nature rather than civilisation. Industrial Revolution – social and economic changes. Romanticists believed that mass production was a primary cause of mounting social ills such as poverty‚ urban overcrowding and unhealthy and dangerous working conditions. They saw it as a threat to individualist ideals.Gothicism – “Characterised by picturesque settings; an atmosphere of mystery‚ gloom‚ and terror; supernatural or fantastic occurrences; and violent and macabre events.” – Heightened emotions‚ sinister
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John Keats’ essay. The poems written by John Keats are primarily concerned with the conflicted nature of the human existence as they look at the human state often with sadness‚ beauty and the imagination of one’s mind. The metaphysical world‚ beauty in nature and classical idealism are all pondered upon in Keats’ poems as these ideas are evidently indicated in the two poems “Ode on Melancholy” and “Ode To A Nightingale”. The metaphysical world relating to immortality and mortality constantly appears
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even in times of great communal strife as well as silencing others to strengthen our own beliefs. Furthermore‚ the strongest motivating factor of human nature is to seek pleasure and avoid pain. If there were no rules and regulations we would pursue whatever was on our own interest without caring for others wishes. Selfishness can be seen when humans try to win up each other. A perfect example is seen in the story written by Luigi Pirandello “War” where what started off as a pleasant discussion
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‘War brings out the best and worst in humanity.’ Compare and contrast the ways in which your chosen writers reveal the impact war has on the individual and society. War brings out extreme experiences for the human condition; extreme pain‚ guilt‚ pride‚ mercy and anger all present within the novels I have chosen to write about. Some of us may find these experiences good things and others‚ bad; I have decided to explore this idea using the novels ‘Birdsong’ written by Sebastian Faulks and ‘War
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“Night‚ Mother” The play “Night‚ Mother” addresses the human condition and how character human depth influences the way readers understand drama. The invisible characters play a large part on how the two main character’s act‚ and how it influences their dialogue. The father‚ the son of Jessie‚ and her ex-husband are mentioned throughout the play‚ and they set up the dynamic of the story‚ physically and emotionally. Exploring their human depth and their importance throughout the play helps the
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we can begin to explore the effect war has on the human condition and the toll it plays on their minds. O ’Brien makes shame and physical and emotional burdens motivation. He also plays around with the idea of ambiguous truth and how to tell true war stories. That the difference between the "happening truth" and the "story truth" does not matter‚ that the immense power of storytelling is what is important. This further impacts the human condition by making men contradict themselves‚ their morals
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Her First Ball – Katherine Mansfield Characters: Protagonist: Leila Her first ball is based primarily on Leila‚ who is the protagonist of the story. In this story‚ we do not particularly know her appearance‚ but can form an image of her through the description of her personality. Leila is youth and idealism personified. She is simple; she tries to act mature in the story because she feels indifferent amongst her cousins and it is uncomfortable for her. “She tried not to smile too much; she
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Self-Assessment Questions Further readings 1.1 INTRODUCTION Man is a social animal. The early origin and development of social life among homo sapiens was within-the context of collectives where the sustained human group was a social invention of critical evolutionary importance. The human group originated presumably through mutual interaction among factors such as partial care‚ the growth of larger brain‚ development of language‚ extended childhood‚ exchange behavior‚ and play. Once the sustainable
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twentieth-century Americans. Ending exactly as it began‚ the play illustrates the cyclical nature of existence‚ celebrating humanity’s resilience‚ inventiveness‚ and will to survive. The message of the play is not a new one. It mentions the cyclic nature of human existence. Yet‚ the quality of the play which makes it one of the most extraordinary plays is its untraditional form. Rejecting the conventions of naturalistic drama‚ the play provides its audience with an entertaining journey. The characters appear
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fear‚ remember‚ forget‚ and are so similar‚ but where are we different I wonder. The human condition is the ability or capacity to love‚ hate‚ fear‚ feel emotions‚ think for ourselves‚ and in many ways it is not just the human condition. It (the human condition) is the ability to move past a primitive state and to become conscious of who we are‚ what we are‚ and things we can do beyond basic survival. We humans use music‚ art‚ and stories to tell and to express
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