Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, there is a theme of growth and rebirth in both Huck Finn and Holden Caulfield. The journey of Huck and Holden can be categorized as a coming of age novel because Huck and Holden’s experiences demonstrate inner growth through their newly found understanding of morality, society, and self-image. According to B. Gert, morality is most commonly defined as a code of conduct, or set of beliefs, that a person follows which helps them distinguish between right and wrong. Mark Twain provides examples of Huck’s coming of age by revealing his new understanding of morality, which is shown through several of Huck’s decisions in the novel. In chapter 31, after Huck writes the letter to
The Odyssey within O Brother, Where Art Thou Although the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou has a very different feel from that of The Odyssey, both seem to run parallel from one another when comparing the characters. Rather than the telling of a long journey after a war, the movie gives a humorous spin on runaway convicts in the 1930’s with the same characters. Despite the differences, many similarities between the movie and book can be made, the most apparent likeness being the main characters within both stories. The most obvious character reference to the book is Ulysses Evert McGee, the main individual of the story. Odysseus of The Odyssey is known as prideful, cunning, and able to get out of any situation.
How has context influenced the presentation of some of the main Themes and issues in Baz Luhrmann’s modern film version of “Romeo + Juliet”? Baz Luhrmann’s contemporary film interpretation of William Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy Romeo and Juliet, explores the resonating social and religious values inherent in both the Elizabethan era and the 20th century, allowing us to understand the significance of contextual differences in influencing the presentation of universal issues. Film techniques are utilised to emphasise the modernisation incorporated in Luhrmann’s re-exploration of the Shakespeare’s play, and enhances the audience’s understanding of religion in the texts as well as the conflict between love and hate amid social chaos, that presides within the 16th and 20th centuries. Baz Luhrmann establishes the 20th century context as a world of moral corruption that echoes the social disorder in Shakespeare's play, in which the feud between the rich and powerful Capulet and Montague families embodies a hate that fuels the ongoing social chaos within the appropriated contemporary setting, “Verona beach”. Influenced by the modern day context, Luhrmann adopts the indiscriminate usage of guns in place of sword fighting to depict violence and lack of social order caused by an “ancient grudge”.
Many cultures adapt their lifestyle to suit the modern world, while keeping their values and beliefs the same. Keeper says “If you got the spirit of the old way in you, well, you can handle most anything this new world got to throw around.” Apply this concept of holding onto old spiritual or moral ways of being in modern society to other cultures or to your own life. How many examples can you think of? (p36-37) 12. According to Keeper, what is the process of learning to become Indian?
However, Changez’s career, love life, culture and heritage were also involved in his identity alteration. One way in which Changez's sense of identity is altered over the course of The Reluctant Fundamentalist is that he becomes more jaded about the world around him. In the exposition of the novel, Changez is much more willing to embrace the Western world and the possibilities in it. Whether this comes in the form of accepting the potential of the promise and possibility of what America can offer, what a Princeton education gives, and life at Underwood Samson, there is a greater possibility to accept what life has to offer. The experiences that are synthesized after the events of September 11 cause Changez's identity to become increasingly cynical.
Mary Shelley's, Frankenstein, was originally written in 1818, making it one of the breakthrough novels of the time. In 1831, a revised version was published which saw modifications in some aspects of the text; these were mostly attributed to preferences in the different writing styles. In letter III, Robert Walton is on a voyage to explore new lands; he writes to her sister in England recounting experiences and explaining what he has lived. In the earlier edition, Mary Shelley writes in a more personal manner and informative tone, however, in the revised edition of 1831 there is a shift to a more detached tone. When reading both versions of the story, it is hard to see any clear, obvious differences, but as one reads further into the text, subtle differences in tones can be appreciated.
Kennedy’s definition is much simpler, yet somehow explains visual literacy in a richer sense. Both Debes’s and Kennedy come to the same conclusion, but Kennedy goes further by saying that visual literacy is a form of critical thinking that enhances your intellectual capacity. This means that because of the digital age we must look at re-integrating the capacity of our senses (Kennedy, 2010). We do this by taking all of the theoretical perspectives (semiotics, the Gestalt theory, constructivism, ecological theory, cognitive theory, Huxley-Lester model, and omniphasism) and “mix and match” them in order to get the correct result. This allows visual literacy to be considered a universal language.
Jackson does this through his use of both literary and musical techniques. Firstly, Hinton uses jargon in ‘’Like hell you will, I ain’t ever goin’ back there again’’. This not only emphasises the context of the story, but also allows the responder to understand Mark’s attitude towards Bryon and how this has changed since the beginning of the story. It also emphasises the break down in their relationship and shows how Mark’s actions have caused this to happen. Hinton also uses metaphor in ‘’He laughed then, and his eyes were the golden…and this is now’’.
The setting in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown” subtly brings out additional meanings through symbolism, ultimately reveals Brown’s personality and values, and drastically shows a change in Brown throughout the journey. First of all, the symbols range from the names of the characters, to the very setting in which the majority of the plot takes place. While using these symbols Hawthorne gets his points across by more then just using plot or themes, but rather by taking his opinions to another level of literary elements by using setting. This story could be analyzed as literal, or one could look at this story in an allegorical way. The additional message that Hawthorne is trying to suggest, which the stranger explains, is that “evil is the nature of mankind” (Hawthorne 454).
The meaning given to the object is based on previous experience or encounters with things similar to the new object we are interacting with, which deals with one’s own thought process. During the thought process, people use their minds to find a proper way to asses the meanings and language gathered to come up with a label to put this new object under. Once given to the new object, people view this object through that label, constantly analyzing the object to further cement that the label given was the correct one. This reflects on the object to witch the new label is given. As the two interact, the label that the person gave the object can be seen by how the person treats the object through both verbal and non verbal communication.