CLIT 7013 PostModernism 2012-2013 Short Written Response Topic Examine the ways in which Paul Auster’s City of Glass challenge the convention of detective genre and open up discussion of postmodern concerns. The focus of the illustration of my argument is based on ‘the authority of detective-writer’ Title Who is the detective? Name of Student: Ho Pui Chi‚ Gladys UID: 2009874088 Email: gho@spss.edu.hk Instructor: Dr. Winnie Yee Date of Submission:
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been explained in various ways‚ yet the extreme pain and shock are the two defining features of trauma. Caruth defines trauma in a most general way as “a description of an overwhelming experience of sudden or/and catastrophic events in which the response to the event occurs in the often delayed‚ uncontrolled respective appearance of hallucinations and other intrusive phenomena” (11). In this sense‚ the numerous physical and psychological pains that
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In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ the community in Salem is portrayed as being motivated by fear‚ greed‚ and revenge‚ as shown by the witch trials. Some people of the community fear for their lives of being condemned a witch‚ while others take advantage of those fears. Consequentially‚ people will resort to anything to avert such shame‚ including betrayal. In The Crucible‚ three types of betrayals are evident: betrayal of oneself‚ religion‚ and community. Betrayal of community is the most evident
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and wrong. It is the determination of what should be done and what should not be done; or what is right and what is wrong. Morals deal with behaviors as well as motives. All humans live by some set of morals especially religious people. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ this is clearly evident. It is about the puritan town of Salem‚ Massachusetts and the hunt for witches. Many people are falsely accused of witchcraft. Throughout this account of history key characters have to make choices that challenge
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Crisis demands change in the behaviour of individuals to free the community from the conflict it faces. Geraldine Brooks’‚ novel ‘Year of Wonders’ and Arthur Miller’s‚ play ‘The Crucible’ both see characters undergo great tests in their morals as humans when faced with morality. Some such as Elizabeth Proctor and Anna Frith demonstrates loyalty and self-integrity‚ while other characters like Abigail Williams and Jos Bont use lies‚ manipulation and betrayal during the hysteria to better their own
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because of Arthur Miller‚ a man who believes that past events are connected to present realities through a strong moral logic. The trial’s motives and themes seemed to parallel those of a major movement in the late 1950s—McCarthyism. In his play‚ The Crucible‚ Miller retells the story of the witch trials and relates themes that were prominent in Salem to those prominent during McCarthyism. In doing so‚ he creates a character who nearly exemplifies Joseph McCarthy himself—Deputy Governor Danforth. As the
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Midterm Study Main Character List * Purple Hibiscus * Kambili : love and respect Papa; always hope Papa proud of her. Against her Papa at the end but still love him very much. Healing from trauma and can easily laugh‚ run‚ and looking for the future. Love equal pain to kambaili. (zip of love‚ tongue burn) * JaJa: Listen to his Papa but first against him; help sister Kambili and Mama all the time and sacrifices himself for the family. * Papa Eugene: (The representative
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Possible Essay Topics for The Crucible 1. Which character in the play best exemplifies courage and integrity‚ and in what ways? 2. The causes of the witch-craft hysterias include many things: vengeance‚ jealousy‚ greed‚ power (the formerly powerless accusers suddenly gained total power)‚ sexual repression‚ guilt and shame and the need to confess one’s sins‚ the need to blame others for one’s own misfortunes ... pick a character who sees and recognizes all these true motives and argue that
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A Friends Crucible I walk into the dull atmosphere classroom‚ pictures of present and past high school baseball players stare back at me. The marker board covered in scribbles of math and assignments that will soon be issued to us by the teacher. One look at the teacher and you can tell he wasn’t in the best of health. Starting with his overweight physic to his white‚ pasty skin‚ almost a bit discolored in some areas. It was soon discovered early in the year that he suffered from a heart deficiency
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The book The Crucible by Arthur Miller was successful in warning the citizens of America against McCarthyism during the 1950’s. McCarthyism began because of a man named McCarthy and in the story The Crucible‚ a young girl named Abigail started the madness which lead to the witch trials. Abigail was galvanized by love‚ creating a duplicitous version of herself and sparked conflict between herself‚ Proctor‚ and Elizabeth. Deceitfulness and lies is constant throughout the story‚ and Abigail is the
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