Winston’s experience through “the hallway [that] smelt of boiled cabbage and old rag mats” creates the disgusting feel of one’s life in this dystopian society. In addition, Orwell uses images of the wind to represent the chaotic feel of this society, as “in the street, little eddies
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.
How has T. S. Eliot utilised specific elements of his form to engage varying audiences intellectually and emotionally? T.S. Eliot’s ‘Preludes’ and ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’ explore the self-consciousness caused by the intense pessimism of a toxic urban world, which leads to passivity and a lack of agency. Eliot uses varying elements of the form of poetry to present the major concepts of his modernist context, the conflict between the individual and society, disempowerment and time and the ritualistic nature of life, which also allow him to intellectually and emotionally engage a present day audience. Eliot portrays life as tarnished through urban decay, which is typical of the modernist era.
This is also ironic, as humans themselves are a part of the earth and nature, yet are destroying it for their own ends. The imagery of the dump is used to symbolize the dystopic wasteland that society is approaching, a consumer society consuming itself. The confronting revelations of the persona’s experience compels the reader, as a vision of hell is established, as “attendants in overalls and goggles” and “laborers” allude to “devils” and “demons”. These “figures” of our future are portrayed in a pathetic fashion, as they “poke” around, and “wander in despondence”, looking for “scraps of appetite”, in order to fuel their humanity. The people who fork through the trash symbolize that we may, one day pick at the remnants of our long lost culture, 'with an eternity in which to turn up some peculiar sensation'.
As well as these problems in the summer one of the worst things was the stink. The smell of rotting corpses stank and became bloated. These corpses also led to the spread of disease throughout the Allied trenches causing losses. When autumn came many soldiers thought it was a blessing to be free of the heat but as it got colder they were faced with the problems such as flooding, wind gusts and frostbite. The conditions overall in the trenches of Gallipoli were pretty horrible as were the many of trenches of World War
Sang Hee Gina Park Writing 30 Prof. Lena Firestone Midterm Root Cellar The poem, “Root Cellar,” written by the poet Theodore Roethke describes the unfavorable condition of root cellar, and how the living organisms are affected from it. Throughout the poem, the author portrays the negative outlook and perspective of the ‘stinking’ cellar. He writes strongly and pessimistically that not a single organism would be able to sleep, or even live due to the molded surroundings. The description of the cellar setting is vividly and thoroughly written as it symbolizes the reality of human life. Regardless of the filthy tone that introduces the unfortunate and evil atmosphere, Roethke manages to convey that the organisms in the extenuating circumstances have become successful as they overcome the difficulties, challenge themselves to
She does this in order to show how the obsession that the girlchild has with her own body was one of the largest factors in the suicide. Another one of the stereotypes that Piercy draws upon is their behavior. Piercy describes how the girlchild was told to “play coy.” This describes the societal pressure of what is stereotypically “lady-like.” She was “advised” to act as other ladies would act, and she tried to the furthest extent she could manage. She attempted to act demure and sweet, which was the only thing society allowed for. The term
Billy was originally walking in the dark when he saw the landlady’s window ‘brilliantly illuminated by a street-lamp’. The contrast between the brightness of the window and the surrounding shows that the landlady’s home is somehow odd. Also when he writes about the dead dog Basil, juxtaposition is used to contrast between the warmth of the fire and the hard cold corpse. Juxtapositions point out the unusual things and make the readers anxious. Thirdly, rhetoric devices that Roald Dahl uses in his words contribute to create anxiety.
Another example of a person who succumbed to human trafficking is a Colombian girl who was, like Nina, tricked by traffickers who convinced her that she would have a job waiting for her in Japan. When she arrived to Japan, she was sold to the Japanese Yakusa and had to work as a prostitute. She was tortured in many ways. She was told that she had to turn five tricks by nighttime or she would be sent to a place called el teatro, which is a disgusting place where she would be gang-raped and beaten. She, like Nina, eventually
Delighted by the easiness of the money, Maria encounters a mindset that she no longer has control over her body. Her body belongs to the men who pay for it. After several clients, Maria meets a painter. Fascinated by his depth and interest in her, Maria falls in love, forcing her to choose between her career of mindless lust or possible life of passion and love. In the novel, Coelho vividly describes the soul of a prostitute.