For my transformation I choose the novel ‘Great Expectations’ by Charles Dickens and transformed it into a poem that targets the attitude and pain of the main character Miss Havisham. One of my main attempts was to focus on her loneliness and bitter personality. I wanted to grasp these points in particular to show the links between her attitude and hatred towards men and the world around her. She has a vengeful side which is portrayed in her violent language ‘stab’ and ‘death’. Her attitude towards
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Sierra Eichholz Composition 2 April 13‚ 2013 Final Essay 4 Literature to be discussed‚ including author: Kate Chopin’s “The Storm” In Kate Chopin’s time‚ during the late 19th century‚ sexual relations were seen as outside of a woman’s knowledge and concern. What is unusual about Chopin’s story is that even publication of adultery was considered very scandalous but Chopin did so anyways. During this time once you married someone you were basically stuck with them. Many people who were married
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surroundings are not only physical‚ but also psychological; found in their relationships and trauma from past events. Although both women are presented in different forms Lady Macbeth is also strongly influenced by her physical surroundings. Like Miss Havisham‚ her home is metaphorical of her characteristics. She lives in a great castle from which we never see her leave. Like the castle she first comes across as strong‚ powerful and intimidating with strong walls‚ yet we later see these crumble and leave
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Home and away – Picture book by John Marsden and Matt Ottley The story of an hour – Kate chopin * This short story is set in the 19thcentury and shows the tension between female characters and the society that surrounds them. Margaret Baurer suggests Chopin is concerned with exploring the dynamic interrelation between men and women. And women and patriarchy‚ even women and women. She users gender to contemplate feminine identity and at the same time to critique patriarchal society that define
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Although she acknowledges what her reputation is which is not so positive she is firm and does not accept that it is the truth. The speaker in fact says that Cousin Kate is the one that has been fooled in stanza five‚ ’ If he had fooled not me but you ’. This however also suggests repression of Cousin Kate as she is described as a wretched fool and that she is not as innocent and pure as society claims she is. This could be in referral to Christina Rossetti ’s own life as she was
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Both Lady Macbeth and Miss Havisham are presented as two very disturbed characters - Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare’s play “Macbeth” and Miss Havisham in the poem Havisham by carol Ann Duffy. Both women in each of the texts that I have analysed come across as being disturbed‚ Being disturbed in the sense that both Havisham and Lady Macbeth are psychologically disturbed and also disturbed in the sense that they both want to interrupt peace. From prior research I have found that the definition of disturbed
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Norman Cousins and Albert Schweitzer ″Google″ famous people and you would get a number of web addresses listing names of musicians‚ politicians‚ scientists‚ writers‚ painters‚ etc. Usually‚ these personalities’ fame would have been the result of one particular skill. However‚ every so often‚ we may come across certain people who are only famous to those who’ve had the opportunity to know about them due to this or that circumstance. Norman Cousins and Albert Schweitzer are two such famous people
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Would you give up life‚ just be happy? What’s more important being happy or living in depression? Through out "The Story of an Hour" Chopin uses precise wording and how she setup the theme and the conflict within the plot. This story’s setting is not really that important. We assume that it takes place in Chopin’s native state Louisiana. Most of the story takes place at Mrs. Mallard’s home over the course of an hour. A good portion of the story takes place in her room sitting in her armchair in front
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Comparison of the ways women are presented in ‘Salome’ and ‘Havisham’ The two poems are written by a twentieth century poet called Carol Ann Duffy. In her poems women are presented in various ways. For example‚ the women in her poems ‘Salome’ and ‘Havisham’ are both quite deranged together with disturbed characteristics as they view love and relationships in two different ways – anger and bitterness. Duffy is known to write about traumatising scenes from childhood‚ adolescence‚ and adult life
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Case 12: The Cousins Tournament In The Cousins Tournament case‚ Al Blanchard decides that he is ready to retire as President of the family business‚ Grandview Industries. He has overseen the business for 27 years‚ along with help from his brother Morris. But with the New Year’s Eve announcement of Al’s upcoming retirement‚ a lot needed to be discussed‚ specifically in regards to the succession of the family business. In the current state of Grandview Industries‚ there was no succession plan. So
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