Survey: I noticed that the paragraphs are numbered. Question: Why is it a myth? How do fish feel pain?…
Miss Brill is very happy she decides to wear her fur because it boosts her self confidence. The fox fur can be a representation of Miss Brill herself, only comes out on Sundays otherwise kept in its box. Miss Brill puts makeup on to add color and life to her skin and also another way of helping her self-worth. Miss Brill never engages in conversation while people watching because she’s afraid of being vulnerable and letting others give her a reason to be emotionally insecure. When Miss Brill over hears a young couple’s conversation , it interests her so she continues listens, only to find them making fun of her and her fur.…
The New American Girl In the passage from “Babbitts and Bohemians: The American 1920s” by Elizabeth Stevenson, the flapper girl is the main focus. During the 1920s, the flapper was suddenly there. With her, she brought new styles and manners. People either loved the new American girl or loathed them.…
Luke LaValle Mr. Zeigler Honors British Literature Lady Bracknell; The Unlikely Mother-in-Law “You can hardly imagine that I and Lord Bracknell would dream of allowing our only daughter—a girl brought up with the utmost care—to marry into a cloak-room, and form an alliance with a parcel? Good morning, Mr. Worthing!” said Lady Bracknell, upon hearing of Jack’s upbringing (Wilde). The mother of Gwendolen, she has very high standards when it comes to choosing a mate for her daughter. Any whisper of marriage for her or her nephew, Algernon, is met with a long string of questions about a number of different issues. It is clear, from her questioning, that her worldview is based on two main concerns, which are nobility of birth and accumulation…
Another striking factor embedded within the novel which contributes to the memorability of the novel is its fascinating language. A fairytale should be happy however, Yolen uses it as an allegory for the Holocaust. According to tradition, a fairytale by nature is didactic or moralistic; 'Briar Rise' does so on both an internal and external level. It teaches children that good will triumph over evil. There is much use of the traditional and original fairytale terms throughout the novel for example “Once upon a time which is all times and no time but not the very best of times, there was a castle” through this the reader is able to remember the original fairytales told to them in their childhood and therefore can relate to Becca and her sisters (Sylvia and Shana)when they eagerly listen to their grandmother in chapter 2. '…
"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not. " Many people adore this author, Dr. Seuss. He wrote numerous books; several have morals in them, such as this. If you want something to change, you have to take the initiative and make the change.…
Even though the narrative focalizes through the perspective of the protagonist, it is not her direct voice: ‘Miss Brill put up her hand and touched her fur’ (Mansfield 2007: 331). We never find out Miss Brill’s first name, which could arguably represent that we never find the true her, only the version constructed by the narrator. ‘Just as Miss Brill’s imagery reveals her personality to us, so does the narrative discourse reveal the distance and attitude appropriate for the reader’ (Mandel 1989: 477). The purpose of the 3rd person narrative in Miss Brill is to distance the reader enough that there is a noticeable movement between discourses. Mansfield constructs the narrative to control this distance, showing the manipulation of Miss Brill’s inner world of the imagination, by the outer world of the narrative.…
In Ray Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag portrays a character that lives a fake existence, conforming to the artificial society around him, which later makes him question and brings him to a realization about his society, life and himself as a whole. For instance, Montag conforms to his society by never questioning or wondering about why he lives the life he does as a fireman. Instead, Montag adapts to the dysfunctional society and never thinks twice about his life or the society around him. Granted, Montag then starts questioning his society and himself after meeting a special person that promotes Montag’s curiosity and questioning. Finally, Montag comes to a realization about his society and himself after he presents himself with…
Many people define themselves by traits that they possess that are outside of their control. This sense of identity is often fixed, and the perceived fluidity of their identity evolves as a result of their experiences changing their perception of the world. This is exemplified in Lauren Slater’s “Three Spheres”, which tells the story of the author’s own experience with mental illness and how it shaped the course of the rest of her life. Although a person’s nature does impact their personality, as shown in the innate quality of Slater’s mental illness, the way that they are nurtured also has a great impact. “Three Spheres” best shows the character of the author due to its illustration of her experience and the impacts of both the way she was…
Miss Brill is filled with joy by the most simple tasks of everyday living. She enjoys dramatizing and fantasizing the world around her to block out her loneliness. However, Miss Brill believes her fantasy is reality, especially while she is pampering her fur coat, visiting the park, and reading to the old man. Miss Brill spent her sunday afternoons sitting on a park bench observing the world around her. She would fantasize about the people walking by her.…
Miss Brill lives in a fantasy of her own she enjoys sitting at the park every Sunday afternoon to listen to the band play as she observes others and tune in on the conversations around her. There is evidence that Miss Brill creates an imaginative reality for herself to get rid of the loneliness in her…
¬¬Knowledge is Power and Ignorance is Bliss (Fahrenheit 451, 1984) What does true happiness consists of? Is ignorance bliss, or does knowledge and learning provide true happiness? In Fahrenheit 451 main character Guy Montag, believes knowledge reigns and fights a futuristic city that celebrates and honours ignorance.…
To further displays her youthful fancy at the performance at Uncle’s house. She performs in all her comical wonder as if she and her brother were again young children. When around her family, she can be completely herself, feel comfortable in doing so, and not feel outside pressures to conform to a character…
As a slight cripple, she shies away from the world, hiding among glass unicorns and other figurines, and listening to her phonograph records. The real world unnerves her, deeming her unable to even handle typing class at Rubicam’s Business College. She couldn’t even type from nerves, her hands jittering across the keys. And when she tried to take her speed typing test, she vomited on the floor, and almost had to be carried to the washroom. While she was supposed to be in class, Laura simply wandered through parks and visited animals at the zoo, or the local conservatory, slipping even further from reality.…