Culture, alienation, boredom, and despair were themes that remained constant in Edward’s music; although one could argue that his lyrics were the subtle signs. It was Edward’s very public shows of self-mutilation that made his depression most apparent. One of his most notorious moments came in 1993 during a show in Bangkok, Edwards removed his shirt to display brutal slashes across his chest after being given a cutlery set by a fan. Another notable moment was when Edwards carved “4Real” into his arm with a razor blade in front a reporter who dared to question Edward’s artistic convictions. Fellow band mate, James Dean Bradfield once described the consequences of Edward’s actions in terms of the band’s image he stated “The bad thing is, you don’t only feed your own self-image you want to feed other images people have of you,” On a personal level, Richey Edwards proved each day the façade that many of Edward’s naysayers claimed his
Fitzgerald uses a variety of techniques throughout the novel to draw in the reader into the story, in Chapter 2 there is a lot of evidence of these techniques being used and the way Fitzgerald uses them in exploring the chapter, such as pathetic fallacy, symbolism, narrative technique and shock. Also, the theme that runs throughout the novel is contrasts of class in society, which is clearly shown to reader in the example of Wilson being manipulated and controlled Tom Buchanan’s ‘supercilious’ manner, this is shown by the action of which Tom attacked Myrtle, his mistress, at the end of the chapter. Fitzgerald uses pathetic fallacy at the very start of the chapter to portray the narrator’s mood and emotions at the time, such as ‘grey land’, ‘bleak dust’, ‘dimmed’, ‘paint less days’, ‘small foul river’ and ‘dismal scene’. Fitzgerald possibly uses this to reflect Nick’s mood in having to have lunch with Tom Buchanan who he clearly shows to the reader is dislike towards this character, or even indicating to the reader the unwanted meeting with Tom’s mistress, Myrtle Wilson. Fitzgerald perhaps uses this to interest the reader into questioning the reference to the weather and the setting at the start of the chapter in relation to Nick’s emotions and asks why does Nick feel so ‘grey’, ‘bleak’ and just generally gloomy and negative towards this event as an introduction to Chapter 2.
On any first impression of Moore, one is so taken aback by his relentless pit-bull attack style of character assassination and gratuitous and mean-spirited insults, that it’s not immediately apparent what his cause is. What is the central thesis of Idiot Nation? In Moore’s opening paragraphs the focus of his attacks is not clear. Ultimately, we get to the bottom of it, albeit in a most convoluted presentation of his opinions and analysis of facts, or pseudo facts. Americans are dumb; dumb, as in lacking a good education.
The description Fitzgerald presents of Dr T.J. Eckleburg symbolises an authoritative figure looking down up society, witnessing and judging the events that occur almost as if he were God. “The eyes of Dr T.J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic,” The word ‘blue’ implies clean, similar to the sea. It also implies purity which shows that Dr T.J Eckleburg is a genuine, superior man which links to the idea of him being seen as God. “They look at of no face, but, instead, from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles which pass over a non-existence nose,” however even though Dr T.J Eckleburg is seen as God like figure, the connotations of ‘yellow’ in this novel are linked with danger, giving two personalities, or sides towards Dr T.J Eckleburg. The reader could question what his role is in the book, is it a character that is yet to be met, or more of an object, watching and judging over everyone.
The Great Gatsby In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, the topic of an unreliable narrator arises. Nick Carraway, who is the narrator of this novel, is seen as a biased/unreliable narrator due to his speech when he speaks about Jay Gatsby and also because he is not an omniscient narrator. Because of these decrepencies, it is impossible to see Nick as a reliable narrator. At the beginning of the novel, F. Scott Fitzgerald immediately forms Nick Carraways character. Nick describes himself as being someone who reserves all judgment but, throughout the novel he is constantly relaying his opinion about other people.
Solitude vivifies; isolation kills. Through out life in this crazy mind ridden world, people find themselves isolated. Isolation rears its ugly head in various forms and can often be unexpected. Whether it be personal gain unachieved, or conflicts of love or hate, people deal with this sort of abandonment. Self created or felt from another persons doing, this separation of ones being must be dealt with.
It is this arrogance that eventually leads to losses. Ironically, the film’s ideas are subverted by Fitzgerald in the Great Gatsby, with Gatsby retaining his compassion after gaining his
Using this word is enhancing the fearful mood of what is to come. Hell is a word/place that has fear associated with it. When Lennie continuously asks, “George you gonna give me hell?” (Steinbeck 81), over and over even though said eagerly, it gives the reader a sense of fear for what’s coming up in the story. “‘Go on George ain’t you gonna give me no more hell?’ [Asked Lennie] ‘no’, said George” (Steinbeck 83). Lennie expecting and eager for George to give him more hell does not get the answer he expects because George knows that he is about to end Lennies life.
With each example showing how words can affect so much in so many different ways. I created a comic with different scenes from the book that showcase the theme in different ways and how words can have so many different effects. One of the first scenes in the novel is Liesel is at her brother's
In Midaq Alley by Naguib Mahfouz and The Assault by Harry Mulisch each author has employed the aspect of heat as a literary device to illustrate certain elements in the novels. While heat can be understood in terms of temperature, in the case of its use in these novels, it has been employed figuratively. Heat is utilized by each of these novelists in order to show strongly held emotions which reveal qualities about the protagonists (and other characters) . In Midaq Alley, Mahfouz uses more than the hot and sultry setting of Cairo to show the aspect of heat in his novel. Both Hamida and Abbas can be characterized through the use of heat as each of them feels strongly held emotions which can be illustrated in terms of heat.