Goblin market has been interpreted by many, it has been described as being a sexual poem about sexual desires, and however others have said the poem is a moral allegory of temptation without any religious ideology. The poem begins with what can be interpreted as the opening times of the goblin market; it then goes to mention maids who can hear the goblin’s cry. Who are these maids? And why can they only hear the calling of the goblin men? It can be interpreted as the maids being unmarried and married women who the goblin men are trying to lure to the goblin market.
The final theme that Rossetti expressed in this poem was sex and exotica from most and made as a mythical tale for children. Rossetti used the poem to teach children the power of sister love. To older audiences, they can see Laura eating the fruit like losing her
When we first meet Curley’s wife, Steinbeck makes her appear very flirtatious and dangerously beautiful. Steinbeck does this by giving her features that are very atrocious but yet lures you such as ‘full, rouged lips’, ‘red fingernails’, and ‘red mules’. The word ‘red’ symbolises many associations with sex, lust and seduction. Another quote that would question the reader would be, ‘She’s a jailbait.’ From this quote alone, it evokes the reader of suspicion that she could be the ticket to jail as well as being an object that would foreshadow later in the book. In addition to the previous paragraph, we also know that Curley’s wife is a married woman, a possession of Curley’s.
Explore the ways in which Milton presents Satan as a master of disguise and deception Milton gives Satan very seductive language, his use of rhetoric is impeccable for Satan’s persuasion, it takes little to no time to convince Eve to eat the forbidden fruit as Satan knows exactly the right buttons to push in order to tempt to her to go against God’s will. We already know that Eve is a creature of vanity and this is something that Satan picks up on very quickly, “sovereign mistress”, he addresses her as though she is a queen and as though he is below her, which in terms of the Great Chain of Being, he is not in his current form, but in terms of his position as a fallen angel, he is. His appearance could also be seen as a way to tempt Eve as he described as being luxurious and with reference to having phallic characteristics – ‘Crest’, ‘Erect’, ‘Verdant’, ‘Carbunkle’. Satan’s movement is carefully planned to attract Eve’s attention as he approaches her. He makes his way ‘side-long’ as though he is being crafty at first although he then turns to being eye catching as he ‘curl[s] many a wanton wreath’ in her view.
Despite trying to portray her feelings in an abstract and metaphorical way, Miley’s music video ended up coming across as overdramatic, inappropriate, and in a sense, masochistic. These themes present in the music video along with the sex appeal override the ethos and true meaning behind the song. As a young female, Miley Cyrus hopes to relate to her main audience, who are teenagers and young adults that also experience heartbreak and emotional pain in similar ways. Those teenagers and young adults who have grown up with her and support her through her career love her just the
Society seems paradoxical in its reverence for innocence and purity, while at the same time indulging in the very hedonistic lifestyle it so condemns. Sober productivity to work and sexual purity are exalted, but everywhere scantily clad women peddle the best product that will achieve drunkenness in the hopes of leading to casual sex. ‘Sex, drugs, and Rock ’N Roll’ has become the mantra of an entire generation, yet people still hold in esteem the values of living a virtuous and wholesome life. Roman Polanski’s Repulsion (1965) explores this contradiction between thought and action through the protagonist’s psychological state and mental breakdown. Polanski argues that the human ideal of wholesomeness and purity cannot survive in a male- dominated civilization ruled by sex.
Nabokov’s manipulation of the English language and his incredible work with descriptions, makes this novel a masterpiece. However, its incredibly anti-feminist nature needs to be discussed more, instead of being dismissed based on its eloquence. The effect that this novel has had in modern media shows that we cannot blame its sexism on its publication date of 1955. Lolita proves to be a detriment to the feminist movement, with its depictions of abuse, a lack of strong female characters and the normalization of pedophilia. Especially today, with positive advances surrounding sexual assault claims and the recent #MeToo campaign, this novel is a step back in the feminist movement.
A Doll’s House and the style/type of play Due to the definitions of styles of drama and plays being very loosely defined, it is likely that A Doll’s House can be interpreted as many different types of play. Ibsen’s work has been constantly debated on whether a style in consistent in his works, especially in A Doll’s House- one of his more widely known and famous plays. It could be argued that Ibsen’s A Doll’s House shows aspects of Melodrama, the constancy of Nora ‘humming happily to herself’ in menial actions, emphasises her positive mood, but in a way that can be overly sensed and heard by the audience, giving into the fairytale convention of humming whilst doing domestic work. Helmer is also shown to be ‘dragging’ Nora by the ‘ear’, a movement which is over-played when he could have just beckoned to her to follow her, pursuing a more normal action but instead helps to emphasise the paternal hold Helmer has over Nora as it is often a joke or even punishment a father or mother will inflict on their child. Melodramas constantly dramatise simple actions in order to highlight their importance or comedy to the audience, therefore these over-dramatic actions such as singing and being dragged by the ear, which often feed, into storybook stereotypes in such simple situations, help to shape the argument that A Doll’s House could be interpreted as a melodrama.
Through a very oblique and a humorous tone, the actors on the stage help entangle the audience in creating a very sharing atmosphere. I felt that the generic message they tried to instill was raising awareness of issues affecting women such as rape, domestic violence, and sexual slavery. But the way these young ladies described these ideas was through a body part that was quite reprehensible to talk about especially for ladies. The talk about vagina may provoke a man but obviously the vagina is a place of many other things than a sexual tool for a woman. This idea of sharing stories of their vaginas basically opened up a topic that usually is silent and not discussed.
Through reference to specific images, including the fruit in “Goblin Market” and the cross in “The Son’s Veto” it is possible for the reader to see the different ways in which Laura, Lizzie, and Sophy handle the power struggles that defined the Victorian era. In Rossetti’s “Goblin Market” the two sisters, Laura and Lizzie, have greatly differing personalities. After ignoring the persistence of the goblins, who attempt to sell their fruit, Laura eventually falls victim to such these creatures; the goblins know how to prey on the weak. Her satisfaction outweighed her reason and she indulged in the fruit, which ended up leading to her demise. Her sister, Lizzie, decides that she will be the hero and take action so that her sister can be saved from aging too quickly.