When it comes to delegating responsibility allocating power and demanding equality there always seems to be an underlying bias towards the masculinesector of society which allows an imbalance regarding gender equality Understanding where this way of thinking comes from is an essential part of trying to shift and completely erase the bias Throughout history a patriarchal pattern and way of thinking has been passed down from generation to generation what we fail to see is the reason for this patt
The Empowerment of children in The Crucible During the late seventeenth century the witchcraft trials arose Women who have always been oppressed by social norms and in this topic are truthfully merely children took advantage of the situation In Arthur Millers The Crucible Abigail Williams and Mary Warren who were once powerless became empowered by deciding the fate of the people or in the case of Abigail by controlling and threatening people In Salem Massachusetts children were strictly discipl
Escape to Freedom Over the course of history individuals have fought and died to gain and protect their freedom While some humans perceive freedom as being able to do whatever comes to ones mind without hindrance others believe it is the absence of subjection to foreign domination Regardless of what people can comprehend about being free it cannot be accomplished or achieved until the person finds themselves away from what hinders them from what they desire In Mark Twains novel Adventures of Hu
The world is full of good versus evil People display dark tendencies for numerous reasons some of which include jealousy greed and a thirst for power As is evident in the book The Kite Runner by Khalid Hosseini Amir is driven by his jealousy of his best friend Hassan This jealousy leads Amir to continually humiliate betray and hurt Hassan In The Crucible by Arthur Miller Abigail after being rejected by John Proctor feels a need to acquire power Therefore she leads the crusade of accusations of
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde at start as a reader I assume it is about homosexuality but the novel actually focuses on different elements such as crime politics and society However the most important element appears to be the influence that people or objects have on a persons soul or inner conscious that makes them choose a particular path We have many people who influence our lives it can be in a small way that we dont notice or something that completely changes us Such is the cas
In Chinua Achebes novel Things Fall Apart a well known aphorism pride goes before a fall was used I agreed with and supported this statement The story line itself backed up this statement as well Through Okonkwos hard work he became a great man with a sense of pride and haughtiness who then suffered a loss of pride which ultimately led to his down fall and his own suicide This book went along with the commonly stated clich In addition to that there was a widely known joke that went well with th
Ethan Frome Moral and Ethical Issues Life is about making choices we all make different choices however the choices we make are restricted Some of the restrictions can come from moral and ethical issues Even though Ethan Frome is not a novel written about morality however moral and ethical issues are a key component of the novel because it affects the characters and it affects how they live their lives First of all the moral and ethical issues in Ethan Frome are actually derived from the person
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
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
Macbeth is one of William Shakespeares most famous plays and was written in the Elizabethan times Macbeth explores how power can effect people and ultimately lead to their downfall A range of themes are portrayed including guilt ambition and conscience However the key element in Macbeth is the theme of the supernatural Elements such as Macbeths hallucinations and apparitions and the involvement of witches are all stereotypical things to include when working with the supernatural The theme of th