The Nature of Control Is it the common human nature to feel power over others? A totalitarian government seeks to utilize its message of confinement and authority to control the many aspects of life. In the novel 1984‚ Orwell portrays totalitarianism through psychological manipulation‚ physical control and the control of language. The totalitarian party manipulates and invalidates the minds of the outer party and proles. Orwell describes the surroundings of Winston‚ showing totalitarianism‚ writing:
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The Odyssey is a heroic tale of a man on a mission with many obstacles to overcome. When called away from his homeland and his family to fight in a battle against Troy‚ Odysseus‚ king of Ithaca‚ overcomes several different obstacles and portrays many different heroic characteristics over the ten years he is away in order to reach his beloved wife‚ son‚ and homeland again. Throughout his journey home‚ he encounters many things such as an uncivilized giant with one eye called a Cyclops‚ a witch-goddess
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Individualty Symbolizes Happiness Prompt: In the final chapter of Anthem‚ Prometheus writes that he now understands “why the best in me had been my sins and my transgressions; and why I had never felt guilt in my sins.” What has Prometheus come to understand about himself? Why does his society regard the “best in him” as sinful? “It is a sin to think words no others think and to put them down upon paper no others see.” “It is a sin write this.” So begins Ayn Rand’s Anthem‚ a dystopian novella
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Everyone in this world has constrained to face complex challenges throughout their lives. Some have faced hardship with difficulties‚ loneliness‚ and suffrage. In the novel‚ The Odyssey by Homer‚ their characters has significant roles and inspiration for the author‚ Edna St. Vincent Millay‚ to create the free verse poem‚ “ An Ancient Gestures”. The poem has developed through the inspiration of the two characters in The Odyssey‚ which includes‚ Penelope and Odysseus. Having Penelope waiting for her
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Feminism is known to be the advocacy of women’s rights on the grounds of political‚ social‚ and economic equality to men (dictionary.com). In order for there to be a demand for equality there must be depletion in equality. The rights of women were fought for many years ago‚ but is still a continuous fight today. This is why‚ although women obtained general rights some time ago‚ feminism is still very much alive today‚ because equality as a whole has not been obtained. What is this so called separation
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In The Veldt they show us that the nursery the family has in there house is a danger to the parents. “...Happylife home‚ which had cost them thirty thousand dollars installed‚ thi s house which clothed and fed and rocked them to sleep and played and sang and was good to them.” This shows that having your house do all these things that you could do yourself is a little odd‚ but that is how the Hadley family liked to live or so they thought. This is important because it’s showing us how much they would
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In his short story Araby‚ James Joyce ties together symbolism like light and dark‚ sight and blind‚ to characterize his protagonist’s rough journey to maturity. Joyce uses the theme of light versus dark to show how one must go through the dark‚ or tough times‚ in order to mature. He lets his character to be metaphorically blinded for a brief period of time‚ in order to learn a painful lesson. Joyce’s unnamed protagonist is starstruck by a beautiful girl‚ and he considers her to be his light. He
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Literary Analysis #1: Gift of the Magi ‘Gift of the Magi’ is an old tale that has been altered throughout the years. O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) composed this touching story within three hours of his deadline. Under the circumstances of the short amount of time he had to create the story‚ it is a charming showcase of his talents. The element of the ‘Gift of the Magi’ that captured my attention most was the characters. Their appearance on the outside did nothing to clue in the reader about
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Literary Analysis Essay – Who’s Irish? Diction and syntax are used in literature to give the narrator a certain atmosphere or to portray the narrator in a light other than the common person. Diction is defined as the choice of words especially with regard to correctness‚ clearness‚ or effectiveness (Merriam-Webster). Syntax is defined as the way in which linguistic elements are put together to form constituents‚ as phrases or clauses (Merriam-Webster). Gish Jen use both of these literary tools
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Intimacy plays a key role in both Dillard and O’Brien’s works; it sucks the readers into story and locks their attention. In both works‚ building intimacy is primarily achieved through the use of personal anecdotes. Written in first person point of view‚ the anecdotes make us feel as if the author is next to us‚ trying to share the experience and feelings of an important moment in their life. Both TTTC and PATC are utterly books of anecdotes‚ and this extensive use of anecdotes keeps the readers
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