In lines 1-2, the author describes the mangroves as “artists of the beautiful” because the circumstances are unique yet harsh on the island that they live on. The author also portrays the image of survival by saying, “not only do they exist, but they can and do exist,” in the lines 2-4, which also gives you the image on how hostile the circumstances can be on the island. Question 39: I thought the correct answer was C, but the actually answer was D. Type: Standard A-E question. Stem: The last paragraph (lines 58-68) present the movements of the mangrove island in term of Stem Meaning: The question refers to the movement of the mangrove island. It asks to identify the use of diction that describes the term movement in the
With these examples, The Odyssey and Atala are similar. Towards the end of the prologue of Atala, it is revealed that Chactas had adopted a Frenchman named René and was asked to tell of his adventures. That is similar to what happened in the Odyssey with Odysseus and King Alcinous. Odysseus had arrived at Phaeacia, which was ruled by Alcinous. Alcinous was kind enough to offer a ship to Odysseus but asked Odysseus to tell of his adventures.
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
Imperfection in Perfection in the Brave New World In the dystopic novel Brave New World sacrifices are made to obtain a perfect society based on ignorance and conformity rather than acceptance and freedom. From the passage in chapter 16: “Because our world is not the same” to “Happiness is never grand” (193-195), Aldous Huxley exploits the different views on happiness regarding one of the world controllers: Mustapha Mond, and John the savage. This is done in order to show that a perfect world cannot exist without using imperfect methods, art becomes imperfect in a perfect world, and no matter how perfect a society appears to be, in reality it is different. In this passage Huxley explains how perfection must co-exist with imperfection, through the theme development of perfection. Mustapha Mond tries to make John realize that society in the World State is better off without changes.
The novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, and the 2002 movie Equilibrium directed by Kurt Wimmer, are in fact, perfect examples of this. Both the book and the movie, use censorship to illustrate a utopian society gone wrong, or in other words, dystopia, in which thinking and feeling are executional crimes. The novel Fahrenheit 451 and movie Equilibrium have comparable characters, themes and settings, and both conclude that forced utopian societies always fail, and that unfortunately there is no “perfect world”. First of all, a comparison can be made between the protagonists, antagonists and secondary characters of the novel and movie. These characters
New York City: The New Utopia? Imagine a world where poverty, disease, crime and drug use did not exist and everyone could live in peace and harmony. This ‘perfect’ world is called Utopia which suggests that everyone lives equally amongst one another. In the books Amazing Grace and Ordinary Resurrections written by Jonathon Kozol, the place described above as Utopia can also be considered New York Coty’s district between the 1st and 96th street. Past 96th street exists another world where one of the poorest neighbourhoods in the world exists; Mott Haven.
The rhythm of the poem is constructed in such a way as to confront the reader, and the language used throughout the poem changes from being very soft and comforting, to blunt and shocking. The image of the beach is also particularly important, as beaches represent beauty and purity. Even though this poem was written from an Australian author’s perspective, it does
Holocaust HIS104 I would like to ask you to think of the most horrific thing that has ever happened to you in your life. Think about how it made you feel, your reaction to it and the pain that you felt from that experience. You wouldn’t even want your worst enemy to have experienced it. This is likely what could have been said about The Holocaust. For some it was the worst day imaginable, the most terrible thing ever experienced.
Somewhere believed to be a utopia is often a dystopia in disguise. Like glass, a utopian society seems perfect from afar, but as you stare at it with scrutiny, you will soon detect flaws and scratches across the smooth surface, desperate to remain incognito. Similar to Fahrenheit 451, The Giver, by Lois Lowry, and Uglies, by Scott Westerfeld, are set in the future. In The Giver, you read of a world where poverty, violence, and hate are resolved with a world of “Sameness.” Jonas, the main
No matter what abilities God has blessed them with they are unable to showcase their personal strengths to the world. Kurt Vonnegut illustrates a civilization where everyone is mentally, physically, and socially equal in every way. Being a person in this story’s day and time, your mental state really doesn’t matter. No one person can think better or