Motif

of getting out of this alternate reality through a red pill. He gets out of the system in order to receive training by Morpheus and defeat the three suited men that control the whole system. In the movie, “The Matrix” by Joel Silver, there are many motifs parallel to philosophy. Plato’s allegory of the cave is one running…

Macbeth. The play, written by Shakespeare, takes place in Scotland during the 1000 's. In the opening scene, three witches chant "fair is foul and foul is fair"(I.i.12) meaning that there is evil in good, and vice versa. This quote turns into a motif that introduces one of the recurring themes in the play, how looks can be deceiving. The tragedy follows the story of Macbeth 's downfall, from a respected Thane to a despised murderer. The play shows consequences that both Macbeth and Scotland…

from a verse because a chorus repeats both the music and the lyrics. When verse 2 starts at 1:26, the listener hears different words in a similar key, with the same theme. The following chorus, then, reiterates the initial motif of the exposition. The introduction of various motifs in the the first two choruses and verse just like the exposition in a sonata. A shortfall exists because in classical sonata form, there are multiple themes that get introduced in the exposition; usually in a…

The lottery itself proves as the greatest motif within the story. The lottery depicts danger in empty traditions in the most staggering way possible: neighbors and even family members killing one another for reasons they can’t even recall. Jackson paints the character Old Man Warner as the only…

English Essay (How do composers represent a sense of power and powerless?) Harwood’s Mother Who Gave Me Life, Sexton’s Little Girl, My String bean, My Lovely Woman and the novel The Penelopiad by Margaret Attwood all illustrate the restrictions and the resilience associated with feminine power. A woman’s true ability to create life is ultimately the greatest form of resilience inherited. However societal expectations of femininity prevent a woman to excel past the barriers of her patriarchal…

Throughout the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, we are introduced to several characters who face adversity through motifs like structured society and alienation. One character that embodies these experiences throughout the novel in both a good and bad way is John the Savage. John faces this theme of alienation several different times throughout the novel, first when he is taken from his homeland into the city and then exiled from the city to a barren home in a lighthouse. Through his…

This piece of art that I have researched, will be writing about, and comparing to other pieces of art is the Jain Shrine. The country of origin that these shrines come from is India. Unfortunately we do not know of the artist that created any of the Jain Shrine’s in particular that are still preserved today. It is suggested that more than likely a wealthy individual from northwest India would have had this small shrine created for his own private Jainism religion purposes. Jainism is a religion…

The Great Gatsby. One of many themes is dissatisfaction even if the book centers around the extremely wealthy they’re not happy. This particular theme develops throughout the book by main characters cheating on each other with different people. The motif cheating provides an added comparison on how the extremely rich are still dissatisfied we their lives. The first example of cheating comes when Nick, finds out that Tom Buchanan was having an affair with Myrtle Wilson. They both have an…

MOTIF: MIRRORs There are references throughout the novel made on mirrors to emphasise the need for people to discover one’s true feelings and to become self-aware. Montag states that he believed Clarisse was just like a mirror as it was after meeting her and seeing himself in her eyes, that he was able to realize he was not happy, that he was actually alone, empty and lost in a meaningless society. Reflections of himself through his wife and the other firemen makes him realise just how shallow…

the greatest impact. Throughout Slaughterhouse Five the novel is portrayed as anti-war. I have re-read the ending to this book multiple times in hopes of figuring out the real meaning behind these bird’s chirps. As I began to dig deep thinking about motifs and themes that are common surrounding this book, I realized these chirps have a holistic connection. The art of speech is unique. If you look deeply into it, it comes down to human beings just uttering sounds. A sound wave divulges from…