He is poking fun at the age old concept of ‘equality,’ one that has inspired wars and movements alike; he accomplishes this by creating a system to make everyone equal, a system that happens to be just as stupid as the idea of ‘total equality.’ Under this system equality is achieved, but it is at the cost of individual freedom and a society full of stupid people, this in-turn creates the situational irony found in the story. The plot of the story itself is a piece of situational irony, however there are many other instances found throughout it, including verbal irony. One specific example of this is when Hazel and George are talking, Vonnegut writes “ ‘I think I’d make a good Handicapper General. (Hazel)’ ‘Good as anybody else,’ said George.” His response to Hazel’s comment is slightly sarcastic, but also ironic, in that she really would be “as good anybody else” because in their society everyone is just as good or bad as everybody else. Another example of this false sense of equality is when George says,
In conclusion, it is extremely transparent that Tom is a more corrupt character compared to Jay Gatsby. His dishonesty, jealousy and lack of moral values exemplify his corruptness. In comparison to Gatsby, we see many similar traits and actions between these two characters with vastly different consequences. Gatsby’s motivations are pure when seeking his true love while Tom’s motivations are malicious and intend to hurt others. Cited Work Fitzgerald, F. Scott, and Matthew J. Bruccoli.
Certain characteristics animals possess which defy human nature help to develop Robert’s character, animals in this novel are displayed to be closely related to Robert, the animals represent values of Robert, and of society today and they are often used by Findley as a symbol of hope amidst devastation. Findley uses animal imagery in order to reveal certain aspects of the protagonist Robert’s personality. He wants to show that it is through the animals that Robert truly expresses himself. Human nature is the general characteristics, feelings and behavioral traits of humankind, regarded as shared by all humans. Human nature consists of many different things, and one is judging.
Not only do Faulkner’s comparisons serve to blur the lines between man and animal, but his invocation of animal imagery also helps to communicate states that are lost in translation between these two worlds (White 83). The animal operates as the original metaphor; amidst the chaos surrounding Faulkner’s characters, animals provide “the most natural means of making
Throughout the play he is constantly being referred to as a “toad”, “bloody dog” and a “boar” and this explores his “foul” nature and his lack of humanity. This recurring animal imagery serves to raise the question of whether a person can become so corrupted with evil that they cease to be truly human. This is true in ‘Richard III’ but it changes with the context for ‘Looking for Richard’. Despite the fact that Pacino himself apparently agrees with Shakespeare when he says that Richard “does not have his own humanity, that he’s lost it”, we as an audience, are brought to a place where we feel a very human sympathy towards Richard who is isolated and confused. This is conveyed by the facial expressions of regret which is emphasised by the close up camera on Kevin Spacey’s face.
There is an interesting parallel here with Keller’s journals, as if in his pursuit to collect evidence of human folly and stupidity Keller has sought to immerse himself in a setting most suited to his studies. Contrasting with this negative portrayal of the inhabitants of Darwin are the powerful images used to create the lush, sensual and
Liberals are probably the strongest advocates of democracy. Democracy solves a problem described by an old adage: "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." When power or wealth concentrates too heavily in too few hands in society, democracy is useful for dispersing much of that power back to the people. In other words, when enough voters become discontented with the status quo, they vote to change it. Of course, those already in power bitterly resent this; that is why there is such a strong anti-democratic streak in wealthy conservatives and business owners.
In “Roosting Hawk,” the author uses diction to expose the arrogance of the hawk by making him appear to look almost God-like or divine. He does this by using words like, “convenience” and “feet locked upon bark,” as if the trees which his feet are locked upon belong to him. The diction within the lines of “Golden Retrievals” sketches the dog to be care-free and living only in the present moment. For instance, in line fourteen “now: bow-wow” the words ‘now’ and ‘wow’ sound similar; therefore, the author uses this effect to put emphasis on the ‘now’ present. The entire syntax of “Roosting Hawk” is written in quatrains.
“Yet they were sweet and savory to my taste” is a sign that she is giving in to the savagery. This is part of the reason on why she clarifies them as savages. She believes that they are un-civilized and that they are animals. She refers to them as being animals a lot in the
In Mark Twain’s essay “The Damned Human Race,” Twain uses satire and backward thinking to convey the idea that man is not the pre-destined species that through evolution has come to dominate and be better than all others, but that through this idea of evolution, humans have come to be the lowest of lows, beneath the animals humans now look down upon. Twain begins the essay with his personal feelings, and personal observation of both animals and humans in different scenarios. Twain compares the cruelty of a human to an animal, and humans appear to be far more cruel. He does the same with the concepts of indecency, vulgarity, and obscenity all with humans appearing to be far more animal than the animals. Twain also brings up the ideas of procession