However, in modern society, sex crimes are a growing problem that are gaining attention. If Dante were to rewrite the Inferno for a modern audience, he would surely include this sin in his comedy. Morality is the sense of whether an action is “good” or “bad”; what is punishable behavior and what is rewardable behavior. Morals will often vary between cultures, basing themselves upon what that cultures hold important and valuable. What makes sex crimes an interesting offense to write about is that, among generally all the cultures of the world, they are deemed despicable.
Various other themes include: love, pride and the oppression of women.! The first of the Bloody Chamber stories, ‘The Bloody Chamber’ introduces us to a chamber of bodies, fresh with the “blue imprint of his strangler’s fingers.” and therefore suggests a violent instinct. Indeed, this in itself unveils an extremely shocking projection of the violence taken towards women as the word “fingers” echoes murder being a definite instinct of the Marquis, as he is able to do it with the brutality of his own hands. However, It could be argued that it is not Carter’s fascination with violence that is prevalent in her writing, but her criticism of the complicit and passive nature of women, accepting the dire consequences of curiosity. Thus, violence is not as “excessive” here, but plays as a stimulus to present Carter’s feminist view.
His core belief throughout his whole life is “A man without land is nothing (2)”. As a result, he lets his goals of wealth get in the way of many friendships, such as that with Virgil. Similarily, Macbeth lets his desire to be the most powerful get in the way of many relationships within the novel. He truly believes in the witches prophecy that “Fair is foul and foul is fair (1.1.32)”. His sense of over-entitlement led him to be easily manipulated into killing his good friend and leader King Duncan.
“Gothic literature is concerned with the breaking of social and moral codes” – to what extent do you agree with this criticism of gothic writing? Gothic literature often encompasses a large amount of taboos and transgressions that continue to populate the genre today, in which the breaking of social and moral codes is still a popular element that is continually explored. However, critiques often focus upon the driving force behind this exploration within the genre and its effectiveness where moral and social codes remain largely culturally relative and the line between normal and abnormal is unclear. This ambiguity continues to puzzle both readers and critics alike in a fashion that only breeds curiosity and fascination within society of what social and moral codes are available to be broken, particularly within literature. In many ways, the character of Heathcliff within Wuthering Heights may be seen as a complete antithesis to the conventions of society; the name “Heathcliff” acts as both his Christian name and surname in contrast to the inhabitants of Wuthering Heights with many names shared across the generations.
(direct quote they use throughout the entire movie from multiple characters). As the “world” ends, we begin to realize, all of what history has written is true, and humans are entirely at fault. Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat our father’s mistakes. I have taken quite an interest in this movie and its sociological and cultural aspects. Southland Tales tell the tale of how the world will end, maybe not as drastic as shown in the feature, but the tragic events of the human race, and our doings onto this
He portrays the ego and genius that is recognized in the few, and the madness that so often accompanies it. In 1982, in the form of Bob Geldof, they released the pain of “Pink Floyd” the central character of the movie The Wall (1982). The facets of Pinks personality are brought home to us through melody, lyrics, through the haze of drugs and alcohol. When we attempt to analyze him in front of The Big Five trait clusters I imagine we will find him all over the place. Pinks history is a culmination of the life of primarily Roger Waters with a large helping of Syd Barrett and other members of the band.
“Everyone suspects himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues, and this is mine: I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known.” This quotation is said by Nick Caraway, the narrator of Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald depicts Nick as or moral guide through a novel infused with lies and deception. Fitzgerald utilizes many themes throughout the book one being, truth versus lies, within the novel virtually all main characters are dishonest to others or to themselves which exposes each character’s true self to the reader. Jay Gatsby, the protagonist fabricates a story about his life piecing together facets of information that sound intriguing and somewhat believable. As well he allows rumors to be spread regarding his occupation and his wealth and does not correct or allow much to be known about him.
In reality though, Grendel is a monster. Throughout his tale, Grendel commits multiple acts of violent, cruel and monstrous attacks. Seeing the story through Grendel’s point of view might make us feel sympathy for him, and possibly view him as a hero, but no one can deny his monstrous tendencies, and Beowulf heroic
The O Word All obsessions, whether moderate or serious, are described by the persistent and disturbing pre-occupation with someone or something. Obsessions, on the rarest occasions, contain the slightest amount of humor, but they oftentimes become so serious that they cross the line of insanity. Such insanity displays itself quite clearly when presented in the case of Victorian gothic literature, specifically in The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde and The Turn of the Screw, by Henry James. In both of these literary works, the insane and obsessive tendencies of both of the protagonists causes them to encounter constant adversity, destruction, and unwanted conflict. In The Picture of Dorian Gray, the protagonist, Dorian Gray, becomes
Oates is mostly criticized on her violent writing style. One of the most famous quotes that she answers on the criticism, “when people say there is too much violence in my books, what they are saying is there is too much reality in life” Many of her themes include connection between violence and love, violence and evil in modern society. Her characters are mainly ordinary, people to who terrible things happen to