The struggle would be with Gus because in the Greek culture, the father/husband is always the head of the house and makes all the decisions. All of Toula’s other family members were happy for her. Although Gus has a hard time in accepting that his daughter will be marrying a non-Greek man, he decides to accept Ian, the fiancé, into the family and is open-minded to the fact that Toula is happy and in love with him. This movie displays that an important cultural belief is that Greeks only marry other Greeks to reproduce more Greek babies. The Greek culture is shown to be
After Equality 7-2521 noticed this he said that, “You are beautiful, Liberty 5-3000” (Rand 42). This was the first time they met each other and they were already attracted to one another. So they gained feelings for each other and weren’t working which was breaking the law and they could have been severely punished if they were caught. The second reason I think this is because of when Equality 7-2521 says, “Liberty 5-3000... Liberty five-three thousand... Liberty 5-3000.... We wish to write this name. We wish to speak it, but we dare not speak it above a whisper.
For the first time in their lives, they were altogether in the same place working for the same common goal, to be successful in California. They also had a grand sense of family unity as it is best said in Chapter 22 by Ma Joad. “We’re Joads. We don’t look up to nobody.”(420) With a quote like that Steinbeck illustrates the family to be unstoppable and determined because they had each other. As it is also said in this quote by Jim Casy “’But when they’re all workin together, not one fella for another fella, but one fella kind of harnessed to the whole shebang-that’s right, that’s holy.’”(110) This quote shows the unity of
1984 Compared to Individuality and Freedom While reading George Orwell’s disturbing novel 1984, there are many items that are able to be taken away from it. Some might see doublethink used today in each political party's talking points. Others might see the Patriot Act as a first stage towards a similar sort of government encroachment on privacy that was a part of Orwell's story. Obviously, when compared to some of the truly oppressive governments, this novel is clearly very similar to those situations. One of the novel’s lessons shows how the government managed to stay in power despite the terrible depression that the people were living in and lack of freedom that was given.
In a dictionary, potential means “the ability to become complete”. When the story comes to a close Edmund appears completely happy. He got his wife Mercedes back, he was rich because he found the treasure, he got to meet his kid, Albert, that he had never met before, he made a new best friend in Jacabo, and he was able to gain revenge on all of the people who tried to tear his life apart without getting caught. By the time the story ended and he stood at the edge of the cliff over Chateau D’If and he talks about God has given him everything clearly means he had gained his faith back. Then, most importantly, he said he was only going to use everything he had received for the good of the world which is what, based off his personality, is what he would’ve done had to had it all at the beginning of the
There was only a simple law, and that was to not read books as well as think, making “the mind drink less and less.” This doesn’t seem much of a sacrifice because society was filled with far more excitement than literature could offer. Meanwhile, new technology helped people do everyday chores and made life simpler, leaving more time for fun. Like Beatty said, “Life is immediate, the job counts, and pleasure lies all about after work.” Entertainment ruled their society. The parlor walls seem like a god compared to our TVs. The seashell radios are convenience at its best.
In the Pigeon House, for the first time Edna has the ability to experience sexual freedom and passion, with both Alcee and Robert. She meets Alcee at the horse track and they quickly become lovers. After Alcee kissing her and it being “the first kiss of her life to which her nature had really responded. It was a flaming torch that kindled desire.” (609) leads to a sexual adventure between the two.The Pigeon House is also where she discovers her own emotional desires as well, with this being with Robert. It is at the Pigeon House she expresses her emotional passion for Robert through “[her] kiss[ing] him” (645) that “penetrated his whole being” (645).
The way the appearance of the conch is described shows its significant power. The first reference to the conch’s look is, “In color the shell was deep cream, touched here and there with fading pink. Between the point, worn away into a little hole and the pink lips of the mouth, lay eighteen inches of shell with a slight spiral twist and covered with a delicate, embossed pattern.” The way the author describes the color of the shell makes it seem delicate and precious, the use of the word “touched” help to give us that picture. The personification of the conch having lips makes it seem more important because human’s lips are very special, and giving this characteristic to a shell makes it seem especially significant. Eighteen inches is a big length, about half a meter, and the shell’s size makes it seem more paramount.
It is a beautiful kiwi lime green stone surrounded by shimmering diamonds. The green stone is so clear and smooth it almost looks like a piece of glass. The shimmering diamonds sparkle so clean and transparent they almost look as if I touch them they would feel wet. The rays of sunlight catch the brilliance of the gorgeous antique etching on the side of my ring. The ring is a white color reminding me of my grandmothers antique silver platters.
I found the african art section of the Metropolitan Museum of Art to being less interesting than the Brooklyn Museum. The Metropolitan Museum or Art had better lighting and use of the glass cases and room layout. But it was also more crowded than the Brooklyn Museum. The Museums' environment made me look at the objects as art. In the Metropolitan Muesum of Art the other artwork looked better than the African art section.