This barrier “sealed off the highway/ From [their] doorstep” representing the disassociation the migrants have towards Australian society. This physical division between Australians and the migrants reflects the migrants’ perception of their lack of welcome or belonging. The simile “...and fell like a finger/pointed in reprimand or shame” further amplifies feelings of alienation and discomfort. A sense of dislocation is evident through the uncertain nature and impermanence of the Hostel. The simile “we lived like birds of passage” followed by “always sensing a change/In the weather” emphasises the absence of a fixed home for the migrants.
The bird’s eye view camera angle panning through the city towards the pyramid of Tyrell symbolizes that his desire has succeeded, however taken over the world. There is a strong absence of all natural aspects as the excessive use of artificial light reinforces the idea that humanity’s creations have taken over the world. There is a lack of humanity and physicality throughout the scene positioning us to understand the destructive affect and the interaction is caused by humanity’s need to champion and destroy nature’s miracles. Furthermore through the juxtaposition of the illuminating pyramid and the gloomy atmosphere of the city the audience is positioned to understand that Tyrell has championed his objective and is oblivious to the affect his creations have had on the world due to his pride. While keeping the context in mind the viewers further their understanding of Scott’s warning about the dangers of tampering with nature if humanity continues to advance their knowledge and overtake the natural
The Great Gatsby Chapter 2 Unlike the other settings in the book, the valley of ashes is a picture of absolute desolation and poverty. It lacks any sort glamour and lies halfway between West Egg and New York. The valley of ashes symbolizes the moral decay and reality disguised by the ‘fairytale palaces’ of the Eggs. The valley is created by industrial dumping and home to the poor and just basically is everything the ‘American dream’ isn’t. Doctor T. J. Eckleburg’s ‘gigantic’ eyes gazing down from their billboard makes the reader wonder what significance they hold in the story.
The title of the poem establishes the setting and tells us a little bit of what the poem is about. It is strange as there is not “a” or “the” used for the title: “Brooklyn Cop” The title doesn’t single anyone out, suggesting that it is aimed at all cops as “a” or “the” is not used. Brooklyn has a reputation for crimes, poverty and high unemployment and therefore is a bad area and implies that the cop is at risk of being injured. The poet uses word choice for this. “Cop” is slang for policeman, which suggests that he doesn’t follow the rules and also that his vocabulary isn’t of very high standard.
The ground her when it rains is in some places almost as bad as a marsh…” and Source W simply says: “No army was fed with more punctuality… …under such very exceptional circumstances”. Source X agrees with Source Y in almost every sentence, they both speak about the horrible weather and many problems tied to the conditions created by it, but it doesn’t agree with Source W or contradicts it in any way. These two sources are very pessimistic compared to the almost jolly overview of Source W. The sources disagree in some points. Source X challenges Source W only in one place concerning the what supplies of food did not reach the troops. While Source W says that they have everything: “No man in this army has ever been without his pound of good biscuit, his pound and a half or pound of good beef or mutton, his quota of coffee, tea, rice and sugar or... ” and Source X says that they have everything, lack tea and sugar due to the weather: “...during the last two weeks, owing to the bad weather and state of the roads, the Commissariat have been unable to get up their full supplies and the tea and sugar have not been issued.” Though it is definitely not a key
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.
This contrasts with her next idea in the paragraph, which is “…they were all craning to see across the street, where there was nothing to see”. This points out the emptiness of the place where the tragedy occurred, which directly contrasts it with all of the liveliness and busyness around her. This helps to convey the main idea that the impact of the tragedy is still heavily felt because even with the level
Bradbury’s dystopic representation of the urban environment can be seen as a result of his mid twentieth century American context. Bradbury suggests that cities are antithetical to community and socialisation, and compares the lack of social activity to death. He writes, “The tombs, ill-lit by the television light, where the people sat like the dead, the grey of multi-coloured lights touching their faces, but never really touching them”. Bradbury’s use of the words with undesirable connotations such as ‘tombs, dead, grey’ position readers to view the city and also technology negatively. He explores the impact that technology has made on the zeitgeist of society, specifically the lack of connection
Paragraph Structures for English * Romulus My Father – Belonging is a process that is both complex and transient * Paragraph 1 – Romulus is plagued by the idea of isolation as he is unable to connect to the landscape and cultural values of the new Australian society * ‘He longed for the generous and soft European foliage’ * ‘Though the landscape was one of rare beauty…my father could not become reconciled to it’ * The landscape plays a major role in the memoir acting as an extended metaphor for Romulus’ ability to belong to society * ‘The local newspaper ridiculed the new Australian for his folly…as he was unaware of the tinder dry conditions
It takes man’s progress in the world to the next logical step. The idealogy of sustainable development has been lost. In the film there are shots of street dwellers throwing around plants of some kind. This lack of care symbolises that not only is nature not appreciated like today’s society, but also that it has no place in a society specifically shaped and tweened around the needs of consumerism. As Tyrell says in the movie “Commerce is our goal.” Animals, too seem to be scarce as genetic replicants are made up and are less valued than the actual animal.