Thomas Foster’s book‚ How to Read Literature like a Professor‚ is perfect for trying to analyze Arthur Miller’s Play‚ Death of a Salesman. This play has many layers that are difficult to catch on a first reading/watching. In essence‚ the play tells the story of Willy Loman‚ a salesman who struggles with the american dream and its ideals. The chapters in Foster’s book on violence‚ symbolism‚ and setting all are helpful for understanding the play. The violence helps us understand the themes‚ the symbols
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‘Afterwards’ was written by Thomas Hardy in at the age of 77 –an age where his thoughts wandered to the subject of his death. In this poem‚ Hardy expresses his growing anticipation as he explores and foresees the potential means of his demise‚ such as when it will happen and how‚ and he wonders if people will remember him when he is gone‚ how they will remember him and what they will say. It takes us on a journey as Hardy delves into the possibilities of when his death could draw near and changes
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battlefields and the confrontation with pain and death inspired many talented writers and poets at war to turn their experiences and thoughts into verse lines. However‚ the poets did not only depict the reality and horror of war‚ but there were also ones who celebrated the honour of going to war and dying in action. In my paper I am going to compare two poems dealing with the Great War. The overall themes both poems have in common are war and death; however‚ while in Strange Meeting (1919)‚ Wilfred
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The Balances and Distinctions of Two War Poems The subjects of “The Man He Killed” by Thomas Hardy and “The death of a Ball Turret Gunner” by Randall Jarrell have to do with soldiers in war situations. These poems reflect several factors that point to duty‚ commitment‚ and simplicity. Both poems suggest the responsibility of participation of war but not necessarily the obligation to join and the separate tones and imagery that imply the dark side of war and the decisions that need to be made. In
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and the way the society treated them and their expectations. This poem is much contrasted to the song ‘The Times They Are a-Changin’ written and sung by Bob Dylan. This song describes the foreseen changes in the world and warns those around him to change or get left behind‚ touching on both conformity and rebellion. Both pieces of text have extremely different cultures and time frames behind them‚ which makes them excitingly different‚ yet similar. To rebel is to go against the ‘norm’ or to go
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Is it a bad thing to die? In Death‚ Thomas Nagel focuses on this question and comes to a simple answer: yes. However‚ before he comes to this conclusion‚ he is speaking of death as a complete cessation of life with no conscious activity – permanent death. Nagel argues that is not the state of being dead that is bad‚ but because of what it deprives us of: life. He claims that life is all we have and that when we die‚ we suffer the greatest loss. Nagel clarifies that death is not bad because it strips
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Literature and Composition II Langston Hughes and Bob Dylan Langston Hughes and Bob Dylan are two poets from different eras in modern American poetry. Although Bob Dylan is more characterized as a songwriter‚ I see much of his work as poetry. In this essay‚ I will discuss Hughes’ poem "Harlem [1]" and Dylan’s "Times They Are A-Changin"’ as commentaries on are culture‚ but from different backgrounds. Both poets use social protest to make their points. Langston is talking of times
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“I define nothing. Not beauty‚ not patriotism. I take each thing as it is‚ without prior rules about what it should be.” - Bob Dylan Robert Allen Zimmerman or more commonly known as ’Bob Dylan’ was born 24th May 1941 in Duluth‚ Minnesota. From a young age Bob had an interest in music‚ at 10 years old he started writing poetry and he also taught himself how to play the piano and the guitar. He took inspiration from various artists including Little Richard‚ Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis. One
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|Shall We Dance? | | | |Bible study on dancing. | |As with many things‚ dancing can be either good or bad depending on the details.
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Bob Dylan shows extreme dislike for these complexes within his lyrics in regards to the building and manufacturing of guns‚ planes‚ and bombs. He makes references with great disdain and disgust in how these complexes are destroying the world and the lives of
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