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Auden vs. Williams on Icarus Both W.H Auden and William Carlos Williams were inspired to write about an amazing masterpiece of the 16th century by Peter Brueghel, "The Fall of Icarus". Both "Musee des Beaux Arts" and "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus" are poetic representations of and expectations on the famous painting. They are both shedding light on ancient myth explaining their similar points of view. Stylistically both poems are written differently, yet both try to convey the same meaning. In the painting, the focus is on the farmer plowing his field, while in the corner one can see the legs of Icarus drowning in the sea.
Furthermore, Winston describes the landscapes filled with, “vistas of rotting nineteenth century houses ... in all directions”, using visual and olfactory imagery to depict a society with uniform architecture and of little significance, that had been neglected and lacked proper maintenance or care. This is juxtaposed with the advanced structures of the party, which include “enormous pyramidal structure of glistening with white concrete” highlighting the party’s significance and its
English 1101 3-16-12 A cemetery in a small town out west Walking in a cemetery can be a melancholy, yet memorable experience. The Old Western Bones cemetery is an historical site which people visit just to see the famous tombs, of old lives, which passed throughout history. The walkways between the tombs are covered with vinery, finger like growth which seems to stretch out upon the stones. People have claimed to have seen visions and apparitions of the past lives of others which are buried there. Just experiencing the atmosphere and the many old, weatherworn plaques is enough in itself to make you wonder.
We know Fitzgerald is describing the valley in contrast to the ‘eggs.’ We can see this from how he calls the valley “a Fantastic farm where ashes grown like wheat” the quote which is almost sarcastic reflects on how such a dead place is vibrant and appears to be full of life. This is further developed when Fitzgerald claims the ashes in the valley “take the form of houses” this tells us that it has a ghostly effect onto those who enter, compared to the eggs where it is full of people. Fitzgerald is also clever to place a reminder of how civilisation currently was at the time; this is by the sign showing the “eyes of Doctor T. J Eckleburg” this is used to remind us about the contrast of the two places in America and hints at the idea the rich are aware of the extreme contrast but are only watching it. We also see contrast from the way Fitzgerald describes Wilson’s garage by calling it “unprosperous and bare” this is a huge contrast to how Fitzgerald describes the apartment later on in the novel. While the garage is bare and empty the apartment is “crowded to the doors with a set of tapestried furniture entirely to large for it.” This quote also builds on the hypocrisy of the time as the rich are willing to over do their apartments while the poor have no choice.
Second, the author clearly emphasizes on the division of social classes and the concentration of the wealth on business bearing individuals and particularly on banks and industries including a particularly ominous view at the ever reaching effects of the Great Depression. He’s views of social classes in that time where that the monsters were the wealthy people, the poor people were the oppressed and all the concentration of wealth was in total control of the big corporations. Lastly, he subtly talks about the causes of the economic evils, and the effect on the people. He viewed that the principal cause of the economic evils were the society and its individuals along with their actions and creations. The author of the Grapes of Wrath viewed that property was taken away from farmers because of the struggle between the individuals and the big corporations.
Serene, pastel images of beautiful lilies floating on lakes, pleasing to the eye and without the hint of unrest. Hughes disputes this in his poem, claiming that the very spirit that moved Monet to paint nature’s beauty moves mankind to ignore its savagery. To enforce this idea, Hughes recounts the flight of dragonflies he sees near water lilies: the pond is their “furious arena”. He makes special note of the fact that dragonflies eat meat, an idea which implies bloodshed and assault. He claims that it “bullets by or stands in space to take aim”, distinct images of war.
Matthew Lymbers; 17463270. 1. Fanon, Diamond. The post-colonisation works of Frantz Fanon can be contrasted and compared with the canon of Gayatri Spivak in her book 'Can The Subaltern Speak' and Jared Diamond's 'The Worst Mistake In The History Of The Human Race'. Frantz Fanon's 'The Wretched Of The Earth' characterises the rashness of the bourgeois after the governing body or governing control of post-colonisers has left the country.
In 'Metropolis' the influences of Maria acts as catalysts for rebellion in dichotomous methods, where Maria advocates peace and False Maria alludes to the "Whore of Babylonian" and the "Seven Deadly Sins". The recurring motif " the mediator between the head and the hands must be the heart" prompts Rotwang to create a perfect human for capitalistic gains. This becomes a downfall when Cyborg Maria calls upon libidinal forces, the workers, to send "death to the machines", foreboding potential cataclysm based on Lang's contextual observations of Weimar Regime. False Maria represents the amalgamation of machine and manifests the hubris of man. Thus, Lang's portrayal of robots depicts the fear of social manipulation with technological advancements and its use during rebellious
The Great Symbols Symbolism can be and is used in numerous novels. In the Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald uses symbolism to express how the setting and environment reflects and foreshadows a character’s actions throughout the novel. Fitzgerald’s use of symbolism such as the valley of the ashes, the eyes of T.J. Ekleburg, and the weather elucidate Gatsby’s pursuit of the American dream, and his failure in obtaining it. The valley of the ashes is a gray, barren, desolate “fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens”(pg 23) located between West Egg and New York City. The valley of the ashes represents the moral and social decay that results from unreached pursuit of wealth.