self-conscious. We go about our lives believing what we are told based on what our culture deems to be the right way to live. There are two things that seem to keep us from living the way we are supposed to be‚ or so it seems-time and tradition. It is almost as if “progress” is inhibited by time and tradition. Time is simply the modern invention we have devised to schedule our life. It puts parameters on our daily living. Tradition is what has been imprinted on us by our
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clearly‚ threatened Mayella because she kissed Tom.Despite all of the evidence‚ the jury finds Tom guilty and the police escort him to prison. Shortly after Tom arrives at the prison‚ he attempts to escape. During the escape‚ the guards shoot Tom 17 times. The guards did not just shoot to stop Tom‚ they wanted to kill him. They would not shoot him in the head or chest if they simply wanted to stop him. Miss Maudie explains it as‚ “‘Seventeen bullet holes in him‚ they didn’t have to shoot him that much’(235)
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themes and racism is one that is quite predominant throughout the text‚ Othello. Shakespeare broke the societal norm of his time by creating a black hero and using a white villain to undermine and deceive his otherwise flawless black character. It is through Shakespeare‚ that we are able to explore notions of racism and inequality‚ which were present then and still present now‚ thus enables us to see that this is still a highly topical issue in the 21st century‚ deeming it a very relevant and important
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aspect of gender in Athenian society‚ particularly how it is presented in Euripides’ Heracles and Medea. Focusing on the main characters of each play‚ Euripides’ treatment of his characters will be discussed and how each complies and/or differs to Athenian society gender expectations. A comprehensive and unbiased view on gender in 4th and 5th century Athenian society is almost impossible to find. This is because there were no woman writers in this time period and very little written by the lower class
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How does Sheriff present disturbed characters in ‘Journey’s End’. (NOT Stanhope) Journey’s End is a play written by R.C. Sherriff based on his experience of WW1. He presents several of the characters in the play as being disturbed in different ways from his experience of people’s behaviour in the trenches. The most disturbed character in the play is easily Stanhope due to his ambitious drinking and his temper. However‚ there are still other characters that are disturbed during the play. Out
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Winston thinks that the proles are the only hope for a better future; if they revolt as a mass‚ the government can’t do anything about it. The shame is that the proles are too dumb and too content with their lives to stand up for their rights. Winston makes a comment about the red-armed woman who is free and she looks fertile; she is able to produce a lot of kids for the future generation which can break the regime. Girls and women are very much neglected
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How does Thomas present regret in “Tears”? Written in January early 1915‚ Thomas was housebound due a badly sprained ankle and used the time to contemplate his future prospects. Regret is a prominent feature throughout “Tears” as the emotion was stimulated by his perceived failings in life: he was conscious he was yet to enlist to fight for his beloved country even though many of fellow “countrymen” had recently died in the Battle of Ypres; he was concerned with his inability to express emotions
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How does Priestley use Eva Smith as a dramatic device? Priestley represents Eva as a dramatic device in the play ‘An Inspector Calls’ in many different ways‚ and also uses her to connect everybody to making them/(all characters) guilty for Eva Smith’s death. At the beginning of the play in Act 1 scene 1‚ Priestley uses Eva to represent the voiceless “she’d left a letter there and sort of a diary”‚ it’s as if Priestley is using the Inspector to represent Eva‚ making Eva voiceless‚ as if the Inspector
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Culture of Anglo-Saxons Learned in Beowulf All societies from different time periods have various beliefs and principles. Throughout the epic poem‚ Beowulf‚ the honorability of the Anglo-Saxon culture and its values reveals itself. As a whole‚ Beowulf’s courageous and respectable qualities depict the Anglo-Saxon’s view of a hero during that time. This displays itself through Beowulf’s attributes‚ the Geats’ love for Beowulf‚ and his morality. Additionally‚ the respect the characters show for their
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consternation of the town. An exemplar woman named Elizabeth Proctor exhibits the arbitrary and discriminatory circumstances. In distinguishing‚ unlikeness Mary Warren impersonates a girl whose hesitancy and uncertainty guides her to condemn many lives. The play depicts the inequitable mobocracy and unjustified perpetrations provoked by self-indulgence and greed. Elizabeth Proctor is a very developmental woman who during her most arousing epochs‚ has her moments in which she refuses to let go of
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