...The use of juxtapositions in “Musée des Beaux Arts” ‘Musée des Beaux Arts’ is a poem with many juxtapositions, which is used by Auden as a narrative technique. The first juxtaposition is ‘suffering’ alongside the mundane activities carried out by any regular person: ‘eating’, ‘opening a window’, and ‘walking dully along’. This particular contrast is significant as it reflects how suffering is inevitable and often it occurs amid terrestrial routines which take place without much thought emphasising one possible message Auden is trying to give to his readers which is that humans are selfish but unwillingly. Nevertheless, a mocking and humourous tone is created via Auden placing the ridiculous: ‘walking dully along’ and the tragic: ‘suffering’ alongside one another evoking an understanding that suggests it is morbid for us to live our lives in such a selfish manner. Just as Everett has pointed out in her book, Auden, it is difficult to pinpoint Auden’s actual thoughts in his poetry as “Auden can argue, reflect, joke, gossip, sing, analyze, lecture, hector, and simply talk”. A second juxtaposition is the indifference between the old ‘waiting for the miraculous birth’ and ‘the children who did not specially want it to happen’. ‘The miraculous birth’ is used to draw a parallelism in the poem with the Christian account of Christ’s birth and Auden notes that the birth was anticipated ‘passionately’ and eagerly as a miracle, which could offer permanent redemption from the oppression...
Words: 520 - Pages: 3
...The Hope and Despair of Education Introduction For several decades, television and films has delivered both entertainment and information to individuals. Thus, as a society bombarded by the representation and possibly influenced by the media, it is therefore essential to consider the messages rooted in this films or television within the context of popular culture. The movies Dangerous Minds and Dead Poet Society opens up issues such as identity and stereotyping. Therefore, in this paper I will be looking at the juxtaposed concept of identity and representation using the school films Dangerous minds and Dead Poet Society. Furthermore, I will be using textual analysis as the methodology, while incorporating theories in cultural studies to compare and contrast the ways in which mass media portrays popular culture. Dangerous Minds vs. Dead Poet Society The Dangerous minds film opens up with a preview of an inner city impoverished neighbourhood where destitution and drug deals is an everyday affairs. On the other hand, Dead poet’s society opens up the rich urban setting, depicting the power of uniqueness and a high level of discipline. Also, the choice of music used in Dangerous mind is in juxtaposed with the choice music used in Dead poet society. The song choices in both movies reflects characters that appear in the film. That is the use of the song, Gangster’s Paradise relates to the inner city street life and gangs which was portrayed at the beginning of the Dangerous mind...
Words: 1495 - Pages: 6
...differences between their characters and stories. Curly is too concerned with losing his job to care about the owls, and denies anything mentioned about the owls even existing on the lot. On page 214, his boss says, “There are no owls on that property and don’t you forget it, Mr. Branitt [Curly]. Zero owls. Nada. Somebody sees one, you tell him it’s a- I don’t know, a robin or a wild chicken or something.” Curly knows something is wrong, and that owls live on the property, but he is too afraid to say something. This is extremely different to Roy, a young man who doesn’t back down without a fight no matter what. Roy never stopped trying to help the helpless, and you can bet that Roy would’ve fought back if he was in Curly’s position. The juxtaposition of Curly’s commentary only highlights Roy’s strong and determined...
Words: 986 - Pages: 4
...The novel Dracula, by Bram Stoker, is a complex novel. It is full of juxtaposition, symbolism and complex themes about life, the world around us, society, and our deepest internal struggles. Yet perhaps one of the greatest juxtapositions in Dracula is the juxtaposition between science and superstition, seen through the shortcomings of both, where the other succeeds, and the balance between them seen in the character of Professor Van Helsing. Throughout the novel there are many evident shortcomings of both science and superstition. For example When a young woman, named Lucy, is bitten by a vampire, named Dracula, which is where the book gets its title, she is cared for by a doctor, Dr. Seward, but despite his science and medical knowledge he...
Words: 633 - Pages: 3
...Option A Juxtaposition- Egg looks similar to a map of the world where the yellow parts are different continents but America is missing and the crack shows birth to what is near America, perhaps the birth of America. Representation- Yellow parts on egg resemble to continents Form- Egg is nearly the same round shape as Earth would be Value- Yellow light surrounding egg, which makes the egg the brightest while the background is dark and dingy Contrast- There seems to be two forms of light, one in the back and one in the front but the back is still dark. Emphasis- My attention is being brought to the egg and what it might mean Movement- This artwork seems to be place in an abandoned, dark place in the middle of nowhere, and a man is hatching from...
Words: 505 - Pages: 3
...In his poem, “A Sonnet,” Dante Gabriel Rossetti uses a series of paradoxical statements and concepts to demonstrate the sonnet’s multi-faceted character and importance. Likewise, Christina Rossetti’s poem, “In an Artist’s Studio,” also uses juxtaposition to illustrate the binary nature of paintings. However, these poems interpret these dualities in opposite ways; while Dante uses binaries to celebrate the depth and diversity of art, Christina ultimately uses them to establish an inherent inauthenticity about art. These divergent interpretations largely depend on how each poet attempts to reconcile art’s duality into one complete concept. While Dante portrays the sonnet as a composite of two distinct characters, these two characters...
Words: 1434 - Pages: 6
...his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” That is how many Campbell as, a hero. A man who stepped outside boundaries and gave his full potential to something he believed in. Campbell's story relates to biography Into The Wild By author Jon Krakauer. Krakauer shows the great expedition of protagonist Chris McCandless. McCandless,also young at the time, took a travel across America to free himself from society.Finding his way to Fairbanks,Alaska where McCandless lived off nature, hunting for his food, sleeping on an old abandoned bus, and writing journals here and there, and keeping note of his success in the wild soon McCandless soon died but left behind a memory of his heroic journey.Krakauer uses McCandless’ journey to show juxtaposition, comparing his choices to Everett Ruess and Jon Krakauer both who also once traveled. Krakauer utilizes the journey of Everett Ruess to create a parallel structure between the similarities both travelers have. McCandless was a heroic disciple of Reuss because he adopted his philosophies. Ruess was a successful and intelligent man, such as McCandless, he went on a hike into the wild to experience true freedom with the attentions of creating a new life for himself by distancing himself from society. Both men took quests outside their boundaries; Ruess traveling all around Southwest and McCandless traveling to Alaska. Ruess and McCandless faced what Krakauer said reminded him of the journey of the monks. Many argued that since McCandless...
Words: 1029 - Pages: 5
...In William Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, the character Hamlet has many scenes in which the reader questions his sanity and yet there are various other scenes in which he appears to be perfectly normal. Due to this constant change, the reader is often at a crossroads as to whether or not Hamlet’s psyche has snapped. However, under careful examination, it is clear to see that it is simply all an elaborate act put on by Hamlet. This can be shown in Hamlet’s interaction with Polonius, for even though Hamlet’s ramblings about the book sound strange, they still mock Polonius in a way that is coherent enough for Polonius to recognize that he is being mocked. In fact, Polonius even states “Though this be madness, yet there is a method to it” If...
Words: 261 - Pages: 2
...William Shakespeare uses dramatic and captivating methods to showcase his character’s complexity. The literary techniques in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet speak as indirect characterization to provide a better understanding of characters. By using many examples of juxtaposition, Shakespeare adds complexity to each character. Romeo’s confusion about love makes him a complex character. In response to a one way love affair, Romeo is left questioning love: “This love feel I, that feel no love in this” (1.1.175). Romeo does not understand the true meaning of love, yet he wonders why he cannot be loved. Romeo often mistakes beauty for love which leaves confusion. Romeo is caught up in Juliet’s beauty before she even opens her mouth. Romeo’s perspective...
Words: 618 - Pages: 3
...In the poem “The fall of Saigon”, the author David Wojahn uses juxtaposition to emphasize the artful mayhem of the evacuation of Saigon. Juxtaposition is used to compare two conflicting images or ideas; it is designed to make a point of contrast, the points of contrast in this poem are order and chaos. The artful mayhem refers to the fact that the people watching this on the television feel it is artful, as they continue to live there orderly life. Meanwhile, at the exact same moment, the people of Saigon are living the chaotic experience. In the line “one chopper left, and a CBS camera leans” , the chopper stands for the havoc it is causing by turning up dust and causing an uproar, while the CBS cameraman scales up the shot for the people...
Words: 302 - Pages: 2
...A Disappointing Occasion In "Birthday Party" by Katharine Brush, her use of juxtaposition and irony aide in producing a strong description of a sorrowful event. Throughout the passage, Brush uses juxtaposition to show the underlying ,earning of the passage. In the first few sentences, she classifies the woman as "fadingly pretty" insinuating that although once pretty, she no longer exhibits much beauty, making her mediocre in her physical presentation (Brush 123). Although the scene is presented as cute and happy, it becomes obvious that the underlying tone of the scene is pathetic, as the woman is plane and the couples interaction is awkward and unnecessary. As the author continues to describe the event, she writes that the woman presented a...
Words: 471 - Pages: 2
...The Vietnam War of the 1970s brought about much controversy when the soldiers returned from war to being completely disrespected by protesting against them. Due to this the soldiers were mostly traumatized after the effects of war and some went as far as suicide due to the remorse. Of these many soldiers many came home with the vivid memories of war and went on to tell their friends and family of the experiences of war. One such soldier named Tim O’Brien returned from the war and began writing the stories of his fellow soldiers in war. In The Things They Carried, O’Brien suggests that retelling stories creates a juxtaposition of what happened from what seemed to happen in order to induce emotion out of the reader. He composes the stories particularly to...
Words: 726 - Pages: 3
...The juxtaposition between comfortable and constrained diction shows Louise’s conflicting emotions, thus emphasizing her internal conflict, illustrating the disorientation that occurs when habituated repression disappears. After hearing about the death of her husband, Louise stands in her room “facing the open window,” and gazing at the “comfortable, roomy armchair.” The word choice of, “open,” which is repeated throughout the story, is first used in this line, and by attaching the phrase with, “roomy,” the author establishes Louise’s first unknowing experience of freedom; where her mind and soul are no longer cluttered with constrainment, but unclosed to new possibilities. This is further suggested when “comfortable” is used, implying an ease...
Words: 323 - Pages: 2
...Wes Moore wrote his story “The Other Wes Moore” about two boys who grew up in similar neighborhoods under the same circumstances but somehow landed on two different paths. Author Wes is successful and other Wes is facing life in jail. Author Wes uses flashback, juxtaposition, and parallel story lines to show how the two wes’ landed on different paths. Author Wes uses flashbacks to show how nurture determines one's success. In the story author Wes’ mother was more concerned about her son’s education and his success. On page 54 it states “After a moment I broke the awkward silence by telling him my mother had begun to threaten me with military.” Which shows how author Wes’s mother wanted better for her son because she knew his grades were not...
Words: 675 - Pages: 3
...Addie’s chapter is ambiguously narrated with the uncertainty of when Addie is narrating: before or after her death. The passage develops an understanding of Addie’s life and true feelings that seems to be hidden up until this point of the passage. The passage acts as the only representation of Addie’s true nature proving its importance in the understanding of the character. Through the juxtaposition of Addie’s seemingly dominant attitude and the damaging consequences of her attitude, the passage illustrates an essential description of Addie’s conflicting nature. Addie expresses her dominance in life through her tone of the passage. To illustrate her dominance and the control she has over her actions, Addie says, “So I took Anse” (171, Faulkner)....
Words: 467 - Pages: 2