Belonging is a far-reaching yet complex idea that is powerfully explored in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. It illustrates a variety of aspects of belonging‚ where it can be compared and contrasted with ideas in other texts such as Oliver Parker’s film Dorian Gray and Oodgeroo Noonuccal’s poem We Are Going. These texts present ideas of power and isolation‚ which consequently lead to individuals either belonging or not belonging to the community. Through the use of a variety of literary‚ film and dramatic
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Su An Lin Professor Bender Arts and Letters 05/02/2012 Final Exam Short Answers 1. The Idea of Naming Unique names and titles contribute greatly to the success of fairytales. In classic fairytales‚ readers identify the protagonist as an icon‚ rather than a requisite to push the plot. Timeless “appellations‚” such as “Cinderella‚” “The Little Red Ridinghood‚” “Snow White‚” “Blue Beard‚” etc. inheritably connect to public impression. Nowadays‚ every name has a story behind it‚ and the name itself
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Hallward‚ of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian
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you as just a mere shadow of yourself‚ you may not have suddenly changed. Sometimes just a small‚ single event in your life may grow and become something so out of control‚ you are left with no way out. In Oscar Wilde ’s novel “The Picture of Dorian Gray‚” a young man‚ after receiving a beautiful portrait of himself‚ makes a wish that he could remain youthful and attractive for the rest of his days. Unfortunately‚ this simple request comes back to haunt him for the rest of his life. As the main
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N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 20 May 2013. Brontë‚ Charlotte‚ Jane Eyre. New York: Random House‚ 1943. Print. Brontë‚ Emily. Wuthering Heights. New York: Random House‚ 1943. Print. Gomel‚ Elana. "Oscar Wilde‚ The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ and the (Un)Death of the Author." wiki.uiowa.edu. Ohio State University‚ n.d. Web. 20 May 2013. Melani‚ Lilia. "Emily Bronte."academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/. N.p.‚ 13 Oct. 2011. Web. 20 May 2013. Miller‚ Laura
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Jane Austen’s novel “Persuasion” uses art as a way to establish someone who is associated with the higher class. Austen also uses art‚ like concerts‚ as a tool for the heroine‚ Anne Elliot‚ to reconnect with an old flame. This reference to class starts from the beginning of the book as Anne and Mary to visit the Musgroves. “To the Great House accordingly they went‚ to sit the full half hour in the old-fashioned square parlour‚ with a small carpet and shining floor‚ to which the present daughters
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What does it mean to be Redeemed? Trevor Jordan 5-21-11 Lampa Redemption is a black and white subject‚ one can either achieve it or fail and hold on to their troubled past for life. Redemption is when one admits to and repents for their bad deeds and truly feels sorry‚ then that person does a good deed to counteract the bad one and evens out their life’s “score”. Truman Capote and Oscar Wilde demonstrate that the characters in their books do not achieve redemption because they do not take
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the theme of decadence caused by aestheticism appears through Gustav von Achenbach’s eccentric‚ specifically homoerotic‚ feelings towards a Polish boy named Tadzio. Although his feelings spring from a sound source‚ the boy’s aesthetic beauty‚ Aschenbach becomes decadent in how excessively zealous his feelings are‚ and his obsession ultimately leads to his literal and existential destruction. Thus exemplifying‚ as will be examined in the following‚ how aestheticism is closely related to‚ and indeed
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Picture of Dorian Gray”‚ by Oscar Wilde‚ it shows the characteristics of how corruptive‚ careless‚ and narrow minded a human could be. Dorian Gray shows features of an egocentric person. He grew a strong passion for himself after he became known to some theories of life. He didn’t learn much about them but his mentality completely changed after a few smart words. Dorian’s infatuation caused him to make the mistake of giving up his soul for the sake of staying young and beautiful forever. Dorian portrayed
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Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was one of the most successful authors of the late Victorian Age. Wilde was involved in the aestheticism movement‚ which attempted to establish art as just pieces of beauty. Many people of the Victorian Era believed all works of art had a deeper meaning and purpose other than for pleasure‚ but Wilde worked to disprove this idea. He believed that art is self sufficient and it does not have to teach morals or to show political commitment to society‚ and that the artist is
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