Deconstruction Deconstruction is a reaction against patterns of structuralists. It dismantles the idea of ‘structure’ to present it as concept which has been used to determine the way of understanding; rules of how we articulate meaning and readings by outlining an authority. Deconstruction is primarily a post-structuralist position in its objective approach to accept structure. It questions assumptions about how the universe has searched for a definitive; philosophically there is no definite
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Name Professor Course Date Deconstruction Applied Deconstruction entails a deep conceptualization of the text that focuses on the relationship between common binary oppositions‚ for instance‚ presence/absent‚ male/female‚ good/evil‚ beginning/end‚ masculine/ feminine and speech/ writing. As argued by the French philosopher Derrida‚ the Western Culture people have a tendency to think and express their thoughts in form of binary oppositions. A post-structuralist reading looks into this hierarchy
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ANALYSIS Shaw has often been criticized for his inability to create well- developed round characters. His characters are usually seen as mere puppets propelled by the crisis of the plot or as mouthpieces for his socialist viewpoint. However in Pygmalion‚‚ Shaw vindicates himself of these charges by the creation of rounded and life-like characters such as Higgins and Eliza. Clearly they are not authorial stooges. They have a peculiar quality that leaves a lasting imprint on the reader’s memory. But
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Juliette Eghterafi Mrs. Headley English 10 Honors Essay Three The story of cinderella is most known for the transformation of a poor sweet lady into a princess. In many ways pygmalion is the same as cinderella. The only difference is that pygmalion has three characters undergoing transformations. Eliza could be seen as cinderella‚ because she goes and becomes a young lady in fancy clothes marrying a gentleman. Eliza undergoes the most dramatic transformation due to her having to learn
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Pygmalion‚ perhaps Shaw’s best-loved play‚ tells of Professor Henry Higgins attempts to transform the poor‚ Cockney flower-girl‚ Eliza Doolittle‚ into a lady by changing her speech. Higgins hears her speaking one night as she sells flowers‚ and he says that‚ within three months‚ he can change her speech so dramatically that she will be accepted in the highest society. The next morning‚ she shows up at his door‚ offering to pay for lessons because she wants to run her own flower shop. The lessons
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c. The purpose of myth plays in the life of ancient Greeks was to help them answer questions they could not with the understanding they had at the time‚ or about the science of that life. d. No they do not have the same names. Part Two Pygmalion was a sculptor and a king. He was sculpting a woman out of ivory and to him was the most beautiful sculpture of the woman of his heart’s desire. When he saw how beautiful of a sculpture he made‚ and that she wouldn’t respond to his gifts and treats
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! Caterpillar to Butterfly The play Pygmalion starts with Bernard Shaw showing a common “poor girl” (1‚12) Eliza in poverty selling flowers on the streets in England. Eliza is shown standing up to a man who is taking detailed notes on her vocabulary. This is significant as you see her fierce personality right at the beginning of the play. Throughout the play‚ you watch Eliza Doolittle the flower girl learning how to speak and transform into a lady according to the standards of Professor Higgins
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DECONSTRUCTION IN FASHION Deconstruction was a revolutionary approach introduced by Frenchman Jacques Derrida in the study of literature. He applied his theory onto Western Metaphysics to expose its flawed nature and in an attempt to question the basic of the basic‚ the nuances (possibly unconscious to the author himself/herself) that contribute to the hemming and taking apart‚ the constructing and de-constructing within a text. J. Hillis Miller has described deconstruction this way:
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sanity and insanity‚ that one encounter within themselves. The deconstruction of sanity and insanity starts to become apparent in the novel after the physical war comes into play; the physical aspect of war serve as fuel that starts internal conflicts in the minds of
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Feminism in Pygmalion George Bernard Shaw‟s Pygmalion has been a play that gained academic discussions in various perspectives. Nevertheless‚ its feminist view has been the most discussed throughout the years. Having been compared to famous fairy tales such as Cinderella‚ the actual legend Pygmalion‚ Frankenstein‚ the readers and viewers of the play can clearly see some modified story lines. This paper will intend to depict the aspect of feminism through George Bernard Shaw‟s play‚ Pygmalion. The original
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