Pat Murphy: His Vegetable wife The power of the harasser‚ the abuser‚ the rapist depends above all on the silence of women. Ursula K. Le Guin His Vegetable Wife is a short science fiction story‚ written in late eighties by Pat Murphy. It describes a relationship between male human and female plant‚ which is sort of a human too‚ or some of us would say‚ she is some kind of alien creature. At the beginning the story is relatively realistic; the man has planted the seed and is waiting for the results
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Nick W. In the Lake of the Woods Analysis In the Lake of the Woods was a convoluted mystery novel with no definitive ending. At the end of the book‚ it is uncertain whether or not John killed Kathy or if she is still alive. Throughout the book‚ the author sprinkles chapters of evidence to deepen the mystery and reveal more details as to infer what might have happened on the night of Kathy’s disappearance. The main character John‚ the failed politician‚ is slowly revealed throughout the story to
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he gets closer‚ he asks the child where he is because he thinks that he’s lost. He can’t seem to find his way home. The other kid responds that he’s in Taichung‚ in the middle of Taiwan. 5. Charles is astounded because he never traveled out of his country before‚ especially not as far as Asia. He doesn’t understand how he
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The book Children of the River is about the difficulties and differences of immigrating to a foreign country and having to get used to a different way of living. As seen in this book‚ Sundara is having to accustom herself to living a different and usual way from what she lived before in her native country. In different parts of the world there are places where they are less advanced than what we are here in America. In Cambodia they didn’t have as many
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opinion of the characters in a different way. Curley’s wife is looked at in a different perspective by the viewers in the film by the senses that were added and deleted from the novel. In the book the reader sees her as mean and full of herself but in the film Curley’s wife doesn’t seem mean she appears like she is looking for attention and wanting to feel recognized. In the story‚ as Lennie‚ Crooks‚ and Candy were talking about the dream‚ Curley’s wife comes in and says to Crooks‚ “‘Well‚ you keep your
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Ballet and War: Review on Rites of Spring: The Great War and the Birth of the Modern Age The Rite of Spring by Modris Ekstein examines the cultural history at the start and in World War I and the consequences that would follow after the end of the war. Ekstein separates his book into three acts- pre-war‚ during the war and then after the war. Act One takes the reader first to Paris and the premier of Igor Stravinsky’s ballet‚ Le Sacre du primtemp translated to the Rite of Spring. Choreographed
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In Afghanistan‚ women are still routinely arrested and jailed for “running away” or for adultery‚ the current law does not recognize the crime rape‚ and the rate of forced marriages are sky rocketing. Any woman that dares to speak out or attempts to affect change incurs at best abuse and threats‚ at worse death. In this culture‚ if a woman is outspoken and involved in a political and social life then she is bound to be a victim of attack. The Patience Stone by Atiq Rahimi explores the ways through
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Courageous & Complex Cry‚ the Beloved Country is a compelling novel written by Alan Paton that tells the story of a distraught South Africa‚ and how one father faces the struggles of putting his family back together. Cry‚ the Beloved Country takes place in South Africa around the 1940’s. Stephen Kumalo‚ a priest that lives in the village of Ndotsheni‚ receives a letter unexpectedly‚ asking him to come to the city of Johannesburg because his sister Gertrude is very ill. Kumalo is willing to make
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The 1993 film‚ Caro Diario (Dear Diary)‚ can be seen as a critique of modern Italian culture and its ills‚ in contrast to a more idyllic past‚ if perhaps as seen only in the mind of the film’s director‚ Nanni Moretti (who also plays the main character‚ Moretti himself). The film takes us on a journey through Italy in three chapters‚ each with its own focus on Italian culture. Though each vignette differs from the other‚ they all reveal Moretti’s deep love for Italy and its cinema as forces that shaped
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John Steinbeck planned out every word he put into his novel Of Mice and Men. Steinbeck did exactly this with the development of the character Curley’s wife. She had started the novel as a “tart” or a nuisance of a character‚ but later she turned into an admriable character‚ one that you really feel for. In Of Mice and Men‚ Curley’s wife is shown as a very unpleasant character. For example‚ while Lennie‚ Candy and Crookes were in Crooks’ room discussing their ranch‚ she walks in and says “Listen
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