In both Toni Morrison’s Beloved and Iain Banks’ The Wasp Factory‚ gender constructions are explored and manipulated to show the harmful effects that social norms of a patriarchal society can have on an individual’s psyche. Gender is a social construct which dictates how men and women should act in different situations; therefore‚ since both authors create characters who transgress the boundaries of this construct‚ it is implied that there cannot be a clear line between genders. However‚ whilst Morrison
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that is not enough to become the Unites States a multi cultural country. The WASP model has dominated the social structure of the United States. This model is assimilated for most cultures from immigrant and globalization effects. Furthermore‚ according to the Anglo-conformism‚ if any culture survives‚ it is excluding from the society. That is because; the WASP culture still dominated the country in several states and
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violent ending and a twist that undermines all that Frank believed about himself. Plot summary The ’Wasp Factory’ of the title is a clock face salvaged from the local dump. Behind each numeral is a trap‚ which leads to a different ritual death (for example burning‚ crushing‚ or drowning in Frank’s urine) for the wasp that Frank puts into the hole at the centre. He uses the death ’chosen’ by the wasp to divine the future. There are also the Sacrifice Poles‚ upon which hang the bodies and heads of larger
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He is a Sister: The Monstrous (De)Construction of the Sex/Gender Binary in Iain Banks’ The Wasp Factory Vikki Winkler English 498: Honours Thesis Advisor: Dr. Jodey Castricano March 31‚ 2008 If it is appropriate to define “ideology” as that which constitutes social‚ cultural‚ and political order‚ then perhaps it can be said that as a genre‚ the Gothic paradoxically both challenges and reinforces the stability of these seemingly “fixed” structures and‚ similarly‚ that it both disturbs and
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Mutualism: Fig wasps and fig trees Fig wasps (Agaonidae) are a species of wasps that have a life span of a couple of days and could be as little as 2mm in length. Hence the name these wasps are sole pollinators of fig trees (Ficus)‚ each fig tree species has its own particular wasp for pollination. Fig trees are totally dependent on fig wasps for pollination and have been for the past 60 million years‚ this shows that this process of pollinating is efficient and sustainable creating equilibrium
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describes the struggle of power between the poet and the two birds that are building their nest. The poet uses the wasps and their nest as a symbol to show reality of the humans. Finally‚ at the end the poet realizes that his life too is like that of the wasps and thus starts to sympathize with them. The poet structures the poem in such a way to show the struggle of power between the wasps and the humans and ends with a climax. The choice of words and literary techniques such as onomatopoeia‚ imagery
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nature there is an insect that gets to make that decision. B. Introduction: Hello I am Elijah King and I would like to share some information about wasps‚ Voodoo wasps to be more precise. II. Intro to Wasps A. Wasp’s body is long and slender with a narrow waist‚ cylindrical legs and appears to be smooth-skinned and shiny. B. (Hand drawn) Diagram: A wasp like any insect has a body made up of three sections the head‚ thorax and abdomen. 1. Head: the brains of the operation a. Contains the mandibles
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Anancy and Brother Wasp Once upon a time Brother Wasp was a very handsome man‚ especially when he laughed because he had two pretty rows of teeth. Yes‚ Wasp used to have teeth. Now‚ Wasp was very proud of his teeth. Sometimes he would grind them‚ sometimes he would shine them and sometimes he was glad to bite somebody to show them how sharp they were. And even when he was supposed to be serious he would laugh or smile so he could show his beautiful teeth. At this time‚ Anancy was a postman and
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Wasp Mimicry Mimicry‚ essentially‚ is some type of resemblance between two unrelated organisms which improves the organisms’ chances of survival against a common predator. This resemblance can be seen in warning signs‚ typically visually with colors and patterns‚ but organisms can also have resemblances in smells and many other traits that deceive the predator into believing the insect is something that it’s not‚ saving the insect’s life. Mimicry typically involves three things: a model‚ a mimic
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The wasp factory Activity one: 1. the novel is driven by an overwhelmingly obsessive fist person narration – frank cauldhame‚ who speaks cooly and calmly about strange events. There are also these sacrifice poles‚ upon which hang bodies and heads of large animals such as seagulls‚ that frank has killed. he believes they define and protext the borders of frank’s territory. 2. he is capable of hmour‚ irony‚ self-analysis and has an objective view of his strange situation. He lives in
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