what makes the interesting‚ effective and unique. Some of the things we could have considered were genre‚ storyline‚ character/narrative voice‚ settings and the use of language and structure. I decided to choose: My Polish Teacher’s Tie and When the Wasps Drowned. The reasons for this is because the two stories have some key differences but a few similarities as well. The Similarities The first most obvious similarity is that both stories are written in the first person‚ they both use “I” and tell
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"The authors of ’American Psycho’ and ’The Wasp Factory’ present their protagonists Patrick Bateman and Frank Cauldhame to have very similar personalities." How far do you agree? ‘American Psycho’ and ‘The Wasp Factory’ are two controversial dark novels in which the protagonist gets away with murder. They were published only seven years apart‚ ‘The Wasp Factory’ being the first. ‘The Wasp Factory’ was Iain Banks first published novel‚ and was released into the conservative United Kingdom in 1984
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Obsessed With Killing In the novel The Wasp Factory‚ by Iain Banks‚ All the characters possess an uncommon character trait. The main character‚ Frank Cauldhame is obsessed with killing. He has been obsessed with killing since he was a young child‚ when he murdered three innocent children. His obsession has evolved into a daily ritual due to multiple reasons. First‚ Frank’s dad has secretly put additional male hormones in Frank’s food since he was a young child. (Frank was born female‚ but after
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Two of a Kind Michelle Hamilton Two of a Kind “Let each man exercise the art he knows‚” The Wasps‚ 422 B.C. “Comedy is a great vehicle to get into the truth behind politics‚” Will Ferrell 2004. Aristophanes and Will Ferrell had strong political opinions and both used political satire in theatre to express their opinions. From the father of Old Comedy to a man who is known for his political impersonations over two-thousand years later; political satire is a form of comedy that has been‚ and
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Compare franks murder of his 3 victims Frank lovingly describes the murder of his three victims. Banks may have been influenced by the ‘video nasties’ from 1970s-80s that has helped shape and form the way he has presented the deaths of his victims. The similarities of each victim are the way Frank disposes of them are all disturbing. The difference is that the reason for their disposal all have different underlining themes and messages that Banks may present his view through. When Frank was
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‘Compare the ways writers’ present disconcerting behaviour in both texts so far.’ The following will elucidate how disturbing behaviour is conveyed in the novel The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks and the play‚ A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams. In A Streetcar Named Desire‚ the theme of violence is very frequent in the character Stanley Kowalski. Stanley is a married‚ young man‚ who comes across to the reader as quite an enraged person with animalistic attributes. A prime insinuation of
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Compare and Contrast the disturbing behavior In The Wasp Factory and A Streetcar Named Desire Disturbing behavior is clearly shown throughout both The Wasp Factory and A Streetcar Named Desire with representations of how the outside world effects and distorts the human mind through characters Blanche‚ Stella and Stanley in A Streetcar… and Frank‚ Eric and their father in The Wasp Factory. I aim to explore and compare the two depictions of the disturbed mind by finding similar themes within
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Education is the process of easing learning ‚ or the procuring of knowledge ‚ variety of skills ‚ various values‚ different beliefs and habits. Education For All (EFA) is an international organisation led by UNESCO that is aiming to meet the learning requirements of all human beings. In this campaign ‚ regimes‚ development firm‚ civil society‚ non-government firms and the media are some of the partners working hard towards reaching these goals. The main aim of Education for All (EFA) is sustainable
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Education becomes a fundamental thing for a person in improving science‚ with the educated it will back up the level of maturity of a person is thinking and acting good of all affairs. according to Ki Hajar Dewantara (1989)‚ Education is an effort to promote character (character‚ inner strength)‚ mind (Intellect) and children’s body in harmony with nature and society. Tri Joko (2014) in Edgar Dalle that education is a conscious effort undertaken by family‚ community‚ and government through guidance
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Education is essential to the improvement of our society for future generations to thrive and create new innovations. In order to accomplish these goals though‚ we must look at what it takes to ensure we are a developing a strong education system worldwide. A strong education system means we need to increase the access to education as well as increase enrollment rates not only in the U.S. but worldwide. Some goals the worldwide education committee has to hit by 2030 are to: ensure that all girls
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