Everything was dark. There was no sun, no moon, no people, no plants. There was only the sea everywhere. In the sea was the Mother. She was water and water was everywhere.
The Textbook gives off a sense of dislike towards the Central Powers, and made them seem primitive and destructive for no reason. It portrays the Germans as animalistic and cruel. All Quiet on the Western Front is passionately against war, and slightly biased towards the Germans and the Central
In the very beginning of the soliloquy Wolsey is depicted with a bitter tone speaking of how “little good” the court had done for him. He goes on to describe the stages of one’s downfall; which in this case is symbolic to the changes of seasons and the sequence in which they take place and then proceeds to elaborate his dreary tone by speaking of his lack of depth and high blown pride that now must be hidden. The shift in Wolsey’s tone happens dramatically when he claims the world to be something in which contains glory and vanity and states that he “[hates] ye!” This phrase alone depicts Wolsey’s hostility and complex feelings. He later quickly shifts to a tone which contains one of self pity by calling himself a “wretched” man that does by the monarchy. The use of shifts in tones varying throughout the soliloquy reflects Cardinal Wolsey’s struggle to cope with such shocking news.
Shelley's poem "Ozymandias" is about a ruined statue of a powerful ruler who once controlled an ancient kingdom. Browning depicts that Ozymandias was a very harsh ruler - this is shown by the quote, “His sneer of cold command”, his “sneer” shows that Ozymandias somewhat abused his power because he was cruel leader; this leads the reader on to think that King Ozymandias was most liely a dictator in his ancient kingdom. “Cold command” is an example of harsh alliteration, the strong repetition of the letter ‘c’ at the start of both words once again gives a representation of power, “command” also represents the dictatorship of pharaos kingdom and the use of the word “cold” may show that by being a dictator and abusing power this can
Class: English 24 Date: November 3rd, 2014 Book used: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Formal Essay #2 3rd Draft In Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, He shows contempt for the human emotion of love. He illustrates the loss of principle when established standards are replaced by amoral criteria. He criticizes the practical applications of Utopia in actual society.The people that make up his imaginary society have no conception of love or any other passion and actually scorn the idea. Huxley believes that along with passion comes emotional instability; in this form he has a drug called soma. A Utopia, or a perfect world, gone awry is displayed in Aldous Huxley’s provocative novel Brave New World.This Utopian state cannot afford any kind of instability and therefore cannot afford love.
In the novel Triage written by Scott Anderson, both Ahmet Talzani and Joaquin Morales seem to embody a fatalistic view of life, one in which reasons have to be created. Triage is ultimately a novel where there is a lack of hope. After Marks incident in Kurdistan we are instantly made to feel like the worst is yet to come with the use of strong and colourful language. Hope is distinguished when the whereabouts of Colin is unknown, and throughout Marks recovery there are constantly reminders that Mark will most likely never recover. Anderson shows that war has a damning effect on war journalists as well as soldiers, and that their loved ones and families are also heavily affected.
When these texts are examined comparatively, the contiguity, proximity and associations that can exist between them shape more than just an interesting response but one that is illuminating. Both texts demonstrate man’s relentless pursuit for knowledge as detrimental to humanity’s existence. Shelly recognises the ‘horrors’ and dehumanising consequences of the prolific changes of the early 19th century. She criticises the great promises and progress of the Industrial Revolution using the isolation and destruction of the scientist Victor Frankenstein as a social warning for society. Victor’s egotistic obsession with “unfolding the deep mysteries of creation” forces him far away from nature and society into an isolated and dehumanised existence, ideas reflecting Shelley’s Romantic perspective.
Loss of Individuality “In this monochrome world I will search the depths of the earth and the limitless skies for you” (Silver Stitch). Stitch’s riveting words reveal the truth behind a world that has no emotions and is under complete control. A monochrome world lacks color, creativity, and individuality in humans which is a necessity for societies to thrive. George Orwell’s, 1984 and Aldous Huxley’s, Brave New World describes a scary futuristic world under a totalitarianism government. These novelists written about dystopian literature in which have underlying cautionary tones, warning society that if we continue living in the view of “each man for himself”, this will be the consequence.
The Odyssey is an epic story of Odysseus, his journey home, and the trials he encounters on his way. Due to a selfish statement against the gods he is punished and prevented from returning home. During his journey he is subjected to temptation and many obstacles that prevent his return. Odysseus uses his intellectual power to overcome situations still that relate to society today. After Odysseus leads the defeating blow to the Trojans he proclaims his superiority over the gods.
This presents a stark contrast, as she has no connections to the place, no sense of security and comfort, as shown through her posture and position in the image. It highlights the concept that not having these connections leaves one feeling isolated in society, with no identity and a lack of belonging, as shown through the lack of