The Female Hero in British Literature and War Alfred the Great‚ Winston Churchill‚ and David Beckham are British men who were given the title of “hero” for their feats ranging from conquering nations to being the first Briton to win league titles in four countries. But what makes these men heroes? According to Christopher Reeve‚ an actor portraying the character of Superman in movies‚ “A hero is someone who‚ in spite of weakness‚ doubt‚ or not always knowing the answers‚ goes ahead and overcomes
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Hyde‚ William J. “The Socialism of H.G. Wells in the Early Twentieth Century.” Journal of the History of Ideas‚ Vol. 17‚ No 2. (Apr. 1956). 217-234. Parrinder‚ Patrick. “The Comedy of Limitation.” H.G. Wells‚ A Collection of Critical Essays. Ed. Bernard Bergonzi. Englewood Cliffs‚ N.J.: Prentice-Hall‚ 1976. Silver‚ Carole G. Strange and Secret Peoples: Fairies and Victorian Consciousness. New York: Oxford UP‚ 1999. Scuriatti‚ Laura. ”A Tale of Two Cities: H.G. Wells’s ‘A Door in the Wall’.” The Wellsian
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Compare Shelley’s Presentation of Women in Frankenstein with that of Brave New World Throughout the novel‚ Frankenstein‚ a feminist theme subtly pervades the novel‚ and is crucial to the characters of the story‚ the plot line and the setting of the novel. The reasons for the creation of the monster lie within Frankenstein ’s own familial relationships‚ especially with the grief he experienced at the loss of his mother. Frankenstein is riddled with passive female characters who suffer throughout
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY With the rising cost of health benefits and compensations many‚ companies are turning to a more feasible way to take care of health and wellness issues. It is becoming more practical and cost efficient to incorporate a health and wellness program into the company practice. The extent of how much a program is applied depends greatly on how much a company can and is willing to spend‚ and how committed they are to help the individual employee have a healthy lifestyle. With
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talk about Bernard Marx; Henry Foster and his friend talk about Lenina‚ how pneumatic she is; Bernard Marx listens to them and thinks bad about their talking‚ as if Lenina was a bit of meat; the social drug „soma“ is introduced Comments: very long chapter‚ the three scenes are confused described‚ maybe this is an opposite to the societys motto: Stability! The reader can feel‚ that Bernard is important in this book‚ because he is different to the system Chapter Who? Lenina‚ Bernard Marx‚ Helmholtz
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The Director explains hypnopaedia (sleep-teaching) –> children listen to tapes that permanently repeat slogans about behaviour and attitudes during their sleeps | Chapter III | Director‚ students‚ Mustapha Mond‚ Henry Foster‚ Lenina‚ Fanny‚ Bernard Marx | Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre (outside in the garden)‚ the lift‚ Girl’s Dressing-Room | - In the garden the students observe children playing erotic games -> they are encouraged to play sexual games- The Director tells
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childhood‚ or how they grew up. The different ways a child is treated by their parents may later affect the amount of grit he or she has‚ therefore affecting their later success in life. In the book Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller‚ Biff‚ Happy and Bernard each grew up in different ways. Although Biff and Happy grew up in the same home‚ their father‚ Willy Loman‚ treated the boys differently‚ and therefore their views on life as adults turned out slightly dissimilar. Willy and Charley’s relationships
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civilization is meek. The World’s state suppresses the conscious mind to keep control of the state under their totalitarian dictatorship. Under Freud’s psychoanalysis theory‚ society is threatened by people like Bernard who making the unconscious conscious because it threatens their submissive society. Bernard confides to people about the submissive society and makes them conscious of their surroundings. Lenina‚
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Bernard flies a helicopter to meet a friend of his‚ Helmholtz Watson. He and Helmholtz discuss their dissatisfaction with the World State. Bernard is primarily upset because he is too small and weak for his caste; Helmholtz is unhappy because he is too intelligent for his job writing hypnopaedic phrases. In the next few days‚ Bernard asks his superior‚ the Director‚ for permission to visit the Reservation. The Director
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detrimental. One such character he uses to represent the ideology behind this is Bernard Marx. Bernard Marx is a character that represents those that are different from the norm‚ a character still relevant in today’s culture. He is an archetype of those that are looked down upon as different. He signifies those that look and/or think uniquely. Bernard is the outcast who longs to belong. Bernard is pretty high up in the social system in Brave New World. He is an Alpha Plus at
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