Literary Theory Summative Assignment Grade 12 College English By: Rabaya Malik Ms. Cece 1. How my chosen scene applies to Marxist theory and Archetypal theory My chosen scene from the film Disney’s Robin Hood is when Sheriff of Nottingham comes to collect taxes from the church. The reason why this scene applies to Marxism is because it demonstrates how people can be categorized by classes‚ aware of their class‚ be taken advantage of and finally how people use sign value to impress others. One
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a ballad (a song with a story) told in reverse. What does he mean by that‚ and what is the effect of this approach when you hear the song? In “All Along the Watchtower”‚ in the beginning the readers are presented starts with a conflict within a joker‚ telling another character‚ or thief‚ about his conflict. We leave the understanding of their conversation to a more general setting. When I listen to the song‚ the meaning of the lyrics changes but not the music its self. Some characters are described
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Bruce Wayne’s powers over evil crime are rather limited. As a man‚ he can be killed‚ he can be defeated. As a symbol‚ he can become more. At the end of The Dark Knight‚ he becomes‚ to society‚ a contaminated force in pretty much the same way the Joker was. He becomes hunted‚ making people believe that he cannot be controlled‚ that he has lost all respect for societal norms and the rules of law. As Gordon realizes he needs to blame the murders on Batman‚ he acknowledges not only the need for society
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Film Analysis Within every man resides good and evil; which quality manifests itself is determined by how one is raised and views the world. Stanley Kubrick’s film Full Metal Jacket takes the concept of good or evil in man and shows how war‚ the marines‚ and government blur soldiers’ ideas of right or wrong. By injection of propaganda from these sources a misidentity is created within the solider. Once this misidentity has taken place it is the soldiers’ job to figure out what he is: a killing machine
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all changes when a certain clown enters the picture. The Joker‚ a great character himself‚ wages a physiological war against Batman. Batman is pushed to his limits by the Joker‚ and this really affects his character development. At the beginning‚ Batman is seen as the cliche hero who always saves everyone and defeats the villains. As the movie progresses‚ Batman comes to the realization he can not save the citizens of Gotham and defeat the Joker all while being the ideal hero. Batman is pushed to becoming
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Knight and Jack London’s The Sea Wolf the concept of intimidation appears prominent throughout the story lines. Wolf Larsen and The Joker use intimidation to test a human’s instinct to protect themselves at all costs to their advantages. Wolf Larsen is more of the ubermensch because he demands power and creates his own values upon his ship‚ The Ghost while the Joker terrorizes the city of Gotham‚ challenging the values of the power structure of society . In a time of crisis each man’s selfish
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Psychological Essay on “The Dark Knight” Hypothesis- The main characters of The Dark Knight is a portrayal of the parts of us that we don’t like to acknowledge. Christopher Nolan the director of ‘The Dark Knight’ and many other psycho-thriller films such as ‘Inception’‚ ‘Following’‚ ‘The Prestige’. He very effectively directs each film in a way that is never going to be predictable‚ each one of Nolan’s films always leave you with questions that demand answers and make you think much deeper into what
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destinied to be the villain because the society will sacrifice them to meet the demands of the majority sooner or later. There is no way to escape. Back to my 16th birthday‚ Batman beat Joker at last but somehow I felt guilty and depressed. I admitted my guilt to be just one of the majority who created Joker and his thrilling smile. I could’t leave with a clear conscience. I guess nobody
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this mission facing the joker on his own. Jason was tricked! Joker lured him into a warehouse with batman Miles away. Jason was beaten and hit over and over again in the chest‚ face‚ and legs. Jason was soon tied to rope and stuck on a chair. Batman soon was aware and drove over to the warehouse‚ mean while joker kicked jason down and walked over to the door and set a bomb next to it and walk off locking the door from the
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continually did the unexpected. The film is based off of the original Batman comic book but additionally changes the perception of the everyday world as good to naturally bad. Throughout the movie‚ Batman stands for honesty and goodness while the Joker is a symbolism of chaos and evil. Both sides are forced to make quick-witted decisions in order to stop the opposing vigilante from doing his desired work. The citizens of Gotham are put in the heart of this circumstance and feel obligated to go against
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