“Yellow skin, black lips, and a shriveled complexion” are all gruesome descriptions of the monster in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. The monster’s ugly appearance is frightening to society, and the people see him as something less than human, or as an “other.” Victor Frankenstein, a well-known scientist in society, becomes isolated and decides to create a companion for himself that has...
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“These sitters had been tongueless, earless, eyeless conveniences all day long...mules and other brutes had occupied their skins”: An analysis of Hurston's message of men dehumanizing women within Their Eyes Were Watching God In Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, Hurston through the protagonist, Janie, discusses the challenges that women have to face living in both a...
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Toni Morrison is one of the most recognized and honored authors in the world. In addition to her timeless essays and stories such as “Recitatif” and “Tar Baby,” her classic novels have earned her numerous reputable awards including the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Pulitzer Prize (“Nobel Prize in Literature 1993”). Needless to say, Morrison’s work has ignited and...
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The exploration of diverse human experiences can provide valuable insights into the nature of human behavior. Through the portrayal of human experiences, an individual can deepen their understanding of the fundamental characteristics that make us human. Within Arthur Miller’s 1952 tragedy, The Crucible, my attached visual representation, and the 2016 slam poem 'Islamophobia' performed by Elevated!, the audience is provided...
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I have chosen to deal with the Salem witches, a myth that inspired Arthur Miller who wrote The Crucible in 1952. Firstly, in 1692, in Salem, Massachusetts, the Reverend’s daughter, Betty, fell sick and the only explanation given by the physician was that she was under the influence of the devil, and this led to a Puritan inquisition. Right from...
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Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible and Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel Never Let Me Go both yield the power to challenge assumptions about the insignificance of the human individual when pitted against the collective. Executed through the characterization of their respective protagonists, Miller and Ishiguro offer similar insights into the ramifications of individual passivity, which creates opportunities for oppressive societies to endure....
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The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, depicts the human struggle against vengeance and the wrath of another human being. It explores many relevant topics such as hysteria, morality, and reputation, many of which relate back to Miller's experience with McCarthyism during the 1950s. The play unfolds in the town of Salem during the 1690s, where an outbreak of rumors claiming witchcraft...
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Individual human experiences are fundamentally modulated by the values and morals of the collective, prompting personal reflection of the paradoxes within human nature and our understanding of acceptance. Miller’s The Crucible (1953) demands that we recognize the necessity of allowing individuals to establish their personal beliefs and values without having others inflicted on them. The tragedy encourages its audience to...
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George Orwell’s prophetic nightmare “1984” warns the modern era about technology and society through his vision of a truly dystopian world. Despite Orwell writing the novel in 1949, his predictions are becoming increasingly true, whether that be how society will think and act, how technology will always be around us and ultimately watching us, and how we will live in...
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In this essay, I will analyze two poems. I will aim to discuss the main themes that are evident throughout the poems, as well as how the writers show these themes through the structures of the poems. The two poems which I will analyze are The Soldier and In Flanders Fields. The first poem which I will look at is...
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Introduction George Orwell's seminal work, 1984, offers a chilling portrayal of a dystopian society subjected to totalitarian control. Written in 1949, the novel continues to resonate with contemporary audiences, serving as a cautionary tale about the dangers of oppressive governance and the erosion of personal freedoms. The central themes of surveillance, reality manipulation, and language control remain pertinent in today's...
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The idea of restriction is prevalent through the treatment of female characters in both “Wuthering Heights” by Emily Bronte and “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman to demonstrate the harsh realities that women faced in the critical Victorian period. Judy Simons suggests that wives in Victorian England were “literally the property of their husbands” and argues that the deeply...
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The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is regarded as an important work of American Feminist literature as it explores the attitudes towards women’s mental and physical health in the 19th century. The short story is fictional yet can be considered semi-autobiographical as it was written after Gilman experienced severe post-partum depression. In this passage, Gilman touches on ideas about...
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In 'The Yellow Wallpaper,' written by prestigious feminist author Charlotte Perkins Gilman, after the birth of her baby, our nameless narrator suffers from postpartum depression and is forced by her dominant doctor's husband, John, to weeks of bed rest. While in the confines of bed, the narrator starts a rapid descent into madness and becomes convinced that women are stalling...
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This paper is based on the awakening of patriarchal oppression. mechanism and feminism in The Awakening and The Yellow Wallpaper. Through the comparative analysis of the female struggle and awakening in a patriarchal society. Although both books are about men. However, there is still a difference between the confinement of women in the power society and the awakening of women's...
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The underlying feminism in the famous classic ‘Little Women’ by Louisa Alcott is a topic widely discussed since the novel’s publication in 1868, just after the first wave of the feminist movement. The real discussion revolves mainly around the main protagonist ‘Jo’ Josephine March and her character traits that are very clear to critics and readers alike; however, it seems...
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In this research paper, the purpose of this study will be to identify the differences and similarities between Oliver Goldsmith's and Jonathan Swift's satire. This paper will also compare and contrast the social criticism of Oliver Goldsmith and Jonathan Swift to today’s varying issues. Both Oliver Goldsmith and Jonathan Swift had many things in common about their writing styles that...
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Kate Chopin was an American author and her stories are based on nineteenth-century culture and society. She is known for her duplicity of effect, the limited perspective of nineteenth-century society, on women. The stories, “The Story of an Hour” and “The Storm” are based on marriage and adultery. In these stories, Chopin indicates that all marriages even the kindest ones...
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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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The Scholarship Jacket is a short story full of emotion and conflict by Martha Salinas. She has written various short stories that have been published in collections and journals, her most popular story being ‘The Scholarship Jacket’. The main character of the story, Martha, is a young and frail-looking girl who is highly intellectual. She lives with her grandparents in...
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Introduction William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" is often celebrated as one of the greatest tragedies in English literature, with its themes of love, fate, and conflict. However, one of the less frequently explored dimensions of this play is the element of revenge and its role in driving the narrative towards its tragic conclusion. Revenge in "Romeo and Juliet" is not...
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SHYLOCK I hate him for he is a Christian, But more for that in low simplicity He lends out money gratis and brings down The rate of usance here with us in Venice. If I can catch him once upon the hip, I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him. He hates our sacred nation, and he rails,...
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An assorted number of women have a very important and influential role in the Odyssey, which for most of the poem, is about Odysseus's adventures and his voyage to come home, a journey complicated by women and their interests. The women in The Odyssey are a great example of what women in ancient Greek culture went through. For the Greeks,...
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The idea of revenge as a means of catharsis in Shakespeare’s The Tempest is revealed in the prison setting of Hag-Seed through the characterization of the prisoners and Felix. Prospero’s magical performance on the island enables his discovery of an ethic of forgiveness and eventually the relinquishment of the control he has over others through renouncing his magical powers thus...
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Introduction Emily Brontë's "Wuthering Heights" is a literary masterpiece that delves into the complexities of human emotions such as love, jealousy, and, most prominently, revenge. Set against the stark backdrop of the Yorkshire moors, the novel captures the destructive power of vengeance through its intricate plot and vividly drawn characters. Heathcliff, the novel's enigmatic anti-hero, is a figure driven by...
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I do believe outsiders are simply those who are misunderstood or misjudged. For example, Steve Jobs was an odd man. He even agreed that he was an outsider, and he still was a very successful man. (How Steve Jobs’ differences ended up changing the world for all of us). That's just one example showing that those who may be successful...
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Roderick Frazier Nash's essay ‘Island Civilization: A Vision for Human Occupancy of Earth in the Fourth Millennium’ explains an argument that in order to correctly executed an island civilization, the populace needs to minimize to a quarter of today’s population, which would result to around 1.5 billion people, meaning there will be fewer of them. Personally, I do agree with...
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Ralph Ellison was a great inspirational author during his times during the 50's. He was born on March 1, 1914, till April 16, 1994, and he was an American novelist who was a very inspirational person who accomplished many feats. He won a National Book Award in 1953 and he wrote many books and essays that breached the topics and...
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Marxist philosophy believes that society views the world by way of a purely financial lens. Marxism dictates that society is separated into two classes: the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. The bourgeoisie makes use of ideology to suppress the proletariat in the major with the useful resource of manipulating their perceptions of their free agency. One ideology that the greater type...
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Introduction The epic poem Beowulf remains a cornerstone of English literature, offering readers a glimpse into the cultural and moral fabric of the Anglo-Saxon period. Composed between the 8th and 11th centuries, this timeless narrative weaves together elements of pagan and Christian traditions. Notably, the poem is replete with Biblical allusions that serve to underscore its themes and character motivations....
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