear and Gloucester possess new attributes that they are able to compensate for their disabilities and become further enlightened to their surroundings In the center of the play is the sub plot of Gloucester which can
Bharati Mukherjees epic tale of life transformations Jasmine follows the story of a young girl searching for herself in strange new lands With a constant change of setting time and culture Jasmine must constantly change herself as well The reader follows Jasmine on her quest through India Florida New York and Iowa As the people around Jasmine change her name the reader sees a shift in her personality The novels opening phrase Lifetimes ago sets in motion the major theme the recreation of ones s
Amy Heckerlings adaptation of Jane Austens Emma has transformed a 19th century classic English novel into a teen flick romcom film of the 20th century entitled Clueless Despite the vastly different historical settings and societal values of the two texts Amy Heckerlings Clueless still retains the essential values of the original text by adapting these values into a modern society of our time and a modern audience of our age Comparatively through the themes of class and social structure and the
Cymbeline Nobility Geography and Perception Shakespeares play Cymbeline is set in three locations Britain Wales and Rome The characters he creates to develop the plot within these specific geographies are complicated often deceptive sometimes virtuous and each has a unique relationship with the lands through which they travel live and fight Because of the deceitful nature of many of the characters in the text it is often difficult to know not only who is right but what is right This question of
All The Kings Men Written Response How are memory the past politics transformation corruption and alcohol related to one another In Robert Penn Warrens All the Kings Men Governor Willie Stark is both disturbed and unconcerned by his past The Governor is adored by his people and finds that he has outright control of any situation from its establishment to its resolution Subordinate people encircle him however they prove to be part of a larger problem Stark is seen to possess a dynamic yet influe