... often rooted in history. Anthony Smith states that “to say that the modern world is a world of nations is to describe both a reality and an aspiration.” A common language is essential for all members to communicate thus this creates a major problem for nations as many nations include a huge diversity of languages, for example Britain. Therefore for a nation such as Britain to exist they must create their own ‘nationhood.’ It is this process of establishing a nationhood that a nation creates itself. America is another example of a nation created of major diversity but manages to exist and be recognized as one nation. However countries such as Northern Ire ...
... he has in Pip. Without Joe as a major role in Pip's life, Pip also seems very incomplete. Second, Mrs. Joe also serves as the comical interlude of an otherwise sombre story. "When she had exhausted a torrent of such inquiries, she threw a candlestick at Joe, burst into a loud sobbing, got out the dustpan -- which was always a very bad sign -- put on her coarse apron, and began cleaning up to a terrible extent. Not satisfied with a dry cleaning, she took to a pail and scrubbing-brush, and cleaned us out of house and home,..." Truly, a frightening creature is that that may destroy a household by cleaning when ...
... the children, it is apparent that D.H. Lawrence makes suggestions that things are not always what they seem. The reader is also able to see that appearances are deceiving. In the story, Paul's behavior regarding his rocking horse shows us how determined he was to get him to where he wanted to go. The horse appears to be harmless, but infact in reality it is like the Trojan Horse, which was also used for deception. The horse deceives Paul into thinking it "could take him to where there was luck, if only he forced it."(p345) He would ride furiously with a glare in his eyes, silently commanding the horse "Now, take me to where there is luck! Now take me,"(p345) u ...
... does want him to be jealous. The idea of jealousy probably wouldn't have entered his mind if it were not for Iago saying that. Iago also brings up the idea of Desdemona cheating on him here. He mentions cuckold, which means a man cheated sexually by his wife. Later on, Iago continues to torment Othello about Desdemona and Cassio. "Lie with her? Lie on her? We say lie on her when they / belie her. Lie with her? Zounds, that's fulsome! … It is not words that shakes me thus! Pish! / Noses, ears, and lips! Is't possible? - Confess? / Handkerchief! O devil" (4.1.35-36,41-43)! This shows that Othello is becoming completely overwhelmed by his passion and is gettin ...
... concepts. Light vs. dark can, for example, represent good vs. evil, the civilized vs. the uncivilized, illusion vs. reality or assumption vs. fact. We know from the start of the novella that the darkness that Conrad refers to is symbolic, because, while the silent narrator aboard The Nellie comments on the many lights emanating from the shore, the lighthouse, the other boats and the setting sun, Marlowe comments that they themselves are in “one of the dark places of the earth”. Therefore we know that Marlowe has his own opinion and explanation of what the darkness is, and if we assume that this story is autobiographical, and Marlowe is a mouthpiece fo ...
... tragedy, Proctor has a change of heart. I believe that the precise point at which he realizes the exigency of the situation is when he emits the soul-wrenching cry, “You will not use me!” (142). And so, with these words, the first provision of a tragedy is furnished. Miller spares us the full repercussions of Proctor’s decision by ending the play before the hangings. Still, it is evident what the consequence of Proctor’s insistent grip on integrity will be: death. I find it much more fitting that Miller excludes the most disparaging part of the play and instead instills in our minds the positive side. Elizabeth plants the seed ...
... relations were viewed during the 1850's, and utilitarianism. I have chosen the two major themes of industrial relations and educational system during this period. Although, you can not discuss labor relations without bringing focus upon the class society of Victorian England during this period. I will use the Norton Critical Edition of Hard Times, the Sources of the Western Tradition, and the Communist Manifesto to support my analytical interpretation of Charles Dickens Hard Times. During this period Dickens wrote for a weekly publication called Household Words, each issue dealt with a different social problem of the period. Hard Times began as a serialization i ...
... egg house daily. Jay had many people he didn’t know attending the party, those people were though very prominent people. Those people Gatz wanted to be around, he used to just look down at East egg and admire it. Little did nick know that all the time Gatz was throwing the parties for Daisy. Gatsby wanted to turn back the clocks and maybe get back together with Daisy at the parties he was throwing. She was his dream golden girl he always wanted but couldn’t get. Nick sees Gatsby at the end as a romantic dreamer who seeks his ideal by amassing wealth as a racketeer. Gatz was a symbol for the whole American Experience When his dream becomes unfulfilled and not ...
... and she was spoiled by her old, affectionate father. Her mother had died when she was only a child and her sister, Isabelle, had married at an early age. This made her mistress of his house from a very early period. ’s self image is very strong and she is doubly pleased with her match-making skills, which turn out to be disastrous for her friend Harriet. Harriet Smith is a young girl of an unknown background, but she was a student at Mrs. Goddard’s School. challenges herself to reform and refine Harriet. She becomes to aspire to see Harriet marry a person in a higher social station. Harriet is very pretty. She was "short, plump, and fair, with blue ...
... with his wife is plagued by his guilt for committing adultery. He has to borrow $50 a week from Charley. He can’t even keep his mind on one thing for a long time. He can’t drive a car. Willy gets so fed up with all of these things that he want’s to commit suicide and eventually, he does. This topic suggests that Willy’s deterioration occurs because the principals he believes in. To a large extent this is true. After 34 years of Willy’s life, he loses his job. To a normal person under normal circumstances, being retrenched is a time when you feel useless. But for Willy, since everything else is going wrong at the same time, he fee ...