Kris Dias Critical Lens Essay “The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance‚ and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding.” - Albert Camus. In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ a group of British schoolboys become stranded on a deserted tropical island after their plane is shot down. Without the rules and structure of civilization the boys quickly descend into savagery. Some of the boys who are led by Ralph‚ the group’s
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J.F. Clarke said‚ "Good literature substitutes for an experience which we have not ourselves lived through." This quote means good books give the reader a chance to experience something which we may not have experience before. Two texts that will support this quote are The Lord of the Flies by William Golding and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. In this literature The Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ Ralph who struggle to survive on an inhabited island from a plane accident. Ralph was elected
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Critical Lens Essay Nicholas Cage once said that‚ “I like flawed characters because somewhere in them I see more of the truth.” This quotes means that characters are much more unrealistic when they are perfect. Characters with flaws give the reader a more accurate view of humanity because all people have flaws. The short story “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst and “The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe are two works of literature that support this quote. In both of these works‚ it is
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scene 5 “unsex me here” because she wishes she could be manly enough to complete such a task. Macbeth’s conscience began to haunt him after killing the king. He believed that Duncan’s blood had left a stain on his hands so permanent that "Not even all of Neptune’s oceans could wash it off." In Act 2 scene 2. In act 3 scene 4‚ Macbeth even see’s Duncan’s ghost sitting in his chair. Macbeth is going crazy while his wife tries to explain it to their guests and later questions his manhood. Duncan
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The Outsiders Critical Lens Essay The quote in question is “All good is destined to be defeated.” The quote means‚ for every good guy‚ there is a bad guy. For every hero‚ there is a villain. Everyone who has ever tried to do something good has been destined to be stopped. The quote not only speaks for literature‚ but for everything. If you look from now‚ all the way back to ancient times‚ you will see examples of this in many works of literature. The book The Outsiders is a good representation
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Ms. Zivas Critical Lens According to an unknown author‚ “It is not what an author states‚ but what he or she whispers that is important.” In other words‚ every detail in every book or work of literature has a more complex meaning than what is on the paper. Two works that prove this quote true are The Odyssey by Homer and “Ithaka” by Constantine Cavafy. The Odyssey by Homer is a metaphor for life. “It is the journey that makes up your life” as said by Tiresias‚ a blind prophet in The Odyssey
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Critical Lens An anonymous speaker once said‚ " In literature‚ evil often triumphs but never conquers." This means that in literature there is always a clash between a good side and an evil side. The characters on the evil side are usually illustrated as more intelligent figures and will appear to be winning the little battles with the good side however‚ in the end the good will always prevail. I agree with this quote because whatever happens good will always conquer as seen in both Macbeth by
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end. As a result of her father being so mean‚ Ellen always strived to be the opposite. Following this trauma‚ her mother killed herself‚ most likely because of the father‚ which in itself is overwhelming and heartbreaking for a 10 year old. During all of this Ellen is always very close friends with a little colored girl named Starletta‚ as much as Ellen doesn’t want to be like her father‚ she still can’t help being racist because of her own fathers influence. She may not be able to control who’s
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Sammie Clemmey February 2‚ 2012 Critical Lens Essay - TKAM English 9 – Friedman To Kill a Mockingbird Critical Lens Essay “It takes a village to raise a child”‚ is an African Proverb. In other words‚ it can take more than just a child’s nuclear family to make her grow into who she will be as an adult. This lens is true because even though parents and siblings have a major effect on a child‚ and how they turn out later on in life‚ society and a child’s surrounding are what
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‘Literature shows us that sexual desire must be restrained.’ In light of this view‚ discuss the ways in which writers represent sexual desires and its consequences. Within Volpone‚ a key object of sexual desires would be Celia – who is so beautiful‚ Jonson deemed it fit for her name to mean ‘celestial’. As a result of her beauty‚ and its subsequent sexualisation (such as her “soft lip” that “would tempt you to eternity of kissing”)‚ Corvino obsesses over possessing her‚ as if she were a widely
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