Bryan Liceralde Ms. Muise ENG4U1-01 25 October 2015 Oedipus, Say Hi To Maslow Abraham Maslow 's Hierarchy of Needs is a psychological theory that intends to demon-strate what motivates others to act. One can apply his theorem to Sophocles ' “Oedipus the King”. In each level of Maslow 's pyramid, the actors have a need to fulfil and they do so through their actions. At the base of the pyramid, are the physiological needs, which are the vital necessities in-dividuals necessitate to survive.…
Gender inequality in the workplace is prevalent now and has been for hundreds of years even with the presence of laws and policies that forbid it. Kristen Schilt the author of “Just One of the Guys?” targets how natural difference schemas shape today’s workplace and reinforce gender inequality. She does so by using both open and stealth transmens’ experiences in the workplace to provide examples of how natural difference schemas are prevalent and hard to undo. Schilt also highlights how race, height, sex, and masculinity can benefit or hurt one's place in work world. Before understanding how natural difference schemas shape the workplace, fully understanding what a natural difference schema is necessary.…
In the historical novel Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan the characters all face challenges and the harmonica is important because it helps the characters get through their problems. For Friedrich, the harmonica serves as something sentimental. It helped him realize how in tune with the music he was. The harmonica is important because it reminds Friedrich of himself because he is different. Mike has great grief about his mother and grandmother, and the harmonica helps him to run away from the grief.…
The idea of control is dominant not only in current affairs, but, as The Odyssey by Homer demonstrates, it has been on the forefront of many relations since before the development of politics. The Odyssey presents an intriguing scenario in terms of control by presenting characters who seem to have it all together but in reality don’t and vice-versa. For example, though Odysseus is the hero of The Odyssey, he has relatively little control over his life compared to his wife Penelope. Penelope uses her mind and intelligence to control the people around her. Odysseus, on the other hand, has less control over his life because of the gods’ constant interference with it and the fate he is facing, but he is still able to control the impressions…
In the short story”Lamb to the slaughter” by Roald Dahl, Mrs. Maloney does not premeditate her husband’s murder. Mrs. Maloney does not premeditate her husband’s murder because her love towards him is too immense, she is willing to serve him, and because of the way she reacts after she spontaneously kills her husband. Thus, Mary Maloney spontaneously kills her husband. There are many reasons why Mrs. Maloney does not premeditate the murder.…
In the play Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles, many themes are present that add to the complexity of the story. He explores the potential dangers of pursuing self-knowledge, the question of guilt and innocence, and the nature of fate. Throughout this journey, the characters undergo major transformations. Everything from how they see themselves and those around them, to the actions they take. Oedipus had the most drastic and noticeable change of all.…
After first reading D’J Pancake’s short story, “Time and Again,” it is very easy to compare that story to an episode of Criminal Minds, called “To Hell and Back” (Lucas Turner, 2005, n.p.). When we read the story in class, I immediately began comparing the two together. There are so many similarities between these two stories and their main characters, even if they are different. In both stories, there are men who seem to have a mental disability that causes them to do almost the exact same thing, which is feeding humans to domesticated hogs (Pancake, 2006).…
In Frankenstein, Mary Shelley talks about a monster, who transforms from an innocent individual to an evil person at the end. The entire story revolves around the monster and his creator, who abandons the monster at the time of monster’s creation. Furthermore, the society rejects the monster and this rejection changes the harmless being to a harmful creature. Thus, Shelly comments on the idea of human nature being learned and not innate through her tale of the monster. I strongly believe Mary Shelley’s portrayal of the monster in the story depicts human transformation based on their experience in the society.…
Hale’s character is portrayed by the traits they share. The woman’s hard-headed, stubborn, loyalty towards what they believe in is impactful and influential. Each era is significantly different, however in both era’s women were unseen, ignored, looked down on, and had limited rights. The ancient Greek role of women was to stay at home and take care of their families. Women were belittled and looked down on.…
The feed controls you and there is no way to get rid of it because the government can shut off the feed at any time. If the feed is off so are you. In feed, the authority is the government according to a certain young man named Titus; he was born with the feed and is completely ignorant to the fact that he is being controlled. In feed, the authority is the feed or the government according to Titus when he stated that his feed was going fugue. When Titus and his friends landed on the moon they were distracted because of all the banners that were popping up on the feed.…
(47) Although Titus had felt different around his friends, he was still a victim of the brainwashing for technology. Imagine being able to receive any information you wanted, just with a simple thought. This invention caused people to stop thinking for themselves and letting their feeds take over their inner beliefs and morals. When Titus had met Violet he realized he had finally met someone who had correlating thoughts and more importantly- challenged his own ways of thinking.…
“The meaning of Othello’s murdering Desdemona depends on their marriage and their marriage’s meaning is invested in Othello’s blackness” (Little 306). The racism drove him crazy and Iago didn’t make it better. When Iago tells Othello that Desdemona was cheating on him, he thought that his blackness and Moorish characteristics changed her and made her do it because Iago and other characters like Brabantio said it would. When Othello killed Desdemona, his literal blackness became metaphorical (Little 322).…
This gives a starting point to compare any significant discovery leading to significant change in character. In act IV Titus has achieved his anagnorisis. Lavinia is guided in with Lucius and uses Ovid’s Metamorphoses to describe the acts of violence that were committed against her. She names Chiron and Demetrius as the culprits leading to the entire group of them to vow revenge. This is the big turning point of Titus’ story.…
Throughout the course of human history, reverence to one or many gods has affected the ways of life and literature. Higher powers controlling one’s life are commonly written about, referenced, and even evaded. It can be seen throughout the text Oedipus Rex, that Greek culture greatly influences Sophocles in displaying the thematic message that fate is ultimately unavoidable. Within the text of Oedipus Rex it can distinctly be seen that the Greek time period and lifestyle inspired and affected Sophocles in his writing.…
By Iago being the puppet master of the play he reveals the inhuman side of people and how they react to manipulation and deception. In the book Othello by Shakespeare we have what I see as a masterful puppeteer. He should be in Sesame Street if you ask me. The puppet masters name is Iago.…