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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The Spider and the Wasp Alexander Petrunkevitch shows great details about nature and its creatures. Like one of his story “The Sider and the Wasp.” Two different creatures trying to live another day‚ jet for some reason they look for conflict with one another. Those two creatures that are the same but different in their own way “is a classic example of what looks like intelligences pitted against instinct” (Petrunkevitch 59). The tarantula and the digger (pepsis) are both
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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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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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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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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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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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Donald Justice’s poem entitled "The Missing Person" gives the reader an image of a person who does not know who they really are. Many people suffer from this lack of knowledge as to who they are and what significance their presence holds in this busy world. What does one do when all they have is themselves and they don’t even know who they are? "The Missing Person" explores this dilemma. The poem speaks from deep down into the depths of a persons mind. It conveys a place that many do not wish
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A Broken Tower‚ by Hart Crane‚ is a metaphor-rich poem that is very ambiguous but seems to describe the difficulties of the creative process and the way in which the artist is bound and compelled by it. Crane uses many religious metaphors and references‚ directly mentioning God and also bells‚ which are associated with churches. It is possible to interpret the poem in a religious sense‚ but it could be argued that religion and art are similar metaphors; that‚ for the poet‚ his writings are both a
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