...gave up on all his bad behaviors but still does some bad things in class. 2. Lorraine’s internal conflict, is with the pigman, When lorraine threw that party all of the pigman's belongings were destroyed and other things that belonged to them. And other people Wore conchetta dress and ripped the dress. 3. John’s father put a lock on the phone because John was talking to long and his father couldn’t get through. John was mad that dad put a lock on the phone so John decided to put glue in the keyhole of the lock so nobody could use it. The lock on the phone kept john from being able to use the phone but the glue made it so nobody could use the phone....
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...“. . . All artists’ work is autobiographical. Any writer’s work is a map of their psyche. You can really see what their concerns are, what their obsessions are, and what interests them.” (Kim Addonizio). Franz Kafka was neglected by his family and rejected from society, which in turn influenced many of his works; this may be expressed through the themes and symbols of his short stories. These stories are brought by his political beliefs, his social standing, and his family relationships. Although, not one of Kafka’s renowned works, “A Report for an Academy” is a work that pertains to his life in more ways than one. The story is about an ape’s report, Rotpeter, on how he became human. By the end of the story it is clear that Rotpeter is no...
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...different diets. Eugene is a quite different character. He doesn’t care much about the rules and in fact he had a business selling term papers before he went to Harvard, and afterwards the narrator of the story took over the business for him. He has an owl, which is flying free in the evening. Once there was an incident with his owl, which had carried of a toy poodle, and Eugene was told by a lieutenant at the police department that he should keep his owl in its cage at all times, but he doesn’t really seem to care. Jason’s hamsters and Eugene’s owl symbolize a great difference between these two characters. One half of Jason’s hamsters only eat Twinkies whereas the other half is fed with nuts and grains. In this context there is a very interesting quote: As soon as they heard my brother’s bedroom door open, they ran to their feeding stations, while the grain and nut hamsters just went on running on their wheels, making the same hopeless circles they spun every night (page 7-8, lines 62-65). In terms of dreams the hamsters symbolize someone, who doesn’t follow their dream. They just keep on doing the same thing all day, and they...
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...the suppression in effect during her lifetime, basing the play on a series of news stories she wrote about the real-life court case of a woman prosecuted for murdering her husband. In “Trifles,” Glaspell uses symbolism to show that male sexism causes a lack of empathy which leads to men’s failures as much as it does women’s. From the first scene to the final line, Glaspell uses spatial symbolism to reason her case about the detrimental effects of men’s stereotypes of women. According to the stage direction, the initially timid female characters, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters “...come in slowly, and stand close together near the door,” clearly displaying a reluctance to enter a widow’s empty home. However, as Mr. Hale, the sheriff and the county attorney “go at once to the stove,” they discuss what happened the previous day. When Mr. Hale had first knocked on the door to request Mr. Wright’s help, he tentatively entered when he thought he heard “come in”; now that Mr. Wright is gone, Hale and his male companions have no qualms about entering the house that now belongs solely to Mrs. Wright. The different movements of the characters and resulting space Burton 1 symbolizes the difference in attitudes between the men, who barge into an empty house they now know belongs to a woman, and the women, who hesitate to infringe upon another woman’s privacy. The men clearly...
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...in after its publication in 1899. Chopin uses symbolism as an excellent device to insert her personal views to the reader giving them a foretaste into the life of this young woman at a time when women had no political rights and many restraints. In Kate Chopin’s “The Awakening,” she uses a variety of birds as symbols to illuminate Edna’s journey through life. The essential significance throughout the story is the desire to break away from the traditional views of women during the Victorian Era. However, Edna struggles with the backlash she would receive if she chose to fulfill her own desires, signifying what she actually wants in life. In Chopin’s text, she portrays this struggle vividly by using a caged parrot that gives voice to Edna’s unspoken feelings and her figurative imprisonment. In the beginning of Chopin’s story, “A green and yellow parrot, which hung in a cage outside the door, kept repeating over and over: “Allez vous-en! Allex vous-en! Sapristi! That’s all right!” (Chopin 1). Edna is...
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...suppression in effect during her lifetime, basing the play on a series of news stories she wrote about the reallife court case of a woman prosecuted for murdering her husband. In “Trifles,” Glaspell uses symbolism to show that male sexism causes a lack of empathy which leads to men’s failures as much as it does women’s. From the first scene to the final line, Glaspell uses spatial symbolism to reason her case about the detrimental effects of men’s stereotypes of women. According to the stage direction, the initially timid female characters, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters “...come in slowly, and stand close together near the door,” clearly displaying a reluctance to enter a widow’s empty home. However, as Mr. Hale, the sheriff and the county attorney “go at once to the stove,” they discuss what happened the previous day. When Mr. Hale had first knocked on the door to request Mr. Wright’s help, he tentatively entered when he thought he heard “come in”; now that Mr. Wright is gone, Hale and his male companions have no qualms about entering the house that now Frohlich 2 belongs solely to Mrs. Wright. The different movements of the characters and resulting space symbolizes the difference in attitudes between the men, who barge into an empty house they now know belongs to a woman, and the women, who...
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...Maria Grant Sharpe CMLIT 004U Dr. Tachibana May 2, 2013 Japanese Society in Haruki Murakami’s The Elephant Vanishes and The Wind Up Bird Chronicle Haruki Murakami, one of the most critically acclaimed and widely read authors in Japan today, is labeled by many as a postmodernist. His short story “The Elephant Vanishes” and fictional novel “The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle” are prime examples of why this label has been placed on Murakami’s work. Both stories revolve around a central theme that since World War II the Japanese have lost a clear sense of self. Murakami reveals this central theme by overlaying a number of supporting themes, including the split between reality and imagination, and the overbearing effect of the past on the present. The central theme is furthered through vivid symbolism, the mundane activities of everyday life, and frequent references to western culture. Both stories beg the question: Do we have our own free will to act individually in this life, or are our actions predetermined by the mass of history that comes before us? Murakamiʼs Wind-Up Bird Chronicle probes contemporary Japanese life through the consciousness of a seemingly ordinary, slyly humorous, and increasingly likable narrator, Toru Okada, affectionately called “Mr. Wind-Up Bird.” His search for his wife Kumiko, who has left him, seems also a search for himself. Okada is 30, out of work, absent-minded and yet somehow hyper-vigilant at the same time. His character goes against all the...
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...Gregor Samsa is barely starting to wake up and does not feel comfortable in his body. He tells himself he is a hard working man and needs a lot of sleep to put up with his stressful life. Gregor believes the lack of sleep is making his body feel unnatural. Samsa goes into deep thought about his life and is complications with work and his family. He compares his life to everyone else's life and wishes he could be like them. This quote illustrates that Samsa's mental state is not very strong and he is not happy with the life he is living. Samsa feels trapped beneath his parents' rules and they are the only reason why he is able to stay sane when it comes to work. He does not get along with his boss and knows that his boss has control over his daily life....
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...very complicated in early 20th century, and Trifles by Susan Glaspell comes out not only for entertainment to this day but also it’s a message to the world about gender roles in expect actions. The story took place in the kitchen, which was the domain of Mrs. Wright and the women, whereas the men were not so familiar. The background of the story focuses on one side, the women, and it is known for inequality of gender through history. By using the bird cage and the bird are symbolisms, and the way protecting their friend Mrs. Wright from being charged with murder, which is the guilty between of feminism and the world dominated by men. Trifles by Susan Glaspell represents the problem of gender discrimination in terms of crime and guilt. The birdcage represents a falling marriage, and it is a first motive in establishing guilt. The birdcage is a physical trap to keep the bird or ant kind of animals, and they are not free and loneliness. As the same Mrs. Wright was trapped in her marriage, and could not escape it. Whatever she does everything and couldn’t keep her free, and that will become a strong motive to push her make up a guilt. The birdcage’s door, which represents her troubled marriage to Mr. Wright, is broken. We can compare Mrs. Wright to a wild animals who just want to escape the trap as same as her marriage from Mr. Wright. Whenever the door open, it allowed Mrs. Wright to become a free woman. At that point in time, the cage’s door is locked, which is made from Mr. Wright...
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...game of power, just the acquiring of power, money and the defense against their enemies. The dockworkers were specially choosing each day to work in harsh conditions and payed one coin to work portraying the continue misuse of power. On the Waterfront portrays symbolizes the pigeons vs. hawks, fear, and the church about the riveting fear of a society being controlled by a corrupt organization. The pigeons sybolizies the everyday innocent people trying to escape the hordes of the harsh lifestyle and kept from testifying by the mob. “They got it made. Eat all they want— fly around like crazy—sleep side by side— and raise gobs of squabs” (On the Waterfront). Terry Malloy is a pure symbolism of the...
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...deals with the condition of the nineteenth century woman in marriage, and has been more recently rediscovered and recognized as an overtly feminist text for these same reasons.” (Marquand) This novel was written during a time where a women’s place in society was at home taking care of the children and providing for the husband. This novel, contains the obstructions, the victories and the defeats that Edna dealt due to the demanding requirements of society. Society placed a lot of emphasis on women and in Edna’s case she was expected to be the perfect wife, perfect mother and bow her husband’s every need. Some women in The Awakening are complying with what society expects of women, characters such as Adele plays right into what society believes women should be. Adele is a woman who embodies what society all the qualities of what a woman-mother should be. Edna defies the expectations of society to find her own freedom. Although Edna's suicide seems to be a waste of her time and energy for her tussle against society and the status quo. The Awakening by Chopin is known as one the first feminist novels and it led the way for future feminist novelist. The Awakening lays the foundation and inspires women to take charge of their lives to get whatever they want out of life and to find their own identity, which agrees with the guidance of feminism. Feminism is advocating social, political, legal, and economic rights for women equal to those of men (Webster Dictionary). Feminism...
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...large numbers of people- the only time in my life that I have been important enough for this to happen to me." What does he mean when he says he was "important enough" to be hated? When Orwell says he was “important enough” to be hated, the position that Orwell stood in as a British police officer, gave the citizens a reason to hate him he was part of the British who had conquered their land and took over them. The fact that he was an officer at that time put him in an important class, but he was being hated for the importance he carried. 2) Discuss the following passage with your group and what it tells us about Orwell's conflicted feelings towards empires/imperialism and the people who have been colonized. Underline or highlight specific words and phrases that Orwell uses to show his conflicted feelings. Overall, how would you describe the TONE of this passage? All this was perplexing and upsetting. For at that time I had already made up my mind that imperialism was an evil thing and the sooner I chucked up my job and got out of it the better. Theoretically—and secretly, of course—I was all for the Burmese and all against their oppressors, the British. As for the job I was doing, I hated it more bitterly than I can perhaps make clear. In a job like that you see the dirty work of Empire at close quarters. The wretched prisoners huddling in the stinking cages of the lock-ups, the grey, cowed faces of the long-term convicts, the scarred buttocks of the men who had been...
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...LITERARY ANALYSIS OF “JEALOUS HUSBAND RETURNS IN FORM OF PARROT” Jessica Cunningham Galen College of Nursing Literary Analysis of “Jealous Husband Returns in form of Parrot” The title of this short story, “Jealous Husband Returns in form of Parrot”, is a direct reflection of the story itself. Written by author Robert Olen Butler in 1995 this short story is told from the view point of a parrot reincarnation of a jealous husband who falls to his death while trying to catch his allegedly unfaithful wife in the act. In human form the husband is wildly jealous, emotional, and irrational and fails to communicate with his wife about her suspicious behavior. Butler uses point of view, character transformation, and symbolism to show how the husband’s hasty actions, internalization of emotion, and poor handling of his wife’s cheating perpetuates and then dissipates in his current aviary state. The first and most profound literary element used in this short story is point of view. This story is told from a first person limited omniscient point of view. Although the speaker has two physical forms in this story, he has only one conscience as he narrates through his peculiar situation. A first person limited omniscient point of view allows the reader to experience the husband’s jealousy as he fells and thinks it. There are no comments or judgments made from any outside perspective, which reflects a jealous person and the inability to accept outside criticism or advice. The...
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...the United States, especially with more recent events like Donald J. Trump's presidency. To many of us, these times symbolize a dark period where progress has been stifled for tradition and the future has become bleaker due to many people's resentment and hatred. Although many may never experience the negative outcomes of recent events, for others it is too real of a reality, a reality that is filled with fear, suffering, and a dystopian vision of America's future. Many people have experienced discrimination from Caucasian people, it is like they don’t care of others emotions and are being ignorant within each other. In this essay, I wish to accomplish the goal of showing how science fiction can overlap with reality and the ways in which people’s nightmarish imagination have become eerily prophetic. One of the books of science fiction that comes to mind is the works of Octavia Butler titled Parable of the Talents. In the book, Butler describes a future America torn apart by religious, economic, and civil unrest. Much like in the contemporary political arena where conservatives belittle...
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...But later on, what with sickness and cold and hunger and discouragement, and the filthiness of his work, and the vermin in his home, he had given up washing in winter, and in summer only as much of him as would go into a basin. He had had a shower bath in jail, but nothing since—and now he would have a swim!” (178). This explores the way that Jurgis had came to America with hopes and dreams in which he worked very hard to try to accomplish. Such as, looking for jobs and protecting his family from having to venture out in the real world like he had to. However, once he saw what it was really like he gave up on trying to “play by the rules” because he realized society was driven by everyone's own self...
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