The Politics of Representation in A Passage to India The discussion on A Passage to India as a political fiction has for long been dominated by the followers of a mimetic theory of literature‚ whose quest for empiricism tied to didacticism is achieved when they find the narrative content to be an authentic portrayal of India and a humanist critique of British-Indian relations during the last decades of the Empire. Since the accession of critical methods concerned with representation as an ideological
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Feminism in Antigone Although ancient Greece was a male-dominant society‚ Sophocles’ Antigone portrays women as being strong and capable of making wise decisions. Antigone‚ the tragic heroine‚ rejects the traditional role of women. As such‚ Sophocles punishes Ismene for embodying traditional attitude. Moreover‚ Creon is punished for misogyny. Sophocles‚ accordingly‚ uses characterization to promote feminist ideas. Sophocles introduces a female character in Antigone who is a strong believer and
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In Antigone‚ Sophocles uses allusions to praise her courage in accepting her fate. Antigone shared many similarities to Danae. In Ode 4 as the chorus describes the misfortune of Danae it is stated that “a prisoner hidden in a chamber like a tomb‚ although she too‚ came from a noble line. And she my child had in her care the liquid streaming golden seed of Zeus‚”(line 2-4). This mirrors Antigone in the way that Antigone is too thrown into a cave and looked in it as if it was her tomb. Danae was imprisoned
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Rites of Passage & Coming of Age * Drivers licence * Purchasing a house * Turning 18> legal‚ vote‚ drink‚ cigarettes * Legal opportunities> tenancy~ Motel Room * Marriage * Baby * Tattoos * Graduation from school * Graduating from university * Leaving home * What about guys? * First shave Rites of passage * Rite of passage is the term used to refer to ceremonies acknowledged by a society that marks the transition from one level of status in
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hours each. Sophocles was a Greek tragedian and the playwright of the famous tragedy‚ Antigone‚ which astounded the audience due to the dominant woman tragic hero of Antigone. He incorporated the Chorus‚ a group of elders‚ into this tragedy as all Greek plays did. The Chorus was used to provide wisdom‚ advice‚ and morals directly to the characters‚ and also provide background information to the audience. In Antigone‚ the Chorus uses the literary device of allusion to introduce a different atmosphere
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The "Middle Passage" was the journey of slave trading ships from the west coast of Africa‚ where the slaves were obtained‚ across the Atlantic‚ where they were sold or‚ in some cases‚ traded for goods such as molasses‚ which was used in the making of rum. However‚ this voyage has come to be remembered for much more than simply the transport and sale of slaves. The Middle Passage was the longest‚ hardest‚ most dangerous‚ and also most horrific part of the journey of the slave ships. With extremely
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Passage 1 (1) An upsurge of new research suggests that animals have a much higher level of brainpower than previously thought. If animals do have intelligence‚ how do scientists measure it? Before defining animals’ intelligence‚ scientists defined what is not intelligence. Instinct is not intelligence. It is a skill programmed into an animal’s brain by its genetic heritage. Rote conditioning is also not intelligence. Tricks can be learned by repetition‚ but no real thinking is involved. Cuing
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to the play Antigone because they all have something to do with dying in honor and control who you are. Antigone wants to bury Polyneices’ body. Ismene refuses to help her because Ismene is afraid of getting the death penalty. Antigone says if she dies from trying to bury her brother Polyneices‚ she will die in honor knowing that she will do anything to have her brother die peaceful and the way he is supposed to. The poem “If we must die” best represents to Antigone because Antigone wants to die
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Passage Analysis In his intense novel Shane‚ Jack Schaefer surprises readers by introducing a subplot that revolves around the romantic feelings between the two characters‚ Shane and Marian. In chapter eight of the novel‚ Schaefer allows the chemistry to surface in an interaction that develops the character’s feelings and candor‚ contributes to the plot of the novel‚ and partially resolves the conflict of the subplot. The writer uses those purposes through his effective use of imagery‚ allusion
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“The Middle Passage” by Daniel Mannix and Malcolm Cowley The article “The Middle Passage”‚ by Daniel Mannix and Malcolm Crowley‚ is an overview of slave trade from 1507 until it was illegalized in 1808. “The Middle Passage” was specifically the obtaining‚ transportation‚ and sell of African slaves in the New World. This article discusses the horrible treatment slaves received during Atlantic slave trading. “In this essay the literary critic Malcolm Cowley and the historian Daniel
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