shows his wealth and allows him to become relevant within the high class society. Gatsby’s automobile is an embodiment of his wealth and it is another way of showing the large quantity of money which he has at his disposal. It represents Gatsby’s materialism. Nick describes Gatsby’s car as a “rich cream color‚ bright with nickel‚ swollen here and there in its monstrous length with triumphant hat-boxes and supper-boxes and tool-boxes‚ and terraced with a labyrinth of windshields that mirrored a dozen
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techniques of the composers are demonstrated by the final chapter of Emma and Scene Three of Clueless‚ at the school walkway. On the one hand‚ we have the small‚ traditional English village of Highbury. On the other‚ Beverly Hills‚ icon of consumerism‚ globalisation and change. Both are experiencing escalating social fluidity as wealth becomes the main criteria for social status‚ rather than land‚ family or race. Austen and Heckerling suggest that personal worth should be valued more highly
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Dawe’s poems have a heavy message and a bleak meaning relating to society’s weaknesses and downfalls. “Enter without so much as knocking” is a poem that is critical of consumerism in the modern world. The poem itself is a story of one man’s life‚ from birth till death and is a satirical look at modern society and its materialism. The poem begins with the Latin line “Memento‚ homo‚ qui‚ pulvis es‚ et in pulverem reverteris.” This means in English “Remember you are dust and dust you will return”.
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Week One Consumerism Brand – refers to the name and iconography of a product‚ replaces interpersonal communication with the producer‚ attempts to overlay transformational values for the consumer. Target Audience Pioneer advertising Competitive advertising Comparative advertising Subliminal advertising Materialism Social marketing – kim dotcom pastiche Green marketing Culture of Commodity ‘Commodity fetishism’ (Karl Marx) Example: price tag Uganda Week Two Capitalism – the
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as the “good guys” and the American Dream. As a result these Idealistic dreams of were torn out of American hearts and replaced by more practical‚ logical “modern” principles reflected in the 1980’s which embraced the modern principles of materialism‚ consumerism‚ blockbuster movies and cable TV as an essential part of contemporary American culture. This era of change with heroines being replaced by their logical‚ “modern” counterparts‚ anti-heroes as relatable characters that appeal to the American
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A commentary is an expression of opinions or offering of explanations about an event‚ topic‚ issue or situation. Barbara Kruger is an American conceptual and feminist artist who juxtaposes images with provocative words or statements. Within the short statements‚ she synthesises a comment on society‚ the economy‚ politics‚ gender‚ and culture. Kruger uses images from magazines and sets them as the background in her artworks‚ against confronting and bold messages. Kruger uses the colour red in her
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controlled many social and literary cultural norms. Many people still feared the ideas of consumerism and modernity‚ but as the times changed‚ this new generation of American culture slowly but surely worked its way into society. The nation was straying away from its old Puritan aspects as new ones were slowly being explored‚ such as capitalism‚ modernity and industrialism. 1950s America was successful in adapting consumerism as towns flourished into cities‚ therefore defining the Western world. Like Humbert
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protests that commenced in Paris and spread all over Europe. These protests were caused by the disenchantment of students at the rigid institutions that outlined formal relationships in society. They were discontented with the methods of education‚ consumerism and capitalism. Artists of the Arte Povera built a bridge between art and life by integrating these sentiments into their artwork. Their concern for the changes happening in society also influenced the way in which they presented their art. Because
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The Great Gatsby‚ and it gives us an insight into the gender roles of past WW1 America. Throughout the novel‚ women are portrayed in a very negative light. The author’s presentation of women is unflattering and unsympathetic. The women are not described with depth. When given their description‚ Fitzgerald appeals to their voice‚ “ she had a voice full of money”‚ their looks “her face was lovely with bright things in it‚ bright eyes‚ and a bright passionate mouth”‚ and the way in which they behave
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thoughart dust and unto dust that shall return. The poet is trying to say that it doesn’t matter how many consumer items and materialistic things you buy‚ everybody ends up the same way‚ back to dust again. He is trying to say that the world is run buy consumerism which has lead to conformity and taken away the individuality of many people. The conformity is shown in stanza three through the signs which we all live by. Bruce Dawe highlights that humans seem to destroy and change everything they can get their
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