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“It is immediate, it has dimension. It tells you what to think and blasts it in.” (Pg. 109). It is from this distressing situation that the true power of technology in society becomes apparent. Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451, a near-apocalyptic dystopia hidden from the public through technology, and Ridley Scott’s film Blade Runner, a cyberpunk film, set in an...
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“Stuff your eyes with wonder, he said, live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories,” Raybrad Bury once said (Bradbury 150). Into the fire one must go to correlate the novel Fahrenheit 451 and the depiction of it as a movie. If one looks...
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In To Kill a mocker, youngsters board an ingenious world wherever mysteries abound however very little exists to really cause them damage. Scout and foreign terrorist organization pay abundant of their time inventing stories regarding their reclusive neighbor Boo Radley, joyously scaring themselves before speeding to the secure, calming presence of their father, Atticus. because the novel progresses, however, the...
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The book, The Crucible by Arthur Miller is based on a true-life story in the year 1692. It shows how life back in the day was horrible because they had strict laws from the church and no laws to protect them in court. Now the people put new laws to protect the citizens in court. The reason that this happened...
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In everyday life, we can see that the concept of justice has a different meaning for everyone. In act three of The Crucible, we see how the meaning of justice is different depending on the character, time, and occasion. In this section, Arthur Miller will also show how it is possible to increase conflict quickly when people are scared. Judge...
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There are many existential questions that modern philosophers still have yet to answer. Some of these questions follow the question of Who am I? What is my purpose in life? How do I know what to believe? Many philosophers have spent their entire lives trying to answer these questions but none have been able to truly answer those questions before...
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'Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility' Sigmund Freud. Society often allows the population to decide their own lifestyle. However, when making decisions, one must have responsibility, which is a difficult burden to withstand. People continue to hide behind their fears of responsibility which leads to a chaotic lifestyle....
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To Kill a Mockingbird is a story about race, equality contrast inequality, and morality. It is also about growing up and seeing cruelty and hypocrisy in an adult community. The novel takes place in a town called Maycomb in Alabama during the Great Depression. The novel is told by the main character Scout Finch. Scout lives with her father, her...
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When the word “feminist” comes to mind, people typically tend to think of a strong independent female. However, historically speaking, women have been portrayed as emotionally, weak and inferior to men. Until recently, women have been unable to shake off the image of “a damsel in distress” who is only ever capable of caring and loving. Even though Mary Shelley’s...
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The word “leadership” can be defined in many different ways and each person has their own opinion of what a true leader is. A leader is someone loyal, admired by others, fearless, and has a positive impact on their peers and environment. In Virgil’s Aeneid, protagonist Aeneas exemplifies what it takes to be a leader and shows leadership throughout the...
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Hrothgar is the aged and successful King of the Danes, who serves as the aid and point of stability for Beowulf’s journey to development. Once a great warrior, Hrothgar has experienced both victory and adversary throughout his life, thus, granting him a more cautious perspective towards the warrior life. Aware of both the privileges and burdens that come with glory,...
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After Montag has known Clarisse for a few weeks, she disappears. Mildred later tells Montag that Clarisse was run over and killed by a car and that her family moved away. Clarisse’s death could have been an accident by the joyriding teenagers she admitted to being scared of. However, readers might wonder if Clarisse was intentionally killed after Beatty taunts...
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According to (Oxford, 2019), free will is “the power of acting without the constraint of necessity or fate’ the ability to act at one’s discretion”. Both Bradbury’s and Atwood’s novels blatantly disregard this term and in replace, supplement different ways they think people can conform to their regimes. For example in Atwood’s novel The Handmaid's Tale, free will exists inside...
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J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye is about the innocence in childhood, and finding one's place in society. Catcher in the Rye is a telling and relatable story of Holden Caulfield’s many encounters and problems, J.D. Salinger highlights the phoniness used by adults as a way to cope with the hardships of life. The first literary technique J.D. Salinger utilizes...
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It is common knowledge that a person's parents have a significant effect on their life and shape that child to be the way they are. In some situations, the father is the bedrock of the protagonist. In others, he is the reason some bad happens to the protagonist or the antagonist. Unfortunately, it is the latter in the book. Things...
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“Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you. And you know I can do it, ...and I have seen some reddish work done at night, and I...
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The first sign of alienation that happens to him is his reaction to his physical change. Gregor Samsa feels that he has been treated as a lowly insect and comes to feel that he is one: the story leaps from “I feel like an insect” to “I am an insect.” [1] Whatever the causes, Gregor’s feeling is rooted in the...
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Introduction The concept of the Hero's Journey, a narrative framework popularized by Joseph Campbell, is a pervasive storytelling structure found across cultures and time. In George Lucas's 1977 film, "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope," this archetype is vividly illustrated through the character of Luke Skywalker. The Hero's Journey, or the monomyth, outlines a hero's adventure from the...
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The most important lesson Marji from ‘Persepolis’ by Marjane Satrapi learns is heroism, which guides her in decision-making and her life. Marji adores family members that have shown heroism throughout their life and uses their inspiration to try to bring change. She often compares herself and her father to the heroic deeds of her other family members. Marji often lies...
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Introduction Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" is a poignant exploration of the American Dream's promises and failures, carefully constructed through its complex characters. Among these characters, Charley stands out as a figure of pragmatism and stability, providing a stark contrast to the play's protagonist, Willy Loman. Charley represents a grounded approach to life, embodying the ideals of hard work...
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In George Orwell’s 1984, the protagonist, Winston, is essentially alone in his own mind. In a world where everyone around him has chosen a path of conformity, Winston refuses to come to terms with the reality that Big Brother controls him and everyone he knows. It is this sense of alienation that drives him on a path of mental release...
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Monster culture symbolizes what we see in ourselves. In the short story, “The Yellow Wallpaper”, Charlotte Perkins Gilman presents a narrative where the main character represents a “monster” because of her nervous condition. The narrator is an upper-class middle-aged woman battling postpartum depression. Her husband often dismisses her and does not talk to her about her case; isolation from society...
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Introduction George Orwell's "Animal Farm" is a profound allegory that explores the dynamics of power and corruption. Within this narrative, Mollie, the vain and self-indulgent mare, serves as a symbol of the bourgeois class that resists revolutionary change. Her character provides a critical lens through which Orwell examines the complexities of societal transformation. Despite her seemingly minor role, Mollie's actions...
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The quest to find one’s path and beliefs is a very convoluted journey. Whether or not one chooses to believe in something or not is solely up to them. In the novel, The Life of Pi believability is a key idea as the protagonist sixteen-year-old Pi Patel survives 227 days at sea on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger. At...
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The Outsiders by S.E Hinton is a tense and compelling fictional novel set in America in the 1960s. The novel follows the story of the greasers, a group of outcasts struggling with discrimination from the socs, the more wealthy people in the novel. Hinton writes from the perspective of Ponyboy Curtis, a fourteen-year-old boy who has been caught up in...
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Introduction Chinua Achebe's seminal novel, Things Fall Apart, serves as a profound exploration of pre-colonial African life and the cataclysmic disruptions brought about by European colonization. Central to the novel's enduring impact are its richly drawn characters, whose complexities reflect the broader cultural and individual tensions of the time. This essay delves into the intricate characterizations within Things Fall Apart,...
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Richard Machowicz once stated, “Being a warrior is not about the act of fighting. It’s about the ability, courage, and commitment to end the war within oneself and not quit until the job is done”. This quote from Machowicz reflects what the poem, 'Beowulf', is based on. 'Beowulf' is an epic poem written during the Anglo-Saxon time period which is...
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Totalitarianism is destructive, this is the theme and argument that is made in the novel 1984 by George Orwell. He creates this theme by using effective language, providing examples of destruction in the text, and character’s emotions to show the reader how totalitarianism has destroyed the quality of life in Oceania. Orwell also writes about how totalitarian rule has denied...
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Individuality is the quality or character of a particular person or thing that distinguishes them from others of the same kind, especially when strongly marked. The book Night, by Elie Wiesel, demonstrates his loss of individuality as well as the other Jews in concentration camps. The book is about Elie’s life starting with him as a young Jew living in...

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