Nessa Arr. November 1‚ 2010 Literary Analysis of The Chrysanthemums John Steinbeck’s 1937 story “The Chrysanthemums” depicts women as typical housewives back in the 1930’s only being allowed to cook‚ clean and mother. Elisa‚ who is the protagonist and the dynamic character in this story‚ is the typical women for this time period but rather than mothering‚ Elisa uses her need for power and strength in gardening. Gardening isn’t necessarily Elisa’s passion although in the story she claims she has
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The Industrial Revolution (1750-1850) had brought about significant changes in agriculture‚ mining‚ manufacturing‚ transportation and technology and subsequently established an era of unprecedented economic growth in capitalist economies. It was within this era that Karl Marx had observed the deprivation and inequality experienced by men of the proletariat‚ the working class‚ who had laboured excessively for hours under inhumane conditions to earn a minimum wage while the bourgeoisie‚ the capitalist
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John Steinbeck was a free-lance writer from California who became well known after his first published story in 1935. In his story The Chrysanthemums Steinbeck‚ uses the theme of loneliness and confinement. The main character Elisa Allen is mainly focused on her garden of chrysanthemums will her husband is unaware of the changes she is going through while he sits next to her. He used imagery to reinforce his theme of loneliness and confinement by giving a detailed look on the valley and the characters
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While it is true that the marxism and psychoanalytic criticisms also suit The Great Gatsby‚ they do not suit it as strongly as feminism. The psychoanalytic criticism circles around the perplexing romantic relationships portrayed in the novel and discusses the pattern of psychological behavior’s stemming from the characters fear of intimacy that ultimately results in emotional devastation. While it does have some good points‚ I believe that it is the least fitting for the story. Not because I honestly
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“Flask‚ alas! was a butterless man!” (Melville 144). In the novel‚ “Moby Dick”‚ Flask is the lowest rank officer. The order of rank goes: Ahab‚ Starbuck‚ Stubb‚ then Flask. He is oppressed by the other two officers and the captain‚ and this shows marxism in modern literature.
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emotions‚ but they are definitely not the same. Contentment is a state of having no problems or issues‚ whereas happiness is having joy. John Steinbeck writes about a woman who learns the difference between being content and being happy in “The Chrysanthemums”. Steinbeck’s protagonist‚ Elisa‚ is married to a man who has subpar communication skills and who has little to no understanding of women. Though Elisa is content with being poorly understood‚ she is not happy. However‚ Elisa discovers that those
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Nia Washington Marxism In Antigone by Sophocles‚ there are a lot of social class struggles that go on throughout the play. The conflict between the higher class and the lower class shows periodically and develops problems. The main character‚ Antigone‚ goes through a series of problems dealing with social class. Antigone does not want to marry the prince and live the life of luxury. The Sentry and King Creon go through some conflict with the way Creon is talking to the Sentry. Every character
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I never gave much thought to how I would die. Maybe it would happen of old age‚ silently in my sleep‚ or maybe I’m that one in a million that gets struck by lightning and is mentioned all over the news. For my grandpa‚ Lawrence Dickerson‚ it was also something he didn’t give much thought about until he was sent to fight in the Korean War. He explained the agony of being on constant alert because one wrong move could kill you or compromise the safety of your unit‚ that while in combat you can physically
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“We hold these truths to be self-evident‚ that all men are created equal.” Located within the Declaration of the Independence‚ this proclamation has ringed throughout the passage of time. Jefferson proudly declares that all men: the king‚ the clergy‚ the nobles‚ and even the peasants‚ are equals‚ and not one is inherently superior. Such is the foundation of the American Dream. As a result of the rights of Life‚ Liberty and pursuit of Happiness bestowed upon all Americans‚ every person has the opportunity
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Synopsis In the movie Selma directed by (name)‚ tells the story about Martin Luther King Jr and the journey from conflicts of interest to boycotts leading to the violent walk to Montgomery. Risking lives and freedom just for the ability for people of color to vote. Keep in mind that voting for everyone is the constitution but down south their deliberately breaking the law because of the disapproval or someone’s skin color. Going through so much pain just to get the presidents attention to sign the
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