... the stars, and that their actions weren't always their own. Romeo, for example, 1.4.115-120, he says, "Some consequence yet hanging in the stars...by some vile forfeit of untimely death. But he that hath the steerage over my course Direct my sail." He's basically saying to his friends that he had a dream which leads him to believe that he will die young because of something in the stars, something that will happen. He ends with "...he that hath steerage over my course..." which implies that he does not have control over his life if he looks to another power above himself to direct him. He does not feel that he is the one who makes decisions, it is all a highe ...
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... culture’s downfall is also foreshadowed. Later more obvious instances occur. Okonkwo kills Ikemefuna, who is like a son to him. His decision of killing the boy is definitely unreasonable, and he only acts on what he was told was right. Just like the rest of the clan he follows these customs that seem immoral and unjust to other cultures. In another part of the story, Okonkwo is banished from his fatherland. This incident is the first where he is punished greatly for his actions. It marks a turning point in Okonkwo’s downfall, and therefore the downfall of the traditional culture that he stands for. His hopes and aspirations are almost forgotten ...
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... in some remote place against her wish, could have raped her aunt, but “No one ever talked of sex ever”. So even though she had sex against her will, she couldn’t have talked to anyone about it. “My aunt could not have been the lone romantic who gave up everything for sex” shows that she was not an immoral woman but someone who was forced into having sex. She could not let anyone know what was happening with her. She had no one to listen to her and understand her misery. She did not have anyone to rescue her out of the fateful situation. Her own family treated her as an “outcast”. They made her, the wrongdoer, be left alone. They considered her an offender when ...
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... Phelps’ farm. The Phelps’ were good-natured Christians whom were taught by society that slavery was morally right. Therefore, Jim is treated accordingly and locked up in a shed for running away. One subtle part of the irony is that the cruelest person to Jim was not the Phelps’, who locked him in the shed, nor the king, who sold Jim to the Phelps. Instead the most cruel person happens to be Tom Sawyer. Tom needlessly put Jim through arduous conditions: first, for knowing that Jim was already a free man, and secondly, such measures were not necessary for the simple task of freeing Jim. Accordingly, they actually allowed Jim out to help them pu ...
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... while Trunion's partners were not shamed at all shows a view by Anderson and society at the time he wrote that female promiscuity was unaccceptable, but for males the view was just “boys will be boys”. In truth, this double standard is still present today. Louise Hardy is a second example of Anderson's showing a negative portrayal of women. Her temper was shown by Anderson as being so terrible that "everyone agreed that she was to blame" for the difficulties in her family's life. Anderson also wrote she was "a neurotic, one of the race of over-sensitive women". That statement most certainly shows that Anderson was sexist, or trying to shock the reader ...
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... which o'erleaps itself And falls on the other" (I, VII, 54) The main character, Macbeth, seeks increasing authority influenced by the witches' prophecies, at any cost. Dramatic language has been successfully portrayed Macbeth's desire, through the above quote, whereby the search for power and ambition has been decided. Yet, the result of such ambitious ideals is at risk of resulting in the opposite, being condemnation. Personification in the form of 'Vaulting ambition" and "itself" has been employed to aid to the understanding of the exert, combining with dramatic language which also contributes to the overall impact of the theme. Macbeth lets his "vau ...
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... an unanswerable question, there are a few points I feel should be discussed. One of the issues that I thought about was a problem in the basic definition of art. What could be defined as art? Does it have to be “pleasing to the eye,” or “something that does not offend or ridicule?” One example was a piece done where a person had placed a crucifix upside-down…was this art? I decided that it was, based on my belief that anything, although it may seem offensive or even repulsive, should be considered as art as long as one person, maybe only the artist himself, was somehow affected by it. Reading that sentence over, I suddenly realized how difficult it is to di ...
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... It also demonstrates that the women did not have the same animosity towards each other as the men had. These women did not adhere to any limitations based on gender in this scene, since they both spoke their mind in the company of men. Act I, Scene III, between Juliet, her mother and the nurse shows the formality that Juliet has with her mother. Juliet calls her mother Madam and behaves very submissive and obediently. Lady Capulet is very detached from Juliet’s upbringing, which is obvious by the lack of knowledge regarding her child’s age. The nurse raised Juliet and breast-fed her as an infant. This fact helps explain the close relationshi ...
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... shapes crouched, lay…The work was going on…this was the place where some of the helpers had withdrawn to die…they were nothing earthly now, nothing but black shadows of disease and starvation, lying confusedly in the greenish gloom" (34-35). The natives were not "helpers", but slaves who were forced to work till physical exhaustion under the orders of the White colonist. To further support the idea of racism as seen in this novel, consider the description that Marlow gives about an incident he encounters, "And whiles I had to look after the savage who was a fireman…to look at him was as edifying as seeing a dog in a parody of breeches and a feather hat, walking ...
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... the narrator of the story and the cousin of Daisy. Daisy and Gatsby reunite through Nick. Gatsby shows Daisy that he now has more wealth than he used to. Jay is a little disappointed because she is not as terrific as he remembered. Gatysby is still convinced that Daisy loves him. He even takes the blame for Myrtle's death; Daisy was the one driving. On page 151 Nick asks Jay about the accidents. "Was Daisy Driving?" "Yes," he said after a moment, "but of course I'll say I was." Jay still believes that he can make through this with the money. Nick tries to tell Gatsby to give it up, but Jay denies it. Gatsby still thinks that Daisy is the only thin ...
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