Spirited Away

The Ghost reflects the harsh conditions of industrializing society. “I did not dream that work was so terrible a thing. From half-past five in the morning to ten o’clock at night I am everybody’s slave” (London 39). Hump is starting to stand on legs of his own and constantly notes the cruelties that the everyday worker suffers from, and after only a few days of arriving on the Ghost he describes himself as the most miserable he has ever been with a swollen knee, multiple burns, lacerations,…

interpreted the dialogue as ironic and as a warning against the promise of a utopia. The Republic’s message according to Strauss was to teach about, “the impossibility of ideal political arrangements” (Klosko). “The surface of the Republic must be peeled away in order to reveal an inner message that is quite the opposite of what the Republic has been taken to convey for hundreds of years” (Klosko). Strauss argues on two fronts, on one he asserts that the dialogue was written satirically and on…

Simon is used to represent what is good about the boys. Simon feels at home with the nature of the island, it seems to accept him and he is in harmony with his surroundings. Simon exhibits a number of contradictory characteristics. He is community spirited and helpful when building the shelters with Ralf, yet on occasions is solitary and reclusive. He often walks alone at night through the jungle and does not share the boys underlying fear of the darkness. He is described as 'Batty',…

THE CONCEPT OF ‘OTHER’ The founder of phenomenology, Edmund Husserl, identified the Other as one of the conceptual bases of intersubjectivity, of the relations among people. The characteristic of the Other, is that the person remains alien to the conceived and dominant social norms prevalent in the society that are recognised as the Self. They exhibit features that are not considered normal or superior to the majority. Zygmunt Bauman writes that the notion of otherness is central to the way in…

children and ninety-one year old father to the small beach town of Emerald Island after the death of this mother in order to build stronger bonds between his immediate family and his (somewhat) estranged father, by moving in next door to him, throwing away their TVs, and spending more time together. Across the notable differences between Emerald Island and their big city, and the changes in the father’s behavior, the author demonstrates how the social order surrounding strangers, civil…

Gender is a complex spectrum of identity that is much greater than the binary of man or woman. It is the performance of cultural, social, and psychological traits in which people express themselves. These characteristics are gender cues that have been culturally agreed upon to identify the gender or sex of another person. This expression of traits manifests through appearance and behavior and includes hairstyle, clothing, gait, vocal inflection, body shape, and facial hair. Socially, it is…

Imagine it’s December 23, 1971 and you are on a long anticipated date night at the local theater in your neighborhood. You are your love have settled on the new romantic comedy Harold and Maude by director Hal Ashby. What better than a romantic comedy on date night, two quirky, upbeat, individuals who fall in love through adversity and live happily ever after; all while getting a few laughs along the way. Like most couples you may not say much during the viewing but as soon as you walk out of…

The following week the spring rain was harsh and unrelenting, and accompanied still by the cold tendrils of winter, refusing to blow away. April was slow approaching, March still unrelenting and cruel, though rising from the freezing thirties into the chilly but kinder forties; it was still hardly pleasant weather, and with the unpredictability of March in New York City, was just as likely to plunge down the next day. Customer’s moods were equally volatile with the weather; some days people…

Infidelity seems to be a common thing in many countries, especially in America. It’s not even a topic that is sugar coated as it used to be; popular talk shows have capitalized on infidelity, and the complicated relationships that surround the topic, whole movies are based on the topic, and almost weekly another public figure is exposed on the cover of a tabloid for the scandal. While it is not something I am especially proud of I have directly been involved in more than one extramarital affair.…

Tales is a revolutionary piece of literature, known for its satire and truthfulness. Chaucer begins the tale with a prologue that individually describes diverse characters. Chaucer created these characters to be authentic; they are boastful, mean spirited, reckless, and comical. All twenty-nine of these characters are introduced in the prologue, they have a short summary describing their character, life, and physical appearance. Though he only managed to write the tales of twenty-four…