A Modern Instance

The short story “A Mere interlude” written by Thomas Hardy makes effective use of narrative voice to reveal the intentions of Hardy in crafting such a story. The irony of the title, as what was supposed to be “A Mere Interlude”, Baptista’s short and tragic marriage to her ex-lover Charles Stow, eventually takes form as a major turning point in her life. It subjects her to much emotional turmoil and eventually leads her back to the one thing she hoped to escape from through her marriage to Mr.Heddegan in the first place; education. Despite such a predicament, Baptista is able to find happiness in her life as she grows to understand humanity. Through the use of an omniscient narrator and a sympathetic tone, Hardy expresses his pity for the New Woman and his views of the world. Therefore, the narrative voice in this story is essential in shaping Hardy’s intended message of sympathy for the Victorian New Woman amidst the harsh circumstances of life in the Victorian Period. The use of an omniscient narrator allows the reader to gain insight into Baptista’s thoughts and feelings. This allows the reader to understand the inner conflicts Baptista goes through and hence empathise with her situation. It is revealed that Baptista does not “like keeping school”. She says “Well, I simply hate school. I don’t care for children- they are unpleasant, troublesome little things.” The basic but harsh language ‘simply hate’, ‘unpleasant, troublesome little things’ highlights Baptista’s…

most influential masterpieces in the modern design. The school was developed in the 1900's under the hands of three different architects. The founder and the creator of the Bauhaus was Walter Gropius from 1919 to 1928, Hannes Meyer took the lead after Walter from 1928 to 1930, the school was then closed by Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe when he was pressurized by the Nazi directed government. However closing the school didn't stop the staff from pursuing their job and spreading the school's…

Art deco’s elements are applied in the modern popular architecture and furniture The World War 1 is occurred between the Art Nouveau and the Art Deco. Both of two movements affected by the World War 1. They are two different style. The big difference of them is Art Nouveau is asymmetric while Art Deco is geometric. Both of two movements has affected our architecture and furniture, but for the effectiveness of the modern popular architecture and furniture, the role of Art Deco is bigger than Art…

Avant-garde is the new and unusual or the experiment of ideas in the arts. Rosalind Krauss challenges many modern artists and art eras accusing them of coping one another, doubting the originality of “avant-garde” work. The question of originality in art is one that has is the main issue of the essay; perhaps it is most accurate to say that she has pushed the way thinking of art in another direction. Krauss, however, using the three examples of Rodin’s sculpture, Monet’s painting, and the…

to California in 1963 and completed her degree in Art history in New York. Compared to other dancers, at a young age, she learnt quite a number of genres in the arts like ballet, tap, jazz, modern and music. When she was just a year and a half old she was already given piano lessons. Her first dance lesson was at the Vera Lynn School of Dance. During her dancing years, she had lessons from Martha Graham and Merce Cunningham and later, she joined Paul Taylor’s dance company. Even so, she formed…

Modern life can be described to originate from the process of modernity. In its broader aspect, modernity arises as a topic in both humanities and natural sciences. Modern era, as well as some socio-cultural norms and practices that took place during early Renaissance, are some of the ideas surrounding modernity. The term defines a generation with its unique technological innovation, political structures, and socioeconomics. The society advances in knowledge to surpass its predecessors.…

For example, both civilizations want equality for all. They do this by having jobs assigned by the government that will benefit it as a whole. For instance in the novel the council of vocations prescribes jobs to see where people are needed to benefit their brothers (Anthem 22). Next, everything is shared with everyone rather than personal property or the idea of one person having more than the next. For example, in Soviet Russia, Lenin took all farms owned and made them government property.…

unique artistic, expressive, inventive and perceptive quality. The very nature of aestheticism itself is to evolve, develop and come into itself, to adapt and capture anything from the nuance of a fleeting disposition to the voracious uproar of a generation. At the same time, what we deem as Great is almost exclusively Great in retrospect. Nostalgia has a dirty habit of making us lust for an unobtainable past; of clinging onto the romance of a tragedy that, at the time, would have destroyed us.…

From classic ballet to modern dance, there was a conversion of bodily energy into a mental state, which means that modern dance began to express ideas through idealizing women’s bodies. In the late 19th century, Loie Fuller (1862-1928) was a pioneering woman of modern dance as she applied the idea of a feminist aesthetics to fuel her movements by emphasizing costumes and visual effects. More specifically, she devised a type of dance that focused on the shifting play of lights and colors on the…

Contrary to popular modern business doctrine, the fact that stakeholders stand at the back of the line, when the Lincoln Managers look at the importance of the people within their organization, has not prevented them profiting immensely. (Unknown, N.D.) The fact other manufacturers haven 't clued into this fact is nothing short of being truly baffling. How many upper level managers and CEO 's, with pedigrees that list prestigious institutions, such as Harvard, Browne, and Yale, arrive on the…