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    However‚ while Othello was initially able to comprehend the love of others in Venice‚ his capacity to do so – in particular‚ in relation to Desdemona – rapidly declined as he begins to increasingly identify with “otherness.” This is apparent almost immediately after Iago planted the seeds of doubt in Othello. After Iago intimated that Desdemona’s potential infidelity may have been an inevitable result of his race – “though I may fear / Her will‚ recoiling to her better judgement‚ may fall to match

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    had no sense of moral or social responsibility‚ and the black truth he discovered ate away and destroyed him. He regressed to savage behaviors he had previously repressed and let the darkness fill the cold void within him. Because he knew so much blackness‚ he was unable to live in society again. He crossed over and relinquished all ties to the civilized world‚ for he had lived the white truths to an extreme‚ so did he live the black truths. Kurtz showed what happens when the white truths and lies

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    we can see that racism against those of color existed even in the 17th century. “Shakespeare ’s play is the text that will at once unsettle and fill in‚ substantiate and resolve what the audience suspects it already knows about the essence of blackness as the savage and libidinous Other” (Little 305). Shakespeare wields the prejudice that he knows the audience has come with‚ by making Othello the victim of Iago’s malicious plan. “The weight of critical tradition… presents a Shakespeare who finds

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    maintains a simplistic style in order to bring the human experience and truth to anyone young and old‚ or black and white. “The Little Black Boy‚” the poem I am analyzing critically‚ is about an African child who comes to reality and accepts his own blackness. At first‚ the black boy seemed to accept the supremacy of the English boy. But the last line states that he has come to an agreement with his self through God and his mom’s guidance‚ that he has a better chance or is more worthy because of his faith

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    Jesse and his gang a mythical feel. The light in this scene is very important. As Jesse awaits the train we can see his shadowed face. As the camera pans out all we can see is parts of Jesse from the lanterns light. There is no background only blackness. He stands alone away from his men. His is centred on the camera‚ here he has a powerful presence.

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    commonly combined with a gloomy event to portray Mikage’s feelings. When her grandmother passes away‚ she describes her experience and feelings of loneliness similar to “the blackness of the cosmos” (Kitchen). This demonstrates the vulnerability of humans and how it can lead to a person referring to an experience with “blackness” (Kitchen). Using this imagery‚ Yoshimoto is able to produce a vivid picture of darkness with the exception of some stars shining light. This refers to how Mikage generally

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    The emotions overwhelmed Ralph for he could not bear but “wept for the end of innocence…” (p.225). William Golding’s fictional allegory novel ‘Lord of the Flies’ portrays the loss of innocence through several characters and symbols. Throughout the novel‚ it is clear that the loss of innocence is a vital theme as the reader watch the boys descend into savagery. As the boys spend more time on the island‚ their loss of innocence is illustrated through three main factors; the Beast‚ the feast & dances

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    INTRODUCTION 1. BACKGROUND In the US‚ racism is a well known issue. From racial profiling to other issues such as affirmative action‚ police brutality against minorities and the history of slavery and the rising resentment against immigrants (http://www.globalissues.org). Here the writers point out about the racism that is occurred in novel of The Bluest Eye‚ where racism is one of the biggest issue occurred in the novel. Since the history of black peole related to the slavery that involved their

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    a letter from Coates to his fifteen-year-old son. In this book‚ Coates tackles major issues that plague black people‚ particularly black men‚ in modern day America. This book covers a wide range of topics‚ including race relations‚ “whiteness”‚ “blackness”‚ self-identity‚ and manhood. One of the most powerful messages from the book is that black people can be anything. The world is quick to put us in a box‚ and portray us all as one standard thing‚ when we’re not. In the book‚ Coates stresses the

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    in many SF texts. SF texts such as Ridley Scott’s “Alien” show an evident decoder for how white culture believes and perceives fear from the alienated lower-class blacks. Movies‚ which project the alien to possess a likeness of blackness such as “Predator”‚ show blackness to be deemed as violent and barbaric. Roberts explains to us that a member of society‚ which has already been deemed as the ultimate other is also put into that same category in SF. Of course for many authors‚ as Roberts explains

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