What are the main themes of Pleasantville and how does the director convey them to the audience using cinematic techniques?
What are the main themes of Pleasantville and how does the director convey them to the audience using cinematic techniques? Pleasantville, directed by Gary Ross, is a year 2000 comedy with powerful underlying themes. Pleasantville is an inspiring and oddly touching story about two 90's kids who are thrust into the black and white world of Pleasantville, a cheery and seemingly perfect sitcom complete with picket fences, soda shops and warm cookies. When a somewhat unusual remote control transports them from the jaded real world to the TV arena, the two teenagers (Tobey Maguire and Reese Witherspoon) are forced to play along as Bud and Mary-Sue, the obedient children of George and Betty Parker. Maguire, an obsessive Pleasantville devotee, understands the need for not toppling the balance of things; Witherspoon, on the other hand, starts shaking the town up, most notably when she takes American football stud, Skip, up to Lover's Lane, to do exactly what the name suggests. Soon enough, Pleasantville's teens are discovering sex along with rock and roll, free thinking and liberating Technicolour. Filled with delightful and shrewd details about sitcom life, for example, no toilets, no double beds and only two streets in the whole town. Pleasantville is a joy to watch, not only for its comedy but also for its groundbreaking visual effects and astonishing production design as
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Examine the author's presentation of men, women and gender roles in 'The Color Purple' and 'Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit.'
Examine the author's presentation of men, women and gender roles in 'The Color Purple' and 'Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit.' 'The Color Purple,' by Alice Walker; a novel in an epistolary form, reveals the story of a young black Georgia girl who faces adulthood believing that she has been raped by her father and that he killed both of their babies. The novel examines her struggle to find love, self-esteem, and continuing courage, despite harsh setbacks; until she eventually achieves freedom for herself. The many characters in the novel break the boundaries of traditional male or female gender roles- it is this that I shall be discussing in greater depth, drawing comparisons to my second novel, 'Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit,' by Jeanette Winterson. This is the story of the young protagonist; Jeanette who retells the story of her life beginning when she is seven years old and living in England with her adoptive parents. Jeanette does not know anyone aside from the other members of the church until at the age of the seven, when her mother is ordered to send Jeanette to school. As this young girl begins to age she realises that she sometimes disagrees with the teachings of her congregation-, which ultimately leads her to explore her sexuality- here, both the church and the protagonist herself question gender roles. 'The Color Purple' and 'Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit' portray
Many would argue that men hold the power in "The Colour Purple". Explore the opinions of critics Andrea Stuart and Mary O' Connor and explain your own view of what Alice Walker has to say about the power in "The Colour Purple".
Many would argue that men hold the power in "The Colour Purple". Explore the opinions of critics Andrea Stuart and Mary O' Connor and explain your own view of what Alice Walker has to say about the power in "The Colour Purple". In the novel 'The Colour Purple' power is represented differently throughout. One way in which this power is shown is through men in the novel. At the beginning men dominate and are depicted as a higher authority figure to women, it seems the men rule the women's lives. However we can also argue that women are equally strong whilst others evolve into more powerful figures. Power through sisterhood is demonstrated through the fact that Shug gives Celie companionship, something Celie may not have felt since she was separated from her sister Nettie. Through Celie and Shug's relationship Celie has gained strength in herself and has been shown to stick up for herself. We see this when Shug announces she is taking Celie and Mary Agnes with her as Celie stands up to Albert. This shows us Celie is learning to become independent. This represents one aspect of female power in the novel and it also shows that by having friends to support them these women are able to leave their "lowdown dogs" behind and with the belief in themselves they can build their own future. Female solidarity is shown where we see Celie's protection for her mother and sister Nettie.
Alice Walker's novel "The Third Life of Grange Copeland" - review
Published in 1970, Alice Walker's novel "The Third Life of Grange Copeland" explores the relationship between three generations of poor, rural black people in Georgia from the 1920''s, through to the beginnings of the Civil Rights movement in the 1960's. Walker was and still is active in the Civil Rights Movement, but due to her portrayal of black men and the relationship between black men and women, her work has not always enjoyed an intense following among nationalist reviewers and critics. Malcolm Bradbury has however, described Walker as "dominant, ... at least in terms of popularity and visibility". (I: Pg101). Alice Walker is often referred to as a feminist writer. F.J Griffin concludes that "...her text participates in the black feminist literary movement of the seventies and eighties." (VI: Pg43), while Walker herself maintains, that she is a 'womanist' rather than a feminist and that she is "committed to the survival and wholeness of the whole people - male and female." (III: Pg107). For her novel "The Third Life of Grange Copeland", Walker states that she is "... committed to exploring the oppressions, the insanities, the loyalties, and the triumphs of black women.". It is therefore necessary to examine these claims for the novel and to determine whether her work does substantiate the statement she makes on behalf of the black women of twentieth century America.
"Inconceivable" by Ben Elton - book review.
Contents Introduction.................................................2 About the Author.........................................3 Author's Works...........................................4 "Inconceivable"............................................5 * Synopsis.................................................................6 * Review................................................................6-7 * Extracts............................................................8-10 Introduction I have chosen to read the book "Inconceivable" by Ben Elton. As I do not read books a lot I did not have any real idea what or who I wanted to do this project on when it was first set. I decided that I would prefer to read a humorous book instead of a normal fiction story book which I may easily get bored of after a while. I did not have any authors in mind when I decided I wanted to read a comedic book, so I decided to go to a bookshop and look at a few books to see what I might like to read. I found books by Ben Elton and decided to look at a few of them because I had known that Ben Elton is a good stand-up comedian, so his books would probably be quite an interesting read. I read a bit of several of the books and thought that "Inconceivable" would be a good one to read purely because of the name of the book, the illustration on the front cover and the quotes from people and
Alice Walker Uses Symbolism to Address Three Issues: Racism, Feminism and the Search for Cultural Identity.
Alice Walker Uses Symbolism to Address Three Issues: Racism, Feminism and the Search for Cultural Identity Thesis: Alice Walker Uses Symbolism to Address Three Issues: Racism, Feminism and the Search for Cultural Identity I. Alice Walker background A. Civil Right Activist B. Writings II. Walker's "Everyday Use" A. Setting of Story -1960's B. Synopsis of Story III. Symbols of Racism A. Maggie's Scars, Looking in the Eye B. School Closing, Burning House C. Mamma -Martin Luther King - TV Show IV. Symbolism of Feminist Issues A. Minimized Male Presence B. Mamma is Independent - Self Supporting C. Dee's Feminism - Distance from Her Boyfriend/Husband V. Symbolic Search for Cultural Identity A. Quilts Symbols of the Past (Churn), Maggie B. Pictures of House, Hanging Quilt on the Wall Born on February 9, 1944 in Eatonton, Georgia, Alice Malsenior Walker was the eighth and youngest child of poor sharecroppers. Her father's great-great-great grandmother, Mary Poole was a slave, forced to walk from Virginia to Georgia with a baby in each arm. Walker is deeply proud of her cultural heritage. In addition to her literary talents Walker was involved in the civil rights movement in the 1960's, walking door-to-door promoting voter's registration among the rural poor. Walker was present to see Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech.
Gender roles in The Color Purple.
Alice Walker in her novel The Color Purple illustrates a parallel between the gender roles of women in the early 20th century and Black slavery through the life of Celie and her interactions with Albert, as well as with Nettie's experiences in Africa with the Olinka tribe. Similarities reign with this book and slavery in two instances: one, Celie and some of the other women's slave-like labor that Albert and other men force them to do and two, the treatment of the women in the Olinka tribe. Celie constantly has to obey Albert, who she refers to as Mr. ______ for most of the novel, performing many of the jobs assigned to women during the time period as well as labor in the field. Her role in society directly correlates with the gender roles of the women of America and the Olinka tribe causing a conclusion to be made that many women were most always subordinate to men until the Women's Rights Movement. In the early 20th century, female subordination and gender roles existed all across America. These ideals presented themselves both in the South and the North although they slightly differed between the two. Women in the South served as companions and hostesses for their husbands and mothers for their children. Their lives were generally centered around the home. Southern women on wealthy plantations became ornaments for their husbands often called "plantation mistresses"
Analysis of "The Colour Purple" -first three letters
Analysis of "The Colour Purple" - first three letters "The Colour Purple" is an epistolary novel. In the first three letters, the reader is immediately thrust into the world of the protagonist and narrator of "The Colour Purple", Celie. She is a poor, uneducated, fourteen-year-old black girl living in rural Georgia. Celie starts writing letters to God because her stepfather, Alphonso, beats and rapes her. The letters are the means by which the protagonist tells her life story. Letters are a personal form of communication, and they contribute to the readers' feelings of empathy with Celie. For Celie herself, the writing of letters is not only a form of communication, especially as most of her letters are not sent, but, rather, writing is a way for her to express her feelings, quietly and safely. In fact, the importance of words, of written and spoken language, as the medium for empowerment is a central concern in the narrative. The gradual growth and development of Celie's character through her letters, which is realised by the reader as the private intimations of a diarist, is compulsive reading. We will therefore be examining the first three letters of the novel in more detail, looking at narrative voice, characters, and language. In addition, we will also be looking at an overview of the first three letters of "The Colour Purple", as well as putting the novel as a whole in
What key phenomena must theories of colour perception account for? Describe and evaluate how theories try to explain the phenomena.
This document was downloaded from Coursework.Info - The UK's Coursework Database Click here to visit Courswork.Info What key phenomena must theories of colour perception account for? Describe and evaluate how theories try to explain the phenomena. The degree to which we are able to perceive colour is due to our 'ability to distinguish wavelengths of light regardless of their relative intensities' (Abramov, 1997; cited in Hardin and Maffi, 1997). Individuals are thus dependent on purity, intensity, and wavelength, which are all components of physical energy. These subsequently correspond to psychological attributes; intensity corresponds to brightness, purity to saturation and wavelength to hue (Setrular and Blaker, 1994). Furthermore, stimuli that can be analysed into all three components are referred to as chromatic (i.e. blue, yellow, green etc) in contrast, stimuli which only has brightness attributed to it is referred to as achromatic (i.e. white/grey/black) (Pinel, 2000). The current essay aims to present firstly, an overview of the physiological mechanisms of colour vision illustrating the roles of rods and cones in the retinal anatomy. Secondly, the occurrence of the key colour phenomena i.e. observations of our perception of colour and their significance will be discussed. Followed by a discussion of the two key theories that either separately, or combined,
