Nick said: “As my father snobbishly suggested and I snobbishly repeat, a sense of the fundamental decencies is parceled out unequally at birth” (6). Nick said this and it gave the readers the immediate thought that class was an important role in the story. Nick tried to be humble about his wealth and in the first page of the story said, “’Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone,” he told me, “just remember that all people in this world haven’t had the advantages you’ve had”’ (1). Tom Buchanan is a man in the story who demonstrates a strong hate for the less wealthy. He uses his mistress, Myrtle, for sex.
She later changed her name to Fanny Brice and got her first professional job in the chorus of The Talk of the Town but ironicely she got fired during rehearsals by the big current star George M. Cohen. Young Fanny was a strong fighter and didn't give up her dream of entertaining. She then finally landed a spot in The Trans-atlantic Burlesquers where she did an Irving Berlin song, "Sadie Salome, Go Home." She did this in a Yiddish dialect seeing that she looked the way she did. Although she was not Jewish, she quoted " In anything Jewish I ever did, I wasn't standing apart making fun.
Her connection to William Shakespeare deepens with the passage of time. The rumor that Shakespeare’s Dark Lady is none other than Aemilia Lanyar does not lighten her reputation, as the sonnets that speak of said Lady are bawdy and sexual in nature. Lanyar begins an eventful life, being educated at Countesses homes. Of particular import is the Countess of Cumberland’s estate. This Countess exposes Aemilia to “learning, piety and poetry.” Aemilia repays this education with a poem, illustrating her thanks for religious conversion in the company of God, Nature,
The Awakening What is the true meaning of “awakening” and does Edna truly find herself? Throughout the book, there are plenty examples of different kinds of awakenings, from her awakening when she tries to paint, Edna waking up to the realization that she can appreciate music, and to the fact that her life has been unfulfilling up until a certain point. Before Edna starts to discover herself, she is caught between longing to explore herself, than that of the women at Grande Isle at the beginning of the book there is a stereotype of the perfect mother, and how Edna is significantly different from that stereotype. In the quote “They were women who idolized their husbands, and esteemed it a holy, privilege to efface themselves as individuals and grow wings as ministering angels.” For Edna this isn’t a fulfilling role and she does seem to love her children but she finds peace and comfort outside of the home within her
The prince did not dance with anyone else all night and would always say “she is my partner” (Grimm 630). The mother through the doves gives her special clothes that are more beautiful than anyone else’s. Panttaja states that he is under a charm and it is pure magic in the work, not true love. That in itself is evil because it is manipulating the prince and everyone else around. Another example of the
This offends John because he compares himself to Romeo (which explains why he is annoying) and Lenina to Juliet (which explains the stupidity). Also, he takes his Shakespeare very seriously. I think that John will, like Romeo, do something really idiotic to gain Lenina’s love. Perhaps by jumping off a building, (hopefully). Maybe he is going to profess his love in front of all the workers at the Centre, and then Lenina will be really happy, but also embarrassed because an “uncivilized” person likes her.
Paul felt the need to lie compulsively. During his meeting in the principal’s office he was asked to state why he was there, his response was that he wanted to come back to school, “This was a lie, but Paul was quite accustomed to lying; found it, indeed, indispensable for overcoming friction”, (Cather, 245). Thus, Paul used his lies to make him feel more comfortable in situations that were vexing. Paul’s speech and his mannerisms were not appreciated by his classmates, and his teachers; his teachers expressed this by “falling upon him without mercy”, during his meeting in the principal’s office. The students showed this by becoming “listless” during his stories.
This is shown in the essay when the author says, “Like spelling bees, the contest for valedictorian offers a pleasing image of a purer meritocracy, in which learning and performing by the rules leave one hard-working person standing. It seems sad to abolish the tradition – and faintly ridiculous to honor too large of a group.” The author is addressing the audience who is questioning if there should only be on valedictorian or multiple. The author is stating her opinion on the issue and says that it would be silly to honor a large group of valedictorians. The authors implicit audience for the essay is people who are unaware of what students do to become valedictorians. The authors implicit audience is shown when the author states, “I recently spoke to some students who had been involved in legal actions over the naming of a valedictorian, and they seemed to share a common attitude toward the experience.” This shows the implicit audience how important the naming of valedictorian is to many students.
Mark Water’s 2004 film, Mean Girls, is an enthralling film which depicts the insatiable desires of the stereotypical high school through the use of satire and fantasy sequences, as well as expresses the loss of individuality and obvious transparency as a result of conforming to society's status-quo. Throughout the film, there appears to be an unachievable desire within each of the characters to reach and maintain a certain status, a desire that is never really fulfilled since the actual desire is most likely intimacy based off of authentic relationships. The entire film depicts the message that who a person is is dependent upon when they are spatially. The film uses a satirical approach to express the fantasy sequence that is the high school atmosphere. The first scene, “The Plastics,” begins with Cady being tricked into skipping health class with her new friends, Damien and Janice.
Deceptive Influence of Women on the Chivalric Codes of Sir Gawain Written by: Yoo-Sik Shim Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, an anonymous poem of the late fourteenth century, details the journey of one of King Arthur’s knights, and reveals the knight’s dedication to chivalry, devotion to morality, and struggle to maintain these virtues. The female figures in this poem lead Gawain to realize the flaws in his thinking and force him to reconsider the institutions that have long directed his life’s path. The poem intertwines the ideals of chivalric duty, courtly love, and Christian piety in the journey and moral dilemmas of Gawain. However, as the story progresses, it becomes clear that these codes may not be able to coexist easily for Gawain.