of something that can cause the opposite of an agreeable situation, the almighty dollar. Money does anything but create neutral and calming encounters, it can breed a mentally of carelessness and greed. It can absolutely destroy someone. This exact theme is repeatedly seen in the wonderful work of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. In the mind blowing novel, Nick Carraway tells the story of an unforgettable…
Aeschylus’s Agamemnon is a very powerful piece of literature. It has several commanding themes, such as Justice and Judgment, Fate and Free Will, and several ties to gender equality. Gender equality is repeated brought into our eyes through the use of the character Clytemnestra. At many points in Agamemnon, we hear characters utter stereotyped and irrational views on women. The women in this story are known to be cheaters, murderers, and liars. We first learn about Clytemnestra when the Watchman…
originates from ancient cultures, but it also persists through media and is often times reborn into new myths. Storytellers, like The Walt Disney Company or even grandparents, continue to retell myths in their own respective ways tailoring various themes and characters to their audience. Similar to ancient myths, modern mythology is created to invoke feelings of admiration, joy, sorrow, horror, and thrill. Modern tales present many perspectives of the human condition. The human condition is a…
maintain these relationships to their appropriate levels in the workplace. Example: My art director is having an artistic dispute over my concept art. While it is well-made concept art, the visual message is conflicting with the game's message. The themes are incorrect. I feel that I took the correct path and made improvements. He felt that my changes were unnecessary and that they need to be remade. These concept sketches consumed half…
R5A Final Essay Narrative threads can be transformed and presented differently between an adaption and original text to allude to separate and various layers of the significant historical background, characters, and themes of the same story. Satyajit Ray’s adaption of Premchand’s “Chess Players” attempts to delineate the historical scene in nineteenth-century Lucknow, a city distinguished for its Nawabi or aristocratic style, its potent civic decadence and its relished taste in music and the…
Odysseus is master of disguise, and the quality of knowing when to disguise and when to reveal helps him make his homecoming successful. Moreover, disguise is one of the central themes of Odyssey, which allows Odysseus identify the true nature of people, help him gain crucial information and assist him in proper…
The culture of Ghana includes much of the variation of musical theme and Ghanaian people. English is the required language of Ghana and also the basic language for education in Ghana. Akan language is the recognised language taught in schools as a local language. Although there is more than one local language, the Akan language is what is recognised and taught as the local language in Ghana. The different ethnic groups are what give Ghana a rich culture. Ghana is made up of about seventy-five…
Both families are said to be respectful and religious, yet their main purpose in life is to eliminate each other’s faces from existence. The Grangerford family is extremely pleasant and have outstanding levels of hospitality towards Huck, but would aim their guns at the face of any Shepardson. On an occasion Huck tagged along on their trip to church, “Next Sunday we all went to church, about three miles, everybody a-horse back. The men took their guns along, so did…
to obscure a darker truth. Within Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, the stark contrast between appearance and reality is constantly reiterated through multiple characters, and the power of looks to seemingly alter the real world is a prevalent theme. Fitzgerald produces a work of literature that truly challenges the reader to differentiate between fiction and truth, illustrating how the two can so easily become intertwined. The Great Gatsby underscores the importance of appearance on…
Homer’s The Odyssey follows the tale of Odysseus, King of Ithaca, and his journey home ten years after the fall of Troy. This epic poem has many themes like hospitality, perseverance, loyalty and piety, but one topic or theme that comes up almost as often as piety is temptation. The main character Odysseus faces many temptations in his quest to return to his home of Ithaca: Calypso, Circe, the Sirens, and the princess Nausicaa. Given his portrayal in the epic, the temptation that Odysseus finds…