Otherness

In “Embodying the Monster,” Margrit Shildrick defines the word “monster” using the different representations present throughout human history. The dilemma of concern is how humans identify monsters, as well as what these definitions reveal about humans themselves. Humans have repeatedly developed binaries in order to separate the human from the nonhuman. However, monsters blur these binaries. As stated by Shildrick, “And yet time and again the monstrous cannot be confined to the place of the…

between non-indigenous and indigenous communities is quite obvious to the any observer so I come to this theoretical perspective naturally. Due to the inequalities that exist within our community we are continuously surrounded by the notion of “otherness” with respect to race, culture and community. The nearby community of Smithers, BC acts as a central hub for services in the surrounding communities and the home to a perceived elite group with a large population base made up of white male…

‘The Wasteland’ has been psycho-analytically studied to understand the poet’s psyche, the metaphor of images, symbols, etc. for new untouched and unexplored findings in the genre of practical criticism. The poem has been deciphered on the basis of three psychoanalytic models (a) Lacan’s ‘Language and Unconscious’ (b) C.G. Jung’s ‘Collective Unconscious’ and (c) Northrop Frye’s ‘Archetypal Criticism’. Lacan’s ‘Language and Unconscious’, attempts to read ‘The Wasteland’ in the likeness of…

Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko follows a Native American war veteran named Tayo on his pilgrimage to rediscover his place in the world while suffering from battle fatigue. Battle fatigue, presently known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, creates various challenges for Tayo at each point of re-entry. He suffers with bouts of sickness and physical detachment while flashbacks of his encounters with violence flood into his consciousness. Because of these episodes, Tayo loses his sense of identity…

through a variety of socially sensitive issues. The chapters throughout the story capture themes of racial divide, identity struggles, tragic unconditional love and social economic status. The course theme of “Otherness” are riddled in Philip Roth’s novel The Human Stain. Classifying “Otherness” as an Individual who is perceived by the group as not belonging, as being different in some fundamental way. (The Other, p1). The following is an exploration of the charters: Coleman Silk, Faunia…

she illustrates how the divide between the races in American culture at large is dependent on blacks and whites defining themselves in opposition to one another. On the other hand, Morrison employs Maggie to explicate ideological construction of otherness via using her disability and she also gives “prosthetic meanings” to her (Sklar 147). It is true to say that this makes us not sure to know which character is black or white explicitly. References: Andore, Helane Adams. "Revised Memories…

These extremes are used to emphasize the dichotomies of difference, which are charged upon the ‘other’ to further outcast them through their polarized divergences in character. The ‘other’ and treatment of ‘otherness’ is treated through the actions and perceptions of the middle class. The ‘other’ is manifested by its passivity within the text; the poor lack reception to what is described about them and therefore are kept hidden by the middle class of who refuse…

Exoticism exists on a spectrum, from pure exoticism - the choice to represent or "other" an exotic a non-Western subject, to transcultural composing which is the result of the combination of Western and non-Western styles without any intent to "other" an exotic subject (Lecture). Bizet's Carmen premiered at the Opera Comique in 1875 and was successful because of its violation of the social and operatic norms. The story was considered shocking at the time because it was about Carmen a "rebellious…

The medieval narratives created about Jews and foreigners succeeded at exemplifying their otherness. Very distinct language was used to create a powerful binaries between the purity of Christianity and the danger of otherness. But narratives are only stories, stories only words, and words only…well words or are they? Can narratives transcend from only words and into actions? According to Miri Rubin “people act through narratives” and she implores us to “think of narrative as a mode of organizing…

2. The Strength of Otherness In the second section of this article, she argues the otherness of women as an asset in relation to the vulnerable positions of women in corporations. She declares that regarding the significance of institutional changes it is necessary to persuade women to be more involved and…