...In the novel White Castle, a young Italian scholar has been captured and imprisoned by the Ottoman Empire on his way from Venice to Naples. Pasha enslaves the Italian scholar, and after a series of events, gives the Italian slave to Hoja. We learn in the story that the two men (the Italian slave and Hoja) resemble each other in different aspects. Throughout the story, the theme of East verses West is being introduced and hinted out by the author in different parts of the novel. The theme becomes especially obvious in the context of the relationship between the Italian scholar, who is a Christian and hence represents the West and Hoja, who is a Muslim and hence represents the East. In this paper, I will discuss the Idea of East versus West in the White Castle in the context of religion and science. The first presence of East versus West in the novel was in the religious conflict between the two parties. For example, the narrator discusses how the Ottoman soldiers hung their icons of the Virgin Mary and crucifixes upside down, further allowing the hotheads to degrade and insult these religious symbols. This meant more or less that people are not just happy about defeating the Italian voyage, but they were happy that the Christians were defeated, since the Christians represented a much larger group. The conflict of religion was introduced again when Pasha tried to force the Italian scholar to convert to Islam by threatening to kill him if he refused. Once again, we see the...
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...rebellion and support for a demonic Republic can easily make a standoff in any novel. Each side has their own viewpoint, and the mindsets are crucial to any storyline or plot. Within a Republic or rebellion, outspoken people are created which can ignite a vicious feud between the two sides. Because it is a true work of art, Legend by Marie Lu contains many elements that develop the story and plot to its maximum level. Literary devices are used intricately by Marie Lu in Legend and the effect born forms many conflicts between two contrasting characters, but it gives a higher level of excitement and understanding of the plot to the reader since the reader gets to see each character’s problems in the theme. First of all, conflicts...
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...each other conflict would not occur’ In most cases, conflict is not explained by a simple misunderstanding. As human beings, we do not operate in such a simplistic manner. Conflict will usually stem from a range of issues. A difference of ideas separates one culture from the next. Obtaining an understanding between one or more individuals in times of disagreements can be problematic because of our own personal and culture values that forge an individual’s own identity. In times of conflict, gaining an understanding between two parties can still be insufficient to obtain a level of peace, one must also be willing to accept the others viewpoint. Even when the same level of understanding has been accomplished, an individual can still encounter intra-personal conflict as a result. In order to minimise the amount of conflict we encounter, we must first attain a level of understanding of another’s own morals and viewpoints. In times, our own identity can be a productive force that instigates conflict. In Greenville’s novel ‘The lieutenant’ the governor ordered a prisoner to be lashed for the stealing of food in the settlement. Warungin, the native, watched on in interest, yet soon he finds himself standing alone pleading with the governor for the ‘horror of the punishment’ to stop. What is seen as a horrendous brutality in his eyes is considered to be standard practice for the marines of His Majesty’s Service. This level of misunderstanding creates a division between Warungin and...
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...stating the main conflict. 2. Use of two quotations to support you point. 3. Conclusion reinforces and summarized the essay. 4. Less than five grammatical errors. Jay Gatsby vs. Tom Buchanan The Great Gatsby, exhibits several person vs. person conflicts; this novel shows one character, Gatsby, who has a problem with one of the other characters, Tom. Throughout the story, Jay Gatsby’s love for Tom’s wife, Daisy, is a reoccurring conflict. The resolution of this problem is concluded with the exposure of Tom and Gatsby, and finally the confrontation in a parlor at a hotel. The exposure of Tom was a critical element to the on-going conflict between Tom and Jay within the novel. Tom Buchanan’s affair with Myrtle Wilson was intentionally revealed to Nick, and later was discovered by Daisy Buchanan. Regardless of what ethics Tom may lack, his loyalty to his wife was no longer a priority in his life. His prolonged affair with Mrs. Wilson had more value to him then his marriage with Daisy. Furthermore, Tom, long before he met Mrs. Wilson, had several other affairs with various women. Even as a young couple who traveled the world, Tom’s dishonesty increased towards Daisy, through his numerous affairs. His desperation for love from random women consumed his life. These acts of adultery were horrendous and sickening as Tom blandly denied any involvement in them to Daisy. Thus, the conflict between Mr. Buchanan and Mr. Gatsby began to broil throughout the novel, The Great Gatsby...
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...of their race, class, or gender. The ignorance within the novel contributes to the development of the conflicts throughout the book. The racial ignorance within the novel is a factor in the progression of the conflicts. It causes Tom Robinson, a young black man, to be treated unfairly during his trial. Even though there was enough evidence to prove that Robinson was innocent, he was still convicted by...
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...Conflict presents in various form. It occurs in many different places, willingly or unwillingly affecting a person¡¯s mind and action. In the three given texts ¡®Of mice and men¡¯, ¡®Tri¡¯ and ¡®Minority report¡¯, a range of conflict is represented by different composers through the usage of different structure and several techniques such as setting, dialogues, music, language and camera angles. Conflict is a fight or struggle of clash between people with different interest. Conflict occurs in all social setting, and has a great impact upon a person¡¯s day to day life. In the first text to be discussed - ¡®Of mice and men¡¯ by John S, the character George is a person that has confronted psychological and emotional conflict. Throughout the novel, George has openly complained that Lennie is a real pain who prevent him from working toward his dream. Thus, George¡¯s conflict arises in Lennie, to whom he has the long-time companionship with. Setting loneliness as the main theme of the novel, the composer created the conversation between George and his co-worker Slim to reveal George¡¯s feeling - his inner conflict, concerning the issue of keepi Conflict Conflict is the struggle which grows out of two opposing forces, whether the forces being man versus man, man verses himself, man verses nature, man versus fate .... (522 2 ) Conflict if the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see each problem...
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...Novels are criticized to see if the author creates a book that will stand the test of time. Jane Eyre and The Joy Luck Club both connect the maternal figure and use the narrative language to tell the stories of the women in both novels. Charlotte Brontë has created a novel that is referenced often and allows coming of age novels to spring-board off of her beliefs. Amy Tan’s coming of age novel could stand to be the test of time and can be modeled after Jane Eyre. Jane Eyre not only stands the test of time by showing the importance of women in society through Jane, but also first person to iterate the importance that Charlotte Brontë draws the reader into the narrator’s feelings. The Joy Luck Club uses the narrative language which can stand the test of time for the future similarly to Jane Eyre and develop characters through first person. Often times Brontë does not mention Jane’s mother, however, when she does elaborate on a...
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...William Golding’s novel ‘The Lord of The flies’ presents us with a group of English boys who are isolated on a desert island, left to try and retain a civilised society. In this novel Golding manages to display the boys slow descent into savagery as democracy on the island diminishes. At the opening of the novel, Ralph and Jack get on extremely well. We are informed Jack, “shared his burden,” and there was an, “invisible light of friendship,” between the two boys. Jack changes considerably throughout this novel. At first he tells us, “I agree with Ralph we’ve got to have rules and obey them,” This shows us that at the beginning of the novel, just like Ralph, he wants to uphold a civilised society. We are also notified, “Most powerfully there was the conch.” As the conch represents democracy we can see that at the beginning of the novel the boys sustain a powerful democratic society. This democratic society does not last very long as the children (especially Jack) have a lack of respect for the conch and the rules. We can see this when Jack decides, “We don’t need the conch anymore, we know who should say things.” As the conch represents democracy we can see that civilisation on the island is braking up and savagery is starting to take over. We can also see a brake up in society when Jack says, “Bollocks to the rules!” Here we can see that Jack contradicts himself while managing to diminish the assembly and the power of the conch. Golding has made the two boys’ act similar...
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...The setting of this novel is around the 18th century, specifically, when the “Appin Murder” took place after the Jacobites had gained power. The setting is easy to detect, including the fact that the novel is based in Scotland, as most of the characters involved are real people who existed at the time. However, there are different manifestations of the political beliefs and practices in the land. The major depiction of the people’s political lives is that Scotsmen from the highlands were treated with sympathy. Question 2 At such a time, it would have been easy to imagine that the most powerful people could take everything that they wanted. However, the setting has shown that, even at the times, a young boy could get justice. The fact that it...
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...Question: How could the text be read and interpreted differently by two different readers? The book "The Dilemma of a ghost" written in 1965 may be interpreted differently by two different readers. The dilemma of a ghost was written by Ama Ata Aidoo, a Ghanaian writer who portrayed some form of tension between the communal and traditional Ghanaian value system and the individualistic american culture. The text may be interpreted differently by two different readers as a result of the different culture, time setting and language. The two different readers' assumptions may not be wrong as they both have different cultures, different time settings as well as different languages and may therefore see things differently. This is the reason why writers ensure that their messages are conveyed effectively taking the differences of their prospective readers into consideration. Firstly, the difference in interpretations of the text by two different readers could be as a result of culture. In the novel, The Dilemma of a Ghost, the West African Culture is predominantly portrayed and as a result any African that may pick the book may easily relate to the book. The novel is about a young Ghanaian man, Ato, who returns to his home from the United States of America with an African-American wife called Eulalie. Ato had not consulted his family about the marriage, this creates a conflict between the two cultures. In the West-African culture, the elderly women in the family pick the man...
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...bad of a person into two different personalities. Dr. Jekyll soon realizes that his very appearance changes along with the transformation into this other form and gives this form the name of Edward Hyde. At the beginning of these experiments, Dr. Jekyll is satisfied with the results, he feels more youthful and more energetic than ever before, however his alter ego, Mr. Hyde, enjoys indulging in acts of evil and malevolence and grows stronger with each passing moment until Jekyll is not able to suppress him any longer. Soon the conscious of Dr. Jekyll and conscious of Mr. Hyde fight for control of the body that they share. Stevenson uses characters Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, to symbolize two core parts of human nature, good and evil, to depict the conflict that is experienced by an individual in everyday life. Character is a very prominent element throughout the story and is often used to depict the good and innocence of Dr. Jekyll or the evil and cruelty of Mr. Hyde. At one point, Dr. Jekyll is recounting the effects of the transformation potion and the fact that it has given him “two characters as well as two appearances, one was wholly evil and the other was still the old Henry Jekyll” (Stevenson 96). Dr. Jekyll’s character develops throughout the course of the book. He transitions from being more-or-less of a static character who remains the same through the entirety of the novel to a dynamic character from the effects of the potion splitting him into two personalities. Mr. Hyde...
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...Setting: “The village lay under two feet of snow, with drifts at the windy corners. In a sky of iron the points of the Dipper hung like icicles and Orion flashed his cold fires. The moon had set, but the night was so transparent that the white house-fronts between the elms looked gray against the snow, clumps of bushes made black stains on it, and the basement windows of the church sent shafts of yellow light far across the endless undulations.” (9). The story takes place over twenty-four years in a meager town of Starkfield, Massachusetts, Ethan Frome’s hometown. Majority of the story takes place during the bleak couple of days of February at his house, due to the fact that his wife is ill therefore she tends to stay indoors. Although...
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...the aspects of conflict that can involve struggle within individuals’ minds; develop between individuals or portray a protagonist versus a society. In the novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (2008), conflict leads the protagonist, Katniss, to make decisions for survival. The contrasted perspective of different districts and the Capitol symbolically refers to a battle between ‘tributes’. The song, Behind the Wall, by Tracy Chapman also focuses on conflict and its effects on a society. The powerful title holds connotations of something hidden hinting the domestic affairs occurring between “a man and his wife”. The Hunger Games explores the loss of justice caused by the abuse of power and conflicts that arise maintaining absolute power. Collins’ use of a futuristic post-apocalyptic setting and a dystopian society creates a conflict between Katniss and the Capitol. The emotive language, "Rue's death has forced me to confront my own fury against the cruelty, the injustice they inflict upon us” emphasises the inequity of bringing 24 people into an arena to fight to death, to remind the country not to rebel and to maintain absolute power. It results in conflicts in society as the people from poorer districts start becoming against The Games. Moreover, the ironic definition of District 12, “where you can starve to death in safety” reinforces the conflict that disenfranchises poor people in the unpleasant layering of Panem. The conflicting characteristic of two opposite communities...
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...has become useful because it raises large and important questions. Therefore, the widest definition of post colonial fiction easily includes Chinua Achebe’s novels. Postcolonial study delineates all aspects of the colonial process from the beginning to the end of colonial contact. Chinua Achebe’s novels contain the experiences of Nigerian people after the end of British Empire. Achebe’s novels are the replication of African history as well. Therefore, his novels describe an archetypal post colonial era African country. Chinua Achebe is one of the finest Nigerian novelists of the twentieth century, whose novels show various post colonial aspects in them. Achebe throws light on the changes in African society and politics, His four novels cover the entire colonial history of Africa from the early days of European advent to the post colonial aspects like retrieval of an identity and own past, language liberty, cultural change, disestablishment of Eurocentric norms and complexes of this period of perplexity. Achebe wrote novels chronologically one is attached to another as, pre-colonial, colonial, post colonial and commonwealth. Chinua Achebe has depicted traditional Igbo society and African history through writing his novels chronologically. His opening novel Things fall Apart has given trace on the conflict between Igbo and Western customs through the character of Okonkwo, a proud village leaders whose refusal to adapt to the encroaching European influences...
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...A conflict can be defined as a state of opposition between two forces and is central to the human experience. There are a countless amount of factors which can cause a conflict between individuals, established groups, or within one’s self. The way conflicts are dealt with, can cause a person to better themselves by producing strength and skills or can destroy one’s spirit and cause a great amount of agony. Within “Ragtime” by E.L. Doctorow, Mother is confronted with several key conflicts which include her relationship with Father, her struggle to find personal meaning in society and also her emotional, physical and intellectual change. Sexual activity is a major theme and conflict in “Ragtime” and although many characters are changed and affected by sexual activity, the relationship between Mother and Father is most defined by it and creates a conflict for Mother. After reading “Ragtime”, one can see that sex and sexual desires are the foundations of the relationship between Mother and Father. At the beginning of the novel, Doctorow writes, “On Sunday afternoon, after dinner, Father and Mother went upstairs and closed the bedroom door” (page 4). This is the first reference of sexual activity and right away, one can get the impression that they have a very physical relationship. While reading the novel, it is understood that as long as their relationship was physical and full of sexual activity, their marriage was happy and easy going. In the beginning of the novel, their relationship...
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