Sir William Golding was‚ among other things‚ a British novelist who is best known for his novel Lord of the Flies. His father advocated scientific rationalism‚ and his mother campaigned for suffrage for women. One of the many subjects that Golding studied was Philosophy. During World War II‚ Golding joined the Royal Navy. While in the Royal Navy‚ he undoubtedly experienced the chaos of war‚ and this likely had a profound psychological effect on him. His experiences in WWII‚ along with what he studied
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Prejudice and discrimination are found across the entire world. For example‚ my dad once showed me the song‚ “Strange fruit”‚ it sounds like a silly name but actually leads up to gruesome metaphor about lynching in the South. The song lyrics describe the dead bodies so well that they almost make me sick. They describe the look of the hanging corpses with“The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth”. The song ends in silence after the singer refers back to the fruit metaphor with “Here is a strange and
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it is clearly quite a patronising term of address which Bronte strategically put in here. This shows that‚ from the very beginning he is seen as an authorative character who did not even bother to call Jane by her name. Another way in which Bronte does this is by using
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between Jim and the reader by giving accounts of Jim’s mistreatment as witnessed by Huck. In the novel after Huck stages his death‚ he runs away to Jackson’s Island only to find himself with Jim‚ who had also run away. After they meet‚ Huck asks Jim why he had run away. Jim explains that he overheard Miss Watson agree to sell him to another slave owner‚ an act which would separate him from his family‚ even though she has promised never to do so. Here‚ Miss Watson shows racism towards Jim by treating
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sees ya work before he hears ya talk‚ we’re set." (p.44) This shows how George thinks Lennie might be useless if the boss heard him talk. For this reason George is very careful not to let Lennie talk in front of people because he might ruined their opportunities. Just like George‚ Arnie’s family thinks their mom is useless because of her weight and that she can’t do anything around the house. People thinking they are useless does not give them the opportunity to do what they want to do in their
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Questions About Race How does the novel portray its African-American characters? Are there elements of racism in these portrayals? African American characters are not given much depth in the book and are only shown a few times. The few times they did‚ such as at Calpurnia’s church‚ they seemed very kind and sweet. There are some elements of racism throughout the book when describing the characters but it is mostly when other characters are talking about the blacks. How is the African-American community
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the biased idea about slavery in Pap’s long rant. In the log cabin‚ cooks dinner while Pap drinks alcohol. Huck mentions how when Pap drinks‚ he usually attacks the government. This night‚ Pap rambles on about how the government is bad for allowing an African American from Ohio have freedom and voting rights‚ which Pap responds by saying he will never vote again. Pap questions why the freeman is not sold into slavery (34-35). Pap’s long drunk diatribe against freed African Americans clearly demonstrates
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others. These themes are factors towards the portrayal of Lady Macbeth and contribute to changes that take place in her character and also how the audience responds to this. I will explore how Shakespeare uses these themes among other things to present Lady Macbeth?s character and how she changes throughout the play to the audience. Lady Macbeth?s character does not‚ initially conform to the typical role of women‚ especially in the 17th century when women weren?t even allowed to act on stage. However
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How does Steinbeck present Slim from the extract? Slim‚ on his first appearance‚ is described as moving with a “majesty only achieved by royalty or master craftsmen”. With this descriptive phrase‚ Steinbeck immediately establishes Slim as someone who is confident in himself that is admired by others. To move like majesty‚ it requires one to move with graceful fluency without seeming effort. This is a man who is comfortable in his own persona. Continuing with the comparison to royalty‚ Steinbeck
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How does Steinbeck present loneliness and isolation in the novel? Steinbeck presents the concepts of loneliness and isolation in the novel in various ways. He uses the characters‚ action and the setting as devices to demonstrate the loneliness in the novel. Steinbeck uses the setting of the book to show the theme of isolation and loneliness in the book. An example of Steinbeck using the setting to demonstrate the loneliness in the book is Steinbeck’s description of Soledad is key to the portrayal
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