Butler is a writer of great originality whose work does not fit neatly into categories Although she is usually referred to as a science fiction writer and Parable of the Sower was reviewed in the science fiction section of the New York Times Book Review there is in fact little science fiction in it Butler pays scant attention to the technological aspects of her near future society merely mentioning in passing Window Wall televisions and the newest multisensory entertainment systems that include
To what extent can Eddie Carbone be recognized as the hero of A View from the Bridge A Greek tragedy repeating itself in the modern society witnessed from the View from the Bridge where the rise and fall of a most average man caused quite a commotion in the neighborhood This man indeed had nothing extraordinary about himself he was a middle aged man a husky slightly overweight longshoreman lives in a small house together with his big hearted wife and a surrogate daughter This seemingly simple a
Education plays a major role in To Kill A Mockingbird it is a key ingredient in the development of Jem and Scout as children and as human beings and ultimately it affects the county of Maycomb as a whole In this story education is portrayed on two levels Basic education and spiritual or character developing education the latter being more prominent in this novel Jem and Scout learn about the world and about arithmetic and simple but important things to help them throughout life but the children
Elizabeth Bennet though witty and intelligent would have probably been viewed as an exceptional woman in her time yet she still conformed to societys expectations of women How is Elizabeth different from her sister Lydia and her mother Explain The regency era A time when the banner of patriarchy flew over the bonnets of subjugated females A time when you could choose either to conform or face social rejection Some women preferred to rebel in their own graceful ways but most exacerbated their op
Select two different significant elements in Jane Austens novel Emma and analyse how they are reshaped to create new meaning in Amy Heckerlings film Clueless Transformations require an imaginative reshaping of significant elements of a text for new contexts Jane Austens Emma has been modernized and transformed into the Amy Heckerlings film Clueless For this to be successful Heckerling must keep the key elements and reshape them to create new meaning Emma has been transformed into Cher They both
Chinese Chivalry and Western Knight Spirit Chinese chivalry which has long history in China is an important element of traditional Chinese culture and Western knight spirit which has much the same as Chinese chivalry is also flowering in the Middle Ages These two cultural spirits have showed themselves in two very important works named the Sir Gawain and the Green knight which is known as a masterpiece of the European romantic verse and Heroes of the Marshes which is one of the Four Masterpiece
In a typical novel the desire for power often drives the storys antagonist This obsession gives the story its focus as well as its obstacles But in putting the obsession in the hands of the central figure in the story the dynamic becomes warped completely Both Emily Brontes Wuthering Heights and Joseph Conrads Heart of Darkness present the reader with this dilemma the driving force of both novels takes form in a character whos cravings overpower everything else albeit for graspable reasons Bron
Frankenstein a classic in literature was written by Mary Shelley Its author incorporated several complex elements making the novel a piece of literary art One of these elements is the Enlightenment versus the Romantic views of science knowledge and progress which make up an important part in her everyday life and her surroundings This is exactly why she decided to incorporate such views in her novel using the main character Victor Frankenstein and his creation Victor Frankenstein is affected by
So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security conformity and conservatism all of which may appear to give one peace of mind but in reality nothing is more dangerous to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future What makes a man go into the wilderness with no experience of how to survive The very basic core of a mans living spirit is his passion for adventure Imagine
So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security conformity and conservatism all of which may appear to give one peace of mind but in reality nothing is more dangerous to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future What makes a man go into the wilderness with no experience of how to survive The very basic core of a mans living spirit is his passion for adventure Imagine