The Achievement of Desire In his writing‚ Richard Rodriguez describes himself as a “scholarship boy”‚ a label he read about in Hoggart’s book‚ The Uses of Literacy. His description of himself and Hoggart’s description of a scholarship boy do seem to align with each other in various ways‚ which Rodriguez points out in his essay. He gives block quotes from Hoggart’s book and then relates those quotes to his own life to show the reader just how much the two descriptions align with each other. Rodriguez
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A Study in Color: A Streetcar Named Desire Throughout A Streetcar Named Desire‚ Tennessee Williams associates various colors with his characters in revealing their elements of honesty‚ societal status‚ and otherwise hidden parts of their lives to shed a light on expectations that the social order forces on different classes and types of people in American society. Blue is mentioned intermittently with Blanche and consistently in association with Stanley’s cold‚ lower-class status. Blanche’s main
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Daoism is a philosophy that uses images and allegories to explain its concepts of balance and harmony‚ two of it’s main aspects. By understanding the analogy of the wheel‚ one can better understand Daoism and many of its principles. The image of the wheel symbolizes the Dao: the ultimate being of perfect harmony‚ egolessness‚ and fullness. The wheel represents the way that the Dao substantially stays the same‚ but moves and changes places. It incorporates aspects of typical Daoist compliments: it
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"The Hobbit" By Arthur Chen In The Hobbit‚ names are more than just coincidences or appellations - they are symbolic of characteristics embodied by the characters to whom they belong. Not only do their names portray their characteristic‚ but their actions do as well. Some characters supporting this idea are Gandalf and Gollum. Gandalf literally means " wand-elf." A "wand-elf" is an elf who is using a magical device to enhance his magical powers‚ bringing him to a higher echelon. Therefore
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Gandalf the wizard served as a mentor to Bilbo. Gandalf is an experienced and trusted adviser who is wise and helps Bilbo become accepted by Thorin and guides him through when Bilbo needed him. Although‚ Bilbo didn’t want to go on the quest Gandalf didn’t take no for answer. Gandalf believed and saw something in Bilbo‚ but he wanted Bilbo to realize it for himself. Bilbo Baggins symbolizes an act of bravery by going on the quest and in the process it may ruin his family’s good name. Bilbo’s life
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In the short story by Ray Bradbury‚ there were many symbols and actions that could represent something else. Symbols in the “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” can be taken in many different ways and can represent anything. The symbols in “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” that stand out the most are the peach blossom‚ the general‚ and the drum. To begin with‚ the drum plays a very important role in “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” by symbolizing many different things. The drum is like the heart‚ it sets the pace of
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The Symbol Of The Skull: Subculture Or Pop Culture These days‚ we see the skull symbol emblazoned on everything from toddler socks to nightclub wear. In any American mall‚ youth specialty store or discount store‚ one can see it’s image in many forms. Jewelry‚ jackets‚ tee-shirts and other apparel sparkling with rhinestone or other artistic depictions. Heads aren’t not just for Halloween‚ any more! Why all the interest? Skulls are hardly a sign of rebellion or devil worship‚ nowadays. Once a powerful
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In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Birth-Mark‚ Aylmer‚ a scientist tries to use science in order to make his wife perfect. She has a birthmark on her left cheek that to him causes him to believe is the only thing that causes her to not be perfect. Nathaniel Hawthorne is trying to stress how people have this cultural necessity for perfection. That perfection is something people must succeed in achieving be it in a passion or even more visually. And that this sort of idealism can never lead to anything well
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The Fountain by Darren Aronosky is a beautiful movie that conveys the character Thomas‚ also known as Tommy‚ going through a series of life events to complete what his wife Izzi wanted his to complete. This movie talks about 4 main ideas that‚ all relate to Tommy. These include Shibalba‚ Death as the Road to Awe‚ Death as an act of Creation‚ and Death as a Disease. Shibabla is a dying star that represents a Mayan belief. In this Mayan belief when the star explodes it represents death. We only hear
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without rules in his novel‚ Lord of the Flies. By using word choice‚ action and even symbolism‚ Golding is able to present the common topics that surround a society without rules‚ such as the struggle for power and the need to feel safe within a community. By using these techniques‚ he is also able to present his opinion that a society without rules will become savage and will not be able to survive. By using symbolism‚ Golding is presented with the opportunity to explain the fear of being alone and
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