Franklin Delano Roosevelt used freedom symbols such as the bald eagle and used kind words such as "friend" or "my fellow..." to get people to support his ideas. Hitler and his Nazi party used the swastika and other militaristic symbols and used strong words in his speeches. Hitler and Roosevelt had a number of similarities and differences. Most notably, they came into power in the same month and solved the crisis of depression which was causing many social and political issues in both Germany and the USA. They also both hated Communism and Democracy, while Roosevelt was accused of founding a dictatorship.
Cultural tensions are present in Blanche’s remark that Stanley is a ‘Polack’; during World War 2, the Polish were seen as the enemy; Blanche using this insult is not because she is against Polacks, but is her taking advantage of the frequently used insult at the time. Blanche is portrayed as a patriotic ‘Southern Belle’ she believes she can use Polack as an insult as she has the upper hand as an American. This change in society can be compared to Willy Russell’s play ‘Educating Rita’, written in 1979. Despite a time difference of nearly forty years, and a completely different country, there are similarities in terms of cultural change being evident in both plays. ‘Educating Rita’ was written at a time of social change in Britain, females were being given more opportunities with many taking on job previously uncommon for women, and a female prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, was now in power, encouraging independence for women.
Oh Ken Kesey, You’re Cuckoo. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, with its meaningful message of individualism, was an extremely influential novel during the 1960's. In addition, its author, Ken Kesey, played a significant role in the development of the counterculture of the 60's; this included all individuals who did not conform to society's standards, experimented in drugs, and just lived their lives in an unconventional manner. An issue of Time Magazine during this decade recalled Ken Kesey’s novel to be, “A roar of protest against middle brow society’s rules and the invisible rulers who enforce them.” (Lehmann-Haup) This protest would be the main mind set of the upcoming 1970s generation in America. Once an LSD consumer, Ken Kesey, defines the importance of freedom throughout his world renowned Post-Modern novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
Traditionally, when we think of drama and scripts we are transported to the various worlds of William Shakespeare. We might think of the glorious fall of Romeo and Juliet, or perhaps the poisoning of the king in Hamlet. In America though, a much darker drama has been brewing for nearly as long as the country has existed - Racism. In "The Great White Way", Debra Dickerson refers to it as the "central drama" of American history. Because of racism's place in society, and the way that it has woven itself through politics, and displays of social queue alike, it is understandable how one might compare it to a drama or even just one big angry monologue between an antagonist and protagonist.
Michael Dandridge P6 M5 4/18/08 Joseph Heller’s novel, Catch-22, is one of his most remarkable as well as well renowned novels. Unlike other World War II works such as “Saving Private Ryan” and “Letters from Iwo Jima”, in which both promote patriotism though the horror of violence and death of soldiers, but Heller’s novel takes a totally different approach. In the novel, Catch-22, Joseph Heller takes a satirical approach to denounce warfare as revealed by the main character Yossarian, the other characters that surround Yossarian, and the effects of the missions on the squadron. Heller uses satire in the novel Catch-22 in order to create a different kind of approach that ultimately changed the way readers were supposed to view a World War II story. Satire being irony, or sarcasm used to expose vice or a moral fault had became the idea for the novel.
The Great Gatsby and Huckleberry Finn Compare/Contrast Mark Twain, which is a pen-name for Samuel Clemens, encompasses an era in his novels. Using is famous wit and grasp of human vices, Clemens skillfully handles the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Huck Finn delves deep into the major issues of society in the late nineteenth century, from the discerning of wealthy and the poor to the ethics of the time (racism, primarily. F. Scott Fitzgerald, the chief writer of the Roaring Twenties, also focused a lot of his writing on society's foibles. Fitzgerald's critically acclaimed story, The Great Gatsby, also explores social issues (but this time from the 20's), giving insight on the same issues Clemens spoke about in Huckleberry Finn, though updated and rejuvenated for a new generation but just as timeless.
Just as heredity is formed in society today, that same effect takes place in the epic poem Beowulf. Mindful of Grendel and his Mother’s behavior, the unknown author portrays and demonstrates their evil in “The Battle with Grendel” and “Grendel’s Mother” --- as pointed out by both Grendel and his Mother’s compulsion to kill, insidiousness towards others, and fetish for human flesh --- allaying the astounding thought that killers such as Grendel and his Mother are affectionate individuals.
The people of Germany needed to blame it on somebody, especially Hitler. The Germans blamed it on the Jewish people. Hitler joined a group called the anti-Marxist which was a group that was against democracy and the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler was known as the best speaker for the political group and was appointed Chancellor on January 30, 1933. Once the Nazis were in power and with Hitler as the commander, it was a downfall from there.
A play in which the theme is made clear early on in the action is 'The Crucible' written by the well acclaimed author Arthur Miller in 1953. Miller, with great skill, clearly shows the main themes very early on with the use of a range of techniques such as key scenes, characterisation and dialogue. The dramatist introduces the theme of greed and vengeance immediately through the use of the narrative technique. We learn that Salem is a theocracy and so people were very repressed and the witch-hunt trials was an opportunity to break free from this. Many people accused those that they had long-held haterds for and those who had a substanstial amount of land.
Rupert Brooke and Siegfried Sassoon are both well known poets from the first world war. During a time of great conflict which claimed around 40 million casualties worldwide, these two young soldiers depicted their thoughts and feelings into works which would forever be reflected upon, and regarded with appreciation of a time known as "The Great War". With these two authors interpretations of the same period in history, i intend to compare and contrast two of their most famous poems " The Soldier" by Rupert Brooke and "Glory of Women" by Siegfried Sassoon. While both can be considered as 14 line sonnets, they differ somewhat in their structure. "The Soldier" is constructed in two stanzas, an octet and a sestet with rhyme sequence 'ababcded' and 'efgefg'.