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    London Contemporary School Reality Through Trier ’s Camera (BA1 - Cultural Studies) António Branco 24/05/2012 Reality Through Trier ’s Camera A narrative is a work that describes a succession of real or fictional actions. In one simple word‚ it ’s a story. Nowadays narrative is considered to exist in many different forms‚ for example as a book‚ song‚ film‚ television‚ theatre‚ video-games and even painting and photography. For this reason narrative now has a wide range of ways to present

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    Eveline and Araby

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    Eveline and Araby Short stories In the two short stories Eveline and Araby‚ a common situation is presented; they are interested in one person. While being interested in this person‚ the two are in between the two realms of fantasy and reality. They have feelings that cannot be understood‚ but they have no one to support them and help them. Towards the end of the story‚ the decision is made to determine which route should be taken. In the story Eveline‚ the young lady was positioned in the middle

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    Innocence In Araby

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    Over time as children face new challenges through their upbringing‚ they begin to lose their supreme innocence by making naïve decisions to overcome these problems. As all unexperienced children alike‚ the protagonists in “Araby” and “The Garden Party” by James Joyce and Katherine Manisfield respectively‚ both Laura and the narrator in “Araby” undergo crisis where they gain valuable life lessons all while being stripped of their innocence. The narrator of Araby is a young boy and his infatuation with

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    Araby tone

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    Araby‚” a short story from James Joyce’s Dubliners‚ recounts an unnamed boy’s transition from childhood into adulthood‚ from a life filled with fantasy to all the harsh realities of life in Ireland under British rule. The narrator of the story is the older version of the protagonist‚ and as a result the prose seems far from what a child would write—a preadolescent would not display such self-awareness and understanding. Further examination of the text shows that the narrator is actually embarrassed

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    A&P and Araby

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    The Boys of "A & P" and "Araby" John Updike’s "A & P" and James Joyce’s "Araby" are very similar. The theme of the two stories is about a young man who is interested in figuring out the difference between reality and the fantasies of romance that play in his head and of the mistaken thoughts each has about their world‚ the girls‚ and themselves. One of the main similarities between the two stories is the fact that the main character has built up unrealistic expectations of women. Both characters

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    Imagery in "Araby"

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    Imagery in "Araby" In the story "Araby"‚ written by James Joyce‚ there is plenty use of imagery. James Joyce emphasises imagery in such a subtle yet profound way. The story is about a boy’s infatuation to a girl who is known only as "Mangan’s sister" and his promise that he will buy her a present at the bazaar(called Araby). Joyce expresses the theme of the boys exaggerated desire through the images which are colourful. The theme of "Araby" is a boy’s desire to have what he cannot obtain. Throughout

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    Infatuation In Araby

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    In Araby‚ Joyce depicts the narrator as a young schoolboy from Dublin who has lacked exposure to the world outside of his own. In a person with little to no exposure like so‚ infatuation and indulgence seem to easily overtake said individual as they tend to mistake the everyday ordinary for the exotic extraordinary. The narrator in this tale is undoubtedly infatuated with the Mangan’s sister‚ as he believes she is intriguing and far from the ordinary; he spends his days obsessing over her and thinks

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    Araby Notes

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    "In James Joyce’s short story "Araby‚" the male narrator’s coming-of-age is transposed against a tale of an innocent woman’s supposed falling from grace‚ in the eyes of the young man. The young man promises to go to a fair called Araby. The name "Araby" was often thought to comprise the fictional or romanticized version of Arabia or Arab world‚ such as in the then-popular song "The Sheik of Araby." ("Araby‚ 2005) The young man promises to bring the young woman something from the far-off and exotic

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    Escaping the Eurocentric American Stranglehold Ethnic variety is one of the defining characteristics of the American people. The American people‚ however‚ define themselves based on their cultural background. Armando Rendón and Judith Ortiz Cofer are two writers with passionate perspectives on encroaching Anglo assimilation. Rendón reflects on his near loss and reclamation of cultural identity in his essay‚ “Kiss of Death‚” while Cofer ’s heritage is tested and strengthened through her encounters

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    Escaping is the way people protect themselves from the impotence they face. When there are so many complain‚ pressure‚ people want to hide somewhere to find a little peace‚ energy to return and face their own reality. In Tennessee William’s play The Glass Menagerie‚ each member of Wingfield family refuse to accepting their realities by set themselves in the fantasy world that they had created to avoid the reality. Sadly‚ no matter how hard they try to escape‚ in the end‚ they still had to face the

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