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but wrote detailed notes and drawings that demonstrated exactly how the device should function. His inspiration probably came from studying the seeds of the Maple Tree. Personally, I remember being fascinated as a little kid with these seeds. My brother and I would throw them in the air and watch them spiral, trying to catch them before they hit the ground. So what would happen if the seed could rise when…

loss of his mom. As the story progresses, he comes to realize that she plays a much bigger part in his life and lets her become closer to him. Ben creates a bond with Saoirse that comes with maturity and understanding. He eventually becomes the big brother that his mother knew he would be. The literal scene where he starts to understand and come full circle is when he retrieves the coat for Saoirse which in turn saves her, and in a way saves Ben. The gensure symbolizes courage and bravery which…

The children’s book The King’s 6th Finger by Jolby and Rachel Roellke addresses the issues that can arise in an authoritarian power structure. The story, although not explicitly stated, is an authoritarian text. The ruler is King Mortimer, who commands the kingdom to follow his unorthodox rules. Marxist views can be used to examine the distribution of power and inequalities of social classes in this story. In its barest elements, this story describes how a total ruler is able to oppress the…

1984 by George Orwell, the main character Winston Smith is just a regular citizen of Oceania who lives with basically nothing and is controlled by Big Brother every single day. Winston ends up being brainwashed and a perfect citizen of Oceania. In the book 1984, it shows the life style of being controlled by the government. Kim Jong Un and Big Brother are extremely alike. They are both terrible leaders who do terrible things to their citizens. “After the Korean War, Kim II Sung used his…

Responding to the Critic’s idea: Young girls tend to imagine and dream of being whisked away by a charming and wealthy prince because of fairytales like Cinderella that show and encourage it. I agree with Jack Zipes’ analysis on the decisions that women in fairy tales make. This supports the fairytale Cinderella and the decision that Cinderella made. Jack Zipes says that “comic endings call upon young females to value communal stability over individual needs.” meaning that the women in…

Postman strengthens his argument by focusing on shared assumptions. While his audience shares his pessimistic view of the present, his argument rests on the assumption that people can change if they so desire. Because the fair has been given the theme, “Orwell in the year 2000” (448), Postman assumes that his audience might entertain a doubtful view of society’s future. For those who believe in the collapse of civilization that is to come, he presents an image of a nation pulled into…

who loves her grandma and who learns not to disobey orders, a critic named Jack Zipes argues that “…the origins of the literary fairy tale can be traced to male fantasies about women and sexuality” (Zipes 78). In this essay I will be analyzing the Brothers Grimms’ version of “Little Red Riding Hood” in conversation with “A Second Gaze at Little Red Riding Hood’s Trials and Tribulations” by Jack Zipes, an online article explaining the background of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung in order to set the…

Brothers Grimm Whenever I think of a stepmother, I think of an evil woman who only cares about her looks, her wealth,and maybe her own children. A stepmother never cares about the child of the person she married to. A stepmother’s main goal in life is to make her new family’s life a living hell. If you are reading this introduction and agree with my first three sentences, you may be a victim of peer pressure in the literature world. The idea that all stepmothers are evil, is a stereotype…

In the Grimm Brothers’ story the Prince came himself, while in the Disney story, the Prince sent the Duke to find his bride. The way the step-sisters acted is also much different. In the Grimm Brothers’ tale, when the step-sisters saw that their foot would not fit into the shoe, they cut off parts of their feet. When the first step-sister got the shoe to fit…

The movie O Brother Where Art Thou by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen was created in 2000. The protagonist of the movie is Everett who goes on a journey from escaping jail with his two friends. On his adventure he meets many people and has many conflicts. This movie ties in with the mythological characters from the odyssey. However the viewers will still enjoy the movie without reading the odyssey. This is a comedy and adventure movie. This is a very good movie with many funny scenes and a great tie…