E. Cummings’ approach in his poem, “next to of course god america i,” is rather straightforward, but maintains an air of ambivalence in his attacks on patriotism. Despite the satirical tone of this poem, it is safe to say that Cummings is not necessarily anti-patriotic; his message is that of caution or reproach. He saturates his poem with irony by way of historical allusions and imagery to communicate his stance on what patriotism is. The title, and the repetition of the title in the first line of this poem, captures the theme of American pride, or patriotism, right away, by the mention of “god,” and “america,” which are two ideals people are passionate about and willing to die for. Then the reader recognizes the improper use of the proper nouns “God,” America,” and “I,” because they are not capitalized.
Like Candide, Pangloss is not a tenable character; rather, he is a distorted, hyperbolized representation of a philosopher whose beliefs and perspective is considerable linked to his philosophy. Voltaire illustrates two major quandaries intrinsical in Pangloss’s philosophy. First, his philosophy confronts inundating evidence from the authentic world. Pangloss is ravaged by syphilis, proximately hanged, proximately dissected, and confined, yet he perpetuates to espouse optimism. He sticks to his positive views even at the cessation of the novel, when he himself admits that he has reservations in believing some of it.
Harding says this to himself mocking the voice of a god who finds joy in the pain and sorrow of others. This also says a lot about his view of religion, Harding sees gods as malevolent beings that will “profit” off of his loss. He has little respect for whatever god he is addressing because the word “god isn’t capitalized anywhere in the poem. Harding blames his problems on the malevolence of the gods by saying “Then would I bear it, clench myself, and die,/Steeled any the sense of ire unmerited;/ Half-erased in that a Powerfuller than I/Had willed and meted me the tears I shed.” (Hardy ll. 5-9).
* Relationship to reader * Revelation of character * Expression of the author * Commentary on the “ordinary” * Reader’s appeal * **Dramatic irony – when the reader is aware of something that the character is not (or other characters know things that the character does not) 1. How does Poe’s use of unreliable narrator in “The Cask…” challenge readers’ perceptions and expectations of “the ordinary”? 2. How does Poe’s use of the unreliable narrator in “The Cask” intensify the audience’s reading, engagement, and involvement in the story through their own self-realization? Answer to #2: Poe’s use of unreliable narrator dares the audience’s perceptions and expectations of “the ordinary” by making them wary to trust what they read.
Imagery is used to show Plath as an aggressive person, such as through the line “smash it into kindling”. The emotive line “The bloody end of the skein” creates the sense of abandonment and eternal suffering that by no means that one could be aware of. It suggests that Plath’s mind, the labyrinth, was something that Hughes struggled to understand, and propose that her psyche was beyond his control. He also utilises speech in The Minotaur, creating a sense of truth in Hughes’ part. While he is not seen as a saint within the poem (he remarks in a sarcastic matter to Plath in the poem), he positions the reader to empathise with him, painting the image that he is the placid one in the relationship, and the one who encourages her to embark on her creative pursuits “Get that shoulder under your stanzas/ And we’ll be away.”.
There is also Dr Lanyon, who is seen to be completely opposed to the science of Jekyll but loses his Victorian values to his curiosity when Jekyll reveals his secret. The contrast of “Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Case” to the narrative of Mr Utterson in the other chapters of this book shows duality because Mr Utterson uses the other characters as a point of view whereas Jekyll’s statement of the case looks from only his perspective. Stevenson uses the lasting moral message that good and evil are conflicting inside people - the way that savagery and civilisation contrast and our effects on religion and science. Robert Louis Stevenson uses the character of Sir Danvers Carew to portray that civilisation and religion are important for good people whereas Mr Hyde shows evil through his curiosity of life and his height to represent youth, showing that Jekyll’s youthful sins; which were not explained in detail are replicated as Hyde. This is a comment on Victorian values that Stevenson is making.
These issues arise due to the question; if God is all knowing and all loving, should He not then stop suffering from happening? The subject of evil and suffering provides an inconsistency with the traditional image of God and His attributes. Someone whom acknowledged and illustrated this inconsistency is Hume, in the form of Hume’s inconsistent triad. With this Hume viewed God’s attributes; omnipotence and omni-benevolence, and that evil exists. Hume concluded that the three points are inconsistent.
Moliere’s Tartuffe In Moliere’s satire, Tartuffe, the author fires his caustic wit upon the social topics of religious hypocrisy and the inability of obsessed characters to hear the voices of reason around them. At first glance, the focus of this work seems to be religious hypocrisy; however, it is the underlying subplots of obsessive behaviors stay in the mind’s eye until end. Moliere’s portrayal of obsessive characters is certainly exaggerated, but there is a clear note of truth that rings through in their powerlessness to hear reason. Until the spell that binds them to their compulsion is broken, these characters are unable to hear the voices of reason that are shouting the truth to them. The main actor of this play who displays the deafness that comes with obsession is Orgon with his religious fervor that blinds him to his responsibility to his family.
Meme Triiv Teachers Shitty Name Shitty Class Name 28 November 2010 An Analysis of the Cask of Amontillado By Edgar Allan Poe The definition of man is defined by many as someone who upholds the values of virtue, pride, and courage. It has been written that the fall of man is usually contributed to either greed or temptation. Both these statements are directly related to our story. Montresor by no means is a perfect human being. Though he has his many faults as our narrator/protagonist; we must wander into his story that reveals just enough reasoning for his actions.
2) A topic does not directly allude to the source work, while a thesis alerts the reader as to where the references are coming from. Example: Write an analysis paper of Edgar Allen Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" Topic: The most frightening type of madness is one seemingly based in logic. Thesis: Although the narrator of Edgar Allen Poe's "The Tell- Tale Heart" is undoubtedly insane, the true horror comes from the sense of uneasiness and familiarity the reader feels as a result of his (narrator) ability to reason his audience into almost trusting his madness. 3) A strong topic should garner interest; nobody wants to read a paper about something boring. A strong thesis serves both a preview and guide for things to come in your paper.