Another stylistic convention that double indemnity uses is the unpleasant weather. Bad weather signifies that something will soon go wrong. It is a reflection of the pessimistic mood of Film Noir. Scenes where bad things happen mainly take place in the night, while day scenes build up the suspense for what will play out later in the night. The weather seems to correlate with the story and the rain is also a connection to water, which is another characteristic of Film Noir This Film Noir film seems a little strange to viewers today with the strange dialoge and Neff’s detective-like narration.
But I will be forever grateful”. This situation helped Anh come to the realisation that he is accepted and loved within Australia. Early on in the happiest refugee Anh is very conscious about how others will perceive him. He believed he wouldn’t belong if he didn’t have enough money or dress a certain way. But as the novel continues he becomes very comfortable with himself as an individual and certain scenarios such as dancing with the stars reinforce his own beliefs that he belongs and is loved within Australia as the Vietnamese quirky comedian that Australia as a nation has grown to
Australian plays explore the lives of people marginalised by social context and environment. Discuss this statement with reference to the staging of the characters and their environments. Throughout history, and most prominently in contemporary Australian theatre, plays and dramatic performances have been influenced by, or present societal issues. Australian theatre has transformed into a medium through which marginalised and outspoken people in society are given voice. Jenny Kemp’s impressionistic surrealist play, ‘Still Angela’, and Michael Futcher and Helen Howard’s moving play, ‘A Beautiful Life’, are both excellent examples of touching Australian plays which explore the lives of people marginalised by social context and environment.
What I like most is that my grandma still lives there amongst her friends and still pays low income rent. I feel like the city did not abandon their residents. This is why I think the New London v Kelo case in the end would be a win situation for all parties. My Aunt now owns a home and everyone is happy. I know having your property taking away from you sounds horrible but depending on the situation it can turn out to be a positive.
“Montmorency” is set in the 1800’s and 1900’s, in Victorian London around Covent gardens and the surrounding area, including Great Ormond street hospital, Also St pauls cathedral and Whitehall. This setting gives the novel a familiar air to it, because of the famous landmarks, which it makes it easier for you, to picture the story in your head. Montmorency has many themes including Conflict, criminal activities, Alter egos and touches on Racism. This makes the book a challenge to read at time because of all the rather depressing issues but if you can see past that, the themes make it a more compelling read. The characterisation of each character differs for 493/Montmorency/scarper.It is hard to give personality traits since he is a spilt personality but one thing you see through out is that he is a kind person at heart as he only steals from stuck-up people and that he is very clever as he concocts this whole scheme by himself.
Holden admires Phoebe because she is the true, pure representation of childhood; in essence, she has all the qualities in a person that he admires. He appreciates her credibility, and her desire to be different to the rest of the world. When Holden is reading her notebook, he states that he could read it all day and all night long. What makes this notebook so appealing is its lack of pretension and falsity; Phoebe simply wrote exactly what she was thinking, and this is one of the reasons why he loves her so much. He also admires how she is a pure soul, untainted by the rest of the adult world.
The novel Five Bells by Gail Jones and the poems Redfern by Kevin Gilbert and Storm Over Sydney by John Tranter all depict Sydney in different ways through using poetic techniques to show how the narrator or character each describes Sydney. In Five Bells, James and Pei Xing contrast each other greatly even though they both have had very traumatic pasts and have both come to Australia to find refuge and a new start. James describes Sydney very negatively whilst Pei Xing shows total appreciation of her new home. The poem Redfern portrays Sydney similarly to James, in a negative or dark way, however Storm over Sydney shows Sydney as a buzzing, rural city in a positive way. James in Five Bells sees Sydney as a negative place as he carries his traumatic past with him
On the other hand, Georgiana still had hardships and sometimes unconquerable scenes of her life but still considers Australia as a paradise. “and mama would be shocked to hear me say it, that Augusta is, in a way, a superior place.” Pg
In what way is the City important to Modernist and Later Modernist works? The City of Dublin, in A portrait of the artist as a young man, is of high influential importance to Modernist and later Modernist works as it manages to help identify certain characteristics of Stephen, almost in a sense bringing his thoughts to life through reminiscent infrastructure. Such methods as this are admired by Modernist writers as it does not follow the common pattern of presenting emotion and the state of one’s conscience. Dublin is inseparably tied to Stephen’s feelings of discontentment and projecting his sins whilst in the process not only making himself aware of his physical sense but allowing the reader to also become more aware and thus understand better the mental situation of Stephan. The city is portrayed in a way that seems to pulsate antiquity and a mechanism to somewhat show the purity that Stephen has in his thoughts and the way he goes about new experiences.
Lucie Manette’s “pretty figure, a quantity of golden hair, [and] a pair of blue eyes” adds to the theme of her character representing good in A Tale of Two Cities (Dickens 25). Dickens caricature of this young woman in the novel exhibits no flaws. As she guides her father out of his dark delirium, she is the symbol of self-sacrifice for a man that has been indefinitely unsupportive of her. It is quite unlike