...English Essay – Wolf Alice At the time of writing “The Second Sex”, Simone de Beauvoir was gaining popularity. It was a masterpiece of feminist literature, which provided theoretical basis for the feminist ideas in the 1960s and 70s. But what makes this relevant is that de Beauvoir and Carter had much in common: they were both influenced by existentialism; rejected any kind of female essence; and both thought that “one is not born but rather becomes a woman”. This is precisely what Carter tries to explore in Wolf-Alice, she goes against essentialism, by showing that becoming a woman isn’t a matter of essence but in fact a physical process on its own right. In Wolf-Alice, Angela Carter uses a wide range of stylistic devices to explore the wild nature of the eponymous character and her progression to becoming a woman. Primarily, the narrator of the story implicates the complete rejection of the child brought in from the forest. She is not viewed as a human being but instead as a savage creature, in order to underline this Carter uses a wide range of atavistic imagery, “her panting tongue hangs out” and “her legs are long, lean and muscular”. The triplet in the latter quotation recreates the image of what we would expect and animal to look like, this is further reinforced by the very strong semantic contrast; “she never walks; she trots or gallops”. This sentence is clearly split into two stylistically different parts by the semi-colon in order to, on the one hand, encapsulate...
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...The British Political Reflection through The Westminster Alice by Saki, The Parody of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland Lecturer: Dr. Novita Dewi, M.S., M.A (Hons) by: Miranda A. R Siregar Student Number: 136332007 THE GRADUATE PROGRAM IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2014 The British Political Reflection through The Westminster Alice by Saki, The Parody of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland I. Introduction Alice and the adventure in wonderland and Alice through the looking glass are the master pieces of literary work by Lewis Carroll. The characters in the story, particularly Alice herself become such an iconic character. Alice is basically a girl who has a high imagination and able to see the world differently, out of general border. We may discover several works based on Alice in wonderland, from the day the story was published until this present time. There are a lot of books and movies that inspired by Alice. In this essay, I would like to discuss is “The Westminster Alice” by Hector Hugo Munro (Saki) in 1902, The specialty of this book is so much different from any other work adaptation of Alice in Wonderland, which most of them are actually similar story or the adult version of Alice. This book is a parody of British politic based on Alice in Wonderland character. The Westminster Alice is the name of a collection of vignettes written by Hector Hugh Munro (Saki) in 1902 and published...
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...Reading Reflection 1 Reading Reflection Holly Schultz Eng 125 Sherita Smedley November 3, 2014 Reading Reflection 2 From the two pieces of work that were presented were The Story of a Hour by Kate Chopin and The Welcoming Table by Alice Walker. The piece of work that is going to be discussed is The Welcoming Table by Alice Walker. This piece of literature captured my interest to a personal level. The piece of literature kind of hits home with what I see and how I feel that the woman that was presented in the literature was treated by the other people. The key terms that are going to be use to describe this literature piece will be tone, symbol, and figurative language. The main reason that this literature work captured my interest is because I can place myself in her shoes. I have been in positions and also have been in places that people did not want me there, or that I did not feel welcome in their circle. There was one incident that I remember; I was trying to find a church that could feel comfortable going to, some place that I can look for answers if I had questions. I believe that is what the little old woman was doing in the literature work in The Welcoming Table. It seems like the woman wanted to do was pray and be able to speak to Jesus in his own house. The people of the church did not want her to be there because she was not wearing the right clothes, and she was not like them, that is what I got from the reading. The people that were in the church were not happy...
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...go back still to that question of impressions that people have. Feelings that people have right here from what they’ve seen of one another in this meeting. Anybody got any thoughts about that?” (LDS Counselor, 2011). This question helps the members to refocus back to what is happening in the group and their personal responses to it. The group members appear to be in the storming stage of group. Storming is the second stage where conflict is characteristic. “Each member attempts to establish his or her preferred amount of initiative and power” (Yalom, 2005, p. 314). The first response to Yalom’s question about feelings in group was a female member saying, “I’m worried about Alice. You just sit there. You don’t seem to have much to say” (LDS Counselor, 2011). When Alice responded regarding her feelings of nervousness, another male group member commented that he felt Alice was judging him when she smiled earlier. Immediately, another male member, Allen, came to her defense. The group members appear willing to share their perspectives and opinions, regardless of whether it is in disagreement of others. Through these reflections, Yalom kept members in the here-and-now by stating again, “How do you feel about that Alice? Let’s check that out” (LDS Counselor, 2011). This refocused the discussion back to what was happening in group and her feelings in response to others’ comments. Yalom stopped the back and forth comments to allow for some reflection of the comments. When Alice began to...
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...The unknown of the existence of ones soul after death is a marvel to many people and has been pondered for centuries and is still speculated today. In the novel “The Lovely Bones” by Alice Sebold, this subject matter is addressed from the viewpoint of the deceased and the loved ones who are left behind. We dive into the mind of Susie Salmon a deceased girl who was raped and murdered on her way home from school by her seemingly harmless neighbor to satisfy his own vile obsession. The question raised is do we in fact walk amongst the dead? In this novel the author gives us the opportunity to examine life after death from the mind of Susie Salmon and her friend, who is also deceased, Ruth Conners, in contrast to life as it continues on for the family of the deceased and how they too must endure life daily remembering their loved one. Susie’s mother cannot handle the death of her daughter and she abandons the family, Susie’s father never renounces his search and is deemed irrational. Susie’s sister Lindsey grows up acknowledging that the milestones that she is reaching her sister will never experience. Lastly she examines the mind George Harvey, the murderer and his reflections of the whole ordeal as he relives the moment over and over again. Life after death will be a mystery until the day death is bestowed upon you, The Lovely Bones illustrates how death is different for everyone and the minds of people are so diverse that even an event as significant as death is different for everyone...
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...Russian – Armenian (Slavonic) University Institute of Humanities Department of Theory of Language and Cross-Cultural Communication Term Paper Title: Nonsense, Play and Folklore in Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll Student: Voskanyan Evgenia Supervisor: Yerevan 2015 Contents * Introduction: Lewis Carroll ………………………………………...………..….….3 Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland * Folklore ………………………………………………………………….....….…….5 * Game of Nonsense …………………………………………………….…....……..7 * Wordplay and Quibble …………………………………………………..………..10 * Psychological interpretations of Alice in Wonderland …………………………13 Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There * Folklore …………………………………………………………………..………...15 * Contrariwise! ................................................................................................16 * Philosophical viewpoints in Through the Looking-Glass .……...…….……….19 * Conclusion: On the other side of the chessboard …………………………......21 * References .………………….………………………………………………...…..22 Lewis Carroll Come with us now on a journey to Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, the fairytales created by legendary Lewis Carroll. Being little known under the birth name Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, Lewis Carroll was a famous English writer and one of the founders of literary nonsense. Born in the Victorian Era to a family of a parson, he was raised according to the moral values of those...
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...Introduction An appreciation of life by many is defined as a respect of and reflection upon one’s ancestors through which one finds their privilege to exist. This is often expressed through generational customs, inherited cultures, passed down traditions, or in other words, one’s heritage. Today, due to the provisions of technology that allow many cultures to be conglomerated into an endless timeline of bites and snippets, the fine details of individual heritages have become an otherwise ignored understatement. This breeds what is now defined as a belief in modernism and Western inclusiveness, which in turn erodes any opportunity to express one’s individuality. Such expression by an individual then subsequently categorizes him or her...
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...and found hard to overcome. There are three stages to the process of grieving. Each consist of denial, anger, and depression. Individuals say that if you get stuck in one stage you are not done yet the process of grieving. In Alice Sebold’s novel “The Lovely Bones,” characters Lindsey, Jack, and Abigail all go through these stages when Susie Salmon is raped and murdered. The first character who goes through the three stages is Lindsey who has a very distinct way of going through the stages. The next character that proceeds throughout the stages is Jack who grieves immensely. Finally Abigail, who distances herself from her family to complete her process of grieving. In this novel each character proves that after someone dies it is crucial to go through the three stages of grief in order to move on with life. To begin, Lindsey is the first character to experience the three stages of grief. Lindsey suffers a lot and correspondingly goes through the three stages of grief; the first stage being denial. When Lindsey returns to her school her principal Mr.Caden brings her into his office and sympathizes for her situation. Lindsey becomes angry and remarks. “ I wasn’t aware I had lost anything” (Sebold 33). This shows that Lindsey is still in denial. She is still not ready to expect the fact that her sister is now gone forever. However she is now on the road to undertake the passing of Susie. Additionally anger is the next stage Lindsey experiences. However she does not portray it in...
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...WATCHING THE ENGLISH The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour Kate Fox Awkwardness Rules As it is, our introductions and greetings tend to be uncomfortable, clumsy and inelegant. Among established friends, there is less awkwardness, although we are often still not quite sure what to do with our hands, or whether to hug or kiss. The French custom of a kiss on each cheek has become popular among the chattering classes and some other middle- and upper-middle-class groups, but is regarded as silly and pretentious by many other sections of society, particularly when it takes the form of the ‘air-kiss’. Women who use this variant (and it is only women; men do not air-kiss, unless they are very camp gays, and even then it is done ‘ironically’) are disparagingly referred to as ‘Mwah-Mwahs’. Even in the social circles where cheek-kissing is acceptable, one can still never be entirely sure whether one kiss or two is required, resulting in much awkward hesitation and bumping as the parties try to second-guess each other. Handshakes are now the norm in business introductions – or rather, they are the norm when people in business are introduced to each other for the first time. Ironically, the first introduction, where a degree of formality is expected, is the easiest. (Note, though, that the English handshake is always somewhat awkward, very brief, performed ‘at arm’s length’, and without any of the spare-hand involvement – clasping, forearm patting, etc. – found in less inhibited cultures...
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...Everyday Use by Alice Walker is a story about a dysfunctional family, despite a mother’s best efforts to keep the family united. This is a story about an individual named Dee, who is fortunate enough to attend school in Augusta because the community raised enough funds to pay for her education. Dee shows no appreciation for anyone. Instead, she occasionally returns to her hometown to express her disgust towards Mama, and also collects “souvenirs” to bring back home. Her actions are a reflection of her despicable character because she does not realize how fortunate she is. Her sister, Maggie, was burned from a house fire, leaving scars on her body. Because of this incident, Maggie is suffering from great trauma, whereas Dee is living an “easy”...
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...Comparison Essay 1 Thesis: The literary works The Welcome Table by Alice Walker / what it's like to be a black girl by Patricia Smith represent African American women who have faced challenges of sexism, racism and stereotypes in American life. Racism and Sexism are questions that I will discuss and examine. I will compare tand contrast similarities of both poems. I will explain and give examples to show how these two poems exhibit different scenarios but similar views about how race and ethnicity can affect women of color based on prejudice and stereotypes. The main character is a nearly blind, old black woman with a lean build and a grayish tone to her skin. She wears a mildewed black dress with missing buttons and a grease-stained head rag covering her pigtails. She has blue-brown eyes, is ashen in appearance and much wrinkled. She is perspiring from her walk and is shivering from the cold. She enters the white Church and sits, singing in her head. She is physically thrown out of the church. After the woman is turned away she begins to feel a sense of loneliness, and an outcast. “She sees Jesus walking down the highway and is giddy with joy. Jesus tells her to follow him and she does, walking alongside him. He looks just like she thought he would, and he listens to her sing and talk to him. She feels great beside him and can walk as long as he wants. (Smith,).The women in my opinion feel that God...
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...prominent, creating a reflective tone. "How I Met My Husband" and Point of View Wayne Clugston, author of Journey Into Literature, examines the role of first-person voice in Alice Munro's How I Met My Husband. Critical Thinking Questions Why does Wayne Clugston say that first-person point of view might be "unreliable"? What is another story you have read in first-person, and how did the use of first-person enhance or detract from the story? Alice Munro (1931—) ASSOCIATED PRESS/ChadHipolito/The Canadian Press Alice Laidlaw Munro was born in Wingham, a small town in southern Ontario, Canada. She began publishing short stories when she was a student at the University of Western Ontario. Since then, she has published seven collections of her stories, three of which received the Governor General's Award for fiction. Munro won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2013 in recognition of her distinctive craft and contributions to short story writing. Much of her work reflects perceptions she gained from observing the ordinary happenings and relationships of people in her small town and its rural surroundings. Speaking subtly to realities in today's world, Munro's work has a "looking back" quality, developed not with nostalgia but with clarity, humor, and insight, especially about women. How I Met My Husband Alice Munro (1974) Note that this story uses a first-person point of view. Everything...
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...how is the theme of loss and separation explored in remember, a mother in a refugee camp and poem at thirty nine? The three poems Remember written by Christina Rossetti, A Mother In A Refugee Camp by Chinua Achebe and Poem at Thirty-Nine by Alice Walker share the same theme of loss and separation. Remember explores the pain of losing loved ones. A Mother In A Refugee Camp emphasizes the relationship between a mother and her child living in a refugee camp. Poem at thirty nine is a poem about the reminiscences of a loved one. Remember expresses the pain in losing and letting go of a loved one. This is shown through the techniques of imperatives and contrasts. The first few words said by the speaker are "remember me". This is very effective in expressing the personas demanding tone. This quote can have multiple interpretations such as speaking in a selfish tone or a concerned tone. The usage of ‘remember’ , shows that there is a sense of fear the speaker holds that their lover might forget them too quickly. The title itself consists of this word which shows the power of the word and the entire poem. The speaker at first appeals to her lover to remember her after death, but as the poem progresses she dispels her selfishness. As the poem unfolds the reader understands that there is separation between two lovers. The reason of the separation becomes clearer when "gone far away" is used. This quote conveys the concept of death. The speakers sorrow is stressed by the reappearance...
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...IRWIN PHILOSOPHY/POP CULTURE S E R I E S R Can drugs take us down the rabbit-hole? R Is Alice a feminist icon? curiouser To learn more about the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series, visit www.andphilosophy.com and WILLIAM IRWIN is a professor of philosophy at King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books as coeditor of the bestselling The Simpsons and Philosophy and has overseen recent titles, including Batman and Philosophy, House and Philosophy, and Watchmen and Philosophy. curiouser RICHARD BRIAN DAVIS is an associate professor of philosophy at Tyndale University College and the coeditor of 24 and Philosophy. R I C H A R D B R I A N D AV I S AND PHILOSOPHY Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland has fascinated children and adults alike for generations. Why does Lewis Carroll introduce us to such oddities as a blue caterpillar who smokes a hookah, a cat whose grin remains after its head has faded away, and a White Queen who lives backward and remembers forward? Is it all just nonsense? Was Carroll under the influence? This book probes the deeper underlying meaning in the Alice books and reveals a world rich with philosophical life lessons. Tapping into some of the greatest philosophical minds that ever lived— Aristotle, Hume, Hobbes, and Nietzsche—Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy explores life’s ultimate questions through the eyes of perhaps the most endearing ...
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...know: a biographical critical analysis on Unless by Carol Shields Introduction Unless is the last novel written by Carol Shields, before she passed away of breast cancer in 2003. The novel is structured in a first person narrative; the narrator is Reta Winters, a 44-year old writer and translator. Throughout the narrative, the reader follows a linear chain of thoughts by Reta on the central theme of the novel, which is her quest to find out why her daughter Norah decided to drop out of university and live on the street with a sign on her chest written "Goodness". The essay will be developed through research in primary sources – interviews – in order to analyze Carol Shield’s work using mostly, but not only, her own concepts and reflections on Literature, writing and being a writer, and composition process of Unless. Many scholars have made researches on the novel, especially about language resources, metafiction and gender issues. The most cited work is Nora Foster Stovel’s ““Because she is a woman”: Myth and Metafiction in Carol Shield’s Unless”. By investigating her compositional process in interviews, the intention of the essay is to create an analysis on the novel; the focus of the analysis will be on the preoccupation of showing and perceiving the human conditions, society and the individual, as well as portraying women in a broad range of age. During the late twentieth-century, literary criticism aims towards the critical notions and aspects of...
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