His father was a pro dictator military man. He would take his family to the gun range, but Junot did not enjoy it at all. Diaz says that there are more aspects of him that compare to Oscar. Oscar is much more nerdy compared to Yunior who is more athletic. Also Oscar liked to write novels and ready sci-fi, which Diaz also enjoyed doing.
Centrism in Films Though times have changed a bit, some basic themes in movies have not. First we read Peter Biskind’s description on centrism and how he believed men and women to be portrayed. According to Biskind, “centrist films [are] often defined and negated the extremes, the limits of behavior, leaving it to the audience to negotiate an acceptable compromise within those limits” (133). Movies of a centrist nature “tend to dramatize consensus” (Gomes). Though Phillip Gomes’ paper focuses on science-fiction films he makes a good point with his view on consensus.
Bukowski ended up with a very successful career. Charles Bukowski is often thought of as the poet of the down-and-out. He was thought to have romanticized the lives of alcoholics, whores, and other types of the like. Bukowski’s own experience with a hard-knock life contributed to his style of writing. His work often takes a cynical tone, though as he got older his work started to lose some of its
Agent Smith also drives the post-modern view in the film, mentioning that he was sick of the Matrix, an attempt to rebel and tear down the system. Smith knew that the matrix wasn’t going anywhere, that the machines are simply surviving and nothing more, a very post-modern way of thinking. There seem to be a few points of modernism however. Like the joining of the “freed” humans to form Zion and the want to spread the knowledge that you are in fact being fooled by the Matrix. Also Morpheus stands for modernism in his belief in Neo early on and his dream for regaining control of humanity.
“Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut is a prime example of what happens when government tries to “control man” and make a, in the government’s opinion, utopian society. Throughout the progression of “Harrison Bergeron,” one can see that trying to achieve total equality by any means is not the ideal way to attain a utopian society. Although the members of the public, for the most part, went along with what was happening it was primarily do to the handicaps that they were forced to wear. In the story the handicapper general Diana Moon-Glampers, a representation of a president or authority figure, is the main enforcer behind everyone wearing handicaps. The handicaps include chains for those who are gifted athletically, masks for those who are beautiful, and earpieces for those who are intellectually above average.
Critics define him as a negative idol to his audience, and adults feel as if he is showing children a wrong direction to go. Even so, many other people argue about his music being very insightful and full of wisdom. Eminem’s music has been artful because his young audience relate themselves with his music. The lyrics that Eminem raps about in his songs tend to have many different meanings. Recently, the songs have been popular due to the meanings of his songs.
“Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” Paper The Romantic, Realistic/Naturalistic, and Transcendental movements have had major influence on the works of some writers because of their beliefs in the goodness of both man and nature and how organized religion and political parties ultimately corrupt the purity of the individual. Amongst many of the writers whose artworks were influenced by these movements was Mark Twain. In his novel “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” the ideas and beliefs of these movements were put into play throughout the novel; especially through the characters. The most obvious example of Romanticism in the novel was Tom Sawyer. This character bases most of his life and actions on adventure novels.
Even though The Catcher in the Rye is usually considered only a "minor" classic of American fiction, it is a very popular novel that frequently provokes strong reactions--both positive and negative--from its readers. In fact, The Catcher in the Rye is one of the most widely read and discussed works in the American literary canon. Despite its widespread popularity and significant reputation, however, some critics argue that it is too vulgar, immoral, and immature to be considered serious literature. Moreover, a few teachers and parents have censored the novel because they feel that it will corrupt children who read it. While there are undoubtedly subversive, or corrupt elements in the novel, arguments for censoring it generally misrepresent its more nobler intentions and greatly exaggerate its subversive designs.
| A Clockwork Orange | Brittney Rieder | | | 12/5/2012 | | A Clockwork Orange is a portrait of how human nature reacts juxtaposed with the overarching powers that be molding its’ citizens into submission of their way of life. The loss of Alex’s free-will and its effects show the need for the capability to choose evil and that the efficient way for inmate treatment should not be the goal of the corrections system. There is also focus on the internal fight between good and evil and the power of choice in this struggle. The novel pertains to reality acting as a dystopian funhouse mirror of how the state controls society and treats the incarcerated and as a symbol of rebellion for those challenging the state. It depicts unflinchingly the battle between freedom and constraint plus society’s use of drastic means to set the deviant straight in the place of a rehabilitative program in conjunction with punishment.
His overall attitude towards technology is that the uncontrolled growth of technology destroys the vital sources of our humanity. It creates a culture without a moral foundation. It undermines certain mental processes and social relations that make human life worth living. (Postman, 1993) Postman defines technopoly as a "totalitarian technocracy", which demands the "submission of all forms of cultural life to the sovereignty of technique and technology". However, Negroponte is very optimistic about technology although he knows technology has dark side, and he makes many predictions for the future development of media and technology.