Module A Satvik Sekhar Although the comparative study of texts in time offers insight into humanity’s changing values‚ it is the portrayal of common‚ contextually resonating concerns which continue to engage us timelessly. Despite their divergent media and compositional milieus‚ Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein (1818) and Ridley Scott’s film Blade Runner (1982) share ongoing anxieties regarding unrestricted technological growth and social decay. By examining these texts together as social commentaries
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Lennie‚ “I tell you I ain’t used to livin’ like this. I coulda’ made somethin’ of myself” which shows the audience that she regrets her choices of marring Curley because he was the result of her life being the way it is. It is through Steinbeck’s characterisation of Curley’s wife that ‘tough times’ is represented. Pink’s choice of making the main character a small female child gives the audience a better understanding of what the story is about and how divorce can affect the child. As the protagonist
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agree with the decisions of the characters. These techniques are also used to capture the oppression of the black community and position audiences to understand these issues. The usage of cinematic and literary devices such as metaphor‚ plot‚ characterisation‚ camera angles and shots‚ audiences come to acknowledge racial conflict. Finally‚ through this emotionally moving cinematography‚ ‘Remember the Titans’ shapes how society experiences moral issues and reacts to the dilemmas that stem forth from
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plot by using literacy devices such as imagery‚ soliloquies and asides to suit his contemporary Elizabethan audience. In Shakespeare’s Othello‚ the theme jealousy is evident throughout the play. The composer uses techniques such as imagery and characterisation to convey this idea effectively. The protagonist Othello was characterised as a general‚ a man who has high social standards‚ rational‚ logical and a military man who is known as the “Valiant” and “more fail than black”. This has shaped a strong
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completely out of my contemporary comfort zone helped me build my confidence in my performance and connection to the audience. Fosse’s style also let me begin to explore the use of acting and characterisation within dance. Through choosing Fosse’s Jazz style I have been able to further develop characterisation as well as experiment with musicality and the use of storytelling. Furthermore I have had the chance to characterise myself and have the ability to become a new person through a dance. Fosse’s
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influencing factors that can alter the course of one’s life. These themes have been represented in the following texts‚ William Shakespeare Macbeth (play on stage) and William Golding’s lord of the flies (novel). The techniques employed are‚ symbolism‚ characterisation‚ language features‚ and violence/drama. Both authors employ a number of techniques to make both texts come to life vividly and more realistic and make the audience to consider they are a part of the texts. The theme power is expressed in both
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now‚ and Bridie is being asked to recall the events of fifty years earlier. This scene establishes who Bridie is‚ and introduces the audience to the situation: the recall and in a sense the re-living of memories of the years of imprisonment. Characterisation TASK: Re-read the play. Go through and highlight specific characteristics of our two protagonists – ensuring that you can provide evidence from the play (The evidence could be lines or phrases of dialogue‚ their actions‚ current or past‚ or
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blurred gender roles for the key male characters in ‘Kitchen’ and ‘Like Water For Chocolate’ Word Count: 1497 Banana Yoshimoto’s novella ‘Kitchen’ and ‘Like Water For Chocolate’ by Laura Esquivel explore the blurring of gender roles through the characterisation of the key male characters‚ Eriko and Pedro. The obscurity of gender roles is utilised by both authors as a literary tool in the formation of interpersonal relationships with the protagonists of each text. Furthermore both authors employ this
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These concepts of belonging are explored through Shakespeare’s use of characterisation‚ plot and setting. Two other texts that explore the concept of belonging are Jane Austen’s novel Persuasion and the short story “Comrades” by Nadine Gordimer. As You Like It follows several characters disconnected from society on their individual
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Weldon’s characterisation of Aunt Fay mirrors the ideal 19th century’s societal ideologies and values of literature as a fundamental desire‚ unlike the Georgian-England context in ‘Pride and Prejudice’‚ as reflected in the assertion‚ ‘People want to be told how to live’
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