Compare the ways in which Clarke, Heaney and two poets from the pre-1914 poetry bank have portrayed individuals.
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What is Romanticism?The romanticism movement was supposedly helped along by the French revolution of 1789.
Lonya Burns JS11. What is Romanticism? 'Romanticism An artistic and intellectual movement originating in Europe in the late 18th century and characterized by a heightened interest in nature, emphasis on the individual's expression of emotion and imagination, departure from the attitudes and forms of classicism, and rebellion against established social rules and conventions.' In most peoples eyes, Romanticism is linked to the French who are renowned for their romantic views and poetic lifestyles. From serenading, to French kissing most 'romantic images' have originated in France. Having been to France you could certainly say Love is in the Air. Particularly in the capital - Paris, you can't walk down a street without couples cuddling, holding hands, kissing. Even the streets seem romantic. The views, the sights, the cafés, the entire aspect of France is romantic. Speaking of café's the food in France is spectacular, Champagne is the normal drink with a meal in restaurants, the pastry, the snails it's all very enticing and very much an aphrodisiac. The atmosphere the restaurants create is very romantic in the sense that it is all candlelit tables and soft music. All creates the all-essential atmosphere to accompany the language of love. The French language originates from the Latin and is one of five romance languages (the others being Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and
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Using the opening of Oedipus Rex and the opening scene of King Lear, compare and contrast the role of the King as portrayed in both plays.
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A comparative study: looking closely at the ways in which Austen and Spark reflect the main character(TM)s influence over others in both novels.
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Lord of the flies comparison
How does Society treat and influence children in the novels Lord of the Flies and Oliver Twist? Throughout the course of the two novels, Oliver Twist and Lord of the Flies, the child characters are forced to assume adult roles because they have been isolated from, or excluded by society. The change the children undergo, particularly in Lord of the Flies could be described as 'growing up', obtaining experience and knowledge beyond their years, or a loss of innocence. One of the main ways in which children in these novels assume adult roles is through the way they attempt to govern themselves. This is particularly evident in Lord of the Flies as the boys are forced into a situation many of that age dream of; living without adult supervision. This quickly loses its appeal as the boys realise they have to establish some kind of rule and democracy, they elect a leader and soon something akin to a hierarchy is established, much like that of a real Western society. There is also a link to old tribal methods of establishing order, for example the Conch, which is similar to a Native American talking stick, which you had to possess to speak at a meeting and it was passed around so everyone had the opportunity to speak. However, the boys attempts to establish a society with a set of British values such as having a 'stiff upper lip' and conducting yourself like a gentleman fails
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Emma and Clueless comparison essay Amy Heckerling's post modern teen-flick Clueless, is a cinematic adaptation of Jane Austen's bildungsroman text Emma. Clueless is identifiable as an adaptation since the thematic morals within Emma have been retained, though the nineteenth century context has been radically modified with the primary purpose of generating appeal to a contemporary audience. The two texts delve into analogous human values in different contexts, satirising the flaws society portray. Character traits and the attitudes in society which they depict in the context of Emma are still evident in the modern context of Clueless. Heckerling also portrays how modern society still values class hierarchy and social structure, yet its depiction is altered. Attitudes towards marriage in the classic have been manipulated to portray how values in relationships have changed over time. The adaptation process enables responders to scrutinize both texts as aesthetic reflections of each other, whilst gaining insights to compare the values of both texts. Despite the disparity in context, character traits evident in Emma have been adapted into the modern context of Clueless. The characters display traits such as self interest, vanity and superficiality but also demonstrate personal growth and eventual reform. Emma is portrayed as being "handsome, clever, and rich with a comfortable
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Compare the ways in which Aldous Huxley in Brave New World and Anthony Burgess in A Clockwork Orange present control in society.
Compare the ways in which Aldous Huxley in 'Brave New World' and Anthony Burgess in 'A Clockwork Orange' present control in society. Aldous Huxley's 'Brave New World', published in 1932, is a dystopian novel set in England in the year 2540 or, as it is referred to in the novel, 632 years 'After Ford'. This relates to 632 years after Henry Ford successfully produced the 'Model T', which was the first car to be made by mass production methods such as conveyor-belt assembly, mirrored by the conveyor-belt methods of creating human life in Huxley's dystopia. Huxley wrote 'Brave New World' in the years leading up to the second world war; it was his response to the widespread fear of Americanisation present in Europe. Huxley visited America between September 1925 and June 1926 and this visit made him pessimistic about the cultural future of Europe. He believed that 'the future of America is the future of the world' and the future he saw was one of material consumption. It is clear that the 'World State' in 'Brave New World' was Huxley's satire on the global diffusion of the American way of life. Anthony Burgess' 'A Clockwork Orange', published in 1962, is a dystopian novel set in an early 21st century England which has suffered a terrible breakdown of law and order. Burgess' novel captures the anti-mechanistic spirit of the 60's culture and was targeted at the American
Harlem Renaissance Research Paper.
Ashleigh McDougal Period - 4 Harlem Renaissance Research Paper Controversies have risen over the past couple of years whether or not authors who have written novels about black towns in the nineteen twenties and thirties were accurate. Authors have been accused of describing what life was like in black Southern towns differently than they truly were. In Zora Neal Hurston's novel Their Eyes Were Watching God the author correctly portrays life in small black towns and the conditions they were in during the early nineteen hundreds. Living in Southern black towns was far different then life in all white towns. Their Eyes Were Watching God depicts what life was like in small African American towns; and how it compares to life in U.S. Southern towns during the nineteen twenties and thirties. Down South, in the early nineteen hundreds, several small-all black towns were established. The city of Eatonville, Florida was the first all-black town to be established in the South and throughout the country. Because of the prejudice by whites in the South, the black people congregated together to form their own towns where they would not be persecuted. Typically each of these small towns had a population under a thousand people and, "Eighty-four black households comprise the study group and live together in a compact area consisting of two long blocks at right angles to each other..."
