Of Mice and Men - Loneliness
Loneliness in 'Of Mice and Men' By Bethan Hindson 'Of Mice and Men' is set in 1930s America, in Salinas and centres around two men, Lennie and George, who are migrant farm workers looking for work. In 1930s America, these men would travel around the country, either walking or by cheap modes of transport, in pursuit of farm work. They would receive $2.50, maybe $3 per day, plus board and a room. Often they would spend their whole life either travelling or working. It was a lonely life, and the novel lets us experience this through the eyes of the ranch workers in Salinas. It is thought the inspiration for 'Of Mice and Men' came from the American Dream and the men who believed so steadfastly in it. The American Dream started when immigrants first began to populate America. It was the dream of a better world; equal opportunities; escape from poverty and starvation; and political and religious freedom. Each man carried a different dream. The American Dream for many in this book meant the dream of a 'little place' where they could finally settle down. Yet, this isn't the only dream-from the ranchmen the dream is to be the cowboy heroes they read about in their magazines and Curley's wife dreams of being a movie star. In this essay I am going to look at the topic of loneliness. Each character in 'Of Mice and Men' has his own loneliness and their own reasons for feeling
English Coursework
Film Review Of Tsotsi Anyone who thinks Tsotsi is just South Africa's version of an urban crime drama will be surprised to discover a cinematic masterpiece any country would be proud of. Tsotsi may tell the story of a ghetto thug who rediscovers his humanity, but the film reaches further than its main character, becoming a global parable on decency. The word "Tsotsi" means "thug... gangster... hoodlum," It's also the name of this film's lead character. Tsotsi (Presley Chweneyagae) is so detached from any innate human feelings that he has shed his actual name to describe himself. We see how detached Tsotsi is after a botched shakedown on a subway. An innocent man is left dead and, even though it was surprising to Tsotsi, he betrays no regret whatsoever. One of Tsotsi's gang members, Boston (Mothusi Magano) questions why, as a human being, he isn't sickened by what they have done. This exposes a nerve and Tsotsi's response is even a little too vicious for him to retaliate against his inner turmoil, Tsotsi turns to what he does best... being a hoodlum by punching and kicking him so badly that he was half dead. While car jacking from the neighbouring upper class suburb, Tsotsi shoots a woman only to find that her car isn't the only thing he has stolen, in the back is the woman's baby. This baby reawakens Tsotsi's decency with a rush. He finds himself rethinking his life from
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet The play 'Romeo and Juliet' was first performed in the 1590s. The play is about the only son and daughter of the Capulets and Montagues, two powerful families, at war, in Verona, where our play is set. The two families are sworn enemies, so despite Romeo and Juliet falling in love, we know it will be difficult for them to be together because their two families are rivals. Romeo and Juliet keep their love a secret, with only Juliet's Nurse and Romeo's friend Benvolio, knowing about their secret love. Meanwhile, conflict has arisen between the two families because of Romeo's appearance at the Capulet's Ball, which also adds to the tension. In Shakespeare's tragedies, something bad normally happens to our characters or somebody dies. In 'Romeo and Juliet' there is an added tragedy in that they fell in love with the wrong person, causing pain and grief to those around them. There are many themes in 'Romeo and Juliet'. Love is a key theme. Violence and friendship are also important and when these themes come together it often does not end in a positive way, and can lead to death. In Act 3 Scene 1 there is a change of scene, it is no longer set in Friar Lawerence's cell, it is now set on the streets of Verona. This is a public place where everyone can see what is going on around them. The opening lines from Benvolio are ominous. He says "The day is hot": this
romeo and juliet
Romeo and Juliet Coursework William Shakespeare was born in April of 1564, and died on April 23, 1616, and his plays were some of the most influential ever, at the beginning of his career as a play write he started writing for small productions. But by the end of his career he was doing plays for royal appointment. One of the reasons Shakespeare was so popular was that he had different views to most men at that time, in his plays there would feature strong female figures who would stand up to men's authority. This made him very popular as the queen at the time was Queen Elizabeth an out going female who was respected. So Shakespeare putting strong female figures in his plays may have helped him to get a better reputation with the queen and women in general. In Romeo and Juliet 3 scene 5 the scene begins with Romeo and Juliet together in Juliet's room, the scene is romantic and is supposed to show the way Romeo and Juliet feel about each other and how much they care about each other. Juliet realises Romeo is leaving and says "wilt thou be gone? It is not yet near day: it was the nightingale, and not the lark, that pierced the fearful hollow of thine ear; nightly she's sings on yond pomegranate tree. Believe me, love, it was the nightingale." This shows that Juliet doesn't want her husband Juliet to leave. We can also see in the scene that Romeo does not want to leave either
Romeo And Juliet
Freya Boyd Is 'Romeo and Juliet' about love or hate? William Shakespeare's play 'Romeo and Juliet' is an awe-inspiring story of two lovers, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. The two young lovers are connected by their love for one another but divided by their two families, the Capulets and the Montagues seemingly never ending fight. However, love in the end of the story over rules hate, and the couples' out of control love for each other results in their deaths. In the meantime, Romeo accidentally murders Juliet's cousin, an aggressive Capulet named Tybalt, and manages to get himself banished from Verona, Italy, where they live. This could have been an incident that destroyed their relationship; along with the fact Juliet's parents are trying to marry her off to a rich young man called Paris. To her disgrace, Lady Capulet continues to force Juliet to marry Paris, resulting in her own beloved daughter's death. Romeo finds her 'dead' mistakenly and takes poison due to take his own life, due to his sadness. In this essay, I will answer the question 'Is Romeo and Juliet about love or hate?' I have decided I believe it is mainly about love, so will give my reasons why I believe this. Firstly, one of the reasons it could be about hate is that straight away in Act 1, Scene 1, there is a fight between the Montagues' and the Capulets' boys. This sets the pace for the rest of
Romeo And Juliet
Romeo and Juliet "Romeo and Juliet" is the masterpiece of the legendary William Shakespeare. In this essay I shall focus on Act 1 scene 5 of the play. Moreover I shall scrutinize the significance of this scene and the play as a whole in relation to its relevance in the present day. This scene is also pivotal as it displays the central themes and ideas of the play. Act 1 scene 5 is also fundamental in establishing the way that most of the drama will unfold throughout the play. I shall discuss, analyze and describe a number of things in this essay, in order to answer the essay question fully. The essay question requires for me to define the scene's relevance to the present, analyse the main themes and ideas that are portrayed in the play and observe and discuss the uses of dramatic devices, language and scene structure and how they are effective. Furthermore I shall need to scrutinise the main characters in the scene and determine the type of personality, thoughts and behaviour that they possess. Over 300 years ago the play was written; however it is still very popular today amongst people of different ages, gender, race and culture because of its universal themes and ideas. Love, violence, fate and feud are the four main themes that are raised in the tragedy, all of which are relevant today. Love in the play is between Romeo and Juliet, the hero and heroin of the drama.
Room 101
Room 101 English coursework If I had the choice to banish some of my worst nightmares into the depths of room 101 they would be the following...... The four things I would like to banish forever are people who say that winning the lottery wont change their lives, chewing gum, snobbish people who see their selves as higher class citizens, tv programmes that suddenly get interesting, but moments later........to be continued ! and the 'NEXT SALE'. Firstly, the lucky enough winners of the lottery or some other multi million pounds prize should be banished. In particular the ones who say that it "wont change their lives" or "its not that much anyway". People would sacrifice everything for that sort of money, people like us who are jealous of their new and improved lifestyles. Of course it will change their lives, they can give up their work and live off the interest they earn, this while travelling around the world on a five star luxurious cruise !. One of the worst things you can do is scrape chewing gum off the bottom of your shoe !. Although it can be good to chew on, it has its disadvantages. Firstly, its disgusting the amount of gum that is thrown on the floor, especially in public and busy streets. Not only having to horribly scrape it off your shoes, it's the way people speak whilst chewing gum reepetidly. It's a bit dissrespectfull of those who chew with their mouths
Room 101
Room 101 "You'll be staying in room 101," called out the receptionist. Her booming voice echoed off the walls. Room 101. I had an uneasy feeling about this room, like I had heard of it before, yet, nothing came to mind. I had taken one step when I heard a clicking sound. Two big, strange men grabbed me, hauled me up four flights of stairs, at which point something sharp was injected into my neck, causing me to pass out on the cold, wooden floor. I opened my eyes to find myself in a room as dark as the midnight sky. I tried to move my head to look around, but it was strapped tightly into place on a headboard. My hands and feet were tied firmly to the chair I was placed on by some sort of rope, which I couldn't see due to the intense darkness which filled the room. The room was as cold as snowflakes on a winter's day. Where was I? Somewhere I hoped I would never visit again. The room where everybody's deepest, darkest, untold fears came true; Room 101 and unfortunately for me, my fear was nasty, disgusting flies. Ever since I was young I had always had a fear of flies. I'm not sure why; it's just always been that way. Whenever they are around they would give me this feeling I just couldn't ignore, like somebody had thrown itching powder all over my skin. I had to run like I was running for my life, and itching at the same time. It's terrifying, but I have no idea why. I know
Write an article persuading teenagers not to smoke.
Stub that cigarette or loose your life How do you fancy eating all your meals through a tube in your throat? Doesn't sound too good, however this problem is being faced by many young smokers these days as a rise in teenage smoking threatens to destroy the health of the under-20s. Would you like to damage your heart beyond all repair? Would you like to damage your lungs, filling them with a tar-like substance? Would you like to smell disgusting? All you need to do is smoke, it's that simple. "Here, try this; one can't hurt.." The uneducated think that one-a-day can't kill you, but they're wrong. As soon as the first lighted cigarette touches your lips, your body plays host to a cocktail of noxious, toxic chemicals that wreak havoc on your bodies internal organs. 89% of all teenage smokers started because their friends were smoking, and they wanted to fit in. Think you're individual by smoking? Think again, since peer-pressure last year caused more than 65,000 new teens to take up the habit. Peer-pressure is the leading cause of starting smoking, and is basically when you do what your friends want you to do; the organisation DARE - that teaches teenagers how to keep off the fags - gives teens this advice: "If you're ever in the situation where a friend wants you to start smoking, try giving them an excuse. For example, 'I tried and I don't like it' works well, and so does
