Short Narrative Essay

The Auteur Theory, is the idea that the true author of a film is the director. The director leaves an implicit remark on the film and because of this cinematic, literary, or thematic signature, they are credited as the author of the film. While there are numerous people involved in the production of a film, with some directors it is truly prominent who can be described as the author of the film. Mel Brooks, renown comical director and screenwriter is one instance of the undeniability of the…

Exit Trough the Gift Shop The film ‘’Exit Through the Gift Shop is a documentary of street art that focused on the two street artist, Banksy a secretive artist who never revealed his identity, and Thierry Guetta a French immigrant from Los Angeles whose passion is film making and became an overnight sensation. Before gaining Thierry’s fame as an inspiring artist he became Banksy’s guide in Los Angeles when he need somebody to help him find walls to do his art, a film documentarist, and an…

Wonder what the reactions people would have against the discrimination. In this essay, it will show the differences and similarities between the characters from the movie, and story. The 4 characters, Sephy/Paro, and Callum/Devdas from each movie, and story have a lot of differences and similarities at the same time. There are a lot of similarities and differences between Sephy, and Paro. For example, this is shown in the play when Sephy says, "Could you deliver this letter to Callum McGregor?…

them to identify a perceived theme. These tools aid in contrast and comparisons of theme in multiple stories. Thematic similarities can be acknowledged in the short stories Cold Little…

on various forms; a vision, a flash of insight, or an undeniable recognition. Still, the result will either be a spark to action or a state of paralyzation. This simple fact seems to be the main theme of James Joyce short story Eveline from the collection Dubliners (1914). The short story is centered around the protagonist Eveline and her dilemma of whether she should stay in her somewhat dull current situation as an obedient daughter, or follow her lover across the ocean for a life that…

Lucky´s speech is probably the most spectacular part of “Waiting for Godot”, since it presents a complete dissolution of language. But this does not mean that Beckett wrote this piece without any sense, this piece was written with intention, with structure, but it hides between a mix of nonsensical phrases and a lot of repetition, as it will be shown below. The presence of Repetition gives a particular rhythmic sonority, with a lot of unconnected phrases that create a well-planned net to be…

Hitchcock utilised the theme of voyeurism in many of his works e.g. Rear Window, Psycho, Vertigo, and North by Northwest, in his endless pursuit to engage the audience. The use of the gaze invites the viewer into the character’s world and become a part of the scene via relatability. Whilst watching a Hitchcock movie, we almost feel responsible when we see an act of violence being imposed on a character in an act of passion boiling over, as if the blade were in our own hand. There is an element…

The following paper is a study of tracing the theme of group behavior in John Steinbeck’s novel, The Pearl. Steinbeck’s individuals exhibit group behavior that exerts significant influence on others. They form the foundation for the long span human survival. Steinbeck’s group-man theory rested on the view of human psychology and on the Darwinian understanding of cultural evolution. Steinbeck ultimately wished to convey a theory of human behavior grounded in a particular kind of biological…

My opinion of the video about Sirken Robinson, and his discussion about creativity and education was very relatable to me. I enjoyed the video, and I had thought it was quite inspiring to me. The most thing that was relatable to me was when Robinson was talking about the little girl was that was told she had, had a learning disorder because she was fidgeting and was not able to concentrate or being able to stay still, which was called “ADHD,” but in that case was not known in the 1930’s. The…

1.2. Criticism of film adaptations Although more and more theorists give adaptations a chance to be accepted and draw attention to what can be actually transformed from a novel to a film, criticism of adaptations is still an important issue. 1.2.1. Main roots of criticism By 1957 an analysis of adaptations was concentrated on a problem of fidelity. In 1957 an influential theorist George Bluestone in his landmark work Novels into Film criticizes film adaptations as it was discussed above. But…