The Final Scene

accord of realism versus romanticism throughout the story correctly interpret the book; whereas, those against fail to see beyond the slight evidence for literary burlesque. Mark Twain utilizes the interaction between Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer in the final quarter of the novel to exhibit the contest of realism and romanticism. At the beginning of this section, Finn contrives a simple plan to free Jim, but Sawyer protests saying, “What’s the good of a plan that ain’t no more trouble than that?”…

In the historical fiction novel The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathanial Hawthorne the story of a couple split by the simple fact that their interaction occurred out of wedlock. Hester Prynne, a new member with the unknown whereabouts of her husband, falls in love with a handsome talented reverend named Arthur Dimmesdale. Hester has a child, a product of their love, but receives shamed by the town for having a child out of wedlock and with a man whose identity she willingly kept unknown. This,…

rebuttal and told Athena to do what she must, so she leaves Olympus to the scene of Hector being cut off by Achilles in their chase from safety. After the gobbet, Athena intervened, encouraging Achilles to rest while she convinces Hector to stop running and engage in combat. The narrator throughout is the Bard, speaking to the audience, with emphasis on the gods’ POV. The Bard is painting the thick of the plot, the dramatic scenes of the long awaited Hector vs. Achilles battle, and how it…

This section of the book has many weird aspects to it. There have a scene where Offred our Protagonist is seen eating and egg and enjoying it. Which may not mean much to some people but to me it it’s a representation of the small joys that Offred has as a woman in the Republic of Gilead. The most interesting parts come when Offred gets a desire to steal something from the household and encounters Nick downstairs. The very act of going downstairs is considered illegal but Offred pays not mind.…

into a constant state of unrest, if the ending scene had been slowed down or if perhaps the violence would have persisted despite the lovers’ death (I realize this would play tug of war with the text, but considering all the other concessions in favor of the director this would have not stuck out.) I know from conversation with my roommate that the actors were instructed to speed up the final scene, but I think by doing so the director marred the scene that underlined the themes she was trying…

It is human nature to want power and to compete for it. William Shakespeare's final play "The Tempest" he writes about how Prospero, the duke of Milan gets overthrown by his brother Antonio. Antonio evicts Prospero and his daughter, Miranda out of Milan and into the raging ocean. This can show how the characters in Shakespeare's "The Tempest" struggle for power. In Shakespeare's play he uses conflict to demonstrate how "The Tempest" has a theme of struggle for power. In "The Tempest" conflict…

Telephone Throughout the film The Spiral Staircase, the object of the telephone is frequently featured in a number of scenes as part of the mise en scène, seemingly as a passive choice for the sake of filling the scene with objects found in the average household, yet more actively used as a deliberate choice to represent an idea of imperfection, and the fear of normal everyday activities. It is only when we dig deeper that we find this fear further highlights the idea of Helen’s imperfection, in…

re-gifted with her own agency. In order to survive she must relax, take it, and know that it will be over soon. Ultimately, Kate is not strong enough to fight back against the masculine dominant patriarchy. Her failure to do anything is Alejandro’s final exertion of force. The patriarchal system fully dominates the woman who attempted to overcome this traditional system. Macer, a successful tactful agent, becomes useless and insignificant when men negotiate her clout to their advantage,…

In this scene Mercutio and Benvolio are conversing when they are confronted by Tybalt and the Capulets. Tybalt, who holds a serious grudge against Romeo and the Montagues, acts passive-aggressively in order to antagonize Mercutio to draw his sword. Before things get too out of hand, Romeo shows up and confronts Tybalt telling him that he has no reason to fight him, rather, that they need to make up. Tybalt cannot accept this proposal of peace and as the argument seemingly cools, Mercutio loses…

cost of slavery. With farm labor the need for more slaves over the years to maintain huge plantations was at its rise, as the idea became “an insatiable appetite for slaves to work to help cultivate their labor-intensive crop” (Henretta 65). Many scenes like the ones shared in the film outlines the living conditions, and punishments many encounter during the abolition of slavery. The raggedy clothes, singing, “master” calling, and the brutal punishments scope the slavery life, and evident the…