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Social Criticism In Literature

... in which the farm animals revolt against their human masters. It is an example of social criticism in literature in which Orwell satirized the events in Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution. He anthropomorphises the animals, and alludes each one to a counterpart in Russian history. A Tale of Two Cities also typifies this kind of literature. Besides the central theme of love, is another prevalent theme, that of a revolution gone bad. He shows us that, unfortunately, human nature causes us to be vengeful and, for some of us, overly ambitious. B ...

Number of words: 1501 | Number of pages: 6

Womens Writing The Powe And Th

... of power and distribution of ideas, which have been dominated by men. Cultural institutions such as capitalism, the church and government laid down rules and barriers for women, which they have had to battle against. One of the benefits coming out of this ongoing battle for feminists was the expression of ideas through writing. Through ongoing repression (at any, or all levels) winning any rights for women has been political process – formulation and expression of ideas, debating demonstrating, raising public awareness etc. Women ha ...

Number of words: 2171 | Number of pages: 8

A Separate Peace - A Journey T

... about himself, is drawn to Finny's confidence and love for life. Their friendship was peculiar because they were opposite in many respects. For instance, Gene was always concerned with his schoolwork. He seemed to be studying at almost every free moment he had. On the other hand, Finny was a natural athlete and schoolwork was not his top priority. Their friendship perplexed the boys and the readers as no one could entirely understand what the attraction was. Even though it seemed like a strange and complicated friendship, Finny and Gene ...

Number of words: 561 | Number of pages: 3

Canterbury Tales Historical Si

... what they were saying was most likely true or commonly believed. The beginning of the story shows us that there are a great number of deaths in the town, and each time a death occurred it was indicated by a “hand-bell clink” from the church. This shows that something was killing off the citizens, and since most deaths back then occurred because of the Black Death, that was what it probably was. Later on in the story the rioters speak of being hung if they took the large sum of money home, because “People would call us robbers—a stro ...

Number of words: 539 | Number of pages: 2

Our Similarity To Ancient Greek Society

... states’. While this may be the way of the Greek world, our practice is very different. We, unlike the Greeks, adapt many laws and customs of other countries. In America, our philosophy is that is that if something is working for other nations, then maybe we should try it. Pericles’ also says ‘We are rather a pattern to other than imitators ourselves’. We , in America, have mastered the skill of adapting other’s ideas without mimicking them exactly. We may acquire the basic idea of a law, but we change it to fit in with our ex ...

Number of words: 711 | Number of pages: 3

Anointed King

... if Bolingbroke acts against God’s will or through God’s will. Richard is king, and though a sad choice, he has been ordained by God as king and ruler of England. It is not for his followers to decide if he is to be replaced by someone that they feel would be a better caretaker of the “garden”. In Richard II , by overtaking the crown and replacing Richard with Bolingbroke, society is going against its own belief that Richard is ordained by God. From an Englishman’s point of view it could be argued tha ...

Number of words: 1346 | Number of pages: 5

The Illiad

... of hero in every sense of the word. As the novel begins, we first meet with Achilles in his interaction with the great king, Agamemnon. It may be said that Achilles shows himself to be a horribly hard-headed individual, and this is obviously true. But, in this encounter with the powerful king, Achilles also shows some of his more respectable qualities; such as courage, honor, and a sense of justice. Achilles does not feel that it is right that he or the rest of the soldiers should be punished for the brashness of their commander. So, as t ...

Number of words: 759 | Number of pages: 3

Macbeth

... and Lady ’s hands. It overpowers their ability to forget their actions and clear their consciences. Duncan's blood on and Lady ’s hands is symbolic of the evil crime that they had committed. The blood on their hands is also representative of the guilt, which could not be escaped. "Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather The multitudinous seas incarnadine, Making the green one red.” (II, iii, 61) Illustrates how no amount of water could clean ’s guilty conscience. He imagines ...

Number of words: 815 | Number of pages: 3

Cry, The Beloved Country

... Bible, where he, like Christ, teaches to "love thy brother as yourself" in order to help whites and blacks overcome the fear and misunderstanding of each other. The language of the book from the very beginning reveals its biblical nature. "The great valley of Umzimkulu is still in darkness, but the light will come there. Ndotcheni is still in darkness, but the light will come there also." The style includes symbols such as light and darkness, short clauses connected by "and" or "but", and repetition. This style is used to represent speech ...

Number of words: 1804 | Number of pages: 7

Book Review On Tavriss The Mis

... of behavior are equal and for the most part influenced by society. It is for that reason I recommend The Mismeasure of Women for both male and female readers. It offers a wealth of information and insight that would benefit society as a whole, as well as, the relationships between men and women. To help explain my recommendation and reasoning it is necessary to take a short look at what the book is saying. The book starts off by talking about the various reasons society feels women to be inferior to men. It seems to be built into our modern ...

Number of words: 2042 | Number of pages: 8

The Great Gatsby-tom And Gatsb

... Gatsby used his money to get what he wanted and Tom used his money and his strength to get what he wants. Gatsby wanted to be perceived as an intellectual person by telling them all that we went to Oxford when he really went to Oggsford, where as Tom was an athletic person and he was smart and we know this because he went to Yale. Tom's athletics can be seen because he is always ridding and the strength he shows when Daisy "knuckle was black and blue" and then she says, "You did it, Tom. I know you didn’t mean to but u did do it. ...

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The Sun Also Rises By Ernest H

... he was different than all the other characters in more ways than just being the narrator. He obviously had received a wound from W.W.I that caused him to be sexually scarred and thus set him apart from anyone else. Jake seemed to be an observer who was watching the lives of his friends unfold and happen around him, but without his participation. I read that Hemingway had purposely re-written the book in first person and this was probably to spell out that Jake was an observer and was thus aware of what was written on the pages. There is a ...

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