Winston Ntshona

The Island written by Athol Fugard, John Kani, and Winston Ntshona draws numerous parallels from Sophocles’ Antigone. Firstly, the roles are played by men. Secondly, the characters of the play denounce apartheid by performing this piece similar to how Antigone defies the law by burying her brother. Lastly, Winston shares parallels with Antigone. The story line and characters of The Island draw copious amounts of parallels from Sophocles’ Antigone. In Antigone, the roles were played by men, even the role of Antigone. The same goes for The Island where the role of Antigone is played by Winston, a male. The play draws parallels between Antigone’s fight against political boundaries, and the situation of non-whites during the apartheid in South…

never know what you 're gonna get.” was changed from “Being an idiot is no box of chocolates.” These two quotes, though one is slightly change, changes the meaning of the quote. After saying the quote in the novel, he goes on to talk about being people knowing of his condition in being rude and offensive to him. The novel doesn’t give a heartfelt quote like the movie does. Elvis Presley was even put into the movie though it he wasn’t in the novel at all. There are a lot of things that could 've…

Brittney Perrodin S. Martinez English IV, 1st Hour 4-24-16 Key Individuals in World War II World War II had many influential leaders. Some more influential than others, but two of the most influential leaders were Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. Both men showed exquisite leadership skills and strategic foresight for war. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill were important leaders during WWII, whose leadership allowed for the defeat of Hitler. Franklin Delanore…

It was a meeting of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. After seeing that the war against Germany was coming to a close these three Allied powers came together to discuss the next steps in ending the war. They decided that they would demand Germany’s unconditional surrender. This was just the first step to the plans for a post-war world. A big discussion was what to do with the conquered country after the war and the…

possibility of rebelliousness by narrowing the minds of the people by removing words that signify opposition or disagreement. For example, the way to communicate the word ‘bad’ or something that is exceedingly bad is through the words ‘ungood’ and ‘doublepllusungood’ respectively. Without a word of freedom, the idea and concept of freedom is vanished from the minds of the people Oceania. “It’s a beautiful thing, the destruction of words. Of course we use these forms already, but in the final…

The film Metropolis directed by Fritz Lang, is a science fiction film, consisting of a futuristic city dystopia, follows the journey of Joh Fredersen, his son Freder, and a poor worker named Maria through their efforts to overcome the vast differences separating the working class and the elites of the city. Whilst the novel 1984 by George Orwell is also about a dystopian society that is controlled by ‘The Party’ follows the character, Winston Smith who decides to rebel against the Party and fall…

Can the human spirit easily endure pain and suffering, or is it easily corruptible? In 1984 by George Orwell, Winston Smith is broken when he undergoes extreme psychological torture. His pain, however matures him in the sense that he lets go of his idealistic past self and accepts the ideologies of his government, “the party.” In a pivotal moment where winston is forced to believe that 2+2=5, he loses all sense of personal freedom and is at the will of Big Brother, and thus comes into his place…

are the ones who will make you suffer the worst blows.” This is shown as a truth when, in George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984, O’Brien strives to assert power over Winston by securing his trust to break down Winston’s resistance against the Party. To being with, O’Brien drops subtle hints to Winston that he opposes the Party. During the Two Minutes-Hate, for example, the author mentions that “momentarily he had caught O’Brien’s eye” (Orwell 17). At this point, Winston believes an unspoken…

Both the “Never Give In” speech by Winston Churchill and the “Good Will Hunting” monologue delivered by Robin Williams, are similar speeches in their themes and stylistic features. On October 29, 1941, United Kingdom Prime Minister Winston Churchill visited Harrow School to give an inspirational speech to the students. The world was an extremely dark place, World War II had just begun and the United Kingdom was struggling. The speech was optimistic, concerning the outcome of the war and referred…

higher dropout rates of ethnic minorities ̶̶ especially Aboriginal students (Enns, 2014). Regardless of the reasons for placement, (prior academic performance, grades, teachers ' recommendations, or educational aspirations—all of which are influenced by socioeconomic background), there are substantial social class differences in the resulting track designations (Crosby and Owens, 2). For example, a special course, called Skills Development classes, that aims to improve learning strategies for…