When reading the novel from a psychoanalytic perspective‚ the sea plays an important role in the ’awakening’ of Edna Pontellier. There is a strong relationship between Edna and the sea from the beginning of the novel to the end. The sea represents Edna’s desire to find her own freedom and identity. In the beginning of the novel‚ Edna’s expression of the sea reflects her awareness of her own identity. "Her glance wandered from his face away toward the Gulf‚ whose sonorous murmur reached her like
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Love and Despair The ideas of love and passion are ever present in almost everyone’s lives nowadays‚ this intimacy can be felt for your parents‚ a lover‚ or any number of things‚ and many authors use these topics in their novels. William Shakespeare‚ author of Romeo and Juliet‚ does not shy away from the effects of love‚ specifically on people. Shakespeare uses qualities of love and attachment in an Elizabethan Era themed story and the character Romeo and Juliet‚ as well as the city of Vienna Italy
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Anton Chekhov’s play “Uncle Vanya” tells the story of a late 1800’s Russian estate tossed into turmoil by the arrival of a professor Serebryakov‚ a man that has retired from academia to live on his dead wife’s land. The tiresome Serebryakov‚ displays arrogance and tyranny to everyone around him‚ and only stays on the estate due to the blind admiration of his former mother-in law. His beautiful young wife‚ Elena‚ is lusted after by the other men on the estate‚ including the doctor Mikhail Lvovich
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Memory In the “Gettysburg Address” and the lecture “Hope‚ Despair and Memory” the topic of memory is touched upon. Memory is an essential part of our existence‚ but is all of it necessary? While it is true that‚ “Without memory‚ our existence would be barren and opaque‚”(from “Hope‚ Despair and Memory”) do all memories provide enough benefit to us to warrant their existence? If you could erase some of your most difficult memories‚ would you do it? While I do see value in some painful memories‚ for
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The Pursuit of Happiness For countless ages the human race has had a deep connection with the wilderness‚ and many have found their way back to live off the land. It can be an escape for peace‚ and for introspection. For Chris McCandless‚ recently graduated from Emory University‚ it was not just a journey but more of a test of his self-worth. It was in testing himself that McCandless found his peace‚ but at a grave cost. His obsessions‚ with Jack London ’s romantic wilderness and Leo Tolstoy
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o’er the wrinkled blue Lo! the sea is fair‚ Smooth as the flow of a maiden’s hair; And the welkin’s light shines through Into mid-sea caverns of beryl hue‚ And the little waves laugh and the mermaids sing‚ And the sea is a beautiful‚ sinuous thing! I scowl in sullen guise The sea grows dark and dun‚ The swift clouds hide the sun But not the bale-light in my eyes‚ And the frightened wind as it flies Ruffles the billows with stormy wing‚ And the sea is a terrible‚ treacherous thing
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The Pursuit of Happiness In the book‚ “You Learn by Living‚” Eleanor Roosevelt notes: “Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product”(Roosevelt 95). When one’s specific desire is fulfilled‚ feelings of happiness flourish. Therefore‚ happiness is the ultimate goal in life for many people in today’s society because their life revolves around desire. That said‚ everyone’s interpretation of happiness varies. Some may believe wealth and power will bring them happiness‚ while others might argue that beauty
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Despair - folks dealing with much less trauma can cut price or seek to barter a compromise when dealing with a sufferer who is on this stage‚ it’s principal to inform them the details and allow them to understand that what has occurred can not be undone.
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The Conquest of Happiness (London; Allen & Unwin‚ 1930): Full Text Preface This book is not addressed to the learned‚ or to those who regard a practical problem merely as something to be talked about. No profound philosophy or deep erudition will be found in the follwing pages. I have aimed only at putting together some remarks which are inspired by what I hope is common sense. All that I claim for the recipes offered to the reader is that they are such as are confirmed by my own experience and
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Sea shells by the sea shore “She sells sea shells by the sea shore” ~ A tongue twister. I was at the beach today. It was a family picnic and my husband‚ his cousins‚ their children‚ their friends‚ their children‚ were all in attendance. Unlike the last one‚ there was less tension in the air‚ but that is another story. The real story is about a seashell. I picked up a seashell by the edge of the waters‚ i.e. ‘by the sea shore’. The picnic was actually a business meeting in disguise but I felt
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