Shameless

Firstly, in the Odyssey the narrator is Homer and in the Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood the narrator is Penelope, Odysseus’s wife. Odysseus’s goal in the Odyssey is to tell the story of the hardships he experienced getting home after the Trojan War and the many challenges and obstacles he faced before he finally got back to Ithaca and reclaimed his family and kingdom. Penelope’s goal is to tell her story: her childhood, her marriage, her life in the Underworld, her relationship with her cousin…

Brutality in The Chrysalids Imagine being given a life, and living in the most frightful way possible, with death being more merciful than living. Wyndham's The Chrysalids is a novel that demonstrates various themes throughout the narrative. Waknuk is where it all takes place, where the law is that everything and everyone must be perfect or else they are purified to demolish all abnormalities. Consequently, inhabitants of Waknuk achieve this by resisting to change. Also, a proud…

As hinted by the quotation, Offred felt guilty for having enjoyed the sex she had with Nick. At first, Offred agreed to have sex with Nick because of a pact she made with Serena Joy. Getting pregnant by Nick would save Offred from shipment to the colonies. However, after the act transpired, a revision occurred within Offred, which saw the return of her old identity. The identity that Offred had throughout most of the novel was a precarious one that Offred created to conform to Gilead society. It…

The Wife of Bath addresses a medieval society’s regulation of oppressive behaviour towards women. As a female character that is trying, despite the many difficulties and problems that lie in her path, to spread an encouraging message for a woman’s right to own your own sexuality, should be considered as a feminist icon. She may at times be a bit crude or come across to some extent manipulative, but the lack of skills, education, and opportunities that were available to women in medieval England…

Plath then mocks her audience on the premise of their shameless interest in her saved suicide attempt, similar to the attitude of many who view the Holocaust concentration camps with awe and detachment. She relates that those who come to see her after her suicide attempts do not really care about her, they only want to see the horrific event that occurred from a safe distance. She relates back to Germany when she introduces the character of “Herr Doktor” in lines 64-72. “Herr” is the German word…

Miller's The Crucible this is a similarity that the teenagers in the play share. Not only are the teenagers naïve and childish, but they also have other qualities that distinguish them from other teenagers . Some of them are deceitful and others are shameless. Mary Warren ,for example, is subservient, naïve and childish. Mary Warren is subservient meaning she is used by other people to get what they want. After the girls are caught in the forest ,Mary Warren fears that they will be accused…

1. Who was Jeremiah and during what time did he minister (Jeremiah 1:3)? Jeremiah was called by God to be a prophet to Judah. Jeremiah was from a priestly family from the small town of Anathoth near Jerusalem. The prophet received the word of the Lord in the 13th year of Josiah’s reign. It has been reported that he received his call from God to be a prophet before he was born. This prophet continued his work until Jerusalem and the cities people were exiled. 2. What other kings did…

Psychologist Carl Gustav Jung defined several archetypes that are based in the observations of different but repeating patterns of thought and action that re-appear time and again across people, countries and continents. “Archetypes are ancient or archaic images that derive from the collective unconscious. They are similar to complexes in that they are emotionally toned collections of associated images. But whereas complexes are individualized components of the personal unconscious, archetypes…

A miracle is an improbable or extraordinary event, development, or accomplishment that brings very welcome consequences, according to Dictionary.com. From this, many can infer that it is impossible to purchase a miracle seeing that they are so unlikely. A few dollars should not be able to expedite the process of receiving miracles. So why are people so willing to donate money to a cause promising items that cannot be bought? There are many factors that can influence a person’s willingness to…

parties, and this year most notably, the divisions occurring within both parties. There are many republicans, including those who are well renowned, refusing to support their presidential candidate for the first time in their lives, compared to the shameless support and passion towards Trump that other republicans express. On the democratic side there is a clear sense of anger amongst the many Bernie Sanders supporters and many are planning on voting third party, risking a split of the…