Escapism

Literature in Isolation in Notes from Underground Literature in Notes from Underground is a prominent theme that controls the nameless character. He is an extremely well read man who lives life through books and his imagination. For him, literature is an alternative for a life he cannot or will not live. As a practice that is solitary in nature, reading isolates him from experience. He has a preconceived notion of life that has nothing to do with any life experiences. These conceptions are a…

A Dark and Stormy Night: The Role of Weather in Literature When thinking of the key attributes of a well-rounded and timeless novel, the mind typically drifts towards the personalities and interrelations of the characters within it. With their thoughtful dialogue, moving discoveries, and endless adventures, it makes complete sense that the main characters of a novel exist to many as the focus and the heart of the story. Much like the man behind the curtain in the well-known story the Wonderful…

It is often the case that people will group together based on similar interests, styles, and personalities to form smaller cultures within the vastness of mainstream society. In a culture as diverse as America, there are many definitive groups which may be deemed subcultures, but perhaps the most interesting groups are those who find themselves at the fringes of what may be defined as a subculture. So, what exactly outlines the requirements that makes a group of people to be called a subculture?…

looked like an obstacle unable to be hurdled within the industry, turned out to be one of French New Wave’s defining attributes. With little to no funding, directors had to find alternate ways to film while working on a very tight budget, which meant non-professional actors, little to no script, and innovative methods of filming (Hitchman). These alternatives to the traditional way of film production are responsible for the The French New Wave’s reputation as an audacious movement based on…

What has Society become? Stop and take a look at yourself. When was the last time you took something for granted? The last time you complained about something that actually wasn 't a big deal? You start to say to yourself, “Yeah, I do that often.” The world we live in today mainly focuses on getting from point A to point B in an orderly fashion, rather than thinking about how or why we got there in the first place. Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World, gathers questions to discuss, what…

Tennessee and Fitzgerald are very visual in their descriptions, explicitly focusing on colour, yet also pay attention to the sound, where colour and music play an important role in both The Great Gatsby and A Streetcar Named Desire. Fitzgerald uses bright shocks of colour, which cleverly contrasts with purposed vagueness of the characters. Green is closely associated with the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock, symbolizing Gatsby’s deep love to Daisy and the American Dream. The manner this…

Every person lives their own kind of reality. Not every person, however experiences this reality and copes with it the same way, or remembers it the same way. The Glass Menagerie is a play that exemplifies the role memory and escapism can play in life. The playwright, Tennessee Williams, based this work from his personal life and connects himself with his mother and sister to the characters in the play. As the play progresses, the narrator retains more from the past and the story grows through…

UXDI-5 Project 1: My ‘Avid Traveler’ App A smart app that caters to your preferences and gives freedom and flexibility in planning trips. Oftentimes we find it a hassle to book tickets, arrange itineraries and search for a good experience for our next travel destination. Avid Traveler enables the user to set preferred activities when planning for a trip and allows freedom to choose preferred flights with fuss-free booking. Now how does an app come to fruition? Initially, being naive, I…

In the starting years of MTV, the majority of bands that used the new medium were British. British bands had already been experimenting with the style and fashion, “experimenting with the emergent medium for some time and arrived with stylish videos in hand” (Cateforis 54). Unlike American bands, these British bands had already adapted to a style suitable for television. After punk music, British bands kept the electronic instruments and “distinctions between automated and human performance were…

[Type text] [Type text] [Type text] 1 Fear, Hysteria, Invasion Fear, Hysteria, and Invasions: A Look at the Science Fiction Films of the 1950?s By Anthony Taylor Cleveland State University Fear, Hysteria, Invasion Outline Anthony Taylor COM 320 10-15-15 Introduction Shoot First Mentality Dr. Strangelove US vs. Peace Focus on military Irrational Fear Invasion of body snatcher and fear of unknown\ Godzilla and his attack on the city Fear in the masses Invasion…