To Durkheim‚ men were creatures whose desires were unlimited. Unlike other animals‚ they arenot satiated when their biological needs are fulfilled. "The more one has‚ the more one wants‚ since satisfactions received only stimulateinstead of filling needs." It follows from this natural insatiability of the human animal that his desires can only be held in check by external controls‚ that is‚ by societal control. Society imposes limits on human desires and constitutes "a regulative force [which] must
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Discuss the importance of the character of Elizabeth and consider how Miller makes us respond to her throughout the play (30 marks) Throughout the Crucible Miller uses Elizabeth‚ who is a pious character‚ as a judge of character. Through her eyes we learn who is innately good such as Rebecca Nurse‚ we learn that John Proctor is a tragic hero whose fatal flaw is that he is “somewhat bewildered” and that Abigail truly is “a whore” with an “endless capacity for dissembling”. The audience trusts her
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Almost every day people with great intentions try to create a utopia of any kind. In the path towards a utopia there are many things which one must sacrifice in order to achieve the utopia which has always been a dream of many. However‚ sometimes the price to create a utopia is too much to pay and in ‘The Giver’ the price is definitely too much to pay. Therefore‚ the ‘community’ is definitely more of a dystopia opposed to being a utopia because everyone behaves as if they are incompetent of feeling
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without the influence of a racist society. After this journey ends‚ however‚ Huck’s character immediately recedes and begins to act out past habits as Tom‚ his friend‚ returns to help Huck with a perilous and “adventurous” scheme to determinately free Jim. After their adventure‚ Tom reveals that Jim was‚ in fact‚ free all along. These disheartening regressions in character development and plot are the reasons why the ending of the novel is
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How does Priestly present Shelia Birling in Act One? In act one Priestly presents Shelia Birling using a variety of techniques. Firstly‚ during the beginning of the act‚ Priestly uses stage directions to present Sheila as a half-joking character with the stage direction ‘[half serious‚ half playful]’ to show that although the conversation may be sincere she beings a lightness to the atmosphere. In addition‚ another stage direction ‘[mocking aggressions]’ also indicates this half-joking‚ half-genuine
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The 1961 film used the correct amount of cinematic techniques‚ such as limited close-ups and non-diegetic sounds to portray tensions present in the Younger family. The 2008 film failed to use an adequate amount of techniques and does not depict the tension as well as its older predecessor. Early in the scene‚ Walter follows Ruth around while she makes breakfast‚ trying to persuade her to tell Mama about his dreams. While standing over her‚ he goes far enough to try to make her participation beneficial
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Salem was one of the most popular places where witches were executed‚ because people where afraid of devil which shows the Miller’s story The Crucible. This horrible fear shaped the society of Salem and as it happened a lot of women were killed. As Dorothy Thompson said: "The most destructive element in the human mind is fear. Fear creates aggressiveness". The book which I read is the story about how the society was manipulated by the fear of the unknown or different. Therefore‚ in my opinion people
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How Does Priestly Present Birling in Acts 1 and 2? In Act One Birling is presented as very smug and egotistical when Priestly uses the stage directions ‘confidently’ and ‘laughs complacently’. These show Birling is not afraid to show his importance and status. It also shows his arrogant nature that emphasises he wants to dominate the situation‚ yet when the inspector arrives he loses his authority. ‘Complacently’ shows he thinks other people with a lower status are stupid and unimportant. Priestly
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Author: Sadeer Nasser  How does Miller dramatise the downfall of Eddie Carbone? Eddie Carbone is the protagonist of the play. He is forceful‚ hard working and possessive of Catherine. However‚ he does show generosity and warmth especially when Marco and Rodolpho come into the country. Eddie is a simple man who has little interests outside of work and family; he is too protective of Catherine always laying down laws for her and expecting her to obey him. As the play develops Eddie is finding
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How Does Sheriff present human weakness to create tension within the pages 54 to 59? ‘Journeys End’ by R.C. Sheriff is a World War One play following the life of Commander Stanhope and his men and how the war affects them. It was first performed in 1928 and Sheriff’s use of realism shocked the contemporary audience. Sheriff’s aim‚ I think‚ was to educate the audience on the events of the war and especially its affects on soldiers as there is very little actual violence on stage‚ so it is left
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