In Hedda Gabler‚ Ibsen positions the audience to have some sympathy for Hedda’s desire for control over her own destiny. Ibsen’s historical context at the end of the 19th century has clearly influenced his depiction of the characters and their role in society. Although we might judge Hedda harshly from out present day standpoint‚ it is important to take into account the expectation placed upon women in the society of the time. Ibsen’s view is that society should change to allow greater freedom for
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Psychoanalysis teaches that ignorance "is not a passive state of absence-a simple lack of information: it is an active dynamic of negation‚ an active refusal of information" (Felman 29-30). The isolation of signifying elements is traditionally the province of formalist criticism‚ which specifies (after the New Criticism) that we note point of view or imagery or metaphor in our analysis. The interpretation of these elements‚ the making of meaning out of them‚ then depends on the context or method
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This paper should be referred to as: Verhaeghe‚ P. & Declercq‚ F. (2002). Lacan ’s analytical goal: "Le Sinthome" or the feminine way. In: L.Thurston (ed.)‚ Essays on the final Lacan. Re-inventing the symptom. New York: The Other Press‚ pp. 5983. Lacan’s goal of analysis: Le Sinthome or the feminine way. Paul Verhaeghe and Frédéric Declercq Introduction Freudian psychoanalysis started as a therapeutic treatment meant to remove pathological symptoms. Moreover‚ it was Freud’s ambition to
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FLM506: Modern/Postmodern Cinema Bettelheim’s concept of enchantment and The Night of The Hunter Bruno Bettelheim poses a controversial figure in the world of psychoanaylsis‚ although gaining wide recognition for his work on Freud‚ psychoanyalsis and child psychology‚ much of his work has now been discredited to a contemporary audience. Bettelheim’s opinions depicted in his book The Empty Fortress‚ sighting bad parenting as a primary cause for autism is probably the most infamous infraction
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Post-Structuralism Post-structuralism is a continuation and simultaneous rejection of structuralism – not only literary structuralism but even more so the anthropological structuralism of Levi-Strauss (Bertens‚ 2008: 93). * Post-structuralist thought has discovered the essentially unstable nature of signification. The sign is not so much a unit with two sides as a momentary ‘fix’ between two moving layers. Saussure had recognized that signifier and signified are two separate systems‚ but he
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Everything you need to know about Thesis Statements A thesis statement is a sentence that makes an argument and usually takes a stand‚ expresses a feeling‚ or highlights a feature of a subject. A thesis statement says something that has to be proved‚ and when you read or hear a good thesis statement‚ your reaction will be "Really?" or "How do you figure that?" or "Oh yeah? Prove it!" or "That sounds interesting -- tell me more." In short‚ a thesis will set up the paper and prepare the reader
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Technology: The Monster of Tomorrow Sherry Turkle saw the truth about our society that many are too blind to realize; people are replacing one another with technology. Future generations should be aware of how much they rely on technology. Today’s society relies so much on technology and less on one another that we are living in times that ultimately leaves us “alone together.” We should be fearful for a world satisfied with the “companionship” of a computer versus from another person because mankind
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Can the Subaltern Speak? – Summary Gayatri Spivak Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak is an unsettling voice in literary theory and especially‚ postcolonial studies. She has describes herself as a “practical deconstructionist feminist Marxist” and as a “gadfly”. She uses deconstruction to examine "how truth is constructed" and to deploy the assertions of one intellectual and political position (such as Marxism) to "interrupt" or "bring into crisis" another (feminism‚ for example). In her work‚ she combines
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Martand Kaushik MA English (Semester II) IA Response Paper The Idea of Narrative in The Political Unconscious The importance of the narrative in Fredric Jameson’s The Political Unconscious (PU) is made apparent by its subtitle: Narrative as a socially symbolic act. But one still can’t guess how crucial it really is for Jameson. The conceptualization of the narrative as a mediational form is central to his argument in PU. Jameson elevates the artistic narrative to one of the most crucial
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The Dark Consequences of Ripe Peaches In Under the Feet of Jesus Viramontes plays with the heartstrings of those who read the story. It explores deeply the subjective and symbolic violence of the exploitation and destruction of migrant workers. The beautiful prose fantasizes the horrid conditions and everyday struggles that plague the family. With one misstep they are crushed beneath the societal system that is meant to even out the playing field. They are set up to fail. The focus is not truly
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