Sanders believes Rushdie’s beliefs are an “orthodoxy that... [Sanders]... wish[es] to encounter,” stating his belief that migration only harms the environment, not only to the creatures around us, but to ourselves as well. Sanders uses a metaphor in his essay to emphasize his beliefs that migration is harmful; “the habit … has been to force identical schemes onto differing locales, as though the mind were a cookie-cutter and the land were dough.” The author states that the “mind” is a “cookie-cutter” demonstrating that the industry and commerce believe that every place is the same and could be treated exactly the same as the town next door, explaining the meaning of the “land” being the “dough.” Sanders believes there needs to be respect for the places they live. Different land cannot be treated the same as another
Satire is used to criticise humanity’s creations, creating a mutual understanding between composer and audience. Through the use of literary devices, the flaws and hypocritical stances are identified within each text. This notion is explored in George Orwell’s allegory ‘Animal Farm,’ which is an allegorical representation of the Russian Revolution, illustrating flaws in our society with a mixture of black humour and critical attitude. The flaws of the human condition corrupt the dreams of Old Major. Napoleon and Snowball originally strive to fulfil Old Major’s dreams but due to the self centeredness of Napoleon, among others, the tenets of Animalism are systematically undermined throughout the novel.
Throughout different cultures there are a range of different values and perspectives between communities, which can be identified when two cultures interlope with each other. Witness, directed by Peter Weir, presents a number of themes that are based around the contrasting aspects between two conflicting cultures; the Amish and the ‘English. These themes include clash of two cultures, forbidden love and conformity versus non-conformity. These are presented effectively with a variety of film techniques, within two specific scenes in the film, ‘the barn raising scene’ and ‘the barn dancing scene’. Peter Weir has managed to explore the conflicting values between two cultures through the distinction of John Book, a member of the English society, throughout the barn raising scene.
Anna Funder articulates the stark contrast which existed between the lives of the East German Stasi and the ordinary civilians. Her exposé, Stasiland, depicts the totalitarian and oppressive regime which inflicted extreme levels of not only physical, but psychological damage upon its own citizens. Funder's use of a journalistic style and narrative elements works to cultivate our sympathies and encourage us to envisage a "topsy-turvy" landscape where it is "sentence first - verdict afterwards." Funder naïvely believes that through the power of story telling will bring a sense of closure to those who have told. Whilst other individuals resorted to other methods to escape the trauma of those years behind the wall.
Analysis of Riverside City Campus "The fundamental belief underlying the whole system appears to be that the human body is ugly and that its natural tendency is to debility and disease. Incarcerated in such a body, man's only hope is to avert these characteristics through the use of the powerful influences of ritual and ceremony." This was said by Bromislaw Malinowski, a British anthropologist, in Horace Miner's essay," Body Ritual among the Nacirema." In the essay, Miner shows the reader how an outsider views American culture, through sociological concepts of ethnocentrism and values. James M. Henslin, defines "ethnocentrism" as "the use of one's own culture as a yardstick for judging the ways of other individuals or societies, generally
Also it gives the Irish characters a chance to discuss the “red-coats” surveying the countryside and further develop the traditional view of the British. Friel uses the entire first act of the play to introduce us to the various characters, playing on the typical stereotypes of Irish and English people. However, the introduction of Owen and the English character – Captain Lancey and Lieutenant Yolland appear to both break and reinforce these stereotypes. “Captain Lancey is middle-aged; a small, crisp officer, ... Uneasy with people”.
way/>” is spoken quietly to enhance the effect and signal the end of the sentence. Varying pitch adds to the dramatic effect of the parallel statement, in line 18 “Our farmers\ (..) our land/ (..) and our economy/” by creating a sense of balance while maintaining audience attention as it creates a sense of rhythm and momentum. The many pauses of this text also have this empathetic effect. At various points in the discourse, the pauses have a specific role in enhancing the importance of a word or concept being explained, for example, lines 29-30 “And giving\ (..) the (.) whole (.)
Good morning teachers and students. I will explore how the perceptions of belonging and not belonging can be influenced by external forces through the two Peter Skrzynecki poems ‘Felik’s Skrzynecki’ and ‘St Patrick’s College’ and my related text ‘New Boy’, a short film by Steph Green. These texts explore the aspects that individuals are externally excluded when they are undesired outsiders and assimilating to a foreign environment arouses the difficulties in affiliation. Peter Skrzynecki’s poem “Feliks Skrzynecki” explores the aspect that individuals are externally excluded when they are undesired outsiders. The mocking tone of the clerk’s rhetorical question exposes this idea, “Did your father ever attempt to learn English?” exposes this idea.
For example the shot of the draught horse and dray against Book’s smashed car and having the car pulled into the barn by the horse symbolising the uselessness of modernity in this Amish world and gives the viewer the impression that, perhaps, this world isn’t so quaint and downtrodden after all. Later, the close-up shot of the boy’s small hand holding the gun brings us sharply to the realisation that Book’s mere presence in this community could be disastrous in destroying the tranquil nature of the world. In ”The Rabbits”, Shaun Tan’s evocative and unusual drawing style adds new depth and subtext to the written word. He shows bare, barren landscapes with huge imposing machines demonstrating the power of the rabbits and the futility of the future for the numbats. It also points out how the new arrivals have affected not only the people but also the land.
Not surprisingly, the result is not at all desirable and the animals find themselves in fact worse of then before. Orwell is clearly drawing parallels between the events on the farm and the events in Russia after the 1918 revolution. He intends it to be a warning to readers that they should not be easily seduced by socialism. He also strives to outline the faults in communism, and how turning a blind eye and allowing another to control you never works out in your favour. He uses many themes to convey his main points to this allegory, such as corruption, abuse of power and social order.