The Plight

used to set the tone. Louise Mallard, the protagonist, is an oppressed house wife whose death is caused by her husband. The story's theme is enhanced greatly through Chopin's imagery of Louise's dreary home. In Kate Chopin's A Story of an Hour, the plight and isolation of women, particularly the protagonist Louise Mallard, is depicted through the vivid symbolic imagery of Louise's home, or more appropriately, prison. Of the numerous setting pieces used in the text, the arrangement of furniture…

walk thus, speak thus?” and even explicitly asks, “Who is it that can tell me who I am?” (1.4.218) (1.4.221). However, through these numerous tribulations and bouts of outward madness, Lear begins to realize his identity and grows saner as his tragic plight develops. The story…

this case, the staff union has no option but to bargain for the rights of the staff members irrespective of the reasons which will be presented by the management . Additionally, the workers’ union should always act in good faith while addressing the plight of the staff members. They are not supposed to work based on the elements which favor their wellbeing but should act considerably on the specific issues which affect the stay of the workers in the workplace. Inferring from the excerpt, the…

“The Embassy of Cambodia,” written by Zadie Smith, tells the story of Fatou, a young woman from Ivory Coast working in London, from the point of view of those living around her. Through her journey, Smith sheds light on the plight of thousands of immigrants and oppressed people, and the west’s indifference to their suffering. The culture driven need for success and accomplishment has caused Western culture to become more self centered than ever before. Consumerism drives people’s desire for…

tracks the struggle for black equality and recognition in America, even just the need for the civil-rights movement is testament to the plights faced by black people in America. Black people did not have access to the basic civil rights that should be enjoyed by every citizen in…

and Huey Long were both political figures supporting popular dissent to the New Deal, they were very different men. Brinkley tells us that Long grew up in a poorer neighborhood in Louisiana and this helped shape his views and his sympathy for the plight of the lower classes and those struggling hardest during the depression. Father Coughlin on the other hand was a Priest from Canada who moved to the United States during the onset of the Great Depression in an effort to help those who were…

Throughout the novel, Drechsler illustrates the plight of Lily’s molestations from her father and how she tries to cope with it and endure the verbal abuse from her mother. In the real world, the father is probably a well-like man, but only Lily knows the true. My point is, many children have parents…

Hugo pursues the presentation of these daily struggles through a criticism of Napoleonic french society, most directly through an emphasis on economic inequality, justice system and the equality of women and men. With a heavy focus on the economic plight…

Velayudhan’s deprived motherly affection. The scene where Mangamma single handedly burying the body of Nair metonymically signifies her inherent strength to face harsh realities. The scenes of burnt homes and burnt faces metonymically signify the plight of lower working class during feudal atrocities. The scene where Velayudhan accidentally burns a newspaper and the one in which he intentionally burns a newspaper in the latter stage of the film metonymically signifies the metamorphosis of a…

interact with Brett only worsens his emotional issues, but he cannot keep himself away from her. Much like the Lost Generation, Jake continues to engage in destructive behavior, however, Brett cannot destroy him the way she destroys other men. Jake’s plight with Brett is captured perfectly by the final lines of the novel: “Isn’t it pretty to think so?” (Hemingway 251) His cynical reply illustrates that he has no misconceptions about their status. He is aware of the fact that if he and Brett were…