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    "W.W.Y.D" Society is quick to judge and people are quick to stereotype other people. In the show "What Would You Do" three people were trying to steal a bike. The first one was a white male and most of the people just walked by or asked "Is that your bike‚" and his reply was "No‚" then the people just kept walking by and didn’t even try to stop him. There was roughly 100 people an hour that just walked by until an old couple walked up and tried to stop him. Next‚ was a black male and the first

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    One of the women characters to who may show sympathy towards is Daisy. Daisy throughout the novel is oblivious to the fact that Tom‚ her husband‚ has an intimate relationship with the character Myrtle in a very public way. This is one of the ways in which we‚ the reader‚ sympathise towards Daisy‚ not only because of the fact that Tom is cheating on her with other characters but‚ the public way in which this affair is being carried out with everyone aware of Tom and Myrtles relations‚ other than Daisy

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    stories a common factor is that the couples were forced to make adult decisions about their lives and love lives; while‚ the adults around them were making many poor decisions. Unlike many love stories where the strong‚ handsome male saves the damsel in distress‚ the female protagonists in both of these stories appeared to be stronger than their male counterparts. Maybe that is why when the time came‚ both mothers

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    of the striptease‚ ‘off came her skirt‚ her woolen stockings‚ her shoes‚ and on to the fire they went’‚ evidently signifies her matured and controlled move toward expressing her own sexuality. Therefore subverting the archetype of a virginal “damsel in distress” to an actively sexual heroine‚ making the act of sex no longer a

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    example of a gothic text. We can see a clear link between the gothic genre and this film through the use of various gothic elements reinforced by filmic codes and conventions. A few key gothic elements evident throughout the film include; Women in distress‚ Dislocation‚ powerful love‚ the uncertainty of reciprocation‚ lovers parted and setting in a castle.  Throughout the film the use of gothic elements is evident. An example of a gothic archetype in Edward Scissor hands is the setting‚ which uses

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    Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors The Comedy of Errors was Shakespeare’s first comedy. It is a light yet dramatic play about a family of twins‚ their parents‚ and their twin servants‚ who have been separated for over twenty years due to a tragic accident at sea. The story‚ following the usual format of Shakespeare’s work occurs and is concluded all in one day. The twins run into each other the whole day through and are mistaken for each other more than once. This confusion makes the tragedy

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    Every story needs a protagonist; a main character that takes the reader by the hand and leads them through their journey. In Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl‚ the protagonist is Mary Maloney‚ the wife of Detective Patrick Maloney. She is a major character as the events of the story revolve around her actions‚ and a dynamic character as she transforms from a doting wife to a cunning murderer. Mary is six months pregnant‚ and her skin was described as having a “wonderful translucent quality‚ the

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    familiar trope‚ established since ancient times. Early literature often used the damsel in distress as a metaphor of the hero’s altruism‚ borrowing from that‚ early American films used a "helpless woman" character‚ played by attractive women‚ for the same purpose. In fact‚ some films made from book adaptations‚ like Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1920)‚ introduce a "damsel" even if the text that had none. In modern films the "damsel" is not always a woman and may be‚ for instance‚ a male buddy‚ or a child or

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    ✨Disney Archetypes✨ 1. Hercules The Young Man from the Provinces Hercules--His adoptive parents had no idea where he came from and they took him in as their own The Initiate Hercules--He was trying to prove to his father that he was worthy of living on Mount Olympus Mentor Philoctetes (Phil)--He teaches Hercules the ways of a God and how to fight off Hades’ demons Friendly Beast Pegasus--He is Hercules’ partner‚ best friend; he is there when Hercules needs him The Devil Figure Hades--He

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    from the rest of the world. At first this tales seems very typical. The lovers face barriers that prevents them from being together and the princess is put into isolation in a tower‚ similar to "Rapunzel." The tale initially appears to be a typical damsel story. Although‚ usually it is the stepmother or witch that punishes the heroine and not the father. Oftentimes in fairy tales the father is either hardly mentioned or does not exist. Soon after her isolation takes place‚ the story takes a very different

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