The Simpsons.
The Simpsons The Simpsons started as a series of shorts on the Tracy Ullman show in 1987. It was one of the first animations on prime time American television. Creator, Matt Groening constructed a revolutionary show which would later be aired in 70 different countries around the world and viewed by 15 million in the U.S on weekends alone. One reason for the success of The Simpsons is the way it deals with serious issues as well as humorous. For example, in the episode I am going to analyze, the main theme is about sexual harassment and femininity which are regarded as serious topics in real life. It also gets away with talking about subjects that could be considered as taboo because it is a cartoon. Such things as sex, adultery, or even the private lives of politicians or celebrities. Bart Simpson is the trouble maker of the family. He is always up to mischief and playing practical jokes on the people around him. Grafitying, prank calling Moe's Tavern, watching the Itchy and Scratchy, idolizing Krusty the Clown and skateboarding are just a few of his hobbies. He also has a collection of phrases such as "Ay Curamba", "Eat My Shorts", and "Don't Have A Cow Man". From the credits screen of the program we see Bart having detention in a classroom which already gives viewers who have not seen the series before a little information on his character. From the start of The Simpsons
Greek literature
Robin Karim Ms. Mason Odyssey Rough Draft [insert title here] During the time of Homer, Greek literature was saturated in laws and rituals carefully presented through the thrilling plots of adventure and drama. This way, a storyteller could keep the interest of his audience by relating a fantastic episode to the everyday occurrences of an oikos and give the reader both the extraordinary and the familiar. The Odyssey is an assemblage of these episodes whose cloaked intentions were to represent a distinct theme in Ithacan culture. Each story presented in the Odyssey allows the reader to further understand the true state of Ithaca and how it compares in civility to other cultures, on the basis of laws, rituals and social conduct. A passage of particular interest is found in Book IX, lines 105-141. It is when Odysseus sits in the palace of the Phaiakians and recalls his encounter with the culture of the Cyclopes. The obvious purpose of this recount is to give the audience another adventure, a new idea which will keep their attention. Yet his journey to the land of the Cyclopes has a greater purpose. It allows the audience to consider another culture with much different civil standards than their own oikos (which in many ways is similar to Ithaca). The Cycloptic culture is that of great indolence and barbarism. Its inhabitants are extremely lazy and live off the livelihood
Book one of the Iliad - short summary
Kate Graham - Gobbet Practice - The Iliad In book one of the Iliad, we learn of Achilleus 'menis', meaning his rage or wrath. He begs his mother, the goddess Thetis to ask Zeus to bring death and dishonour upon the Achians for Agamemnon's great insult to him, namely taking his prize the girl 'Briseis'. In this extract we see Aiax, Phoinix and Odysseus go to plead with Achilleus to re-enter the battle. Phoinix is a father figure to Achilleus, he used to tutor him as a child and so his pleading to Achilleus to re-join the battle should be all the more powerful. The Achian army need Achilleus to fight, because due to Zeus weighing of the fates, he had decided to favour the Trojans, and grant them success in battle. He showed which side his favour landed on with lightning bolts sent from Mount Olympus, and all the Achians are afraid of Zeus, ruler of the gods, as he is immensely powerful. Hektor, son of Priam who rules Ilios (Troy), has gone on a murderous rampage, and no man can stop him, which is why they need Achilleus to rejoin battle and fight with Hektor. 'Master your great passion' is what Phoinix tells Achilleus at the start of this extract. It is Achilleus 'menis' in response to Agamemnon's treatment of Achilleus which starts off the disastrous battle the Achians recently experienced, which can sometimes be referred to as 'ate' or blindness. This blindness will
Describe and illustrate what you consider to be the key features of Homers narrative technique. How relevant is the idea of an oral tradition to our appreciation of the Odyssey?
Describe and illustrate what you consider to be the key features of Homers narrative technique. How relevant is the idea of an oral tradition to our appreciation of the Odyssey? The importance of Homer's narrative technique in appreciation of the Odyssey cannot be emphasised enough. The role of similes, rhythm, formulaic composition, epithets, rhythm, folktale motifs and direct speech is to create composure in the poem and give rise to a particular form of Homeric narrative. The texture of the poem allows a reader or audience a "creative share in the artistic experience"1 as the numerous literary devices create a colourful epic narrative comprised of the objective, the subjective and the dramatic. The notion of an oral tradition runs closely alongside Homeric narrative in our appreciation of the Odyssey, and the ideas are closely entwined with one another. Thus to comprehend key features of Homeric narrative, it is important to consider the role of the oral tradition in the formulation of this. To understand key features of Homeric narrative it is first worth considering the critical role of the "linguistic phonomena of our text of Homer"2 and its profound effect on the poem. The elements of phonetics, morphology, and vocabulary which characterize the narrative is a construction of Aeolic, Ionic, artificial, and possibly Achaean text. Homer exercised obsolete word form,
A simile Homer uses twice, the first time to describe Paris, the second time to describe Hektor. In what ways in its immediate context is each use of this simile appropriate to the character and the situation it is illuminating?
5. 'As when come stalled horse who has fed full at the manger breaks his halter and gallops thudding across the plain, eager for his usual bathe in the lovely flow of a river, and glorying as he runs. He holds his head high, and the mane streams back along his shoulders: sure of his own magnificence, his legs carry him lightly to the haunts where the mares are at pasture.' (Iliad 6. 502-511 and 15. 263-270) A simile Homer uses twice, the first time to describe Paris, the second time to describe Hektor. In what ways in its immediate context is each use of this simile appropriate to the character and the situation it is illuminating? Consider more generally the differences between Hektor and Paris as individuals and then come back to consider why Homer might have chosen to link them in this intriguing way. In Homer's 'The Iliad' the presence of the simile used to describe the Trojan Princes, Paris in Book six and Hektor in Book fifteen, draws the readers mind to the sharp contrast between both the temperament and mannerisms of the brothers. Its use in relation to the two brothers, consequently enables one's mind to question why Homer would categorise two such dissimilar persons in exactly the same way. To assume that it is due simply to their blood-bond is entirely too obvious an assumption when considering the diversity and mystique found within Homer's works. It
Hecuba: Queen of Troy.
Hecuba: Queen of Troy Gurnek Bassi Classics 1BB3 T.A. - Janet Auer January 28, 2004 Homer's most famous works, the Iliad and the Odyssey, entwine many plot lines, with many characters, which induce many emotions. These stories involve such themes as love, deceit, war, mixed together with magic and the power of the mighty Greek gods to create not only some of the oldest, but some of the most well known epics ever written, or in Homer's case, recited. The Iliad faces many mighty warriors against each other, all at the whim of the gods, but Homer shows us these grand epics do not always have to revolve around mighty warriors, but in fact even minor characters play important roles in deciding the outcome of a story. These minor characters can also wield the power to show great emotion throughout the events of a story. One such character is Hecuba. She is the wife of Priam, King of Troy, and the mother of main characters such as Paris (the "abductor" of Helen) and most importantly of Hector, the bravest and mightiest warrior of the Trojans. Not much about Hecuba is said throughout the story of the Iliad, but we do see her in one of her more important roles, the role of a caring mother.1 This is the moment when Hector is waiting for Achilles outside the walls of Troy. Hector is standing, waiting for his fate while watching the mightiest warrior of Greece running at
The Lion King: A Hero's Journey.
The Lion King: A Hero's Journey The Lion King is one of the most famous Disney animated feature of all time. It has captured the hearts of children and adults everywhere around the world and has made over Three Hundred and twelve million dollars. But The Lion king is much more than a movie that has made a lot of money, it actually is the story of a hero's quest or journey. The hero's journey is reflected everywhere, from a television show to great works of literature, and even movies (Harris 1). A Hero's journey consists of separation, transformation and initiation, and the return of what a hero experienced throughout his/her journey. The story of The Lion King shows how the protagonist Simba follows the Hero's Journey. The beginning of a Hero's journey starts with the Call to Adventure. "The hero is called to adventure by some external event or messenger. The hero may accept the call willingly or reluctantly" (The Hero's Journey 2). The call could be an actual telephone call informing the hero of what he must do or it could be a call in a psychological way. In The Lion King the protagonist, Simba is a very curious lion who wants to know what is beyond Pride Rock. He even takes his best friend and future guide, Nala with him to a graveyard where he is not allowed to see what is there. His father discovers him and tells him not to go looking for trouble because it can be
Compare and contrast the theme of "fathers and sons" as depicted in the Bible, The Odyssey, and The Aeneid.
Classics in World Lit. Lesson #1 / Compare and contrast the theme of "fathers and sons" as depicted in the Bible, The Odyssey, and The Aeneid. The theme of "fathers and sons" is depicted in similar forms between these three readings. In all of these works we see that there is a great love, loyalty and admiration between all of our fathers and their sons. In The Book of Joseph from the Bible we see that Jacob, Joseph's father has come to favor him and his younger brother Benjamin more so than the other eleven children. This favoritism causes great jealousy and animosity amongst the other brothers and they plot to get rid of Joseph, which they do by selling him to the Ishmaelites. The brothers return home with a bloodied coat of Josephs, leading their father Jacob to believe that his son has died a horrible death. This tragedy causes great grief for Jacob who becomes even more overprotective of his son Benjamin. What I find hard to understand is why Joseph never had the urge to escape his captors or even in all of his travels prophesizing he was never compelled to return home to relieve his father's heartbreak in addition to take vengeance on his brothers. I know that in the end everything works out and he forgives as well as takes care of his brothers and family but I think I would have had to make my way back home to avenge myself. In "The Odyssey" we see Odysseus'
After the divinely swayed Trojans break the truce, Homer compares the wrathfully colliding Greeks and Trojans to the merging of two flooding mountain streams an epic simile that embraces thunderous diction, and rapid imagery to not only create a tone of d
Matt Jones 4th Iliad "As when rivers in winter spate running down from the mountains throw together at the meeting of streams the weight of their water out of the great springs behind in the hollow stream-bed, and far away in the mountains the shepherd hears their thunder, such, from the coming together of men, was the shock and the shouting." (Book IV, line 452- 456, p. 125) After the divinely swayed Trojans break the truce, Homer compares the wrathfully colliding Greeks and Trojans to the merging of two flooding mountain streams an epic simile that embraces thunderous diction, and rapid imagery to not only create a tone of disaster, but also reveal the accomplishment of Zeus' will. At the urging of Athene, Pandaros wounds Menelaos and violates the truce. Athene instructs to, "let go an arrow against haughty Menelaos" (IV, L. 100-103, p.115-116). She tempts Pandaros with Kleos and the esteem of Paris. However, Athene also protects Menelaos from a fatal wound. Agamemnon not only tends to his brother's wound, but also rallies the Greeks. The Commander-in-chief, "urged them harder on with words spoken" (IV, L. 233, p. 119). In concern for his brother Menelaos, Agamemnon has his wound treated. He also gives an encouraging speech, developing kudos in each of the Greeks' hearts, in preparation for battle. As the skirmish arises, Homer describes the roaring sound of
The Odyssey is an epic tale imbued with the shared challenges and experiences of Odysseus, a lost hero attempting to find his way home, and those of Penelope, the wife he has left behind.
???????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????? ?????? ???????????????????????? Nikki Rae Quintanar Epic Vision and Tradition William Shullenberger ~ Fall 2002 ~ The Odyssey is an epic tale imbued with the shared challenges and experiences of Odysseus, a lost hero attempting to find his way home, and those of Penelope, the wife he has left behind. Each of them faces many obstacles on their journey, and each employs distinct tactics in order to surmount these obstacles. In this paper, I shall focus on the act of Penelope weaving and demonstrate how the intricate fibers with which she weaves, become important elements of the plot. As one can imagine in the context of weaving, certain colors or shapes would appear dull or uninteresting on their own, yet when put together become stunning visual works of art. Penelope is an enigmatic character on whom Homer endows the epithet, "circumspect" meaning that she is able to discreetly see and cautiously maneuver around anything which threatens her entrapment. She is in constant motion and in so doing, she is careful to consider all the circumstances and possible consequences of her actions. Prudent and discreet, Penelope exudes wisdom. Overcome with grief while her home is invaded and its substance is depleted by 108 young suitors who hope to attain her as a wife (in effect to promote their own social