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Isolation is a very prominent theme in The Metamorphosis, Frankenstein, and Things Fall Apart. In these books, Kafka, Shelley, and Achinebe exploit the effects of isolation and alienation to portray the requirement of personal interaction and social inclusion for all humans. Franz Kafka seeks to uncover the potential dangers of social rejection through Gregor’s transformation, that ultimately leads to his separation from both his family and his past life. Kafka’s clear isolation of Gregor…

Selma In the film, Selma, people are able to see how much hard work was put into ensuring that voting rights were truly equal for all of the citizens of America. This film goes deep into the hearts of the people who played key roles in the civil rights movement. We can see that desegregation was not enough. Citizens need voting rights and to have all of the freedoms that is promised when becoming and American. In the beginning of the movie, a lady is trying to register to vote. It is clear that…

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been a stalwart supporter of women’s rights and LGBT rights. Her rulings on cases concerning women's rights and as LGBT rights have continued the impression Justice O’Connor gave in her decision in Roe v. Wade that gender may indeed matter in rulings with this trend most likely going to continue with Justices Sotomayor and Kagan. She is considered as one the 100 Most Powerful Women and has spent time advocating for women's rights in the duration of her career. The…

Women did not have the same rights as men for a long time and it was unfair to all the women. One way that the women did not have the same rights was that women did not have the right of speech. The women were not allowed to speak freely like men. The freedom of speech was a denied right for women in places like courts or conventions. (Document 1) In 1840 Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton attended the World Anti-Slavery Convention in London. The had a lot to say ,but they had to sit…

In the novel, Steinbeck presents strengths and weaknesses in many different ways, from how Crooks and Curley's wife deal with daily injustice because they are easy targets, to George who looks after Lennie every day but then loses out on other aspects of his life because of it. Then there's Lennie who's learning difficulties cause him to be yet another easy target of society, and lastly Slim is seen as the prince of the ranch, but there is a possibility that he is keeping his problems to himself…

Throughout Edgar Allan Poe’s life, he has gone through many harsh experiences, such as losing his mom and wife to Tuberculosis, which is the basis for his great stories. Poe’s goal is to leave the reader with an emotional effect of the horror of premeditated death and the sadness over the death of a loved one after reading his stories. These emotional effects are show in “The Tale-Tale Heart,” “The Cask of Amontillado,” “Hop-Frog,” “The Raven,” and “ Annabel Lee.” Edgar Allan Poe’s style is…

novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, the often violent syncretism of the European superpowers invading African causes many hardships and different responses to the people living there. The book follows the life of Okonkwo though the first wave of the European invasion and how he reacts to their arrival. Okonkwo’s first response is shock at the lack of respect, followed by rage when he feels abandoned by his clan, and finally he is swallowed by self pity after seeing his world fall apart.…

Throughout Postcards, Proulx presents a bleak of vision of life that is violently sad. Trapped in this unforgiving landscape; the characters are bound to their farm. With no chance of escape; the characters are seen as having no free will. Their fate is determined by their inability to adapt to the fast moving capitalism of America in the 40’s. Capitalism “nips all aspirations in the bud” which is clearly seen through the inevitable decline of the farm. As America progresses, the Blood family…

“On the Rainy River” is a story describing the narrator, Tim O’Brien, conforming to the society surrounding him; while continuing to question internally. O’Briens drastic tension of self morals alongside the differentiated pressure of conforming to the society’s desire for him to fight for his country, has left O’Brien with the fear of exile, abandonment, the fear of being ashamed; all of which, are considered far worse than the fear of death. O’Briens inner turmoil is of direct correlation to…

The Kite Runner is a novel told from the perspective of Amir, whose personality changes throughout the novel. Behaviour, thoughts and feelings often define one’s personality. Amir’s personality is negatively affected by the actions of his father, Baba. Due to Baba’s societal status and his unfair expectations of Amir, Amir develops two negative personality traits. One being a low self-esteem; the other being jealousy. Amir has a privileged, wealthy upbringing and belongs to a high societal class…