Similarly, Twain uses situational irony to depict and to satirize Miss Watson and Widow Douglas' religious beliefs as well as the hypocrisy of Miss Watson’s guidance. Miss Watson educates Huck about religion and how to act appropriately through telling stories such as “Moses and the Bulrushes” (2), where Moses freed the Hebrew slaves from captivity. However, Miss Watson owns Jim, a slave, contradicting the moral of the story, Moses freeing slaves. Also, it is ironic that Miss Watson brings her slaves in for evening prayers: ”fetched the niggers in and had prayers”(3).Despite against the moral character of Christianity of having slaves, Miss Watson continues to teach these “righteous” behaviors to Huck, creating an ironic situation. Although…
Donald Trump is going to be the 45th President of the United States. Aziz Ansari wrote an opinion piece for the New York Times with a stark claim that Donald Trump is not fit to be president. The article is grounded in emotional appeal, racial tension, and attacks on the candidate. The first and most obvious...…
The short story, “The Cask of Amontillado,” is weighted down with a great amount of irony. Edgar Allen Poe uses multiple types of irony throughout the story, “The Cask of Amontillado.” Irony can be seen in multiple form such dramatic, situational and verbal irony all through this story. Poe uses these types of irony in order to build anticipation and suspense during the story. He also uses these types of irony in order to build a sense of humor within the horror. Irony is a very influential characteristics Poe uses to help the reader to stay entertained throughout this short story. Situational irony is one of the major types of irony Poe uses.…
As we all know Netflix is known as one of the largest online providers of movie rentals today with a wide array of selections and almost 7 million subscribers and has become very successful in the movie rental industry over the years.…
“All of us are better when we are loved”, this is one the main ideas that Alistair MacLeod wishes to convey in his first novel “No Great Mischief”. Born in Saskatchewan, the Canadian author makes a remarkable debut as a first class novelist. The book has prized him several awards including the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and the Trillium Award among others. MacLeod conducted his studies in the University of New Brunswick and Notre Dame, where he took his Ph.D. He worked as an English professor in the University of Windsor until he retired in the spring of 2000. His works include 3 prestigious books of short stories. In this novel, MacLeod executes a masterpiece with density and exquisite descriptions that will raise emotions in the hearts of the readers as they embark with him in this unpredictable journey.…
The classic and award winning movie “Casablanca” has become favorite move to many generations all around the world. And although it shows some great acting and wonderful directing viewers have to be aware of the obvious as well as hidden messages of this classis. The movie glorifies Myth # 3, suggesting that your true soul mate should know what you are thinking or feeling, without you having to tell. There are other different myths in this movie but this one in particular was obvious to me throughout. The film was very well made for its time and it became a classic, regarded by critics as one of the best movies of all times, but it is not perfect. Its underlying messages suggest that people fall in love without knowing too much about each other and without communicating properly. Hiding your thoughts seems somehow interesting and creates suspense. But that can work only on the screen; real life can get very complicated and messy if we follow the same rules.…
Through the study and analysis of various texts we can explore and understand a range of human behavioural patterns which occur throughout everyday life in general society. The ways in which humans perform and interact with their surroundings and immediate accompaniment can give an indication as to ones social status and general personality. Through the comparative study of the novel “Johnno” by David Malouf and the film “The Year My Voice Broke” by John Duigan we are presented with paralleled stories being told through the eyes of a young adolescent. Johnno deals with the maturation and experiences of the protagonist Dante over a long period of time told as a first person semiautobiographical piece quite obviously reflecting a personal experience. Similarly, the film “The Year My Voice Broke” references the growing up and relationship status of the protagonist Danny through his eyes over a short period of time; more specifically, one year during the 1960’s. These texts reflect and explore different features of human behaviour that exist amongst today’s society.…
Salem is a town that is centered on their religious beliefs. The church is the basis for their morals and ethics, but discovery of the actions of the town’s girls impacts the entire town. Reverend Parris discovers the girls along with Tituba conjuring up spells, singing Barbados songs, and dancing naked. This begins a series of events in The Crucible by Arthur Miller where he uses irony to show that guilt can cause the most upstanding men to act uncharacteristically.…
Revenge is taken for many silly reasons; this is shown in the short story, “The Cask of Amontillado”, by Edgar Allan Poe. Montresor has been hurt many times by Fortunado so in the story, Montresor takes revenge on Fortunado and kills him. Edgar Allan Poe demonstrates irony in “The Cask of Amontillado”. Irony is when something happens, but you expected the exact opposite, Edgar Allan Poe used irony by having Montresor pretend to care about Fortunado , by making comments about Fortunado , and by Montresor saying he wants Fortunado to have a long life.…
| Horatio: “…Let us impart what we have seen to-nightUnto you Hamlet, for upon my lifeThis spirit, dumb to us, will speak to him:…” (1. 1. 170-173)…
T. Coraghessan Boyle uses irony in his short story Carnal Knowledge, which gives it a humorous tone. The way the narrator reacts to ironic events shapes our understanding of both him, and the meaning of the story as a whole; although humans can adapt to their surroundings to get want they want, they will always return to their original basic set of morals and standards.…
Verbal irony presents itself well in Stevenson's story (Stevenson 1-78). "I am quite sure of him," replied Jekyll, "I have grounds for certainty that I cannot share with anyone." (Stevenson 30). Jekyll is speaking about his good friend Mr. Hyde, whom no one knows is his divided "other" personality (Stevenson 30). Literally, Jekyll knows Hyde very well, but cannot disclose certain personal information about Hyde's life that he does not wish to share; yet the reader finds out later, that Jekyll is merely looking for a loophole in order to diverge from talking about his evil alter ego (Stevenson 30). Stevenson puts subtle details into the things his characters say and do, and one who is smart will catch the verbal ironies that sprout from these sayings (Stevenson 1-78).…
As we take a look back to the olden days, love and romance has truly evolved. From the cinderella fairytale of waiting for her prince charming, to our now strung out and modern princess who waits for no man. Such scenes of romance and friendship has been shown in our media as form of entertainment for the mass. The future of nostalgia is on the rise; and from the time that we were young, we learned how a good friend and lover should act; such the case that now with reality tv shows we tend to compare our friends to them. Certain shows like jersey shore had morphed are views on life, and has influenced the culture of ‘hook ups’: sex without commitments or any further relationship. As an academic, this study will focus more on how “media twists love to look like a flurry of overwhelming passion”, while influencing the action of break ups, because of unhappy ideals based on what they seen in society by media.…
B. Stephen’s thoughts and feelings about woman are the normal reactions of any adolescent male. But there is a large gap between what he thinks and what he says and does revealing a basic insecurity and immaturity in his dealings with women.…
My term project’s concept is centred around two women who were once really close friends, but now only communicate through the phone. The emotional relevance towards the audience is that everyone has experienced a disconnection with a good friend. Therefore, the audience can connect on some level towards the characters in our term project. The target audience for this project is for teenagers and adults. The stylistic elements that we wish to explore is that of a dramatic nature. The reason why we chose to base this project in a dramatic style is due to the emotional reason of the entire short story that our term project is based and adapted from. Through this adaptation, I have thought about how I will define my role, develop the motivational force of my character and how I will act for the medium of stage. Our term project is adapted from the short story Mobile by Kirsten Miller (written in 2006) (Jacana.co.za, 2018).…