and also they begin to hear the distinctive “voice” of their parents. Yes. I had strong attached to my teddy bear when I was younger. I had a lot toys but I only liked to play with my teddy bear. Harlow’s theory of “contact comfort” refers to the physical and emotional comfort that an infant receives from being in physical contact with its caregiver. Contact confort does explain my attachment to my dad
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Sound of Waves Commentary In this passage‚ found on pages 135 and 136 of The Sound of Waves‚ author Yukio Mishima utilizes brutal imagery through descriptive diction to expose the subtle sexism apparent on this island. Furthermore‚ he provides commentary on gender roles and stereotypes‚ which are apparent not only in his own life‚ but on the island of Uta-jima as well. Gender roles become apparent as the novel progresses because Shinji is looking for a woman of beauty rather than of intellect
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Invisible Man Commentary There is a constant struggle for people to find their self identity in a world where society tries to force them to become somebody else. Society often sets standards that “well respected citizens” should meet‚ limiting people from developing their own views of the world and making their own decisions. In Invisible Man‚ Ralph Ellison portrays the experiences that a young black American goes through that shapes‚ and more often than not‚ blinds his identity. In my excerpt
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When Albert Camus wrote The Stranger in 1942‚ his intention was to present absurdism and existentialism to the world. The absurdity of life from Camus’s eyes come to life through the main character‚ Meursault. Throughout the novel‚ Meursault doesn’t wish he could live another life nor does he attempt to change his final judgement. Meursault’s inability to feel emotions and express them to others is a primary example of existentialism throughout the novel. From Meursault’s physical descriptions of
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When you are having a conversation with someone what do you do? Do you listen to them or do you take notes on the dark purple flowers planted in the background? Attention to detail is a main theme in The Stranger. Camus uses this to display how Meursault choses to put off the real world and study the small things. Meursault notices the nature around him‚ colors‚ and temperature. You see he is more fascinated in the physicality of the world around him rather than the emotional and social elements
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Short Stories By Megan Lucas The stories in the book‚ Transitions: Half a Century of South African Short Stories‚ interrogate platitudes and cliché’s. This is why‚ in these‚ stories‚ emphasis falls on the protagonists who outgrow ideological comfort zones. (Unknown. ENN311M/101) This statement claims that the main characters in the stories in Transitions go through certain changes that force them to let go of their ideologies and that it is apparent in the dialogue. This essay will discuss the
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Commentary on Field of Autumn Advancing like a silent threat‚ the onset of winter is presented throughout the poem as a season with sinister intent. The “acid breath of noon” approaches in a “Slow” manner‚ as if sneaking up on autumn. The personification of the “acid breath” not only suggests to the reader the fog is murderous‚ but one could be lead to imagine that the fog is poison gas. This is because “Field of Autumn” was published in 1947‚ two years after the Second World War; clearly the memory
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Reflective commentary I honestly didn’t know what my story was going to be about at first; all I knew is that I wanted a relationship to be involved. At first‚ I thought of writing about a woman who falls in love with her best friend‚ but I didn’t think I could go into great depths with this. I then decided on writing about an abusive relationship as there is so much raw emotion that can be portrayed through writing about this sort of situation. Whenever I start writing a piece‚ I feel that it may
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hung painfully over her shoulders. It seemed as though the pain she was experiencing was interminable. What this mother is experiencing is considered a very typical reaction‚ which many experience when a dear relative is lost. In the novel‚ The Stranger‚ written by Albert Camus‚ Meursault is the one who must face the agony of losing his mother. Many people might assume that Meursault would experience an emotional reaction
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’Points of View’ Commentary ’Points of View’‚ written by Lucinda Roy‚ is a poem that features different points of view (as the title suggests) on the subject of water: those of women collecting water in‚ what can be assumed to be‚ an African country and those of a person living in a modernised (possibly a ’Western’) country. Furthermore‚ Roy seems to be critical of the aforementioned Western lifestyle and this poem presents an underlying moral that everybody should be grateful for what they have
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