In her article “The Caddie Woodlawn Syndrome,” Anne Scott MacLeod explores the typical upbringing of American girls in the nineteenth century. MacLeod notes that while the common assumption for a girl’s experience growing up in nineteenth century America was much different than Caddie’s, autobiographies written around the same time Caddie Woodlawn takes place tell a different truth. Elizabeth Allen, one of the women who wrote an autobiography, explains her experience growing up: “I suppose…
sufficient (192); Michael Milton “uses [his horse] like a motorbike” (67); and Sam’s father relinquishes care of his police horse to Sam because he does not understand how to take care of a horse (12). Even in instances where male characters do display acts of care, it is often placed in the context of their employment as a form of justification. For example, in the first book, The Shadow Brumby, Sam’s father saves a toddler, playing on the train track, from coming to further harm because it is…
In the play ‘Much Aldo About Nothing' composed by William Shakespeare, love is always being addressed among the characters; who is truly is infatuated? Who is really faithful? Not only is sentimental love showed between characters, yet the kind of adoration amongst siblings too. A portion of the characters experienced serious difficulties bringing down their feeling blockades keeping in mind the end goal to express their affection for each other while others confound desire to be genuine romance…
Inequality exists across organizations, institutions and societies, but these disparities between groups of people can be analyzed in a number of ways. Jonathan Kozol, in his book Savage Inequalities: Children in America’s Schools devotes his research to the divide between classes and races within the educational institution. The primary depth of his work lies in visits to an East St. Louis public school and a New York public school (Kozol 262, 265). These two environments – starkly contrasted…
able to portray what he needed to relay in the perfect words. “One of his methods for carrying on an argument with adversaries is to quote their own words back at them. Amos also uses a variety of other forms to convey his message such as funeral laments, riddles, comparisons, proverbs from folk wisdom and graduated number…
courts, inflamed the hearts of everyone against me, and these, inflamed, inflamed in turn Augustus (Frederick is referred to here as ‘Caesar’ and ‘Augustus’ because he sought to imitate the imperial court of Rome), and my happy honors turned into sad laments (Dante, Inferno 13.64-69).” The people he once trusted became envious of him, and sought to remove him from his favorable position, and unfortunately succeeded in their…
In Mary Shelly’s novel, Frankenstein, she emphasizes the dangers that modern science can bring if one uses it recklessly. Victor Frankenstein, the protagonist, uses his expansive knowledge of the sciences to create a living human-like creature. Victor creates this creature with no regard or consideration of the effects that the creature can have; he assumes no moral responsibility for it by not placing limitations on it . When the creature realizes his oddness from humans, he becomes unstable.…
“What is meant to be will always be.” This is a widely spread quote that explains the power of fate. Many people choose to believe that that’s what guides them in life and along their journey in love. In the play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet and the story “Pyramus and Thisbe” destiny is not what lead them down their downward spiral. Personal choice impacted the characters in a greater manner than fate and destiny. The characters in both selections decided to execute incautious and vacuous…
It reveals the psychological implications of mass consumerism and collective capitalism. Lichtenstein appropriates an artificial image in order to reveal the artificial complexion of society. Essentially, he replicates a mass produced image to lament the confinement of mass production. This illustrates that Lichtenstein wished to subvert the culture of consumerism through the dissemination of Drowning Girl. Furthermore, he illustrates the banality of industrial culture. The scene depicted…
term 'through and through freedom' and realizes that Earth is the main place to hold such a term. The Tralfamadorians acknowledge that they don't have through and through freedom and that their destiny is decided for them, not at all like Billy who laments feeling like his life is set out for him. To the peruser, this thought Billy has about choice would be worthy to abide over as giving one's life to the war isn't a straightforward undertaking. This might be the reason Billy is encompassed by…