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Atwood’s representation of the landscape and the wilderness in “Death by Landscape” is employed to symbolize the inscribing of Atwood’s portrayal of the self in a post-colonial setting; as it foregrounds a post-colonial topic. The symbolic usage of the landscape illustrates the explorations of the national and geographical identities, social class, and the psychological boundaries. The wilderness illustrates the hierarchical constructions of gendered and national identities. On the margins of…

to another house similar to her one, almost exactly the same. The only problem was that there was another version of her mother and father. This book is about a young girl main character. Coraline is curious, adventurous and brave. She has long blond wavy hair, hazel eyes and is a pre-teen. Another character very important to the story is the “other mother”. She is the main antagonist of the…

To quote Kurt Vonnegut, “Educating a beautiful woman is like pouring honey into a fine Swiss watch. Everything stops.” The quote clearly states his views on the role of women and he shows his sexist opinions in his writing. In his short stories, “EPICAC”, “The Euphio Question”, and “All The King’s Horses”, Vonnegut is guilty of objectifying female characters by writing them as uninteresting characters with no effect on the plot, pigeonholing them into oppressive gender roles and dehumanizing…

reflects back on family memories, when she was younger she felt like an outcast in her family. Her father often joked that Mia was “accidentally swapped”(23) at birth. Mia began to believe that this joke was a possibility since her family is “all blond and fair”(23), this made Mia think that she was their “negative image”(23) since she had “brown hair and dark eyes”(23). Her father was “outgoing and ironic”(23) and loved to play the drums, but Mia adored classical music. When Mia reflect back on…

Albinism is a skin disease that’s caused by little to no production of melanin. This disorder can affect vison, skin, hair and the person’s ability to tan. Certain genes in our body are responsible for making proteins that are involved in making melanin, which is produced by cells called melanocytes. Albinism is caused when a mutation occurs in one of these genes. It’s also caused by recessive inheritance. This means that a person has to inherit two copies of one mutated gene- one from each…

Finally, after the subjugation delivered by her family, peers, and adults, Pecola is faced with the brutal reality of living in a corrupt society, one in which the white standard will always trump the black. On a day to day basis, Pecola experiences “brainwashing [through means of] surreal literary representations, idealized dolls, and the media” (Vasquez). This transforms into an endless battle for Pecola, one in which she can either stand up for her own cultural African-American beliefs or…

arguing with John. He went to the pool house and Dave followed him. Two hours later, Dave was found dead, with his throat cut, laying on the floor and John was not there anymore. Some days later, John was at a frat party and he bumped into a tall, blond girl. He knew that face was familiar, and for him to remember someone that someone ought to be important. A month later, they were at his place, already as boyfriend and girlfriend. -…

Why the fictional character Elleanor Anne Arroway Did not Believe in God. The fictional character Elleanor Anne Arroway, from the film “Contact,” had many reasons why she did not believe in god. She lost her parents at a young age, she was inquisitive, and there is how insane religion or religious people can be. The first of which would be her mother dying during her birth. Adding to that, her father, whom she was very close with, also died when she was around nine years old. So, the two…

with a her taught me many lessons, and caused me to make many mistakes. Savanna was the first experience with gay love, and my last. Meeting Savanna in the summer of 2014 she was so beautiful. Standing tall and skinny with short, tomboy, brownish-blond hair, she was a sight for sore eyes. Looking into her eyes was as dreamy as looking through a telescope. Her eye color stood out as a galaxy…

For many years women have dedicated their time and energy trying to change their body and make it “right” so that they become beautiful, but what is beautiful? Some women relate beauty with impeccable skin, colored eyes, slim waist, smooth legs, and even shinny hair. The perception of beauty that society has today is associated with specific physical traits promoted by all kinds of advertising. The true concept of beauty has been forgotten by the general public and it should be brought back. By…