Good and Evil Many dimensions such as cultural context religion principles experiences time period and way of life can influence the premise of an individuals thoughts An individual has many worldviews depending on their place of origin The mind adjusts external information to fit the individuals paradigm Therefore cultural misinterpretation can occur in words gestures objects and social context virtually anything you can think of has different meanings within two civilizations This can present
No matter your religion sex or race death comes to us all No generation knows this better than the present Death rates are at an all time high This is why it is not a surprise that artists of literature such as poets continually write literature on death Two such poets are Dylan Thomas and John Donne These two artists similarly but also very differently explore death in there poetry In the Holy Sonnet 10 Death Be Not Proud Donne explores the idea that Death is not something to be feared but loo
The Things They Carried is an ambitious collection of short stories about the Vietnam War But that description while wholly accurate is completely inadequate The stories penetrate deeply into the complexities of the phenomena of war to an extent that may be unparalleled so affixing it with the label Vietnam War stories potentially obscures the many themes that are woven into the text What makes Tim OBriens book particularly powerful is the way he uses the prism of war to illuminate larger truth
One may readily perceive the theme of Shakespeares Othello as deception Deception appears many times in Othello but in almost every incident the degree of deception is different Deception is to deceive another illusion or fraud Websters New World Pocket Dictionary 69 which is seen as a wrongful act However deception may be used to protect someone from getting hurt therefore being used with good intentions The very first act of deception is done by the character Desdemona Desdemona hides her rel
The Ironic Depiction of Colonialism in The Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad extensively used irony in the Heart of Darkness To comprehend how saturated this novel is with irony one has to have an understanding of the concept of irony Merriam Webster defines verbal irony as the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning situational irony as incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result and Socra
Anthropomorphism and Personification In Desert Solitaire Edward Abbey is in a pursuit of seeing nature as it is without humanly ascribed qualities 7 Although Abbey does not want to use anthropomorphism or personification he finds that it is impossible to avoid because he sees life in the desert and writes all living things on earth are kindred 25 And if we are all kindred then we share many of the same attributes At first the author defends his position by stating that it is possible for wild a
Discuss and illustrate how Orwell political and social views are shown by the choices of themes characters language narrative style in 1984 Comment on distinctive features of the novel Commenting on how effective you find it in warning about the dangers of totalitarianism Nineteen eighty four was released in 1948 It is a satire that depicts Orwells extreme perspective of a future controlled by totalitarianism In the novel the world is split up into three main super powers Oceania Eurasia and Ea
Displays of Affection in Anne of Green Gables Love and expression of love is a central theme in L M Montgomerys novel Anne of Green Gables Anne Shirley is introduced as an emotionally damaged sensitive girl who is desperate for love of any sort When the Cuthberts actually decide to keep Anne despite her not being a boy she is elated Anne Shirley is wanted and accepted for who she is at last However throughout the novel readers note that Marilla Cuthbert treats Anne quite differently than her br
Lord of the flies is a novel rich in allegory every word has been chosen for a reason and when put together they form a seamless masterpiece that conveys the authors thoughts on human nature One of the queries that may come to mind whilst reading the novel is whether environment affects behavior Indeed this question can have a variety of answers but most will probably follow in the lines of yes It is quite certain that the surroundings of a person play a crucial role in the development of their
Throughout the story of Macbeth by William Shakespeare Macbeth acts in a much despised manner he becomes a murderer and later when king of Scotland a tyrant Many who have read or seen the play are left wondering how a mans whole approach to life can change how Macbeth turned from the hero whom all adored to the tyrant who was hated and ended up a lone man fighting for his life Within the play Macbeth is influenced by many the witches his wife Lady Macbeth possibly Hecate Goddess of the Underwor