The Importance of being earnest Themes Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. The Nature of Marriage Marriage is of paramount importance in The Importance of Being Earnest‚ both as a primary force motivating the plot and as a subject for philosophical speculation and debate. The question of the nature of marriage appears for the first time in the opening dialogue between Algernon and his butler‚ Lane‚ and from this point on the subject never disappears
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The Character of Tom Jones in the Novel Tom Jones A character study always shows the good and evil side of a man. Here in this assignment I have to unfold the characteristics of Tom Jones- the protagonist of the novel Tom Jones. No man is without mistakes. But it is also true that totally corrupted person is rare. Here in this novel from a general esteem one can say that Tom is a playboy and has no moral ethic. But if one knows Fielding’s view of virtue then he is sure to uphold Tom’s character
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the obsessive yearn of individuals in Victorian England for social improvement. His numerous and comical encounters with the main character of the novel‚ Pip‚ are thought-provoking and induce the reader to ponder upon the snobbery‚ ambition‚ and hypocrisy present in an England where social status was more important than integrity. When Pip is a child and a commoner‚ Mr. Pumblechook always prods him with condescending remarks and advice. During a Christmas dinner at the start of the novel‚ Mr. Pumblechook
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In fact‚ one of his major flaws was an unfortunate excellence in Hypocrisy. Although Jefferson was one of the main supporters of the anti-slavery movement‚ he was an avid slave-owner and slave-trader. It is surprising that voters did not see this as a negative trait in Jefferson‚ enough to the point to vote for the other
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In Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ Mark Twain satirizes the southern view that African Americans are inferior through emphasizing the prejudice of characters. Twain displays the biased idea about slavery in Pap’s long rant. In the log cabin‚ cooks dinner while Pap drinks alcohol. Huck mentions how when Pap drinks‚ he usually attacks the government. This night‚ Pap rambles on about how the government is bad for allowing an African American from Ohio have freedom and voting rights‚ which Pap responds
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2. Angela McRobbie posited that there exists a hypocrisy within society when it comes to feminism; on the one hand‚ it is considered archaic – a “unnecessary” relic of the past‚ since women today supposedly benefit from “freedom” and choice” – but on the other hand‚ the progress of feminists is being erased and inequality is still prevalent (McRobbie‚ 260). In class‚ post-feminism was also seen as being defined by a cessation of the need for feminism; some would posit that females are already equal
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POT 3054 Research Paper Voltaire’s Candide Voltaire begins the climactic‚ satirical journey of Candide by first stating where he originates‚ the castle of Baron Thunder-ten-tronckh (Voltaire 1). This absurd name can be seen as Voltaire taking aim at the ridiculous names of lords‚ dukes‚ etc. he has come across. Not only is it an unnecessarily long name‚ but a humorous one to pronounce. The Baron is also said to have established an unreasonable seventy-one heraldic quarterings due to his family
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JOSEPH ANDREWS BY HENRY FIELDING Q Write a note on social criticism as presented in book I and book II of this novel. This novel is basically a satire on mode of living of the social classes of 18th century. The most promising and solid features (as a means of social criticism) that one might extract from the novel‚ in the light of book I and book II are highlighted as below: Artificiality of love Here the example of lady booby explains the point clearly. She loved Joseph as claimed by herself
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Introduction Navina Kurup IBS-1 English Essay question number 3. The role of religion in Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez plays an integral part in the main event of the novel. The society featured in this novel has close ties to the Catholic religion. An important part of the Catholic religion is the belief that a woman’s virginity should be kept preserved until she is married. The significance of the church is greatly stressed in the novel‚ as it is an important part of
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(let alone a president) doesn’t take responsibility for their actions. At a kid’s point of view (or a point of view of any)‚ that is hypocrisy‚ hypocritical and makes a kid think. Those kids are thinking‚ ’Why do I have to take responsibility for my actions if they don’t?". "Can I say something to someone and do the opposite?" (Which is the definition of hypocrisy). It is true‚ when you take responsibility for your actions‚ you can learn from them. Once you know you "screwed up" or made a mistake
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