Julie Fallows 6423747 Sean Moreland November 27‚ 2012 Ambiguity of American Gothic Anxieties Since the 19h century‚ American Gothic fiction started to exist independently from the British type. In fact‚ the latter was marked by its use of fantastic‚ externalized and metaphysical elements as opposed to the boundaries of American Gothic fiction in which were expressed by historical‚ internalized‚ racial and psychological characteristics. (Edwards‚ XVII) In Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven‚ Fall
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One does not expect to leave their house and have a stranger barge into their home and rummage through their belongings. This is the situation that Petitioner David Fallsbauer found himself in with not a stranger‚ but a highly esteemed officer of the law‚ whom unreasonably dissected his possessions. Under the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States‚ citizens are protected against the unbridled and unreasonable searches and seizures. One exception is through consent to the search
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Exploring these ideas given by Faulkner and De Beauvoir are essential to trying to understand the nature of humans and our relationship to not only self but others. I found the Ethics of Ambiguity to put into words some ideas that we have a hard time explaining. De Beauvoir does a great job explaining that ambiguity between an individual’s past
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Ambiguity and grotesqueness are two themes evident in the Gothic works: “The Black Cat‚” by Edgar Allen Poe‚ “Prey‚” by Richard Matheson‚ “The Feather Pillow‚” by Horacio Quiroga. These authors intended on using gothic elements such as mystery and violence to add suspense and induce fear in the story’s tone. The theme of ambiguity is utilized in various gothic works often to add to the plot of suspense and mystery. In “The Black Cat‚” by Edgar Allen Poe‚ an element of mystery is constant throughout
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Interpretation of Ambiguity in “My Papa’s Waltz” For most of time‚ people regard understanding a poem as a difficult process‚ and people wonder the reason the author of the literature leaves more questions than the ones he actually answers. Poets use ambiguity to add meaning and depth into their works so that their works can be interpreted in various ways. On one hand‚ the poem can be interpreted to have a positive view. On the other hand‚ the poem can be regard to be negative as well
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When looking at “The Ministers black veil” by Nathaniel Hawthorn‚ Elaine Barry makes a strong case for the central symbols such as the veil‚ and people have such a strong ambiguity. She makes the case that it helps describes “Hawthorn’s distrust of moral certainties‚ but also his sense of artistic bankruptcy” (Barry 1). At first Barry looks at the division of characters in “The Ministers Black Veil”‚ primarily Mr.Hooper who she describes as a “Dramatic contrast” describing his part in between
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The Femme Fatale: Ambiguity and Death In cinema‚ the femme fatale is an enticing‚ exquisitely beautiful‚ erotic character who plays the ultimate trick of nature: she displays her beauty‚ captures the man and goes in for the kill. Unfortunately for this poisonous flower‚ male dominated western society interferes and kills the female predator in the end. In western cinema‚ the femme fatale can never survive‚ and can never “win” in the battle of the sexes. But why must this be so? What makes the
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The definition of ambiguous is open to more than one interpretation;having a double meaning. Sometimes in life a person can have an ambiguous personality. In the crucible the character John Proctor is ambiguous.In the Crucible John Proctor has two different sides to him and it ultimately leads him to his own death. John Proctor made a very big mistake in the beginning of the crucible which lead to many bigger things. John had an affair with abigail who worked for the Proctors. While Abigail
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In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the character Jay Gatsby always has an air of mystery surrounding him. Is Jay his real name? How did he get all of his money? What is he doing in New York? No one knows‚ that’s what makes him mysterious. Being ambiguous is a big trait of the color orange. However‚ that is not the only trait of the color orange. Optimistic attitudes‚ Impulsiveness‚ and Risk taking are also common traits of the color orange. After analyzing the story‚ it becomes blatantly
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1. Comparative Ambiguity * The first type of ambiguity is essentially that of a metaphor: when two people‚ objects or concepts are alike in some way‚ even though they may have different qualities otherwise. Comparison provides a given object with multiple meanings‚ allowing it to be interpreted in different ways even though it remains essentially unchanged. Resolution * The second type of ambiguity occurs when two or more different alternate meanings are used as one. That essentially
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