their voice. For instance‚ we find that simple things such as the use of formal language juxtaposed to colloquial language‚ emotive language compared to rigid and objective language‚ all play a part in the representation of the ‘voice’. The film ‘The Castle’ and the song ‘You are the voice’ by John Fernham in particular‚ give us clear insights into not only the notion of voice‚ and how language influences ones voice‚ but rather Australian voices in particular. Throughout these texts‚ the power of language
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transformative effect on those who discover. In William Shakespeare’s play The Tempest‚ and Gwen Harwood’s poem ‘The Glass Jar’‚ the authors use the characterisation of main characters in their texts to explore the ways in which discovery affects people and how it changes their perspectives‚ leading to deeper and broader understandings of themselves and their worlds. The characters of the boy in ‘The Glass Jar’ and Miranda in The Tempest are important in the exploration of the effects of discovery and how it
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people. When she was younger she lost her glass slipper and this event changed her life for the better. Now she is a princess who loves being creative and really is protective over her glass
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Medieval Castles and their Interior Maura Kennedy British Lit. Period 2 12-10-01 Although it is thought that medieval times were barbaric they too enjoyed many comforts we still do today. There is much more to the castle then its ’ size or the stone arches inside which are still used in many homes today. Castles today are still flocked to by millions of people every year. Sometimes you even see copies of castles right here in the U.S.A but they are not quite the same. Although they were
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Oedipus Rex is an Athenian tragedy by Sophocles. It tells the story of a man named and Oedipus who runs away from Corinth becoming the King of Thebes unintentionally fulfilling a prophecy he was trying to avoid. When Oedipus is told that he has fulfilled the prophecy he was desperately trying to run away from he goes through stages of denial before finally accepting his fate but even then he hasn’t fully accepted what he has done.Sophocles develops the theme that the truth is hard to accept.
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play the glass menagerie Rationale The following task will be written in a formal letter format. The writer will be Tennessee Williams and he will propose to Wendell Mayfield for him to direct his play along Mayfield’s crew. Tennessee Williams will refer to the theatrical techniques in his play. The task is also related to the play studied in class because it takes the themes studied‚ and develops them through a formal letter proposing the direction of Tennessee Williams play The Glass Menagerie
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circumstances of one’s birth are irrelevant; it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are.” However‚ trying to go past what one’s been taught in their entire life couldn’t be an easy feat. A prime example would be Jeannette Walls in The Glass Castle and Shaka Senghor in his TED Talk Why your worst deeds don’t define you. “As soon as I finish classes‚ I’m getting on the next bus out of here. If the buses stop running‚ I’ll hitchhike. I’ll walk if I have to.
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Another one of Gwen Harwood’s poems where psychoanalytical criticism or a modernist reading is appropriate is The Glass Jar. This poem is about the transformation from childhood innocence into adulthood. The poem deals with an individual’s perception of the universe and the romantic notion of a child learning through experience. Gwen Harwood writes about a child’s fears of the darkness and loneliness and how through his experience he transforms. This poem has a major contrast between light and dark
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Oedipus Rex The tragic play “Oedipus Rex” describes the life of Oedipus and the events that led to his ultimate downfall. Through specific dialogue and narrative progression “Oedipus Rex” is able to convey Oedipus as a victim of fate‚ and although the play was written many years ago‚ Oedipus’ experience can still be interpreted by modern society to debate whether or not man is in control of his/her own destiny. The over arching theme of fate‚ or a predetermined destiny‚ is developed throughout
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Mending Wall No matter how much you try reasoning‚ some people just won’t be budged. This concept was displayed in Frost’s “Mending Wall”. It depicts a story of 2 men‚ neighbors‚ who join together once a year to rebuild the wall from the damage from the previous 365 days. The speaker wants to eliminate this outdated tradition of wall building. His neighbor‚ in opposition‚ turns to the phrase “Good fences make good neighbors” and provides no real counter argument. The neighbor’s unchanging attitude
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