...Why does loyalty sometimes come before your family? Loyalty comes before family because he could be fighting for a better life against your . In “The Sniper” by Liam O'Flaherty the theme is that doing your job war will tear your family apart. The theme first appears when the sniper is laying on the roof. He has not eaten anything since morning, so he is eating a sandwich. “On a roof, near O’Connell bridge, lay a Republican sniper. This quotation shows that he was a loyal soldier to stay at his post. The theme is made clearer when the sniper gets shot in the arm by an enemy sniper. At this point, he could have run away, but he stayed at his post. “I'm hit,” he muttered. This make the theme clearer because he stays and fights....
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...been for bravery Rikki Tikki might have lost. The theme is no matter how big or small, even in the toughest times bravery will shine through. Rikki Tikki is a brave character in this story. For instance, it was Rikki Tikki against Nag and his wife Nagaina and Rikki struck at Nagaina “He bit, indeed,....” and didn’t run away (para29).Rikki attacked Nagaina and didn’t run away showing bravery because he attacked...
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...Figueiredo 1 Breno Figueiredo Professor James K. Leonard Freshman Comp II October 15th, 2012 Comparison Essay There are several dark themes that run through the classic Alfred Hitchcock film, Psycho, which also can be linked to the themes in the infamous William Faulkner short story, “A Rose for Emily”. Psycho is a film created by Alfred Hitchcock in 1960, which tells the story of a young woman who steals $40,000 from her employer's client, and subsequently encounters a young motel proprietor, Norman Bates, who had be under the domination of his mother for too long. On the other hand, “A Rose for Emily” is a short story by William Faulkner, published in 1930. This short story by Faulkner was about an elder woman by the name of Emily. Faulkner wrote about Emily, how she abandoned herself from the outside and kept her deepest darkest secret hidden from others. Not only do they share similar underlying themes; they also share a very gloomy and unique setting. The film Psycho and the short story “A Rose for Emily” can easily be related, in the respect of their similar settings and themes. In literature, setting is an essential part of creating a storyline. Setting is the locale and period in which the story or film takes place (“Setting”). The setting plays a special role in Psycho and in “A Rose for Emily,” because it creates a mood or feeling in the story. In Hitchcock’s Psycho, the film takes place in the Bates Hotel, which is a dark...
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... These themes can make people in love reach high, however sometimes they can also lead to their ruin. The actions which come from fate, chance, and free will can be drastic when it comes to love, and because of this the outcome can vary from happily ever after to tragedy. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare fate, chance, and free will play a major role throughout the tragic love story. Not only are these themes seen all through the play but they are particularly seen in their deaths. Fate was a main theme in the play including their deaths. There are multiple examples of fate having a hand in their deaths. One example of fate leading to their deaths is that they were fated to meet and fall in love, however due to their families feud their love was fated to not work out. This means that from the beginning their love was doomed to fail, since they loved each other more than anything else the only way for it to fail would be for them to die. Another example would be that once Juliet took the sleepy potion...
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...Tim Burton is an expert film producer that gives his audience a unique gothic cinematic experience. He has a distinctive way to demonstrate dark and menacing throughout his movies, such as "Beetlejuice", "Edward scissorhands", and "corpse bride". He uses various techniques to keep his audience engaged and give them a satisfying fantasy. Tim Burton is an incredible film director that has a unique romantic dark fantasy theme, gothic style, and characters. Tim Burton was born on August 25, 1958 in Burbank California. His parents were Jean Burton, who owned a cat themed gift shop and Bill Burton, who was a minor league baseball player. Growing up he enjoined painting, drawing watching and filming short films. At age 13, he created his oldest known work "The Island of Doctor Agor". After graduating from Burbank high school he enrolled in the California institute of arts, majoring in animation. His career then started when he obtained a job at Disney as an animator. Shortly after, he became tired of this job and decided to form his own film production. The...
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...making bad decisions and how he must be responsible for his actions. He learns that even though his intentions were good, the outcomes were destructive. The theme of good intentions can have destructive outcomes is expressed when Victor goes to Ingolstadt. While he is there, he studies alchemy and modern science. By studying science, he learns about life. He is fascinated by the secret of life and decides that he wants to create life from a dead body. He visits morgues for the necessary body parts for his scientific experiment. When he begins his scientific experiment, he neglects his health, family, friends, and schoolwork. When the scientific experiment is finished, the grotesque appearance of the monster horrifies Victor. He runs out of his apartment, leaving his eight-foot monster behind. While he is out, he runs into his best friend, Henry. Henry takes Victor back to his apartment. Because he was neglecting his health, he falls ill with a fever. The theme of good intentions can have destructive outcomes is also expressed when the monster he created results in the destruction of everyone around him. When the hideous monster is rejected by society, he vows revenge on his creator. Victor Frankenstein’s pursuit of knowledge leads him down a self-destructive path. His commitment to science and creating life from a dead body takes away some of his humanity. Without his humanity, he is left with the bad consequences of creating the monster. He did not think about the possibility...
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...“The ABC of Aerobics” by Peter Meinke are both examples of dramatic irony. James Merrill uses dramatic irony to satirize the wife tourist’s fancy designer clothes being worn by someone who could possibly die due to a terrorist act. Peter Meinke uses dramatic irony to satirize the fact that the protagonist runs for exercise but is also making fun of exercise in the poem. “Casual Wear” is written at first with a detached tone, then the tone changes to personal. “The ABC of Aerobics” is written with a solemn tone. James Merrill uses dramatic irony to satirize the wife tourist’s designer jeans and that she doesn’t know she will die. In the line “Signed with a Flourish, like the dead wife’s jeans,” the speaker is satirizing specifically the claim of responsibility from the terrorist, by comparing it to the fancy designer jeans. “Claiming Responsibility,” demonstrates verbal irony because the speaker is saying that the terrorist is claiming responsibility without actually taking responsibility. “People... of colored mist,” at the end of “Casual Wear,” the reader is left with empty, meaningless people. Peter Meinke uses dramatic irony to satirize the fact that the protagonist runs for exercise but is also making fun of exercise in the poem. The quote, “I join in despair knowing my arteries jammed with lint and tobacco, lord and bourbon,” shows that the protagonist started to exercise because he was worried about his health. In the line “Everyone’s jogging through Edgemont Park, frightened...
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...film based on a tragic play with the same name, written by William Shakespeare. On the other side The Lion King is an animated musical movie. Walt Disney Pictures released the movie in 1994. As the movie Hamlet, The Lion King was also influenced by Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet. Both the movies are about revenging the death of a cherished family member but in different ways. Since a long time the idea of revenge has existed in our human nature. It has been our instinct to take back for a person that has been hurt. Today we find that many literary works uses revenge as a theme for the plot but how it is shown depends from a character to another. Hamlet and The Lion King are two superb examples. In the castle of Elsinore in Denmark, prince Hamlet sees his father’s ghost. Through the ghost Hamlet learns that his own brother, Claudius, who wants the thrown to Denmark had murdered his father and married his dead brothers wife, the queen Gertrude. The spirit tells Hamlet to, “revenge his foul and most unnatural murder” (1.5.25 Shakespeare) and Hamlet obeys the spirit’s wishes. He then begins to seek more evidence on Claudius and his betrayal towards his brother. Hamlet enters into a deep melancholy and appears to be in madness, which makes Claudius and Gertrude worry about his erratic behavior. They employ Hamlet’s friends, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to watch over him and to discover the cause of his madness. While on the other hand the arrogant Lord Chamberlain, Polonius suggests...
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...fantasy based on a book the author's father read to him as a child. This fantasy is placed in Florin where there is love, hate, and betrayal. This where the author comes up with the theme that “ Life isn’t Fair “. William Goldman has a constant reminder of the theme,” Life isn’t Fair “, because the characters go through ups and downs throughout the story. In the book, The Princess Bride, you get a taste of the theme from the start of the book. Buttercup, a beautiful farm girl, confesses her love to a man,” “I love you,” Buttercup said.” I know this must come as something of a surprise..”(W.G58)but soon later he left for the Americas but later pronounced dead. She confessed her love to a man that left and later was reported dead, after this event Buttercup vowed to never love again. Prince Humperdinck is a man of royalty but his father is sick and dying. The prince is getting the good and the bad because he is living a good...
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...Humans tend to forget things and do not always clearly think through things when in a rush. A good example of this is in Home Alone when The McCallister family forgets their son Kevin at home as they wake up late and rush out to make it to the airport on time. This also happens in Romeo and Juliet which causes the deaths of Mercutio, Paris as well as both Romeo and Juliet . Which makes the overall theme of Romeo and Juliet is that when people rush they make mistakes. Starting with the death of Mercutio. Right after Romeo secretly marries Juliet and when he runs into Tybalt he says how he loved him because he recently became his cousin in law due to a recent marriage with Juliet. Tybalt rushes to the conclusion that Romeo is taunting him...
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...Partial Fulfilment Presented to The Faculty of the college of Arts and Sciences Surigao del Sur State University Tandag City, Surigao del Sur In Partial Fulfilment Of the requirement for the Degree Bachelor of Arts in Filipino JACKIELYN P. ALMEDILLA ROCHELLE I. CASSANO Literary Theme : Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Analysis written by Jordan Ward Submitted By : RUBYLYN E. BALDOVINO BA- Filipino 2 Submitted To : SOL VERTUDAZO The Downfall of Romeo and Juliet In the Play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, he writes about two young adults who have fallen madly in love, Romeo and Juliet. They are from two very different families who are bitter rivals, the Capulets and the Montagues. In the play, it shows and depicts the problems that arise when they fall in love, and how their impatience in important events leads to the downfall of their marriage in the end. Romeo and Juliet are to blame for all the misfortune experienced in this book, due to the impatience and stubbornness of each; Shakespeare created this to show how important patience is during crucial events. Because of their impatience, their marriage is torn apart, and both end up dead as the play comes to a close. Romeo and Juliet sealed their own fate, and are the only ones to blame for all the misfortune they experienced during the play. The first major problem Romeo and Juliet create for themselves is rushing their marriage, and trying to keep it a secret. If they had...
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...between the blacks and whites. But that is just one of many detriments apartheid has caused. This text “The Waste Land” by Alan Paton deals with a different perspective of apartheids causes – the fights in the colored races. “Mercy was the unknown word” (p. 1, l. 13). This quotation clearly inform us about the blacks’ and coloreds’ conditions below the laws of the National Party which force the black and colored people to hurt each other, so they will have a chance to survive. The main theme in the text is about apartheid’s consequence. More specifically the theme is that you cannot trust anybody – not even your family during the apartheid time: “’Freddy.’ said one. ‘Your father’s got away’” (p. 2, l. 43). It is the man’s own son who tries to rub him. Nobody cares about you. One of the other themes is everything that used to be good turns to the worst. Even your belief neglects him: “…behind him was the high wall of the convent, and the barred door that would not open before a man was dead” (p. 1, ll. 17-19). This quotation points out that his belief he trusts the most neglects him. In the start the text takes place at a bus stop next to a waste land: “The place was well chosen…On the other side of the road was the waste land” (p. 1, ll. 17-20). This indicates that the whole environment is poor. The bus he jumps off is a bus he takes when he has to work and the...
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...The first one up is Hamlet and how the play is meant for adults because of all the killings and suicides. It represents revenge by showing King Hamlet coming back from the dead to tell his son Hamlet that he needs to get revenge for him, also to show that his brother is responsible for his death. Hamlet follows his father’s wish and Kill Claudius with poison as he did to kill his brother. Hamlet pretended to be mad to reduce the suspicion that he had a plan to kill Claudius. A good quote from this play is “there is a method in his madness” which was said by Polonius before he got killed. Now the Lion King which is based on the same themes but censored to the extent that it wont be inappropriate for children because the movie is for children....
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...University Eng 102 October 17, 2013 Thesis: The poem, “The Chimney Sweeper” by William Blake depicts the life of a young boy being sold to sweep chimneys. This paper will give insight into the misery, mood and tones of the poem through the eyes of a young child as a chimney sweeper. Outline: I. Theme A. What is the theme of poem 1. Unkindness 2. Faith II. Setting A. Literal Setting 1. Metaphorical 2. Literal III. Mood A. Elements Contributing 1. Misery 2. Hope and Faith IV. Significance A. Is the title significant to content B. Job/Daily living The Chimney Sweeper deals with life in London in the 18th century. As of today, one would look at the narrator’s story as cruelty, child neglect or even child abuse. As we read the poem, we are going to take a look and dissect certain aspects of poem, such as the theme, setting, mood and significance of the title. To begin with, when reading the poem written in 1789 entitled, “The Chimney Sweeper” by William Blake, the theme of the poem circulates around poverty, unkindness and faith. When looking at the poem from the poverty perspective, the narrator’s mother died when he was a young boy and his father sells him to be a chimney sweeper, when he was so young, he could barely cry weep. The narrator tells of sleeping in soot, which is a terrible...
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...Wordsworth’s Poetry William Wordsworth ← Analysis → Wordsworth’s monumental poetic legacy rests on a large number of important poems, varying in length and weight from the short, simple lyrics of the 1790s to the vast expanses of The Prelude, thirteen books long in its 1808 edition. But the themes that run through Wordsworth’s poetry, and the language and imagery he uses to embody those themes, remain remarkably consistent throughout the Wordsworth canon, adhering largely to the tenets Wordsworth set out for himself in the 1802 preface to Lyrical Ballads. Here, Wordsworth argues that poetry should be written in the natural language of common speech, rather than in the lofty and elaborate dictions that were then considered “poetic.” He argues that poetry should offer access to the emotions contained in memory. And he argues that the first principle of poetry should be pleasure, that the chief duty of poetry is to provide pleasure through a rhythmic and beautiful expression of feeling—for all human sympathy, he claims, is based on a subtle pleasure principle that is “the naked and native dignity of man.” Recovering “the naked and native dignity of man” makes up a significant part of Wordsworth’s poetic project, and he follows his own advice from the 1802 preface. Wordsworth’s style remains plain-spoken and easy to understand even today, though the rhythms and idioms of common English have changed from those of the early nineteenth century. Many of Wordsworth’s poems (including...
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