Tony Harrison’s Long Distance II is a poem pondering the loss of our beloved‚ and how some of us cope with said loss. When someone we love is abruptly and prematurely taken from us‚ it is only natural if we experience grief. But to Harrison it seems many of us do our best to put restraints on our feelings‚ almost like we are embarrassed by our grief‚ as if it was illegal. To uncover what might lie hidden in between the lines‚ I will in this essay delve into Harrison’s thoughts and try to decipher
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perfect society. This is one type of a drastic society. There is another‚ more appalling type of society‚ that of a dystopia. A Dystopia is nor a fairyland or the promised-land like the utopia is‚ it looks at the chaos‚ anarchy‚ rebellion and disorder of a society. As we compare these two opposite society types‚ there are two books that are the poster child of utopia and dystopia. Those two books are Kurt Vonnegut’s "Player Piano"‚ and Anthony Burgess’s "A Clockwork Orange". In Kurt Vonnegut’s
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In the movie Regarding Henry‚ Harrison Ford plays lawyer Henry Turner who is unfortunately shot in the head and has to recover. Throughout the movie his behavior changes as he goes from being more impulsive to more caring and following his superego. Before he gets shot Henry is focused primarily on his job. He is a well regarded lawyer that wins many cases and doesn’t really have time for his family. He acts mostly on impulse using his id before the incident. His vocabulary involves cursing
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Book Ends by Tony Harrison – Critical Commentary Book Ends by Tony Harrison is a poem about the death of the writer’s mother‚ and the effect this has on the complicated relationship between father and son‚ who are unable to relate to each other or communicate emotionally. The tone of the poem is melancholic‚ reflecting on the theme of death and the breakup of family‚ with a bitter edge in the description of the unbridgeable rift between father and son which widens following the mother’s death. The
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In dystopian literature‚ an author’s form of writing can greatly impact the overall feel. In Animal Farm‚ George Orwell creates a world of rebbellion gone wrong as the pig leaders on an old farm begin to take total control. They create fear and laws for the benefit of themselves‚ and lead the other animals in a depressing life. Since the animals are very naive‚ they never notice the crumpling of their society. Orwell also creates a world of totalitarian equality in the dystopian novel 1984. The government
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KRITIKĒ VOLUME ONE NUMBER ONE (JUNE 2007) 25-31 Article The Critical Role of Art: Adorno between Utopia and Dystopia Paolo A. Bolaños In the drama of conscious existence‚ it is not theory and practice that encounter each other‚ but enigma and transparency‚ phenomenon and insight. If enlightenment does occur‚ it does so no through the establishment of a dictatorship of lucidity but as the dramatic selfillumination of existence. – Peter Sloterdijk1 Introduction eading or hearing
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What if there was a society where knowledge was feared and looked down upon? A society where someone who is intellectual is absolutely abandoned? In Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451‚ a character that depicts the norm of this wrecked humanity would have to be Mildred Montag. Mildred is the brittle‚ sickly looking wife of the main character‚ Guy Montag. Mildred‚ being the status-quo for the broken society in which the novel takes place‚ has a role necessary to make the novel tie together smoothly
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There were many so-called “prophetic” dystopian novels released throughout the 20th century: Orwell’s 1984‚ Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451‚ Brunner’s Stand on Zanzibar‚ etc.. These books certainly have their moments of divination‚ but even casual readers see that western governments are not going down the path of totalitarian control‚ book burning‚ or mind control. However‚ one dystopian novel does stand in the minds of readers out as having frighteningly accurate predictions: Aldous Huxley’s Brave New
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When discussing the Beatles‚ most people first think of the music written by Paul McCartney‚ or John Lennon. Often forgot is George Harrison‚ whose impact on the musical world is still seen today. George Harrison is an English multi-instrumental musician/songwriter‚ most well known for being lead guitarist in the Beatles. His greatest legacy in terms of his music career was his additions to the “Great Sitar Explosion”‚ where a plethora of American and British music was flooded with Indian sounds
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In rainbow’s end‚ the author Jane Harrison uses different types of technique to explore the sense of belonging about Aboriginal People. Stage direction is used to show the actors action and reaction. For example‚ in the bank manager’s office‚ through 5 stage directions to show Gladys determined to give her daughter a better life. “Gladys who’s all dressed up” “she pulls out of her bag a special certificate for punctuation” “she stares him down” all her action in response to Bank manager’s concerns
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