In “America,” Hoagland uses metaphors to illustrate the growing influence of consumerism, capitalism, and most of all the greed that rules the modern American society. Consumerism is a modern day blessing and a curse for America. Consumerism is the theory of society’s preoccupation with consumer goods. This is evident in the beginning of “America.” Hoagland writes, “Then one of the students with blue hair and a tongue stud/ Says that America for him is a maximum-security prison/ Whose walls are made of RadioShack’s and Burger King’s, and MTV episodes/ Where you can’t tell the show from the commercials.” Here, Hoagland lists the details of American “trendiness” by mentioning hair color and body piercings. Also, Hoagland describes modern day businesses like Radio Shack, which market and sell consumer based goods, and fast food restaurants like Burger King that gives super-sized food portions.
Enter: Jack MacFarland, who Rose describes as “a beatnik who was born too late. His teeth were stained, he tucked his sorry tie in between the third and fourth buttons of his shirt and his pants were chronically wrinkled.” (Rose, 27) However, the English students at Our Lady of Mercy High soon learned that first impressions can be misleading. MacFarland’s passion for contemplating the works of great literature was only matched by his intent to spark a desire for something greater, even grander in his students than they were. Had it not been for the influence of MacFarland Rose may have
10th Grade Common Writing Assessment #1 In “Harrison Bergeron,” Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. uses irony to illustrate how enforcing absolute equality would require a ridiculously totalitarian society. This story begins with introducing George, who is forced to wear handicaps the government from thinking or having physical abilities above average. His wife Hazel is not handicapped and to the reader seems unintelligent. Their son Harrison has been taken away by the government and on his own revolts. Vonnegut uses the characterization of Harrison, Hazel, and George to show how conformity stifles individualism and is detrimental to society.
The heads at first glance seem identical; both men have deep open mouths, long curling facial hair, and leaves to form a crown on their heads. But upon closer inspection they are actually two completely different people! The one on the left side looks happy, attractive, and welcoming whereas the one on the right looks mean, ugly, and scary. The Master fools us by making the whole column symmetrical, then gives slight variances in the curves of the faces to give two completely different expressions. Left Side Right Side This discrepancy seems coincidental, but is actually extended down to the ram heads.
Through this we could see that Donatello was coming out of the medieval mindset where the Human Body itself was considered to be evil and something to be ashamed of, never heroic. While he seems to be reacting against this notion by making David nude, his depicted him as a boy who looks downward. On the other hand, Verrocchio’s David looks like a proud and strong boy that is dressed in modern parade clothes. In Verrocchio's David, we see a strong contrast to Donatello's. Although both artists choose to portray David as an adolescent, Verrocchio's brave man "appears somewhat older and excludes pride and self-confidence rather than a dreamy gaze of disbelief" (Fichner-Rathus 334).
It demonstrates that the aboringinals doesnt exclusive the white, it is the white who despised aboringinal. When he talks with some guys who are really powerful, he will become disempowerment(like JP). "Sorry sir, I was on the shit bucket." In the book, he is always humorous and loving to The most important secne for Jimmy is the Scene five in Act Four. He is brave
“Hereby it is a manifest, that during the time man live without a common power to keep them all in awe, they are in that condition which is called war…” This quote, from the 16th century philosopher, Hobbes, states that mankind is naturally evil. Moreover, Hobbes believes that without a leader, everything would be chaos. For example, in William Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies, there are many prime examples of Hobbes’ theory. The novel’s plot involves a group of English school boys who become stranded on a deserted island, but arrive in a good state of mind. As the novel progresses, the boys become chaotic after not having a dependable leader.
The Egoist- Commentary (by MusloDePollo) The main idea behind this excerpt from The Egoist is the characterization of the main character, Willoughby Patterne, a snobby, narcissistic, 19th Century nobleman. In addition, the author, George Meredith, is also introducing the theme of social caste and Pattern’s ego. The author uses metaphors to describe Willoughby’s childhood, and starts shaping him up as not only a character but as the 19th Century nobleman that he is. “For if an oak is to become a stately tree, we must provide against the crowding of timber”, refers to how the Patterne family’s desire of keeping the lineage of their family prestige, and how they’d just get rid of those lesser or not worthy of being a Patterne. This also implies how from the beginning of his life, from his childhood, he’ll be pressured into fitting the job of his social class, and in the future, adapt to this new found ‘price’ that is being a nobleman, as well as keeping the family line secluded from lesser so called ‘nobodies’.
Jekyll’s “good” identity, bares a stark contrast to that of his private, or “evil” identity. The narrator describes Jekyll as being “large, well-made, smooth-faced man of fifty, with something of a slyish cast perhaps, but every mark of capacity and kindness.” Jekyll is a reputable man of high education and wealth. He is a charitable gentleman of good virtue. Robert Louis Stevenson’s depiction of Mr. Hyde, Jekyll’s evil identity, is quite the opposite. “...Edward Hyde was so much smaller, slighter and younger than Henry Jekyll.
The author uses periphrases concerning to cigarettes “The packet were piled twelve deep below”. The cigarettes were called Gold Flake and Players. The author compares his father’s “little shop” with the Reszke, Abdulla, Woodbines which under a “thin haze” of “stale smoke” – epithet, which disguise his crime. To point out a steal author uses parallel construction “his crime”, “it was a crime”. Then author tells us Charlie didn’t love him at all, to prove it Graham Greene uses comparison: he was unreal to him, a wraith, pale.