Q1. Both nick and Gatsby have powerful imaginations that distort their views of reality. Discuss how this trait helps to develop their relationship and characterisation. Both Nick and Gatsby personify their views of reality throughout the novel‚ whereas Gatsby is deluding himself into seeing the world he has made up in his head Nick is the one observing this and telling the reader his perspective. An example of this is shown through how know one truly knows who Gatsby is‚ thinking he ‘killed a man’
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pentameter. ‘Paradise Lost’ has received mixed reactions from the time it was published in the 17th century to the modern age‚ continuing to arouse both praise and blame over the years. Apart from the beauty of its language and the power of the characterisation used in the poem‚ the subject matter of ‘Paradise Lost’ is what has continued to absorb the modern audience. By focusing on the foundational myth of humanity itself‚ Milton’s mission was to show not only what caused man’s fall but also its consequences
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some very tense moments in the plot alternated with relatively light moments. The story also bears a tone of sarcasm towards the making of a commercial film in India. The suspense is the real shocker here‚ it is plain startling. But brilliant characterisation‚ an interesting plot which is shrouded in mystery and a shocking climax in the end‚ make this an absolute page-turner. The story begins with a murder in a lift of a high-rise building where Mr. Gore‚ a well known producer lives. Lalmohan babu
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Question: How does Dickens in his portrayal of Miss Havisham explore the theme of isolation? The oldest of eight children‚ Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth in 1812. Dickens experienced a very traumatic childhood which included the ordeal of seeing two of his brother pass away. John Dickens‚ his father‚ worked as a clerk in the Navy Pay Office‚ due to his occupation‚ the Dickens family had to move a lot. Financial problems led to the imprisonment of John Dickens‚ who couldn’t afford to look
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The question of what is humanity’s ultimate purpose in this life is a question that people across the centuries have attempted to answer. Although William Shakespeare originally wrote Hamlet with the intention that his work would be performed for an audience comprised of people from the different social classes in Renaissance England‚ I believe that Shakespeare’s play continues to be studied today because of the way in which it explores issues so pertinent to the human condition. The fact that Hamlet
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kitchen and‚ later in the text‚ their letters to one another. However‚ as the persona and begins to find his sense of belonging in the new country‚ the bird is replaced with the creature befriended by the persona: which has‚ in itself‚ become a characterisation of the protagonist’s growing acceptance of‚ and by‚ the new society. The persona’s frustration and distress as he arrives in the new country are portrayed through body language‚ size and angles. He is initially unrecognizable in a full-page
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Matenge is clearly the antagonist of the novel. Head’s characterisation of Matenge is almost comical. He is a overweight and egotistical meglomaniac. He lives off the poor and his inherited unpaid slaves. He parades his wealth and strokes his own ego in his dress and through his actions. He wears a purple robe and sits in high-backed‚ throne-like chair. He is primarily concerned with bolstering his own image and nursing his ideas of his own self-importance. He believes that his status as sub-chief
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film‚ the director utilises various symbols including green lighting‚ pathetic fallacy and the ‘Eyes of God’ to highlight the themes and attitudes throughout the film. Colour was utilised to symbolise various elements in the film‚ including characterisation to highlight the themes that are explored throughout. Green‚ and in particular a green light‚ is a symbol of hope throughout the film and is particularly obvious in the final scene of the film after Gatsby’s death‚ Nick’s narration states ‘Gatsby
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All the characters in the “Life and crimes of Harry Lavender” are colourful and very distinctive‚ the use of the characterisations covey different voices from the composer and the story itself. A dominant female character in what have been traditionally male roles is an interesting feature of texts. In the "Life and crimes of Harry Lavender" the character of Claudia‚ the
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self-identity as determined by the stereotypes placed upon them. Shakespeare emphasises the negatory impacts of a prejudiced society on individuals which is extended by Sax to highlight issue of a continual prevalence of racism in the 20th century. The characterisation of Othello‚ in Shakespeare’s text‚ as a dark skinned but respected general‚ accentuates his alienation from the rest of the society despite his position‚ thus rejecting the ideology of providentialism and the Great Chain of Being at the time
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