Characterisation

The essay looks at Conrad’s negative portrayal of the local African population in Central Africa, examining the narrative purpose served by this type of representation and how Conrad sets up Africa and its people as an anti-pole to Europe and ‘civilization’. In order to do that, the local African is constantly dehumanized, deprived of his own language and forms of expression. One of the main focuses of Conrad’s work is to portray the European's mental disintegration against the background of the…

relax and avoid distraction, developing the imagination, emotion memory, The Magic If, becoming the character, and Physical Action. Stanislavsky came up with “Emotion Memory" by examining parts he had played, becoming aware of how much his characterisations had been based on his memories. In order to develop this technique, Stanislavski looked into scientific conceptions such as the interaction of brain and body. He wanted the actors to remember sensory details that surround a memory and bring…

the past and the possibility of a new married life abroad. From the beginning, the anaphora of ‘she sat by the window… she continued to sit at the window’, expounds Eveline’s stagnation and personal loss of identity. Joyce, through Eveline’s characterisation, explicates Ireland’s paralysing psychosis resulting from a struggle in finding its own distinct identity and sense of nationalism after centuries of British imperialism. Eveline’s personal loss with her mother’s death causes her to ignore…

In 2004, the National Health and Medical Research Council (‘NHMRC’) banned sex selection on moral and social grounds, except in the case of a serious genetic condition. However, recent debates in Australia have led the NHMRC to consider the prospect of lifting the life ban. It is inherent in such a culturally diverse society that the public cannot reach one consensus. While some believe that sex selection is unethical for ‘moral’ purposes, others believe that it is an ethical means of hindering…

comes out of prison with a new identity. Barker conveys this theme to an audience of intelligent adults, as she utilises a variety of techniques to convey the element of people not being able to change. Barker conveys this element in the forms of characterisation, narrative perspective and symbolism. In her novel Border Crossing, Barker utilises a set of characters to convey how people cannot change for the better. The set of…

many contemporary analyses maintained the classic relative opinion that ‘the U.S. Congress and the British Parliament serve as the emblematic examples of a strong and weak parliament respectively’. Richardson and Jordan’s (1979) well-known characterisation of Britain as a “post-parliamentary democracy” seemed to remain…

the Cuckoo’s Nest and Dead Poet’s Society | Comparative Essay There are many similarities between One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey and Dead Poet’s Society by Peter Weir, as both texts strive to deliver the message of independence. Characterisation between the texts showed the power of authority and the weakness in the majority by way of different methods to keep strays in check. Additionally, there are many symbolic meanings that reference freedom, domestication and sacrifice. Both…

MR James’s “The Mezzotint” is set at an English university with its “homely and familiar” (2011, p. 24) libraries, museums and common rooms. This contrasts the stereotypical gothic settings which Dani Cavallaro presents: ruined castles and abbeys, murky crypts and fungoid dungeons, clammy cellars, dank passages and stairwells echoing with howls, groans and tapping fingers, dripping charnel houses and ivy-clad monasteries, secret cabinets, storms, bleak forests and treacherous marshes. (2011, p.…

The novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen has been a favourite amongst many generations. The book follows the story of Elizabeth Bennet’s life, and depicts the societal atmosphere of the 19th century, mainly focusing on the social aspect of finding a partner for marriage. It also touches on women’s rights, and Jane Austen pitches in her own beliefs on the subject throughout the book. The driving concept is the unlikely romance between the protagonist Elizabeth, and Mr. Darcy. Her captivating…

‘warning’ the audience. This is in turn the initial way Caliban was portrayed as a savage, aimed to resonate with the audience, to encourage self-reflection. This changes the audience’s perception of Caliban. Revealing the tragic side of him and the characterisation of him, ‘the isle is full of noises’ throughout the theatrical performance the discovery of the characters is given to the audience assigning them with the role of self-reflecting. Characters are placed in alien situations to test…