written by W.E.B DuBois is a collection of autobiographical and historical essays containing many themes. DuBois introduced the notion of "twoness"‚ a divided awareness of one’s identity. "One ever feels his two-ness an American‚ a Negro; two souls‚ two thoughts‚ two unreconciled stirrings: two warring ideals in one dark body‚ whose dogged strength alone keep it from being torn asunder" (215). There are many underlying themes in this collection of essays. One of the themes that DuBois speaks on extensively
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W. E.B. Dubois and the Critique of the Competitive Society As I was listening to the speech by Dr. Andrew Douglas‚ I understood that W. E. B. Dubois’s idea was very similar to Marxism. Karl Marx‚ a German philosopher‚ economist‚ and sociologist‚ constructed ideas about society‚ economics‚ and politics held that all societies progress through the dialects of class struggle. This constitutes that a conflict between ownership class which controls production and a lower class which
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How is the character of Blanche presented in Scenes 1 and 2 in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’? In ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’‚ Tennessee Williams presents Blanche DuBois as an extremely multifaceted character who represents both old and idealist values in America. Appearances are deceiving‚ and this is clearly shown through the character of Blanche in the play‚ as she puts on a smug and arrogant front to conceal her fragile personality. To ‘blanche’ something is to ‘drain it of colour’ and thus the image
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declared freedom for the men of the south. In 1868‚ W.E.B. DuBois was born in the small community of Great Barrington‚ Massachusetts (Biographay.com). As an African-American child in a predominately Caucasian town‚ DuBois flourished despite the discord of prejudice that plagued the nation. It was in Nashville‚ Tennessee‚ when he was a freshman in college‚ the Jim Crow laws made a profound impression upon DuBois. Throughout his lifetime‚ DuBois succeeded in many
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Streetcar Named Desire” a tragedy for Blanche or Stella? Aristotle stated “the structure of the best tragedy should…be… complex” representing” incidents arousing pity and fear “. It’s understood that the focus of tragedy is human suffering and a tragedy must be accessible to audiences‚ creating a shared catharsis. Although Aristotle refers to classical tragedies‚ a domestic tragedy like “A Streetcar Named Desire” ensures a greater understanding as it is realistic. Blanche‚ as the protagonist‚ endures more
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When Blanche Ingram was young she was a very happy child‚ she had two loving parents and a beautiful baby sister as well as a small ragamuffin of a dog named yappers. When Blanche was seven her father and yappers were involved in a carriage raid and were mercilessly slaughtered by some bandits. Blanche was devastated. After the funeral many secrets of Mr. Ingrams finances were unveiled. Mr. Ingram was an avid gambler and loved the rush of watching a horse race down a track or watching two
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and the cost of inaction. Rose Blanche composed by Robert Innocenti juxtaposes the main protagonist to others in the picture book‚ representing the differing perspectives during the Holocaust. The purpose of the text is established by the motif of Rose positioned behind a window‚ symbolising her separation from the evil of the Nazi regime. A single bright colour is utilised throughout the text‚ which Innocenti uses to juxtapose the dominant influence of Rose Blanche and the Nazi regime. Innocenti’s
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incidents arousing pity and fear‚ wherewith to accomplish a catharsis of these emotions.” This literary theory is used as a tool for analyzing Greek tragedy. The drama Oedipus the King by Sophocles could be considered a tragedy and Oedipus considered a tragic hero by Aristotle’s definition‚ for it follows all five steps. The first aspect of Aristotle’s definition of tragedy is “the imitation of an action that is serious and also‚ as having magnitude‚ complete in itself”. What Aristotle means is that
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The Houston Center for Photography has a photo titled Jordan up the pole Rusell Heights by Doug Dubois. The photo was taken in 2010 and printed in 2015. The title of the photograph is depicted exactly as such in the picture. An adolescent male‚ is shown with his legs crossed on the very peak of a telephone‚ with only one hand hold on to the steel pole. It is unsettling at first glance to see a young male so far away from the ground‚ as one may think he is about to fall at any time. The young child’s
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be someone she wasn’t and ignoring her feelings‚ Blanche creates a disconnection between her and Mitch. When Mitch finally discovers Blanche’s truths‚ he comes to talk to her with unkempt appearances‚ which Blanche considers “the unforgivable insult to a lady” (140). By Blanche finding Mitch’s appearance an “insult to a lady”‚ she tries to keep her façade up as well as defines herself as a lady. Prior to Mitch knowing the truth‚ he viewed Blanche as a lady and gave her respect. However‚ once he found
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