What are the Strengths and Weaknesses of the Truman show?
Callum Duffee 11 Bell What are the Strengths and Weaknesses of the Truman Show? As most people know by now, The Truman Show conveys a message by depicting a series of fateful events in the life of Truman Burbank, (played by Jim Carrey) who has grown up, and lives, in a fake town full of actors. The town is enclosed in a giant dome decked out with high-tech simulators of sun and sky, in which the rain and wind are controlled by the special effects department. Truman alone has no idea he is in a giant TV studio, as the rest of humanity watches him go from one staged situation to another in a nonstop telethon of reality programming. But in this "perfect" paradise, there inevitably appears a snake. After the crew makes mistakes that cause the seamlessness of the illusion to break down, Truman figures out that his surroundings are full of staged scenes and events. He then tries to make his escape, only to come up against both his own fears, which keep him from leaving, and the obstacles put in his way by the producer-director who has made billions trapping him in a stage and playing God with his life. In the beginning, 5 babies were born and the unlucky 1 was going to be picked and adopted by Christof. Christof has his own TV show
Explore the ways in which Thomas Hardy uses setting to help portray Tess feelings.
'Explore the ways in which Thomas Hardy uses setting to help portray Tess' feelings.' "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" is a tragedy novel by Thomas Hardy set in the 19th Century in the south of England. It focuses on Tess Durbeyfield, living in the rural county of Dorchester, an innocent young girl in the lower class of a very religious society. Tess is the eldest child of her family, which includes her mother, father and her four younger siblings. The novel narrates the protagonist's, Tess, life and Hardy uses many techniques to portray her feelings in certain events in her life for example, he uses metaphors, similes, personification and pathetic fallacy. The book tries to convey how hard Tess' life is and how society was at that time to show the readers Hardy's own feelings and opinions at that time of the society. The main theme of this novel is fate, however other themes are also incorporated for example, family, hate and love. Chapter 14 begins with Tess binding in the field during harvest time in August. This is after she leaves the d'Uberville house following being raped by Alec and giving birth to his child. Hardy displays Tess' current state in life in the first paragraph by giving a rich description of the season and the type of day it is; 'It was a hazy sunrise in August. The denser nocturnal vapours, attacked by the warm beams, were dividing and shrinking into
Adaptation Othello: Act 1
English Literature Coursework Modern Adaptation of "Othello" Shayan Moghaddam Othello Act 1 Before I start my own adaptation, I will present an overview of the first Act of "Othello" Characters The main characters in Act 1 are Othello, Brabantio, Roderigo, Iago, Cassio, The Duke and Desdemona. There are also two senators in the play as well as an Officer, a Sailor and a Messenger. I will now give a brief description of each one of these characters. Othello: A commander for the Military Force of Venice. Being an origin of Mauritania, he is referred to as a "Moor". His triumphant line of work brings him a high rank in Venice. We know this from how people refer to him "Valiant Othello" (Act 1 Scene 3, Line 48, Duke) But being a foreign person of a different colour, he is socially separated from those whom he works with. He is a military man, with repute for bravery in combat and fine judgment in military matters. In act 1, we learn that Othello falls in love and marries Desdemona without Desdemona's fathers consent. Brabantio: A member of the Venetian Senate. He is the father of Desdemona and brother of Gratiano. His first appearance is in Act 1 Scene 1 where Iago and Roderigo tell him that Othello has married his daughter. When he hears of his daughter's marriage to Othello, Brabantio accuses Othello of using magic on his daughter to bewitch her into loving him.
The Traveller.
The Traveller stood in the centre of the deserted graveyard. A wall of fog slowly surrounded him as he placed daffodils on a grave. Every night he would do this. He would look on, wet tears forming in his lost grey eyes. The Listeners heard everything The Traveller said. They heard how he prayed and how he wept. They knew everything about him whereas he knew nothing about them. They treasured him. Always had, always would. The Traveller was not always like this. He was once happy, he had a family and he definitely was not alone. Everything was turn upside down on that dreadful night. It is surprising how much your vision of life can change in a few minutes. It is also surprising to know how much Robert Liegel's life transformed in just several seconds. Robert Liegel was obviously one of the unlucky ones. At least that was what he thought. Robert Liegel, like his nickname suggested, was a traveller. Well actually, he was a tradesman who just happened to travel a lot. However, he always managed to come back to the same town, the same street and the same abandoned warehouse. I guess he called that home. The warehouse was just on the skirts of town. Isolated from people. It was crumbling and had not a piece of furnisher. The windows were crooked, the balcony... well the balcony had fallen long long ago and the roof was in pieces. Not the sort of place a person would like to
pre-1914 prose study
Pre-1914 Prose Study Stories from the Gothic Tradition I am going to write about three stories with a gothic genre. The first story is called "The Red Room". "The Red Room" by H.G Wells is about a man who doesn't believe in supernatural beings and is about to spend a night in the most haunted castle. Charles Dickens wrote the second story called, "Confession Found in a Prison". It was about a man who killed his nephew because the young boy reminded him of the boy's mother, who never trusted him, he couldn't cope with the boys anymore and so he decided to murder him. The final story, "The Superstitious Man's Story" was written by Thomas Hardy and it is about a man who is thought to be dead, however, everybody keeps seeing him around the village and it is almost as if he is in two places at once. Gothic stories are stories that include elements like blood, murder and other scary elements. It is also a story that includes superstitions and supernatural beings. Gothic stories were extremely popular in the Victorian era because the Industrial Revolution was changing, therefore, everybody wanted to escape from all the reality of the world they lived in, this is called escapism. Another explanation is because of Charles Darwin's theory. Charles questioned the religious explanation of the creation of human life by coming up with a theory of evolution where each animal
The Secret Life of Bees
Personal Study By Melissa Reid I have recently read the novel "The secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd. Lily Melissa Owens the main character has a special relationship with bees. At night they squeeze through the cracks of her bedroom walls until they fill the whole room. Finally when she can no longer stand being the only witness to this wonder, she rushes to awaken the only person she can tell - her father. But her abusive father, T Ray is not amused with this joke. Her mother is dead and her father hardly gives her enough love as it is so he takes a worker out of his peach orchard to look after his daughter and be a sort of mother figure. Her name is Rosaleen. Lily will not settle with what she is told about her mother's past and has to go about finding the truth somehow. I intend to examine the methods used to create and develop the main character in the novel. The Queen bee to a hive is very important, take that out of the equation and that causes problems. Lily's mother was very much a Queen Bee she helped everyone and was a very trustworthy person, and when she was taken away from her family they couldn't cope and Lily was a mummy's girl. So it affected her drastically. Since she was young Lily hasn't had a mother and she has to cope on her own with the guilt of possibly killing her: "My mother died when I was four years old. It was a fact of life, but if I
purpose of satisfying the audience
Nura Hassan 10 Chestnuts How effective are the 2 articles on meeting the purpose And satisfying the audience? By looking at the studied articles "Lohan Behold" by 'Sugar' magazine featuring Lindsay Lohan and "I don't need to take care of a man to be happy" by 'Cosmopolitan' featuring Jennifer Lopez. The main purpose of the two articles is to promote the celebrities lives by entertaining their audience. The title "Lohan behold", automatically promotes Lohan, using the word "Behold", it is like they are showing her off. The use of font is in a rough, somewhat untamed in a manner which reflects her personality. The font cuts through the picture this suggests that this is a reflection of Lohan's attitude, it seems she has no control of her life. this is shown by the way she is posing in the image, because she is new to the celebrity world, it seems that she's cutting through the celebrity world as the title is cutting through the picture. The title "I don't need a man to be happy" in Cosmopolitan has emphasized the words 'take care' and 'man' and 'happy'. The title is bold and eye catching, this may suggest that they are trying to target the audience especially women that are married. They may be in the same sort of situation as Jennifer. In both articles they are selling the celebrities in a positive light. Both articles have the titles big and bold but 'Cosmopolitan has a
In responding to the critical comments, give your view on language and the role it takes in Translations.
In responding to the critical comments, give your view on language and the role it takes in Translations. Declan Kiberd, 'The play is a reminder that the Irish people can decide which language is spoken in Ireland' Helen Gilbert , Post-Colonial drama, 'The play exemplifies the slipperiness of language on a number of levels' The quote taken from Kiberd I disagree with as I feel that there are too many points in the play itself and in the context that goes against it. For example the new national school opening. It is not practically possible for the Irish to have a decision in what language is spoken in Ireland, as it is almost made for them, due to the issue of poverty and therefore emigration to countries such as Canada and America, so they could find a more stable, and wealth life style as they would then be able to provide for their families back in Ireland. However, I do agree with Gilbert quote, as there are numerous places in the play that exemplifies the fact that the Irish language really is 'slippery'. For example when Lancy speaks to 'some of the people of Baile Beag' at the end Act one, Owen translates for him, but when he does this it is altered in such away that ends up comforting the Irish people and telling them what they would want to hear, rather than telling them the truth. Set in times of political and social flux. 'Translations' examines the battle
With Close references to the texts you have been studying, explore how the authors of The Red Room, The Monkeys Paw and The Speckled Band establish and develop gothic setting and atmosphere.
With Close references to the texts you have been studying, explore how the authors of The Red Room, The Monkey's Paw and The Speckled Band establish and develop gothic setting and atmosphere. The Monkey's Paw, The Red Room and the Speckled Band were short stories written in 1892 - 1902 that adopted a style of Gothic Literature. During the late 19th century and early 20th century this style of literature grew to become very popular. This was due to the change in lifestyle during the Victorian period and was supported by many historical aspects. Additionally, the 1870s the School Act was introduced which introduced more literate people into society therefore increasing the demand for books. The Speckled Band was the first, of the three books, to be written in 1892 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Not only does it include gothic elements but another main theme that runs through the short story is mystery. The Red Room was the second to be written in 1896 by H.G.Wells and it included mystery, gothic elements in addition to a ghost story. The setting of The Red Room helps to express different themes because an ancient castle is used. The use of a castle is a common setting used in gothic novels because it dated back from the medieval ages when gothic architecture was popular. The Monkey's Paw by W.W.Jacobs was the last short story written out of the three that were studied. This was
Analysis of quotes from "The thief and the dogs".
Kristan Tyra Important Quotations Explained "Have you forgotten, Ilish, how you used to rub against my leg like a dog?" This is the first of many quotations referring to Said's enemies as dogs. Said sees himself as the "trainer" of Ilish before he betrayed him. Said had taught Ilish how to steal from the rich and not get caught; and how to fend for himself. Said had taught Ilish how to survive only for Ilish to betray Said and marry his wife. Throughout the novel, Said will refer to other characters as dogs. It remains a mystery which character truly is the dog, and which one is the thief. "What a lot of graves there are laid out as far as the eye can see. Their headstones are like hands raised in surrender, though they are beyond being threatened by anything. A city of silence and truth, where success and failure, murderer and victim come together, where thieves and policeman lie side by side in peace for the first and last time" This quote is the most beautiful description of something as dark and dreadful as death. Death is often referred to as surrendering- surrendering to the inevitable. The headstones raised in surrender are symbols of the bodies lying beneath them and how those bodies succumbed to the inevitable. I love how Naguib Mahfouz describes the graveyard as a city with complete opposites residing in harmony. You know, I guess I never really
