taken.” -Oscar Wilde In society‚ there are many issues to deal with but there are also ways to make life much easier. Individuality has been an ongoing problem because society as a whole distances themselves from people being individuals and rather pushes towards the “cookie cutter” standards. Lack of individuality can be a result of low self-esteem and mistreatment meaning that in order to disguise those flaws one would feel the need to be someone they aren’t. The message Wilde is trying to convey
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handful of decades‚ never mind a time when women had very little control over when they could leave their home‚ yet in The Importance of Being Earnest‚ such a world exists. Oscar Wilde introduces a world in which women can be dominant figures without negative consequences. In The Importance of Being Earnest‚ Oscar Wilde uses characters who possess inverted stereotypical gender traits and satire to criticize and mock the strict gender
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they are making particularly nasty snubs‚ but they do not seem to realize that Wilde cleverly plays the joke on them. The receivers of the ‘nasty snubs‚’ actually are sarcastic in turn‚ but the upper class fails to notice it because of their narrow-mindedness. In fact‚ it is the middle class who are portrayed as the characters with the most sense in the play. Through the use of satirical and sarcastic language‚ Wilde reveals the lack of
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The very nature of poetry as being open to interpretive readings means that the poetry of Gwen Harwood can change with time and place‚ thus exploring the social customs and ethics affecting the contemporary audience. Her poems “Father and Child” (FC) and “The Violets” (TV) both reflect her context of the 1960s and 1970s‚ a period in which social activism had a major effect on the values of the presiding culture. The poems reveal Harwood’s characteristic voice that surpasses the barriers of time and
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hypocrisies of the upper-classes of the period (late-Victorian). Wilde was being satirical and paradoxical in his play to show the hypocrisy and entertain the viewers in a play that is still being repeated till today. It is a witty and amusing comedy which conveys real life everyday themes such as real love as opposed to selfish love‚ religion‚ marriage‚ being truthful and country life as opposed to city life. Richard Foster‚ author of “Wilde as Parodist: A Second Look at The Importance of Being Earnest”
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follow. Victorian Era mannerisms were beyond extraordinary and Oscar Wilde‚ the author of The Importance of Being Earnest‚ realised this and despised them. Throughout the story‚ Oscar likes to “poke fun” at the outrageous customs of the Victorian Era. To accomplish this feat‚ Oscar uses satire to ridicule the appalling customs and opinions of the Victorian Era such as love‚ wealth‚ and manners. Throughout the entirety of the play Wilde uses satire as tool to effectively ridicule the Victorian’s idea
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So we ask ourselves‚ how does poetry gain its power? To answer this question‚ we examine the work of poets Harwood and Plath. ‘The Glass Jar’‚ composed by Gwen Harwood portrays its message through the emotions of a young child‚ while the poem ‘Ariel’‚ written by Sylvia Plath‚ makes effective use of emotions to convey artistic creativity and inspiration. Through my personal reading of Harwood’s poem ‘The Glass Jar’‚ I view it as an examination of maturation – the inevitable change driven by painful
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‘The Secret Life of Frogs’ is a poem that delves into the childhood perception of war‚ in particular World War I‚ and the experiences of their fathers. ‘The Secret Life of Frogs’ deals with the idea of misunderstandings incurred when children attempt to understand adult concepts. This is evident through the use of punning. The term ‘Frog’‚ which is frequently used throughout the poem adds amusement to the text because to the readers‚ it not only translates literally to a frog‚ but also represents
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Self Essay How do composers use texts to explore concepts of Changing Self? Discuss ideas and techniques. In Gwen Harwood’s poems Prize-Giving and The Glass Jar‚ the prescribed text Sky-High‚ and the novel White Teeth by Zadie Smith‚ the composer have used many varying ideas and techniques to investigate and illustrate concepts of Changing Self effectively. The ideas looked at in Gwen Harwood’s poetry include imagery‚ retrospect‚ metaphor‚ and inversion of the connotation of adjectives. Ideas conveyed
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The Canterville Ghost By Oscar Wilde CHAPTER I When the American‚ Mr. Otis‚ bought Canterville Castle‚ everyone told him that this was his foolishness‚ As the place was haunted. But Mr. Otis answered‚ ’I come from a modern country‚ where we Have everything that money can buy. And if there were such a thing as a ghost in Europe‚ we would Have it at home in one of our museums. ’ A few weeks later‚ on a lovely July evening‚ Mr Otis‚ his wife and their children‚ Washington‚ Virginia And the
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