The Tramp

Modernization and Reform in U.S. Justice At the turn of the twentieth century, Americans understood—if subconsciously—that the world their grandparents had known was gone forever. By the time Charlie Chaplin’s masterpiece “Modern Times” opened to theater-going audiences in February of 1936, city-dwelling Americans had directly experienced, to varying degrees, many of the themes in the film—the Tramp’s distaste for industrialization, urbanization, and modernization, for example. The cities…

J.R.R. Tolkien once guaranteed that, "The Lord of the Rings is obviously an on a very basic level religious and Christian work; unwittingly so at to start with, yet intentionally in the update". This is borne out in an examination of his labor of love, the making of the legendary history of Middle-earth. ·: Magic :· "Enchantment" in the writing of Tolkien 's Middle-earth is firmly related neither to that rehearsed in the mysterious nor to the illusions of performers. It is not the same as…

The 15th century became the Age of Exploration. Explorers from all across the world headed towards America in search of opportunity, land, and wealth. After arriving in their new destinations, many explorers embarked on a personal journey to seek many unanswered questions about their new home. In 1845, American writer Henry David Thoreau embarked on a similar search, which encompassed the inquisitive nature of the exploration age. Thoreau however was not interested in obtaining wealth or fame.…

churches, and other common places where these inappropriate clothing should not be worn. In the 19th century, women were not allowed to show off their bodies in such ways. If women were caught wearing skimpy clothes they were labeled as the town’s tramp. For instance, in the short story A & P, three young girls were humiliated by the manager for parading around the grocery store in their bikinis. The manager was furious that the girls exposed their body in a pubic store. The manager told the…

Oppression as Explained in Animal Farm "The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed” –Steven Biko (Oppression Quotes). Oppression is the “cruel and unfair treatment of people, especially by not giving them the same freedom, rights, etc. as other people” (Oxford). One of the most renowned literary works pertaining to oppression is Animal Farm by George Orwell. Animal Farm allegorizes the events of the Russian Revolution and Stalin era. Using this source one…

She is known without a name and is believed to be "tart" or a "tramp" because she talks to other workers in a semi-seductive way. She is the only girl on the ranch and her husband doesn't pay her much attention making her feel lonely. Therefore, Curley's wife walks around the ranch in high heel boots supposedly looking…

Of all the feelings a person can feel, there’s but one feeling that can leave us in a state of shock, help us escape reality, commit deeds that we can’t endure, and corrupt our rationality of thinking. This is more commonly known as the emotion “guilt”, which is a feeling one feels after realizing they have done something unspeakable. The theme of guilt is clearly evident in Robertson Davies’ Fifth Business and William Shakespeare's Hamlet. Guilt is particularly used in both narratives to…

Romanticism vs Realism When I hear the words “romanticism” and “realism” it doesn’t sound like it would involve each other or even be labeled anywhere close to one another. After refreshing my memory of romanticism, I remembered that just because it has the keyword “romance” does not mean anywhere near romantic. Romanticism to me is more of an unrealistic realm. It was a movement to go against the ideas of enlightenment, or in other words, go against society. It was more of a happy, or…

`Of Mice and Men` is a novella written by John Steinbeck that is set during the era of the Great Depression in 1930’s America. The novella portrays the way in which - despite the consequences of depressed circumstances - human spirit still survives. During the aftermath of the Great Depression, which was a poverty-stricken era, men hoped to pick up the shattered pieces of their lives. Steinbeck illustrates how people, with the help of friends and dreams, can prevail in the face of all difficult…

Have you ever found yourself viewing two things that are very different in look or appearance, but noticed that they actually had more in common than you think. Maybe these two things were things from different time periods, so it was inferred that they had to be quite different. In this paper, two stories from different time periods’ themes will be compared and contrasted. Although some people may believe that stories written in different time periods can’t have similar themes, they can…