Irony in the Title of Susan Minot’s “Lust” A ‘title’, as defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is “a descriptive or general heading” (“Title” def.4). To the average reader, there is a preconceived idea that the title of a story will surely give away hints to the plot, theme, characters etc. The title is one of the most important components to a piece of writing. “Lust”, is the title of a short story by Susan Minot. When one hears or sees the word, “lust”, he or she is quick to assume that the story will be based on intense and emotionless sexual relationships between characters.
Steinbeck masterfully interweaves the dashed hopes and dreams of all his characters to create a community of hopeless ranch hands and regretful wannabe actresses. Crooks, Curly and Candy are among those whose lives are filled with disappointment, for reasons ranging from seclusion and exclusion for Crooks, to physical appearance and handicaps for Candy and Curly, among other things. Curly is the boss’s son, condemned to a comfortable life in high heeled boots, separated from the ranch’s other occupants by a wall of wealth and status. He is insecure with himself because of his small stature and “tart” wife and often lashes out at others, primarily big guys. Candy explains this by saying that Curly is “like a lot of little guys.
For instance, Penelope was the pretty popular girl who had many friends, but Junior was the lonely kid everyone picked on in school. Therefore, she did not take the time to know who he really was. Furthermore, she has no idea that he was poor, so that particular stereotype did not color her opinion of him. Finally, another difference between them is that they both have different types of Parents. For example, her parents were racists because they did not allow their daughter to date Indians while he comes from an open-minded family who loved him dearly.
When the prince comes looking for the girl he fell for, nobody thinks even for a moment that it might be Cinderella. She would be unfit for such a noble prince! It is almost as if being a lower class citizen is something to be ashamed of. The story reinforces the unjust social standards that can still be seen in society today. It is always the rich Bourgeoisie that are regarded as the heroes.
Afroeisha was cursed for life due to the offense she commited. She also offended her culture. Not only was she cursed, but her afro was permanently shaved, which meant she must live in shame since afros are a huge part of her culture. Afroeishas wealthy husband immediately left her without a word because he did not want to be seen with, or around her by any means. Afroeisha had to move alone to a poor village far away from the high class one she previously took advantage of.
We see this topic unmistakably apparent in Catherine Earnshaw's forbidden love for Heathcliff because of the society's social ranking. As well, it is also seen in Catherine's daughter, Catherine Linton and the love between her and Hareton Earnshaw. The novel is set at a time when traditional social structure and the relationship of the classes are changing. Mr. Earnshaw goes to Liverpool one day and he comes home with Heathcliff, who was an orphan boy, and they adopt him. Though Heathcliff and Catherine become the best of friends, Hindley does not take kindly to Heathcliff becoming part of the family.
The Importance of Being Earnest The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde is a story that presents many ongoing themes. Triviality, duplicity, a satiric view of society, marriage, class distinction and gender-role switching are themes that seemed dominant throughout the play. In my perspective, marriage was one of the most important. Using Aristotle’s Six Definitions of Tragedy, the theme of marriage can be analyzed to better understand how it drives the play. The four main characters in this play are John Worthing, Gwendolen Fairfax, Algernon Moncrieff, and Cecily Cardew.
Jealous he was and held her in a cage, for she was wild and young, and he was old and deemed himself ben like a cokewold. (113-118). John is extremely jealous and he keeps his wife locked up. John often gets intimidated when his wife Alison communicates with other men, because of his insecurity of losing her. He doesn’t realize that Nicholas is in love with Alison.
There may seem to be many motivations for villains throughout the times but as we study these scoundrels we find that generally they are motivated by pure jealousy, or a need of superiority. They utilize manipulation, both physically and mentally in order to achieve their goals and show a lack of remorse. Stephan King’s “Misery”, provides us with a very graphical depiction in Annie Wilkes a sadistic, mentally unstable retired nurse, who has a desire for power and control. Annie goes to tortuous extremes on her captive Paul Sheldon to realize this. Iago from Shakespeare’s play Othello is also a power hungry villain who enjoys having people under his control, he is driven by extreme jealousy and the motivation, revenge.
“Never so rich a gem was set in worse than gold.” Portia doesn’t particularly like Morocco and is pleased to see him choose the wrong casket and leave Belmont, “A gentle riddance”. The second suitor was Arragon and he chose the silver casket. He chose it because he thought that he deserved Portia. “Well but to my choice, who chooseth me shall get as much as he deserves. I will assume desert.” He is outraged when he finds Portia’s portrait not to be in the casket.