In today’s society, human beings can be expected to change their personal beliefs in order to fit in. By conforming to social norms and beliefs, people tend to forget that they have the right to freedom of speech. Although many individuals do fall victim to these ideal expectations, very few do not become threats and are considered different. This is...
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Is Tom Robinson Guilty or are the accusations against him false? At the beginning of To Kill A Mockingbird, there are a few main characters, they are Scout who is the narrator of the story and the daughter of Atticus. Atticus is the adopted father of Scout and Jem. Jem is Scout's brother and she excludes herself from the group...
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Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is often read as a cautionary tale about the dangers of hubris and scientific advancement however I will also be discussing an interpretation of the text as a commentary upon the debates surrounding slavery at the start of the 19th century. The essay begins with a close analysis of Frankenstein in regard to the debates surrounding slavery,...
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In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (1961), Harper Lee uses the inclusion of Scout, a young, innocent girl who lives in Maycomb Alabama. Throughout the book, Scout learns to become more mature about her actions which eventually makes her very empathetic toward others. She is more of a tomboyish girl who is very clever at times. The author...
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1984 is a dystopian novel by English novelist George Orwell. George Orwell was known to be against totalitarianism and democratic socialism, throughout 1984 he would constantly warn readers about the extreme effects of a government with unlimited authority, who would strive to regulate every aspect of society. An obvious and collective human experience resident in Oceania share is oppression and...
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Based on the 1951, Ray Bradbury novel Montag is a fireman that lives in a lonely, society where books were banned by the government fearing oneself thinking. In this society firefighters have to burn any books on sight or that people inform them of because they believe it gives people more time to think for themselves. Many people in this...
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Technology continues to shape our lives and influence our society. Mankind has become so dependent on technology that one cannot imagine living without his or her smartphone or laptop. No one will debate that this digital renaissance has not created a more productive, mobile, and efficient culture, but at what price? In the novel 1984, George Orwell uses technology to...
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Within the novel Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, the father-daughter relationship displayed between Rex and Jeannette Walls is a complex one. A large portion of Jeanette’s childhood is represented throughout the novel. During her childhood, Jeanette experiences constant wondering about her father’s presence and accountability. Additionally, a large sum of tragic events is also present. After these tragic events occur,...
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In 'A Rose for Emily,' William Faulkner recounts the tale of an old and forlorn woman stuck in her very own period of time. Her controlling dad kicked the bucket approximately thirty years back, and she has never entirely discovered her very own ground. Her home has turned into the ugliest-looking home on the once most select road in the...
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“The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner are gothic fiction short stories that feature defiant female protagonists living in isolated ‘haunted house’ settings and use the tragic experiences of their protagonists to advance discourses against male dominance over women, the treatment of women with mental illness. “The Yellow Wallpaper” addresses the oppression...
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Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein explores the concept of the “other”, scrutinizes the ways in which humans have historically viewed and treated those who are unfamiliar to us, and poses questions about how alienation is linked to monstrosity. Pointedly, the creature is an unnatural mixture of humans (that vary in sex, race, religious belief, and socioeconomic standing) and animals. His physical appearance...
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It is the full title of the well-known Gothic hyperscience horror novel ``Frankenstein: Modern Prometheus'' by Mary Shelley. There are two important factors in the fable of Prometheus. The first recognized as ``Prometheus imprisoned'' with the aid of Aeskylos is the story of Prometheus Piruhoros who lit the solar (sky). To help mankind, Zeus certain him and punished him. Caucasus....
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The relationship Emily Grierson has with Homer Barron is also an example of how she rebels against society. Homer Barron is a Northerner. Emily is a southern belle. Homer is a man of the working class. Emily is rich and built on the legacy of her family. She is a prominent figure in her town while Homer is an outsider....
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The Pulitzer Prize novel To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, tells the story of a young girl named Scout Finch and her brother Jem. It takes place in the fictional town of Maycomb Alabama in the late 1930s. They all, including their visiting friend Dill, get intrigued by getting a glimpse of their mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. They...
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For centuries, the intellectuals of society have made numerous developments in all studies that have benefitted mankind. These discoveries are a result of man’s inherent curiosity and desire for understanding, which can grow so immense that their moral boundaries disappear resulting in disastrous consequences. In the novel, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley conveys the theme of the relentless pursuit of knowledge ultimately...
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The novel, “ Fahrenheit” by Ray Bradbury exemplifies a dynamic character known as Guy Montag, who undergoes a serious transformation of character development and finding his self-identity. Montag lives in a corrupt society due to the fact that people are deprived of books and aren't really allowed to feel anything, but just talk to TV walls all day. At the...
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In order to repress individualism, the freedom to express emotion is eliminated, removing citizens’ ability to distinguish their own sense of reality. “It’s an important thing for you to remember, Montag, is we’re the Happiness Boys, the Dixie Duo, you and I and the others. We stand against the small tide of those who want to make everyone unhappy with...
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'Love is like a wild-rose briar; friendship is like the holly-tree. The holly tree is dark when the rose briar blooms, but which one will bloom most constantly?' In 'A Rose for Emily', William Faulkner utilizes a neurotic intrigue to recount to a tale about the fundamental character Miss Emily Grierson by enlightening us regarding her family and how her...
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In his dystopian novel 'Nineteen Eighty-Four', Orwell describes a pessimistic world that lacks freedom, emotions, and the human spirit. The solitary protagonist, Winston Smith's awareness of the doings of the oppressive government figure, 'The Inner Party' acts as a catalyst for his fight for freedom. Winston uses his knowledge to actively plan a revolt against the Party, but he unavoidably...
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Before Montag meets Clarisse, his sixteen-year-old neighbor, he is minimal in excess of a machine, a book-consuming robot. He reports to work, adapts to his self-destructive spouse, and strolls through his TV-fixated world, however, he scarcely sees what he is doing. Clarisse shakes Montag out of his daze, constrains him to look at his general surroundings, and rouses him to...
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Fahrenheit 451 Allusions Research Allusion/Type: Jonathan Swift, Gulliver’s Travels/literature Quote: “It is computed that eleven thousand persons have at several times suffered death rather than submit to break their eggs at the smaller end.” (Bradbury 65). Explanation: This particular quote is based on the way people broke their eggs to eat. Usually, they would be broken on the “fat” end,...
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A perfect childhood may consist of many different components. Some may be involved in every sport, play every instrument, or have everything they ask for. However, almost all have a perfect in-love pair of parents, getting a good education in a stable home. Although not all people get to experience this perfect childhood such as Jeannette Walls. According to Merriam-...
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In the Romantic era, there was a book named “Frankenstein” written by Mary Shelley. Then in the Victorian era, “The Curious Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” by Robert Louis Stevenson and both novels are monster horror stories. Both of these novels have different literary themes since they were written in different time periods and the authors had different...
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Background Information: Historical: To Kill a Mockingbird was published on the 11th of July 1960. The book has been published for 59 years yet schools still use it as a part of their curriculum and book study as it is a book we could learn from and also understand as if we were part of the book. Cultural: To Kill...
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While reading The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, I fell in love with how the book was centered on Jeannette Walls’s real-life struggles. The one theme that stood out to me the most throughout the story was forgiveness. Even though Jeannette and her siblings were neglected on a daily basis as children, she harbored no hate for her parents and...
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Introduction Symbolic interaction theory is a sociological theory that explains the importance of the meaning we attach to our communications with others. The theory describes the ways people interact with each other, the meaning people attach to those interactions, and furthermore, how those meanings shape our individual selves and society (Rogers, 2016). The theory’s focus on the meanings that a...
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“After dinner, the whole family stretched out on the benches and the floor of the depot and read, with the dictionary in the middle of the room so we kids could look up words we don't know...Occasionally, on those nights when we were all reading together, a train would thunder by, shaking the house and rattling the windows. The noise...
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In today’s world, most information is available to access. People can agree or disagree with what is being said or written. As the population grows and evolves, so does censorship. What was enhancing a tune or on a tv display has now emerged as banning books and aligning news stations to positive political events. Ray Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451 in...
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In the novel Fahrenheit 451, there are many types of struggles for the characters in the novel. There can also be struggles for us people in the real world. Fire in the novel is used to destroy the books that people are not allowed to have or read. Technology in Fahrenheit 451 is used for many different reasons but one...
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William Faulkner in “A Rose for Emily” conveys the message that there is always more than meets the eye. Faulkner assembles a story in which Miss Emily, an aristocratic elderly woman, is isolated from the townspeople around her. By using a first-person point of view of the townspeople, Faulkner establishes a reliable yet external narrator to reveal Emily’s life was...
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