...Celton Brito-Lobato Analyse and compare how Lady Macbeth and Curley's wife are presented Shakespeare’s ' Macbeth' and Steinbeck’s ‘Of Mice and Men’ In the Shakespearean play of ‘Macbeth’ we are introduced to the character of Lady Macbeth. Similarly in John Steinbeck's novella Of Mice of Men we also presented with an equally diverse character of Curley's wife. ‘Macbeth’ was written during the early 17th century, and was a play 'fit for a king'. It outlines a couple's ambition to become rulers of Scotland and sees them fulfil this ambition and in doing so, killing the king in the process. Despite being written during patriarchal Jacobean society, Lady Macbeth is a female protagonist. Throughout the play, through Lady Macbeth's actions we are forced to believe that she is evil. In contrast, in the novel John Steinbeck tells a story of dreams, hopes and loneliness. We are introduced to a majorly significant and complex character, named Curley’s wife. Steinbeck shows us that Curley’s wife is flirtatious, mischievous (despite the patriarchal society of the 1930’s) but most of all she is an isolated character. Her hasty marriage to Curley proves to be failed attempt to escape her own spiral of disappointment of not fulfilling her ambition of becoming an actress. This ironically is a main theme in both texts. This essay will analyse and compare the presentation of Lady Macbeth and Curley's wife through structure, themes, what is said about them, their actions and what they themselves...
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...professor during the air raids. The children are exploring the professor’s big house, when Lucy steps into a large empty room, with one big wardrobe. Lucy walks into the wardrobe, expecting to bump into the backside, but instead she feels something cold and prickly on her hands. Suddenly she finds herself in the middle of a wood with snow under her feet. She sees a light and meets a Faun named Mr. Tumnus. She goes for tea at the Faun’s house, and he tells Lucy about the White Witch. Lucy goes home and tells her siblings about Narnia, but they don’t believe her at first. Later in the novel they all walk trough the Wardrobe were Edmund betrays his siblings and goes to the White Witch. The children get a lot of help from the animals in the woods. And soon finds Aslan too help them fight against the White Witch. In the beginning of the novel the setting is in the real world, it is set in England, during world war two. (1939-1945) The other setting is in Narnia in an imaginary world. This setting has talking animals, fauns, lions, witches and Father Christmas. The novel is narrated in the third person. The point of view is omniscient. The novel focuses on Lucy and sometimes it is focused on Edmund. Lucy is the youngest. She is very inquisitive. She is the first to walk trough the wardrobe. She is very good hearted and loves Edmund and forgives him at once, after he betrays his siblings. She really bonds with all of the helpers, such as the...
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...VISITING NARNIA Narnia is the magical land C.S. Lewis conjured up for millions to visit and enjoy imagination filled adventures. The reason Narnia is popular is because it’s relatable. There are many similarities between our world and the world of Narnia. Both contain a God who is good and loving and cares for His people. Both worlds were created, evil and suffering exist amongst them, and each records historical and important events. Perhaps the most obvious likeness these worlds possess is having a God. What is the God of Narnia like? In Narnia God is represented by a powerful lion named Aslan. Aslan, much like the true God, is a creator; he creates Narnia and deems it good....
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...2005 MOVIE REVIEW | 'THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE' Two Wars of Good and Evil By A. O. SCOTT In the weeks leading up to the release of "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," the entertainment press has sometimes seemed so preoccupied with matters of allegory as to resemble an advanced seminar in Renaissance literature. It has never been a secret that C. S. Lewis, who taught that subject and others at Oxford for many years, composed his great cycle of seven children's fantasy novels with the New Testament in mind and with some of the literary traditions it inspired close at hand. To the millions since the 1950's for whom the books have been a source of childhood enchantment, Lewis's religious intentions have either been obvious, invisible or beside the point. Which is part of the appeal of allegory, as he well knew. It is a symbolic mode, not a literal one - there are, after all, no talking beavers in the Bible - and it constructs distinct levels of meaning among which readers travel of their own free will. An allegorical world is both a reflection of the real one and a reality unto itself, as Lewis's heroes, the four Pevensie children, come to discover. The story of Aslan's sacrifice and resurrection may remind some readers (and now viewers) of what they learned in Sunday school, but others, Christian or not, will be perfectly happy to let what happens in Narnia stay in Narnia. The supposed controversy over the religious...
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...Adversity in The Chronicles of Narnia By: Rowan Edy 599025003 The trials and hardships in life is what builds us as people. Adversity and setbacks are what make what and us we learn from to better ourselves in the field of all aspects of life. The four siblings, (Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy) in the movie The Chronicles of Narnia all experience great adversity. How they deal with these failures and overcome them is an example of humanity and coming of age. The beginning of the movie pans out to German bombers flying over London. The Pevensies are seen rushing to a bomb shelter in their backyard. World war two is a time of adversity in it’s own terms. The Pevensie’s are living during the London Blitz, when Germans would constantly bombard English cities. The children learn quickly through the misery of having to leave war-torn London that living there is a failure within itself and that they must live in the countryside of Scotland to be safe. The children's father is fighting as a foot soldier in the British army. Peter, the eldest brother immediately takes on the parental role of the family, alongside Susan, his sister after his mother remains in London. Already the children have to grow faster than normal circumstances, as they have to be strong and guide the two younger siblings. This sets the tone of for the film, as the children experience a loneliness, heartache and frustration and great adversity inside the world of Narnia. Almost all the characters experience...
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...The Value of Life Should people put the value of life into monetary value or should life be kept solely as an emotional quantity? People and societies throughout the ages have been trying to answer the problem of putting the value of life into terms of dollar bills. The ancient Egyptians buried their dead with all of their worldly belongings. They believed a person’s monetary worth on Earth was over, and they should take all of that earthly worth with them to the afterlife. Modern day Americans are different from the Egyptians. Today people believe that the families of the dead should be compensated for “their” loss. It is true that life is a precious commodity much like a diamond. But unlike a diamond, life has no set monetary value. But today’s government is trying to change that. After the tragedies of September 11, 2002, the federal government started a federal fund to help the victims and families of victims of the attacks. This fund would give priority to people who were injured in the attacks, then to the spouse, and then to the parents. Sounds great doesn’t it? Your husband dies and now you just lost your income, and the government is going to pay you for your loss. Well don’t jump on the bandwagon so fast now. This might sound great now, but once you are knee deep in the program, it won’t be so fun. To figure out how much money a person will receive from this fund is determined by a multi-step process. First they figure out how much an individual would have earned had...
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...a very young age. By looking at The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe each of the readers can see that C.S. Lewis included the themes of the redemption of mankind and acceptance because it was a struggle for him to return to his faith after dealing with many difficulties in his life. “The Narnia series is said to be Lewis’s most famous work of his lifetime,”Clive Staples Lewis was born in Belfast, Ireland, on November 29, 1898. He lived with his mother Florence Augusta Lewis, father Albert James Lewis, and older brother Warren on the outskirts of Belfast. When Lewis was a toddler he would say that his name was Jack, but the only people who called him this were close friends and family (Bio.com). He got his nickname from his first dog Jacksie that died...
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...PREWRITING DRAFT. The Chronicles of Narnia books written by author C.S. Lewis it’s a story full of magic, adventures and a magnificent story about children who travel to a world called Narnia. Written on 1950 this series is still popular as of today. On this article we will discuss the world on witch this adventure takes place, it’s a place filled with talking creatures and magic and evil. Narnia itself is described as populated by a wide variety of creatures, most of which would be recognizable to those familiar with European mythologies and British fairy tales. On this world created by the great lion named Aslan, is where all the adventures takes place. It’s a special world that no one can get to, unless you are invited or summoned by the lion himself. Thru out the years the author has released a total of 7 books, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950), Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia (1951), The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952), The Silver Chair (1953), The Horse and His Boy (1954), The Magician's Nephew (1955), The Last Battle (1956). Although there is no more future books to be released on this series the 6 books state a great story, around the world of Narnia, every character plays an important role and on the book called The Magician’s Nephew you find out how was this place created and in the last book of the series you find out how it ends. The author had a great imagination when creating these books, he created them from a single picture he saw, a picture...
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...The Masters of Fantasy Fiction Long ago, in a little house on Northmoor Road, there lived a jolly Englishman. With a pipe in his mouth and ungraded papers at his desk, he nonchalantly scribed the sentence "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit" (Collins 76). A little longer after that during a time tensioned by the exposition of World War II there lived another Englishman. Housing a family of young refugees during the blitz, he crafted a story about four young children and a magic wardrobe (Tolson 4). Though only rudimentary concepts at their formation, the ideas that these two men had at the time would eventually morph into some of the most popular stories of our age and shape the way people think about life. C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, two of the most brilliant authors to ever impact the world of fantasy literature, share several defining qualities in their early lives, careers, ideas, and lasting impacts. J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis lived fairly similar yet individual childhoods. The two young authors started out in comparatively alike situations. On January 3rd, 1892, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa (Collins 10), and six years later on November 29th Clive Staples Lewis was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (Davenport 21). Both boys’ families included British parents and brothers; John's brother Arthur was two years younger (Collins 12) while Clive's brother Warren was three years older (Davenport 21). However, Tolkien seemed...
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...The Time Of Narnia Sam Duncan . C.S. Lewis had a very happy and carefree childhood. Thankfully, his only little problem was people persistantly called him C.S. Lewis but he really wanted to be called Jack. He lived in a huge house in the town of Belfast, which is in Ireland. Jack and his older brother Warren spent their time romping around in their beautiful garden outside the house. When they were not out, Jack was in the library happily reading. This might not have been as happy and carefree to most people, but Jack loved it. Even though Jack had a happy childhood, his happiness came to an end. Tragiclly, his mother sadly passed away after being very ill in 1908. As if that was not bad enough, Jack and Warren had to go away to boarding school in England only a month after their mother's death. Jack hated this school because all of...
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...In any movie episode, people can learn new ideas; differentiate between what is good and what is not right in society. Indeed, movies provide a platform for relaxation and learning. To some extent, this is also true for the Bible. Hollywood movies are geared at captivating the eyes of the audience with little focus on how the message sinks in ones mind. Indeed, the movie industry will stimulate the mind of the person by what they see happening. However, the audience will most likely lose sight of the true meaning of what is being relayed. This is the genesis of how wicked forces combine to influence human behavior in the subconscious. Without a good questioning mind, people might be lured to accept as gospel truth what they see in movies. Thematic focuses in movies distort the original message as presented by the Bible. The Bible was not written to give a description of the people who lived before or to show what live was in the early days. However, God wanted people to know who He is and how people can relate and enjoy life in Him forevermore. The Ten Commandments is a good example of how Biblical stories and events can be misrepresented. A good example is the Biblical account as found in the book of Exodus. In the Bible, there is little information that is provided concerning Moses. For instance, it does not explain whether Moses knew he was a Hebrew child while he was growing in the palace. However, the movie takes the position that Moses did not know his mother and grew...
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...C. S. Lewis, or "Jack", as he was known to friends and family, was born Clive Staples Lewis on November 29, 1898, in Belfast, Ireland. His father, Albert Lewis, was a successful lawyer. Albert and Flora Lewis brought up their two sons in a Protestant household. Warren was Lewis's older brother, and the two were very close. The family home was affectionately nicknamed "Little Lea", and was a treasure trove of books in which Lewis' imagination blossomed. The stability and happiness of Lewis's childhood, however, was shattered by his mother's death in 1908 from abdominal cancer. Lewis was nine years old at the time. The death of Lewis's mother proved incredibly influential on the development of the writer's commitment to Christianity. Just prior to her death, Flora gave each of her sons a parting gift: a Bible, inscribed with a message of her love. Lewis, however, reacted to the gift with anger and grief, and became an atheist. In 1914, at the age of 16, he moved to southern England and came under the tutelage of William T. Kirkpatrick. Kirkpatrick was a former headmaster, a rationalist, and a humanist; in Kirkpatrick, Lewis found a tutor and role model, and learned to discipline himself in writing and reason. Lewis was admitted to University College at Oxford, and in 1917 he volunteered for active combat in France. He returned to his studies in 1919. Lewis ultimately graduated with top honors in literature, philosophy, and history. He was subsequently elected to the prestigious...
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...Secular Study for Christians Discussion Board Forum 1 ENGL 102-D14 The presentations presented in this week’s module have a lot of truth as to why secular literature is used in modern day Christianity. I do agree that electronic media is not a tool that is valuable in learning literature. Lesson 2 clearly talks about how the thinking is done for you and may not even have the plot or main points in order and only access the emotional side of your thinking. As human beings, we are constantly growing and stretching ourselves as each individual person. Life is constantly moving forward and secular materials help each person mature. Non-secular literature also helps a person grow with faith and help each individual find their own truth in this world. I don’t agree with the early church’s view on fiction. I do, however, believe that fiction in some forms can be bad. Fiction that represents evil, such as murder, is the kind of fiction that should not be read. This can inhibit the way a Christian grows and put Satan ideas in a person’s head. There is one book in particular I want to comment about. It is a book by C. S. Lewis, The Lion, Witch, and Wardrobe. This novel has been around for a long time. I read this growing up and loved what it represents. A group of children enter into another realm becoming the kings and queens of this realm and fight evil with a lion who sacrifices himself against evil and betrayal of one of these kings. He is resurrected due to the fact that he...
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...The Magician’s Nephew The Magician’s Nephew is a fiction novel written by C.S. Lewis as part of his Chronicle of Narnia series. The setting for this story nineteenth century London and the world beyond the wardrobe Narnia. The story’s main characters are Polly and Digory. Polly is adventurous, and her character appears good; while Digory’s character appears questionable throughout the story. The events in the story are like many events in the Bible, Digory has bad ideas sometimes and his actions are selfish, but he also shows kindness and unselfishness in his character as well. Tricked by Digory’s evil magician uncle, Polly was sent into another dimension, Digory followed Polly into the other world to save her. This action was unselfish and heroic and shows a good side to his character. At another time Digory takes an apple against the rules, his intent was to bring the apple to his mother to save her, but he was also tempted to eat it himself. Instead of keeping the apple for his mother and himself he brought it to Aslan without eating it. These decisions show Digory’s character to unselfish and respectful. While other actions taken by Digory make him seem like a foolish and even bad person....
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...The Value of Literature Literature can be used to place value on a wide span of topics. From books that may break our hearts to one’s that make us laugh uncontrollably. Even though literature is only written in words, it is our imagination that makes those words come to reality, by the way we see the words in our imaginations. Whatever literature that is read, it is in the perspective of the author and you are reading through the lens of the writer. Philip Marchand said “Not to understand the disposition of things is the fate of children or slaves. Imaginative literature is the race's best tool for acquiring such understanding. This is the childishness and slavishness in the soul of someone who cannot respond to great literature.” Marchand talks about how our imagination is one of the most important tools that an individual can have. Ultimately, with the way literature uses up the creativity side of the brain, it truly helps expand our imagination. From a very young age, many of us were introduced to books with big pictures and little words. These simple little books were meant to teach us the names of colours, the alphabet and what noise animals made. While continuing to grow older, individuals starts to explore more genres of literature to find what they enjoy. For example, in the last couple years of high school, I have really gotten into the horror/mystery genres of book which is the reason I chose The Shining as my ISU novel. The fact that I had read The Shining before...
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