A play in which the theme is made clear early on in the action is The Crucible written by the well acclaimed author Arthur Miller in 1953 Miller with great skill clearly shows the main themes very early on with the use of a range of techniques such as key scenes characterisation and dialogue The dramatist introduces the theme of greed and vengeance immediately through the use of the narrative technique We learn that Salem is a theocracy and so people were very repressed and the witch hunt trial
I had a load of bricks on my shoulders and I wanted to drop it but I couldnt It was weighing me down and weighting me down but I couldnt let go of the sack Then a White Man with long yellow hair hair shining like the sun came up to me He had on a long white robe too He came up to me and said Jane you want get rid of that load I said Indeed indeed But how come you know me Can you be the Lord He said To get rid of that load and be rid of it always you must take it cross yon river Gaines 143 The p
Nurse Ratched posts the patients financial statements on the bulletin board to show that everyones account except McMurphys shows a steady decline in funds The other patients begin to question the motivations for his actions When a phone call keeps McMurphy away from a Group Meeting Ratched insinuates that everything he does is motivated by the desire for personal gain Later Harding argues that they have all gotten their moneys worth and that McMurphy never hid his con man ways from them McMurp
Until someone has to make a difficult decision he cannot understand the feeling of being torn asunder by two different options In T S Elliots Murder in the Cathedral Thomas Becket is being pulled by two compelling choices either reconciling with King Henry or dying a martyr both of which mask his larger concern about having the right motives when he makes a decision Thomass first temptation is to mend his friendship with Henry If he does this Thomas will regain the Chancellorship that he resign
The American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement In Death of a Salesman Willy strives to reach the American Dream as he states that before its all over were gonna get a little place out in the country and ill raise some vegetables a couple of chickens Willy dreams of success and a wealthy life for himself and his family he strives to do this and eventually fails this poses t
In order to stimulate turning points in Crime and Punishment Dostoyevsky uses coincidence and irony to create opportunities for Raskolnikov to make decisions In the beginning coincidence fate and chance encounters are tools used to provide Raskolnikov with opportunities to make choices that will define him throughout the book while irony is used later in order to display the repercussions of his decisions Raskolnikov is able to complete his murder without being seen due to a series of coinciden
The Brave New World is an unsettling loveless and sinister place It is the epitome of the fabled Dystopia where the society is as corrupt as those controlling it disguised as a perfect community The psyche of this society and its creators are arduous to comprehend This is complete paradise engineering yet it is everything but In the beginning the cognition works yet the seams of this perfect creation are loosening as time progresses It makes readers wonder if this is where we are headed perhaps
Over The Hills and Far Away Its interpretation of the French Revolution has strongly shaped British views of national identity and political legitimacy Jones McDonagh Mee Though a bold statement the impact A Tale of Two Cities had on British society and its views on any type of revolution was significant One of Charles Dickens most popular books it accurately depicts the gore and bloodshed that was the French Revolution Dickens uses an extreme amount of violence in his book to tie in more meani
In Orwells novel 1984 control is a major theme appearing over and over again both in physical and emotional forms Psychological control is a major theme occurring in 1984 and Orwell shows how a totalitarian government could gain psychological control using their power to control history and technology Orwells bleak tale portrays a future in which society is strictly regulated by the Party a political body which continually emphasizes three slogans Those slogans offer insights into Orwells princ
Strength of the Black Woman Revealed in The Color Purple The story tells of one lady who through fruition and hardship discovers the proficient content and proud woman repressed inside of a young shut mouthed girl The Color Purple the third novel written by the Pulitzer Prize winning author Alice Walker has been both respected and berated in numerous essays and reviews Although the critics agree to disagree about many aspects of this novel one thing is clear The Color Purple affirms the surviva