To what extent is Blanche a tragic hero in ‘Streetcar Named Desire’? Aristotle believed that a tragic hero could be summarised as a male of generally a high social standing (such as a king or a prince) who possessed a fatal flaw that would result in their downfall. Aristotle displayed this view of a traditional tragic hero in his book ‘Poetics’- a major work that discusses literary and dramatic theory. However, over time the stereotypical image of a tragic hero has transformed, for instance in 1949 the Arthur Miller essay ‘Tragedy and the Common Man’ contradicts Aristotle and states that tragedy can also portray ordinary people in a domestic environment. Williams’ play is an example of a modern tragedy and Blanche is a complex tragic hero, as she is embodying both the traditional aspects of a tragic hero, but also introducing the new ideologies simultaneously.
Henry Lawson ‘Up the Country’ and Kenneth Slessor ‘William St’ The view of the city being beautiful and the country being awful, is shared by both Henry Lawson and Kenneth Slessor. ‘Up the Country’ (Henry Lawson) show this view in his poem, by saying the country is a horrible, monotonous place to stay. ‘William St’ (Kenneth Slessor) portrays this view by beautifying the slums of the city. In ‘Up the Country’ Henry Lawson gives a very negative image of the bush. He has written this poem in first person, so as to give his personal opinion of the bush.
Prompt 4: Analyze artistic and literary responses to industrialization over the course of the nineteenth century. The Industrial Revolution of the late 18th century and throughout the 19th century had a dramatic impact and influence on European life. While many aspects of life and society changed in response to these new developments, art and literature were heavily impacted as well. Three major forms of artistic responses to industrialization were Romanticism, Realism, and several new revolutionary styles of and made in reaction to the invention of the camera. All of these various styles responded to the industrialization of Europe in their own unique fashions, and resulted in a strange conglomeration of art, ideals, and themes.
GENTRIFICATION in Hackney - Regeneration or Degeneration? Image taken in Hackney, London, July 2006 by Tom Slater As a constantly evolving city and due to a continually changing nature of modern economy, London has always been adapting and readjusting itself. These adjustments are in part spatial manifestations that reflect and result in cultural and social changes. Eagland (2000) A result of these changes is the process called Gentrification, term that has its origins in the word gentry which denotes “people of good social position, specifically the class of people next below the nobility in position and birth”. Neil Smith sees Gentrification as the “process (…) by which poor and working class neighborhoods in the inner city are refurbished
Both “The Prelude” by William Wordsworth and “London” By William Blake” convey strong ideas and feelings about a place. Blake’s poem is most subjective about the city, contrary to the title. The reader would think that the title “London” is objective and unbiased; however Blake’s condemnation of the city is apparent from the start of the poem. On a simple level, the poem is a description of the misery Blake sees as he “wanders” around London. On a deeper level however, he is criticizing not only the condition of the city itself, but the monarchy and government who oppress it.
On the other hand, Slessor’s poem “William Street” challenges the readers by attributing beauty to the urban setting of the city streets. The poem “Harbour Dusk” conveys sadness and demise that an individual can experience due to place. The persona
However, with the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 the balance of power started to shift. The British established footholds on the east coast of America, using these increasingly growing settlements to provide the supplies for their more profitable West Indian colonies (such as Jamaica). From the 1650’s British trade was protected by the Navigation Acts and this, combined with the growing British navy, was key in protecting and encouraging trade and economic growth. As London developed as a port and trading centre many joint stock companies were founded, moving into new markets in the west and east. This stimulated what has been termed as an ‘economic revolution’ in Britain and the economy began to rely on the raw materials provided by these new areas of land.
With the growth of cities in the United States during the nineteenth century, there was a dramatic increase in industry, and as industry grew, the natural environment was adversely impacted in immediately visible ways. For example, the machinery of many factories was fueled by coal that caused smokestacks to belch black smoke into the air, and industrial by-products flowed into the waterways leaving them polluted. I feel the Hudson River School Artists wanted to encourage Americans to love, enjoy and protect the rapidly fading wilderness they immortalized on canvas. Hudson River School Artists were influenced greatly by the work and writings of Thomas Cole. Cole is credited with making landscapes acceptable subjects for serious
This segment was the urban business districts that benevolently fed off of the new beginnings of materialistic consumerism. Social standards were changing, the idea of forever peace had overcome a previously war torn planet, and all of the domestic reforms of the Progressive Era helped usher in one of the most celebrated decades in American history. However extravagant, rural America didn’t always agree with the new Metropolitan ideas. In Ronald Allen Goldberg’s book, “America in the Twenties,” he carefully detailed what really took place during this novel and stimulating time period. America after World War I was in for a drastic make over.
Humanities 104 Mid-Term Essay By Andrew Hart I believe the Industrial Revolution, which took place in 1760 – 1830, was the most influential event as well as milestone to how our businesses, corporations, companies, markets, and basically everything operate today. The Industrial Revolution was a time of great change for the world. Manuel labor was replaced with machines, animal and human power were replaced with new sources of energy such as water and steam, the introduction of new and large amounts of raw materials (iron and coal), and the development of new transportation methods all paved the way toward a new age. The Industrial Revolution introduced machines to textile manufacturing, iron, printing, papermaking, and engineering industries. The iron and textile industries, along with the development of the steam engine (James Watt in 1763), played central roles in the Industrial Revolution, which also saw improved systems of transportation, communication and banking.