All three poems, ‘Haymaking’, ‘Shearing at Castlereagh’ and ‘The Chimney Sweeper’, explore the idea of work in very different ways. ‘Haymaking’ and ‘Shearing at Castlereagh’ both focus upon the idea of work creating a sense of fulfilment in life and both use positive imagery to reflect this idea, whereas ‘The Chimney Sweeper’ offers a different approach to the presentation of work, in that it is portrayed in a negative and somewhat upsetting manner. In ‘Haymaking’, Gillian Clarke explores the idea of work being a happy experience through the continued positive imagery throughout the poem. This positive imagery is mostly of natural objects as shown in the line, ‘sweet with the liquors of the grasses, air green with the pastels of stirred hayfields’, which creates a laidback and care-free attitude towards work, as emphasized by the shortness of the stanzas themselves. The use of the words ‘green’, ‘pastels’ and ‘first kittens, first love’ also portrays new life that is created through the process of haymaking and the pleasant memories that can bring from working.
By learning this he achieves his full enlightenment. The last archetype is the smile. The smile is a presentation of happiness, joy, peace, well-being, and serenity. The smile in Siddhartha is only shown by those whom have been enlightened. Siddhartha sees the smile only in Gotama and Vasudeva, which impressed him greatly with their sense of peace and perfect soul which he is searching for.
We, as readers, expect Piggy to be a smart and innocent person. He represents the scientific, rational side of civilization, and social order as, Piggy is the one who finds the conch and suggests that Ralph uses it to call the others on the island. Golding also mentions that his hair never grows, which also suggests to the reader that he is not vulnerable to the progression of savagery. Alternatively, Golding contrasts Jack and Roger to suggest the collapse of society. Jack is used by Golding to attribute less than human behavior: anarchy and savagery.
Whereas, the main character of TLNOTW is quite content about life, considerate, and patient. Even through the inevitable thought that the world is going to end, he remains calm, and goes about his normal everyday life, as if it's never going to occur. The most probable purpose as to why Ray Bradbury has made these stories and personalities so diverse is to create an interesting variety in his work; to keep readers hooked, rather than just the same type of story all the time. Another obviously different quality between the two characters, is their speech. Like his personality, the main character of TLNOTW's voice is very calm and pleasant; he never once raised his voice in concern of the worlds end.
Blade runner & Frankenstein NOTES: • Both focus on the “eyes being the windows to the soul” • Both show the importance of nature • Both questions that we as humans should be asking ourselves such a “what is social justice” and “should humans play god” • The power of nature depicted in Frankenstein is juxtaposed with the dystopian world of BR and the lack of nature. • Many of the characters find peace in nature for example, victor Frankenstein says “These sublime and magnificent scenes afforded me the greatest consolation that I was capable of receiving”. • There are parallels to victor FS, his greed for knowledge and the creation of his monster. Greed without consideration of the consequence of one’s actions is a key concern raised in BR and FS. • The meaning of what it is to be human is raised greatly in both texts.
Dreams: Does the farm mean the same thing to Lennie as it does to George? What does it mean to each of them? “Does the farm mean the same thing to Lennie as it does to George?” In my opinion, the farm does not mean the same thing to them. The reason is because their concepts and visions of the farm are totally different to one another. It is evident that all Lennie dreams about are the animals that they are going to have, particularly the rabbits.
Although the Hatchery provides a secure and peaceful lifestyle, it simultaneously takes any intuition and uniqueness from the humans produced there. People are defaced to the level of machines produced on an assembly line. Reading this novel has really made me appreciate the freedoms that we have come to automatically assume. Non conformity and inventiveness, two traits that are completely abandoned by the Hatchery, are highly encouraged in today’s times. It is surprising that the future is depicted this way by Huxley because it seems like more of a degeneration of mankind rather than an advancement.
Some search for the truth and find that they would have been happier not knowing. Ignorance is bliss, or is it? Through the rhetorical concepts of Logos, Pathos, and Ethos, this metaphor can be dissected to reveal a better understanding of how it has become such a popular icon in everyday life. LOGOS (REASONING) Ignorance is defined simply as “lack of knowledge, education, or awareness” (ignorance) so it would be safe to say that all humans come into this world ignorant in more ways than not. Bliss can be defined as “perfect happiness; serene joy” (bliss).
In reality, bird is not singing but making a sound for mating or butterfly is not dancing but just flying. Bacon states, “all perceptions as well of the sense as of the mind are according to the measure of the individual and not according to the measure of the universe” (882). Bacon explains the Idols of the Cave as “the individual man” (882). This type of idols has uniqueness from each individual’s unique experiences such as hobby, personality, environment, education, and habit that create a prejudice. For example, people who have this type of idols are like a big fish in a small pond.
The American dream is illusory for them. Lots of people in the ranch has American dream, but no one achieve their goals. George and Lennie have a same dream. They want to obtain farm and land belong to themselves. Also, they can keep many rabbits and chickens.