Shunning

to those more negroid than herself.” (Hurston 169) This indicates that Mrs. Turner was wanting more than anything to be someone she was not which was an occasion and that even though the African American people were mostly free there was still the shunning and rejections and mockery from those that were white or looked more white then themselves. Mrs. Tuners wishes to be more white furthers the book because she with the racial issue of wanting to be something that she cannot…

thought they were friendly like Ms. Motonowa because they helped hide them from the Germans (though never for free), while others thought that they were menacing due to the fact that they treated them harshly like the Germans did. They did so by shunning and even trying to expose them to the Germans, just like the children did to Vladek on pg. 149. As for the German’s opinion on the Poles, though they did not exterminate them like they did to the Jews, they still exploited them, treated them…

Andrew, Pettegree. Reformation and the Culture of Persuasion. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005. The main question Andrew Pettegree seeks to answer in Reformation and the Culture of Persuasion is why people chose to adopt the ideas of the Reformation. Often the choice to follow the new ideas of the Reformation resulted in persecution, incarceration, great personal loss, or death. Why risk so much for a new idea? What persuaded them to change? The dominant theory on the modes of…

Wild Mustangs: The Spirit of the West Known for their style and muscle, Ford Mustangs are symbols of the American spirit. But what prompted them to be viewed in such a way? The answer lies in the animal that bears the same name. The breed of horse known as the mustang has roamed the U.S. and Canada for centuries, hiding away in the Rockies. These feral horses have captured the hearts of Americans from all walks of life, praised for their perseverant survival and the incredible history of the…

The use of pop-culture references in literature shows the skill of an author. In A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini uses references to Titanic and Pinocchio to create his novel. This story of Afghan women during the time of the gulf war explains the absurd practices certain male figures go to, to sustain dominance. Hosseini uses pop culture references to develop the subjects of enduring and power in his novel. Hosseini references pop culture movies like Pinocchio to express the…

Violent, loud and highly socialised. Wolves are animals clearly displaying pack mentality. The minority of the group, the alphas, decide the behaviour of the pack. The behavioural patterns of animal species can be viewed in the societal structures of human throughout time. Groups such as the bra boys, a surfing gang located in Maroubra, have implemented pack mentality. But is this a negative or positive? Does pack mentality help or disadvantage society? Is it a social construct which should…

The two stories “Metamorphosis” by Franz Kafka and “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez had undertones and themes which related to humanity and philosophical viewpoints on human nature. In the story Metamorphosis the theme of adaptation when a constant is changed are presented through a newly changed family. Compared to this the short story A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings, expresses the themes of greed, and how when the opportunity arises people will turn to…

He became the British ambassador to the court of France and sentenced prison due to bribery. He challenged scholasticism, and believed that one should focus their attention to the nature, and laws that govern them. Some of his philosophy included shunning authority, tradition, and syllogistic logic. However, he believed that any idea should be depended on its usefulness to science. If it did not help science, it was not important or a useful idea. Beacon, never fully appreciated the importance…

Duality was a common theme in Victorian literature. Through the use of Duality the author gained the ability to criticize society, this is seen in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Stevenson and The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. Both novels follow the lives of men who by the end of their lives have evolved into soulless individuals overrun by their guilty pleasures. While Jekyll splits his character into two by transforming into Mr. Hyde, Gray transfers his evilness…

Her family has spent so many years being silent, protecting this family secret, while shunning this woman, her aunt. Because Maxine continues to not tell her aunts story she is in fact continuing the tradition and shaming her aunt. Kingston breaks free from the male controlled culture giving voice to Chinese customs by telling her aunt’s…