Georgi Vasilev English Philology 4th year/100304104 Part II - American Literature Topics: 2‚44‚55 SECTION ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION Among the most celebrated and enigmatic twentieth-century American writers‚ I choose J.D. Salinger as my main author because is best known for his first and only published novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ as well as for him being a short story master‚ a defining portrait of adolescent in postwar American society. The novel’s disaffected hero‚ Holden Caulfield
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Yet little did anyone expect that a small English band called The Beatles would be the most influential and wide known rock band. In early 1960‚ The Beatles were formed in Liverpool‚ England. The band consisted of four members: John Lennon‚ Paul McCartney‚ George Harrison‚ and Ringo Starr. Their very first single‚ “Love Me Do‚” which was released in late 1962‚ was instantly a top hit in the UK‚ giving them a colossal boost in their career. Later in the decade‚ their ninth studio album was released
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These songs were: “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”‚ “Got to Get You Into My Life”‚ etc. all relate to drugs. Some evidence to support this is “That denial was undermined by McCartney‚ who told Uncut more than two decades later that the song was a "pretty obvious" reference to acid. "A song like ’Got to Get You Into My Life‚’ that’s directly about pot‚ although everyone missed it at the time‚" he added. "’Day Tripper‚’ that’s
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The past for some can be filled with joyful memories and happiness while to others can stir up feeling of grief and sorrow and can be representative of all the mistakes made. These memories can be very influential on essentially every aspect of one’s life‚ from emotional stability to decision-making abilities. Tennessee Williams in his contemporary play‚ A Streetcar named Desire‚ shows the significance of the memories of the past in the life of a young female protagonist. Blanche Debois’ past memories
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Desire –theme question 5 “A streetcar named desire is a play written by Tennessee Williams “in 1947. Blanche Dubois is the central character who comes to New Orleans to live off her sister’s kindness after losing their family home because of her difficult past. Tennessee Williams develops the theme ‘desire’ with the help of characterization through Blanche‚ symbolism and other stylistic devices which foreshadow her fate. Desire is one of the most prominent themes in this play. Each character is
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October 9‚ 1940 in Liverpool‚ England. At a young age he was already very interested in music and would sit in his room and play his guitar for hours on end. His skill with the guitar led to John bouncing around from band to band until he met Paul McCartney and formed the Beatles (Encyclopedia of World Biography). The Beatles were the most successful band ever. They sold over 2 billion albums and toured the world. While Lennon and the Beatles were touring‚ John stated his first bit of controversy. He
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representation ironically calls into question society’s decision to ostracize Blanche. Throughout the play‚ Blanche’s dependence on illusion is contrasted with Stanley’s resolute realism‚ and in the end it is Stanley and his worldview that win. To survive‚ Stella must also resort to a kind of illusion‚ forcing herself to believe that Blanche’s accusations against Stanley are false so that she can continue living with her husband. Stanleys domination of everything around him shows
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Discuss the various ways the confidant or confidante functions in one of the following works. In the play‚ A Streetcar named Desire‚ Tennessee Williams depicts a conflict through his main character‚ Blanche Dubois. Blanche has a problem in believing that she is in a fantasy world. In this play one of the confidants that she has is Mitch. She not only develops a sexual connection to him but an emotional connection as well. Throughout the play and in real life one thing that plays a major role
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Cold Comfort Farm By Stella Gibbons What was a main theme in the novel and how can it be applied to my lifestyle? Cold Comfort Farm is a novel centred around recently orphaned Flora Poste who goes to stay with her cousins living on a farm. I thought that a reoccurring theme in the novel was shown in the way in which Flora got people to look beyond their horizons and imagine a more realistic lifestyle. Thanks to Flora’s encouragement and manipulation the characters living at Cold Comfort Farm
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! Analysis of ‘Getty Tomb’ by Frank Stella! Walking through the galleries at LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)‚ it was difficult to choose just one piece of art to analyze. However there was one particularly intriguing yet minimalist piece that stood apart from the rest. The piece was called Getty Tomb‚ by Frank Stella. It was an abstract; nonfigurative square canvas that was methodically covered with a series of flat unmodulated black rectangular bars‚ separated by thin white lines. After
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