show the narrator’s attitude. The narrator’s attitude toward McTeague is somewhat insulting but wavers throughout the passage. The narrator talks down to McTeague and the attitude of superiority emerges. Described as "young giant" who is "six feet three inches" tall‚ McTeague seems to have a feeling of superiority because the narrator hints that he is a ver simple man with low ambitions. Using imagery and metaphors‚ the narrator shows how masculine and strong McTeague is but also shows that he
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emphasising the inexorable nature of humanity. Shelley’s Gothic novel‚ Frankenstein‚ explores the complex nature of mankind by considering the consequences of an unrestricted pursuit of science. A rise in scientific experimentation with Galvanism during Shelley’s time is reflected through the protagonist Victor as he uses it to bestow life. Shelley portrays Victor and the Creature as complex beings‚ demonstrating both inhuman and human qualities. Despite this‚ the subsequent rejection by his
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child or even an adult who sees a world around him or her which is greater than them‚ naturally makes them feel inferior‚ and the feeling of inferiority can become a positive boost to the accomplishment of one’s personal goals. Although‚ these certain feelings can become a heavy burden to the unmotivated individual and form neurotic or psychotic episodes and could eventually lead to the complex in which Alfred so vividly described and in turn could become disabling‚ producing a low self-esteem that no
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There she and her culture are both consistently mistreated and considered inferior to the Western culture. In “Homeless” by Ovo Adagha‚ the native people of Nigeria are exploited by the previous colonizers for their land and resources. “Imitation” by Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of Nkem‚ a woman who is moved to America to raise her family. Throughout this story‚ the author portrays an image of the superiority of both culture and economics. By looking at the exploitation
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importance of creating a sense of ‘otherness’ to categorise the natives as a ground for the colonisers’ biological and political superiority. It will then examine the writing of numerous nineteenth century evolutionists‚ with particular reference to the works of Samuel Morton and Charles Darwin‚ to underpin the science-basd racism that surrounded the discourse of white superiority. Colonialism by its very nature has racist connotations. British colonialism in particular was structured as a dictatorship
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the necessity of a workforce was vital for that country’s development. Europe found that force through the practice of slavery‚ subjugating natives of the West Indies and “Negroes” from Africa since they were regarded as savages and therefore as inferior beings. This institution‚ as well as that of serfdom‚ was deeply ingrained in the Old World due to the intense trading that the eighteenth century presented. As a result‚ many books from this period—especially travel literature—reflect these themes
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Beveridge from Indiana wrote that God made the “English-speaking and Teutonic peoples…the master organizers of the world” (Beveridge‚ 15). Beveridge believed that Anglo-Saxons were the dominant race of the world and that they needed to govern their inferiors to “establish system where chaos reigns” (Beveridge‚ 15). Beveridge wrote that Americans were “trustees of the world’s progress” (Beveridge‚ 15) because he believed Americans were more economically and socially advanced than other ethnicities.
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"No political movement on the contemporary scene has achieved the astonishing range of feminism . . . the movement has generously grown to embrace issues of race‚ poverty‚ sexual preference‚ child abuse‚ war‚ the Third World‚ religion‚ endangered cultures‚ endangered species‚ the global environment." (Theodore Roszak‚ The Voice of the Earth: An Exploration of Ecopsychology‚ p. 238.) The term "ecofeminisme" was first used in 1974 by a French literary [critic] who encouraged women to develop
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their belief in the racial superiority of the English or other white European societies. The play opens with Iago stating “I know my price‚ I am worth no worse a place”. Shakespeare’s repeated use of the first person “I know”‚ “I am” foregrounds Iago’s belief in not challenging his place within society‚ however he also assumes that he will be rewarded with his rightful place. The strict social structure of this society reflects the Elizabethan’s view of their superiority and how they believed their
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personality point in the same direction. Next is the concept of goal orientation. The forward movement of life creates the desire to move toward a goal of significance‚ superiority‚
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