Both poems keep a certain anonymity with their central characters by not addressing them by their names, but using their physicalities 'clown punk' this shows that they are unknown in society but still judged ,giving a sense of being looked down on, which creates a heirarchy in the poems. In both poems a chaotic ,untidy scene is the habitat for the characters.The clown punk is described as living in 'the shonky side of town' .This is fitting with his rather eccentric manner and appearence. The peculiar imagery of the clown is enhanced by the comparison of the clown to 'a basket of washing' ,giving an impression that his attire is slightly bizzare.The park which the hunchback occupies is described as 'unmade' ,which is used as a reflection on where societty feels he
“Just Lather, That’s All” is a story about a barber who prides himself in being the ‘best barber in town’ and when a murderer, who they call Torres, came into his shop for a shave, the barber had the opportunity to kill him. The barber is a coward for not killing Captain Torres because if he had annihilated him, then he would have saved more lives than he took. Also, Torres was a murderous villain who killed people such as the barber himself, everyday. Finally, the barber was a coward for not assassinating Torres because he refused to take the life of Torres because of his own pride. He didn’t want to lose his title as the best barber in town.
Compare how death is presented in “Hitcher” by Simon Armitage and one poem by Carol Ann Duffy Armitage presents death in “hitcher” very casually like a day to day event. The narrator seems to be very cold and unfeeling as if he is merely going about his day. The cold act of violence when he strikes the hitcher makes the event seem very chilling to the reader as he disregards it as a day to day occurrence; whereas in my chosen poem “Havisham”, death is presented in a very different way. The death in “Hitcher” seems to be very resentful, remorseless, and ruthless, he doesn’t care. I believe the narrator has murdered the hitcher as a way to relieve his stress due to his hectic screaming lifestyle, compared to the hitcher who has a very dreamy, free and carefree life.
Fitzgerald calls this place a “certain desolate area of land,” and describes it as a grim place in which even “the motor road [hurriedly] joins the rail road, so as to shrink away” from it. This grim and dull description of the valley shows that there is neither happiness nor hope around. After establishing the negativity of the valley, Fitzgerald continues to develop the irony in this passage of the novel. When he says “a farm where ashes grow like wheat into ¬¬¬[…] grotesque gardens” he uses the same irony he already used in naming the place the “valley of ashes.” Farms, gardens, and wheat are associated with fertility and not with a desolate landscape where nothing is able to grow. Moreover, Fitzgerald uses other rhetorical devices to aid him in showing the terrible condition of the valley.
In both texts, there are contradictions in the light, which shows the true darkness. In The Dark Knight, Batman is a hero that saves the city however he is a vigilante and takes the law into his own hands. As well as saving the city, Batman destroys it at the same time, even if it is unintentional. We can see this in the car chase scene. The Joker also kills a few people at the expense of Batman as Batman would not reveal himself.
I joy ride cars to nowhere, break into houses just to have a look’. The thief leads a purposeless and an indecisive life, performing actions that will lead him ‘nowhere’ in life. Duffy uses enjambment to signify the word ‘nowhere’ to portray that the thief has no direction in life. In addition, the adverb ‘just’ emphasizes the loss of direction; the thief has no reasonable purpose in his actions. ‘Maybe pinch a camera’, this effective enjambment breaks the five line stanza, and draws attention to the noun ‘camera’.
Samuels’s innocence is corrupted when he becomes in contact with the city life and crime. When the corrupted policemen’s are looking for book in the Amish world they find obstacles. When John book moves to the Amish world and falls in love with Rachel, he faces many problems and suffers from confection because he knows he doesn’t belong there. We are shown that Samuel is in conflict with the world around him when he enters the city of Philadelphia and loses his innocent when he witnesses a murder at the train station. The director shows this by the sounds and angles of the camera during scenes and by the way many people talk at once shows the differences of life between the city and the peacefulness of Samuels home.
The light in the café is man-made or artificial and can be turned off; giving us the sense that it can only be a temporary and incomplete relief from the emptiness of the dark. The light that shone on the brass number that was on the collar of the passing soldier is perhaps an indication of how meaningful this soldiers’ life was, which can be further emphasized in that he had a companion next to him. The old man likes to go to the café late at night “because he was deaf and now at night it was quiet and he felt the difference”. Daytime, with its busy streets, probably reminded him of his disconnection from the world, while the darkness of the night made him feel as if he was not missing out on much. In essence, being deaf can bring him darkness and a separation from the rest of the world which can be the symbolic reason why he chooses to sit in the shadow of the well-lighted café.
Malik is a plaintiff at this point and if he decided to sue Daniel as a result of his negligence would be awarded in his favor. Daniel was fired by his boss assuming that Daniel had given Ruben alcohol, which was untrue. Daniel became a defendant at this point for wrongful firing without refutable evidence that Daniel had ultimately committed a crime. While walking to his vehicle Daniel is approached by Malik who pulls a concealed weapon in a public place became a defendant at this point because it is against the law. After feeling threatened Daniel pulls out his weapon which may have been concealed within his vehicle and shoots Malik.
Officer Hoyt learns that suspects’ civil rights don't seem to matter too much to his partner. While in Harris’s car, the pair of officers observes gang members dealing drugs to some college kids in a park. Instead of arresting the buyers, detective Harris confiscates the drugs and tells Officer Hoyt to take a hit from the marijuana. Hoyt refuses, but Harris puts a gun to his head and tells him that his failure to use drugs could get him killed by a street dealer. After being threatened to leave his car officer Hoyt smokes the marijuana.