Introduction "The Glass Castle," a memoir by Jeannette Walls, offers a compelling narrative that provides profound insights into the complexities of family dynamics and individual psychology. This narrative explores the intricate psychological interplay between personal resilience and familial dysfunction. The memoir depicts Walls' tumultuous upbringing marked by poverty, neglect, and the erratic behavior of her parents. These elements serve as...
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Resilience By Empathy While being faced when growing up with adverse conditions, humanity possesses endurance and the ability to accept and forgive those responsible. In Jeannette Walls ' The Glass Castle (2005), Walls shows the ability of a child to develop resilience in the face of difficulty, early independence, and eventually redemption for all the hurt caused. Jeannette prefers not...
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Representations are constructed through the use of language features by the author to enable readers to identify the different social groups. John Steinbeck's “Of Mice and Men” (1937) follows the story of George and Lennie who share a dream of owning their own land during the Great Depression, facing many difficulties as a result of Lennie’s disability. By using the...
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Marginalize states ” to relegate an unimportant or powerless position within a society or group”. Steinbeck portrays the theme of marginalization because it foments racism, sexism, and social exclusion. It is important throughout the book because it sets the tone, and develops the attitudes of each character and the way they act. In Of Mice and Men, marginalized people who...
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Introduction John Steinbeck's novella, Of Mice and Men, published in 1937, is a poignant exploration of friendship, dreams, and the inherent struggles of human existence during the Great Depression. Through the lives of two itinerant workers, George Milton and Lennie Small, Steinbeck crafts a narrative that delves into the complexities of human relationships and the unattainable nature of the American...
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The novel Of Mice and Men was narrated by John Steinbeck back in 1937. It tells the story of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers, who move from place to place from time to time in California, in search of new job opportunities during the Great Depression. The movie version of the story was released in...
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Steinbeck's ‘Of Mice and Men’ is a novella/tragedy based during the Great Depression (1929-1939) in America. The novel is based around two friends (George Milton and Lennie Small) who tour America in search of a job. The title was based on the Scottish poem “To A Mouse (on turning her up in her nest with the plow)” by Robert Burns...
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There is quite some trouble for someone to attain their dream. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, two pals go around California trying to make money, seeking to overcome the hardship and doubt in the world. George and Lennie stay together, hoping to attain their dream and get freedom and the self-respect they deserve. In Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin...
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Stories as therapy: Bibliotherapy Topic: Suffering Book: 12 Years a Slave Author: Solomon Northup Published in the year 1853 Summary At the beginning of the story, we can see that Solomon before being captive was a free man. He was born in July 1808. His father was a slave who has been liberated upon his master’s death. His childhood was...
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My Interpretation of Enslaved Individual's Experiences There are many paintings and documents from people and their experiences during the time of slavery. In the documents provided to me, there have been several experiences told by enslaved individuals who are housemaids, and field workers, as well as a free man who was captured in New York and then sold into slavery....
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Maya Angelo once said “You can’t really know where you are going unit you know where you have been” That quote is powerful because it shows the connection between the past, present, and future. Every person that walks this earth is a reflection of their past. However, sometimes there’s a contradiction when someone’s past is not always important to the...
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The first film to be looked at is the Academy Award-winning film, 12 Years a Slave by black British director, Steve McQueen. The story is a biographical period drama that adapted Solomon Northup’s slave memoir of 1853, titled Twelve Years a Slave. The film follows Solomon Northup, who was a New York State-born free African American man. Northup is tricked...
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Twelve Years a Slave, distributed in 1853, uncovers Solomon Northup's way to a possible departure from subjection, in the wake of confronting gigantic, stunning encounters. His terrible story decides us to observe the battles, distresses, and desires of dark individuals, as they continue looking for opportunity. The sort of 'terrible ' enthusiastic status that the primary characters achieved represents the...
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12 Years is a memoir that was published in 1853 and coauthored by Solomon Northup and David Wilson who intended to record Solomon's experiences between 1841 and 1853 as a Slave in the Southern States of America. Solomon's father was released from slavery when his master died, this enabled Solomon to live in freedom as a farmer and a violinist...
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McQueen exquisitely showcases how oppression and racism were motives behind the atrocities of slavery while giving his audience a platform to engage and connect with the astounding story being told. One of the most graphic and painful scenes in the movie is when Northup is hung from a tree after a confrontation with Tibeats. Northup is left on the tree...
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“Remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” To Kill A Mockingbird has a primary topic of partiality and the oppression of honest and innocent people. The fundamental subjects of this book especially interface with the title, which is clarified by Harper Lee through Atticus and Miss Maudie. Miss Maudie clarifies - Mockingbirds don't accomplish a certain something yet make...
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Over the course of time, relationships change. Sometimes the bond of characters can grow, and at times they fall apart. Healthy relationships are based on mutual respect and treating others with decency. In Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein, the relationship between Dr. Frankenstein and the monster could easily be labeled as unhealthy due to the origin of the monster. Although identifying that...
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In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the author, Harper Lee, tells a story about two young children, who live in a period of racial discrimination against African Americans. The reader learns about the characters’ experiences that shape their moral views about people of different social classes and races. Lee portrays African Americans as a segregated community that was considered...
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Is it possible to love your child yet treat them vilely? Nearly 3.2 million children in the U.S. are receiving some kind of prevention and post-response services due to physical and or emotional abuse in households. In the book, The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls we see two different parenting styles between her father, Rex, and her mother, Rose Mary...
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Justine Moritz is a young girl adopted into Victor’s family while he is growing up. She is the housekeeper for the family. Through reading the book her character is not acknowledged much mostly because she loses her life in volume one of the novels. She represents the suffering of injustice much like a martyr (CliffsNotes, n.d.). A martyr is someone...
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No matter what time period we are in, humans are learning new lessons from every situation they experience. Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, was set in the 1960s in Maycomb, Alabama during The Great Depression. Narrator and protagonist, Jean Louise “Scout” Finch learns some important life lessons from her experiences throughout the novel. As she grows older, Scout...
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Arguably the greatest literary work written in English, William Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, centers around the protagonist’s angst and indecision on avenging his father’s murder. A vital component of what makes this outstanding literary piece so famous is that it focuses on Hamlet’s personal struggles, rather than the conflicts of other individuals. Due to this close connection, Shakespeare was able to...
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Orwell uses the setting to further express the dangers of totalitarian states in 1984. In Winston’s apartment, Orwell explores the feeling of being constantly watched and monitored, without having any privacy. Winston feels a false sense of security in Mr. Charrington’s room, which is shown by how Orwell wants to show the extent of what the Party is willing to...
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These four simple words make up perhaps the most terrifying political slogan to have ever been created. However, in the fear-filled world of 1984, such a slogan is an ever-present reality for the citizens of Oceania to face. In George Orwell's 1949 hit novel, 1984, Winston Smith wrestles with oppression in Oceania, a dystopia where the Party inspects human actions...
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The Joshua Tree symbolizes the strength and beauty of something and the struggles are what give it its beauty. Jeanette and her family were driving and she looks out to the window and she saw a tree standing at an angle it was growing sideways which shows that this tree is unique and different. “From the time the Joshua tree...
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We know that during the context of the original script, people were extremely superstitious, and this affected their view on everything from treating illnesses to religion. Religion was central to Elizabethan society – Queen Elizabeth made attendance at the Church compulsory. Unless you had a valid excuse such as illness, you were fined if you did not attend. Almost everyone...
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Shakespeare’s Othello presents to its audience the tragic story of a doomed interracial marriage in which Othello, the titular ‘Moor of Venice’ becomes entangled in the schemings of his malevolent ensign Iago, who convinces him of his wife Desdemona’s infidelity. By the end, Othello has murdered Desdemona and taken his own life out of grief and guilt. That Othello succumbs...
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Symbolic Mockingbirds Most people go about life thinking they understand everyone from what they hear or what they see. In reality, this is untrue and Scout learns that in Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill A Mockingbird. Lee tells the story of a black man falsely accused of rape being defended by a white man from a child’s perspective in the...
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The novel 1984 is a book that everybody must have read at least once in their lifetime. It is about a world in which everything is owned and controlled by the government. Culture, the economy, physical activities, and even their thoughts are being controlled by the Party. The Party has totalitarian control over its citizens. In the real world, North...
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“‘I had never heard of chewing gum, so she went out and got me a whole pack. I pulled out a stick, took off the white paper and the shiny silver foil under it, and studied the powdery, putty-colored gum. I put it in my mouth and was stunned by the sharp sweetness. 'It's really good!' I said...When Mom wanted...
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