In the Absence of Truth

discussed the themes and meanings of the novel, “Sethe remembers that slavery has denied her a relationship with her own mother and determines to have a nurturing relationship with her own children” (Thompson 4). Thompson accentuates the idea of how the absence of the mother leads to the further dehumanization, as evident through the murder of Sethe’s daughter in an attempt to ‘free’ her from slavery because “...unless carefree, mother love is a killer” (Morrison). Morrison's use of figurative…

roles of women and expresses the inequalities of gender. An additional way that women were substandard to men was their lack of rights, which also contributes to their absence of political power. Howard Zinn quotes Sojourner Truth when he discusses how women participated in a reformation movement dominated by men. Sojourner Truth explains, “… [women] have all been thrown down so low that nobody thought we’d ever get up again… we’ll have our rights” (185). Men compiled the majority of the people…

killed for that matter. I did not know what to think about this gruesome situation. I finally make up my mind and choose to tell the ignorant Nazi man a lie. “I am incredibly sorry how impolite I have been towards you and I would like to tell you the truth.” I replied to him. “Go on!” he demanded. “The reason I was selling the fur coat was because both my husband and I have been….having money problems and I thought I could sell it for a couple hundred dollars.” I said to the Nazi man. He…

sunsets and at the glamour of moonlight – a confusion and profusion of beliefs and hopes, in God, in Truth, in Love, and in Eternity – an ability to be transported by the beauty of physical objects – a joy. so joyful and sorrow so sorrowful that oceans could lie between them [...] restlessness or inability to settle down and stop bothering the middle-aged [...] lack of experience as to when truth should be suppressed in the deference of the middle-aged...(396). Twenty years later, when Lancelot…

For a recently-transferred high school graduate, college can be overwhelming, with so much to do and seemingly little time to do it all. In order to make the most of my time in college and prepare myself for life after graduation, I will need to do well in class and employ my extracurricular activities wisely. Despite only being a part of the post-high school life for three weeks, I have learned that going to college can be a fun and exciting time, especially if I am committed to being…

1. Would you agree that Beckett’s Waiting for Godot perfectly encapsulates all the uncertainties of modernity? Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot belongs to the Theatre of the Absurd. The absence of a meaningful plot, of objective dialogues and of absolute certainty is the state of absurdity. Beckett utilizes absurdity to play around with the concept of existential nullity which saw man trapped in a hostile world. Human life is meaningless and this created a sense of alienation, despair and…

during the same year as “The Cask of Amontillado” Poe mentions an essay he wrote and said his stories are not by accident or intuition but “completion with precision and rigid consequences of a mathematical problem” expressing that there may be no real truth to why Montresor killed Fortunato. Despite whether or not Poe’s mental state has been put into the story consciously or not there is still a great deal of similarities between Poe and…

Forrest Gump (Zemeckis, 1994) emphasizes the importance of morals and love, while exhibiting historical context. One of the major themes is finding one’s destiny. Forrest (Tom Hanks) is venturing to find his destiny, but also influenced by other people’s destinies (Zemeckis, 1994). Forrest’s most compelling action is his ability to tell Jenny’s (Robin Wright) story, which adds to his characterization. He is compelling by internal and external conflicts. Since the film was narrated, the structure…

Antigone: a tragic tale “There is no happiness where there is no wisdom; no wisdom but in submission to the gods. Big words are always punished, and proud men in old age learn to be wise.” This quote is one that is representative of many tragic tales, in which a great lesson is learned too late for it to be put into use. Tragedies are known to be found frequently in Greek plays. One of the most famous Greek playwrights, Sophocles, still has surviving texts that remain in print today. Sophocles…

the most is: “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past”. I think this line really catches the kind of control every dictatorship tries to exert: in 1984 history is literally rewritten by the Ministry of Truth (what a sarcastic choice of name) to convince people that Big Brother is right, that they are living in a perfect world and condition and that they must love the Party. Big Brother wants his subjects to be ignorant to better rule them, because we…