Understanding of ’The Imaginative Landscape’ Derived from the Dutch word ’landschap’‚ landscape can refer to‚ and mean many things. It can be described as the physical environment we see around us every day and everywhere we go. However it can also be the meaning we add to the physical aspect of it. The imaginative landscape can be defined as the world we carry in our thoughts‚ dreams‚ memories/experiences‚ attitude and imagination‚ that helps us to colour/ shape the world around us. Therefore
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Politics and religion have contributed to the great roles in shaping up societies worldwide for centuries. Specifically‚ in both “For Whom the Bell Tows” and “The Quiet American”‚ political influences are expressed with a deeper concentration in comparison to religion among the people. In the work‚ “For Whom the Bell Tows”‚ religion is not emphasized as a major priority throughout the story‚ until the local people find themselves almost at their breaking point. As stated in one of the passages by
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The book Quiet American is a great book. Author Graham Greene uses the Thomas Fowler and Alden Pyle to represent a great picture. In the interactions among these characters‚ he is simplifying the situation in Vietnam into a personal model to be viewed. Graham Greene developed the attitude and personalities of his characters almost to be a condensed legend of the countries they represented. The actions and the opinions formed on them by others‚ was a reflection of the general feeling overall in Vietnam
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Which does more harm in the world‚ cynical self-interest or blind idealism? The Quiet American by Graham Greene explores this question. It is set in Vietnam‚ mostly in Saigon‚ before the French left. Its main characters are an English reporter named Thomas Fowler‚ an American spy called Alden Pyle‚ and a Vietnamese woman of Chinese descent‚ Phuong. Cynical Fowler is a drug addict‚ an opium smoker. Phuong probably got him addicted. He seems to have been a life-long philanderer‚ who finally destroyed
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Do you have to be a martyr for your cause to be considered ‘morally good’ or is his behaviour morally bad? CONFLICT BETWEEN PEOPLE The Quiet American * Both Pyle and Thomas are in conflict over a number of issues throughout the text. In particular some of this conflict stems from their ideological differences‚ particularly in regards to their views about Vietnam. Pyle is blind to the outside
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what a memoir is‚ and valid explanations concerning the topic of memory. Hampl starts off the essay by talking about one of her childhood recollections involving a piano lesson at the age of seven‚ but in the end‚ the short memoir turns into an imaginative piece of writing. As she transcribes‚ details are mistakenly added in. The memory actually comes from her own creation instead of facts as they are supposed to. Furthermore‚ out of all memories she could have chosen‚ her piano lesson is the one
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Philip Noyce’s adaptation of Graham Greene’s novel The Quiet American to film was a large success. It stayed true to the script‚ and kept the basic essence of the characters; pulling them from the pages of the book and creating them visually into marvels on screen. The earlier film made on the book was made in 1958 by Joseph Mankiewicz. Fowler was played by Michael Redgrave‚ with Audie Murphy as Pyle. This version was forced to reverse Greene’s political stand taken in the book however‚ meaning it
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Angst‚ guilt‚ and self-abnegation were amongst the many feelings that tugged at the newly convicted Theodore Douglas’s heart. The Magistrate sentenced the young delinquent to eighteen months in jail for the theft of a mobile phone and one hundred pounds in cash‚ despite his desperate circumstance‚ Theo appeared to be calm‚ collected‚ and unusually apathetic. However‚ this façade of mild disinterest‚ concealed the reality; Theo was about as indifferent as a cat caught short in a swimming pool‚ and
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The Impact of Change Tim O’Brien is an American author who writes stories based on his experiences in the Vietnam War. O’Brien‚ throughout the story ‘The Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong’‚ describes the changes that Mary Anne goes through during her time in Vietnam. Mary Anne’s physical and mental changes that she goes through during her time in Vietnam also press and signify the changes that the soldiers‚ and possibly the civilians‚ go through in a time of war. O’Brien also chooses to have Rat tell
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An imaginative journey has three main parts inspiration speculation and imagination. Imaginative journeys are embarked upon through the transcendence of the threshold of reality. An imaginative journey can be in the form of a dream whether awake or asleep‚ while reading a story in which both the composer and audience can be involved. An imaginative journey is generally triggered by a catalyst‚ which can be in the form of a person or something completely different‚ such as a choice made by
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