Oral Commentary on “Disabled” by Wilfred Owen The poem “Disabled” is taken from Wilfred Owen’s collection of poetry referred to as Trench Poet. It was written in 1917 and tells the story of a soldier who lost his limbs in battle leaving him utterly helpless. It aims to crush the glorified image of war present in the minds of the public. The messages and content present in the poem heavily resemble that of other poems from the collection such as; “The Send-Off”‚ which also uses contrast to
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“My wood” – E.M. Forster (1926) In modern society‚ most people who obtain a product – whether it is of great value or not – would call that object their rightful property. It is the most natural way of thinking; what’s yours is ultimately yours. In the non-fiction essay “My Wood” by E.M. Forster‚ the author encourages those who come across the essay to contemplate the nature of materialism and the power of possessions. The essay wittingly depicts Forster’s reaction to the ownership
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PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY In John Irving’s A PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY there are many prominent symbols. Those of arm-less figures‚ water‚ and angels are a few of the more prominent ones but‚ there are also many symbols that are much more subtle than those few. The most prominent of the subtle symbols is that of prayer. Prayer‚ in an of itself‚ is an idea. But‚ in A PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY‚ Irving uses it to convey many more abstract concepts. "THE TROUBLE WITH CHURCH IS THE SERVICE." Owen states
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Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War was the longest war in Australia’s history. From the time Australia arrived at Vietnam in 1962 almost 60 000 Australians served in the war. 521 had died from the war and over 3000 were wounded. The war was the greatest social and political dispute since the referendums of World War 1. During the war it started to show that the attitudes towards the Vietnam War started to change in Australia. Propaganda started to spread in Australia about being part of
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Into the Woods What happens once “happily ever after” is over and done with? No one knows if the fairy tale dream continues or if it is over and the reality of the world begins to set in. In the play “Into the Woods”‚ we see a plethora of literature’s favorite fairy tales woven together to teach a lesson on responsibility and getting what you wish for. This production has two separate acts to it‚ both distinctly different. The first act serves as a continuation of the fairy tale world that we have
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Owen Meany Symbolism Man’s questioning of faith and the idea of noticing what is there rather than what is not‚ is the central thesis of John Irving’s novel‚ A Prayer for Owen Meany. Questioning of faith occurs when one fails to connect to beliefs and others. The key motif in the novel‚ that reiterates the questioning of faith‚ is the amputation motif. Beginning in chapter one‚ Irving introduces the motif and it inevitably provides the foundation for the theme. In the book John desperately
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In “The Cabin in the Woods”‚ the film is directed around two locations in the movie‚ the “control room and the “cabin area”. The control room is visually brighter because that is where everything is being caused. It’s the work area to some therefore needs to be brighter than the cabin. With the “cabin area” being visually darker‚ you get a sense of danger and evil lurking within the woods. This is proven true when the “zombie redneck torture family” is released from their “grave” after the latin
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Into the Woods is a musical film that connects the stories of Cinderella‚ Little Red Riding Hood‚ Rapunzel‚ and Jack and the Beanstalk with the main plot of a baker and his wife performing tasks for a witch who would undo a curse that didn’t allow them for to bear child. Throughout the movie‚ the characters are constantly singing to an overlapping tune or a new song‚ but there is some narration to keep the audience aware‚ the singing tells the story itself‚ and the background music‚ when the characters
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Owen and parents—(audience thinks he is asking a metaphysical question) John—obsesses about American politics‚ doesn’t live there; doesn’t know much about Canada Grandmother becomes slave to tv—uses energy to complain; keeps her active Hester—upset because parents have no special plans “for her salvation” Why not? Miracles for Owen—cannot be proved‚ just believed‚ another reference to faith Owen and illness? Vision? “sometimes my vision dims” Catholics—he thinks they worship
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antiwar poetry of Wilfred Owen "And flound’ring like a man in fire or lime/Dim through the misty panes and thick green light/As under a green sea‚ I saw him drowning."(Owen 12-14). In his poem "Dulce et Decorum Est" Wilfred Owen describes a scene he witnessed in the first world war. After writing about what he had seen‚ he then states his belief‚ that Horace’s quotation (which is also the name of the poem) is untrue‚ and if even the most ardent hawk would have seen what Owen and his comrades had seen
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