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    Macrocosm Works throughout time often demonstrate the cliche of having an angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other. Speaking only the moral truth‚ the angel acts juxtapose to the deceitful devil opposite to him and establishes either a comedic scene or a clash of opinions. Shakespeare uses the latter and addresses this cliche in the 1600s when he writes Othello. Establishing many forms of both the angel and demon‚ the tragedy exemplifies the cliche well by representing the mind of the protagonist

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    false deities through the beast and showcases how religion is never a blessing but a curse. Their microcosm of society reflects the powers of a cult that caused the boys to lose their innocence in the form of their free thought. Consequences of the deifying of Jack and the beast involve savage acts of brutal murder that would not have happened without a strong frame of mind from civilization. In a microcosm of society‚ the boys showcase a blindness in what

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    Mockingbird’ a critique of the values promoted in Maycomb society? Maycomb County is its own little world‚ made of real people but it reflects the wider world of America in terms of its attitudes‚ issues and characters. It‚ the microcosm which reflects the macrocosm of America‚ such as the way blacks are regarded and treated. The story is told from a viewpoint of a growing 6 year old child‚ Scout Finch. So we are seeing situations from an innocent ‘eye’‚ ‘she looked and smelled like a peppermint

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    in WWII‚ he experienced the “evil” in man with the killing and how it affected them mentally therefore is a microcosm to boys on the island. Jack‚ Roger‚ and Ralph have lost their way of innocence‚ mentally turning them into their own way savages from being on the island so long and trying to survive. Golding uses Jack‚ Roger‚ and Ralph individual personalities on the island as a microcosm. In the first place‚ Jack represents individuals who want leadership and will do anything they can to get that

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    himself at the heels of other people‚ claiming inferiority based upon his wealth‚ status‚ and even his intelligence. Oftentimes‚ Fitzgerald would put aspects of his own life within his stories‚ including The Great Gatsby. His characters function as a microcosm of Fitzgerald himself‚ living through his own dreams and aspirations while possessing parts of his personality. Gatsby‚ one of the

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    privilege‚ were becoming increasingly obsolete. These cultural mutations fostered tensions which were perhaps experienced most powerfully within insular factions of people. Faulkner’s novel illustrates these breeds of tension. The Compson family is a microcosm that demonstrates the friction of greater American culture during the late 1920s. Specifically‚ the Compsons depict the disruption of stable class distinctions in the Southern states. The character of Quentin is a representation of the “old” culture;

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    In the video‚ Elliot created a microcosm of society in her classroom and discovered how innocent young children could turn into “nasty‚ viscous discriminating little third graders” within a day just by the imposition of a discriminating factor: The colour of ones’ eyes. How could such a small factor make such a huge impact? As Beverly Tatum (1997) pointed out‚ our concept of identity is shaped by the world around us and the parts of our identity that we focus our attention the most tends to be what

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    macroscopic scale but the most important being this; a microcosm of children on an island makes a great symbolic message about human nature‚ society and how grown-ups live and govern - and how they cannot. When you consider the time period this book was written‚ you can see where Golding got some of his inspiration. Europe was still recovering after WW2 and the author probably wanted to comment on the political turmoil during the 50s. The island is a microcosm of the world during this time‚ and its scar

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    Bonsai: A Microcosm of the Japanese Character Bonsai basically means “a plant growing in a container” (Norman 8). Nevertheless‚ it’s not just a mere potted plant as it is concerned with growing miniature-scale forms of mature trees. Furthermore‚ the various developments it has undergone and is still going through as well as the forms it takes on are reflective of the Japanese character. The history of bonsai traces its roots back to China where it was originally known as penjing (Norman

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    To what extent is the play a microcosm of the Elizabethan Era? In Elizabethan England‚ many of the general public were anti – Semitic and driven by extreme dislike of other religions other than Christianity. This anti – Semitic sensitivity has lasted since the early ages‚ dating back to 1300 B.C. when the Jews were expelled from Egypt at the end of the nineteenth Dynasty.. Jews were accused of exploiting Christians and they were actually banned from England in 1290‚ and were not allowed back

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