Everyday Use by Alice Walker Alice Walkers Everyday Use is about an African American family made up of a mother and two daughters Dee and Maggie Every character has its own importance and meaning to the story however Dee is the most fascinating character Dee has an ongoing battle within herself about who she is and what she represents Throughout the short story her acts convey ignorance selfishness and arrogance In the midst of her character flaws she faces an identity crisis with her own herit
Alice Walker is a well known African American writer known for published fiction poetry and biography She received a number of awards for many of her publications One of Walkers best short stories titled Everyday Use tells the story of a mother and her two daughters conflicting ideas about their heritage The mother narrates the story of the visit by her daughter Dee Wangero She is an educated woman who now lives in the city and is visiting from college She begins a conflict with her younger sis
In Scene one of A streetcar named desire Williams hints at many clues which suggest there will be conflict further into the play One clue which Williams uses to hint that there will be conflict further into the play is the way he presents Stanleys and Blanches first meeting and their initial relationship Stanley and Blanche are immediately characterized as polar opposites with Stella being the link between them He is brutish coarse primitive she is dainty elegant delicate He sizes her up with a
Explain the importance of Act 1 Scene 5 in Romeo and Juliet and how what we learn prepares us for events later in the play Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare in 1594 The prologue to the play is in the form of a fourteen line sonnet it describes two noble households in the city of Verona The houses hold an ancient grudge against each other that remains a source of violent and bloody conflict It then goes on to states that from these two houses two star crossed lovers will appear
Explore how Shakespeare dramatises Richard III attitudes towards women Shakespeares Richard Duke of Gloucester is multifarious personality with his ambition to gain the crown of England driving his actions throughout the play Richard is a viciously self interested man seemingly uncaring about the pain that his plotting causes others Richard III follows Richards rise to power and the trail of betrayal mistrust and destruction he leaves in his wake A key theme throughout is the struggle for power
In Shakespeares play Much Ado About Nothing deception is a key theme throughout There are several main deceptions beginning with Don John trying to deceive Claudio that the prince woos Hero for himself When this conniving scheme fails he embarks on a new master plan which involves the shaming of Hero at the marriage between her and Claudio Another key deception arguably the most important storyline to the play is the deception of Beatrice and Benedick who despite their previous feelings about c
The play Romeo and Juliet is written by an author named William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet is one of the all time classics of not only Shakespearean but of all plays It remains like this because of its timeless story that has allowed for reinvention across a variety of media Its treatment of a deep seated hatred bordering the essence of romanticism make it a highly interesting text for study in this century examining the types of conflict that arise throughout its length The conflict in the p
Explore the presentation of psychopathic behaviour in John Fowles The Collector and Iain Banks The Wasp Factory Both John Fowles The Collector and Iain Banks The Wasp Factory present characters whose behaviour can be described as psychopathic Psychopathy can be described as chronic immoral and antisocial behaviour In The Collector Frederick Frederick behaves in an obsessive evil and psychopathic way when he imprisons Miranda eventually leading to her gruesome death In The Wasp Factory Frank Cau
In Albert Camus short story The Guest Camus raises numerous philosophical questions These are does man have free will are an individuals decisions affected by what society demands expects neither or both and finally how does moral and social obligation affect decision making Balducci brings the Arab to Darus door informing Daru that I have an order to deliver the prisoner and Im doing so 90 thus freeing Balducci of the responsibility over wherever the Arab ultimately ended up Balducci didnt wan
In the crumbling universe of Shakespeares King Lear a world in which evil and treachery is allowed to triumph for a moment too long and goodness falters under the dominion of the former a terrible irony is made resoundingly clear The ambiguity of the victory between the binary oppositions becomes one of the most unsettling themes of King Lear who truly triumphs Perhaps more importantly what become the cruelly conceived expenses of such a victory The prevailing question of cosmic justice pervade