World Literature essays:
What do the texts you have studied have to say about the positive and/or negative effects of institutions?
... and productive members of society. We witness the transformation of Brett, the protagonist of the novel, as he experiences all aspects of the effects of the institution, both positive and negative. We are exposed to an overall positive effect of the institution ...
"The Ivory Trail" notes
... imaginative journeys can transcend physical boundaries to expose the power of the speculative mind that liberates individuals by unleashing infinite possibilities. This imaginative journey also demonstrates the minds capability to explore alternate worlds that expand the responders' horizons and ...
"Journeys, irrespective of their form, usually present challenges and barriers that have to be met before a final goal is reached." Do you agree?
... tests of courage to psychological disorders that impede the journeyers from their paths. Kelleher's "The Ivory Trail" book cover and Atwood's "Journey into the interior" are two examples of this. Whilst both are different in form, they both depict the journey and its obstacles ...
More than anything else, imaginative journeys are about the process of speculation. (Lime Tree, Frost at Midnight, A Beautiful Mind)
... imaginative journey. The imaginary journey present within the visual text "The Ivory Trail," places much emphasis on speculation as well. It explores the concept of imaginative journeys by transporting the responder on a journey of speculation, questioning the fact whether all journeys ...
"Winter" by John Marsden. Discuss the theme of Personal Growth in the Story. How does this affect Winter?
... and alone, when she accepts the position at the music college Jessica attends. The final stage Winter goes through, closer to the end of the novel, is the faze of total acceptance of her feelings and ...
Comparison of "The Hearing Trumpet"-Leonora Carrington and "If this is a Man"- Primo Levi.
... depicts an institution which is more like a cult than anything else where peoples destiny is not death. Also Carringtons book is rather more light-hearted and outrageous in contrast to the dim and dark world that Primo Levi depicts ...
"Looking For ALibrandi" by Melina Marchetta - Changing Perspective
... of the boys in the film learn, and it is what Josie and Jacob are learning. Change is a difficult concept and different texts treat it in different ways. Change can mean to differ, to challenge and existing point of view. My understanding of the concept of ...
"Things Fall Apart" - Oppression
... of the family and his wives do his bidding (132). Here, Uchendu describes the male dominance and female suppression in Chinua Achebes book Things Fall Apart. Uchendu exemplifies one of the few male characters who understood and ...
How both "Vendetta" and "The School Teacher's Guest" deal with ideas of justice and revenge.
... after the death of her son and her isolation is best shown when you view the in-depth description from the first paragraph as a metaphor of her life, for instance The barren coast, stripped of all but a scanty covering of grass. Is representing ...
The Township Plays by Athol Fugard
... and ideas were used to effectively bring across his message. In Fugard's two earliest plays, people from all angles of the apartheid system are presented. As a result of Fugard's portrayal of these characters, a clearer understanding of the system is created. An exposition of the intimacies of ...