their own problems Carol Ann Duffy seems to ask political/feminist questions in the following poems and believes women to be partly responsible for mass production‚ industrialisation and technology. The women in Duffy’s poems are seen as obsessive (The Diet‚ Work) and not in control (the woman who shopped). All three poems seem to combine aspects of femininity into one character such as gluttony‚ self-harm/losing oneself and seek to change themselves in some way. It seems Duffy has a major conflict
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Liar‚ Liar‚ Pants on Fire Everyone hates lies‚ but everyone lies. It sounds ironic‚ yet it is the truth. This is one of the most detestable vices in people. Some people may distinguish between ‘white’ lies and outright blatant lies‚ however‚ in my opinion‚ such a distinction is flawed‚ even flattery is a lie. In other words‚ lying is a mere deception for some gains. Lying is never holy‚ whether it is for other’s own good or one’s own selfish intention. If the truth comes to light‚ the person
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Nora Roberts‚ an American bestselling author‚ is considered “the queen of romance”. Her novel The Liar was released on April 14‚ 2015 and has a four out of five star rating. In this novel‚ Nora showcases her ability for unique word usage and her ability to use intense descriptions; however‚ while the novel had many twists and turns that were suspenseful the ending was foreseeable. Nora Roberts was born Eleanor Marie Robertson on October 10‚ 1950‚ in Silver Springs‚ Maryland‚ the youngest of five
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What techniques has Carol Ann Duffy used in her poetry to make old stories and fables relevant to modern audiences? Comment on upon the use of language‚ imagery and structure. ’Mrs. Faust’ is written in the casual‚ contemporary style which suits its setting and adds fittingly to the collection of ’The Worlds Wife’. In this collection most poems explore the feminist principles or the modern state of them. This poem however‚ introduces a new issue to the collection; the materialistic nature of
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In Carol Ann Duffy’s poem‚ ‘education for leisure’ and Sheenagh Pugh’s‚ ‘she was nineteen and she was bored’‚ both poets look on modern society in a negative way. Both poems look at the themes of suffering and unhappiness when cast out from society.which are two states that are inextricably linkable. Unhappiness can come as a result of suffering‚ or the need to make others suffer can come from pure unhappiness. Duffy and Pugh both make these distinctions in their work‚ and are able to engage the
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World’s Wife’ is a collection of poems written by Carol Ann Duffy in which the writer takes on the persona of a range of characters; these being real‚ fictional‚ mythical and biblical. The wives in the collection may be of long suffering‚ but they are not victims. Duffy tackles controversial issues and her women are by no means victorious‚ but she shows the women as they are; not the stereotypical feministic view but angry‚ sardonic‚ impatient women. Duffy seeks to highlight the ways in which women were
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How does Carol Ann Duffy Present Different Feelings about Love in “Hour” and “Quick Draw” Caroline Ann Duffy had made it a common opinion in her writing that she believes love is a crawl thing. However in both “Hour” and “Quick Draw”‚ she talks about love in an appreciative way. Although in the two poems‚ it has two very different circumstances in a relationship. Similarly both poems‚ is themed around a relationship‚ however the differences being that Hour describes the situation with a vast amount
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Everybody lies about something in their lives and it’s a dangerous thing to do‚ unfortunately it is the easiest way to get out of trouble and put the blame on someone else. The effects of lying are shown in the American classic The Crucible by playwright Arthur Miller. The Crucible is a play about the witch trials in Salem‚ which led to the death of many innocent people in Salem who were accused of being witches. Throughout The Crucible significant lies were told by Abigail Williams‚ John Proctor
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An Analysis of the Relationship Between Mother and Daughter: The Liars Club‚ and a look at childhood through the lens of adulthood Marry Karr’s The Liars Club is a haunting memoire‚ depicting a young Texan girls struggle to survive the trials of adolescence in home that finds stability in chaos and comfort in the abusive habits of her parents. Illustrating both fond and painful memoires from her past‚ Karr paints a complex image of the relationship she shared with her mother; giving readers
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2) What are your feelings about the photographer and his work as you read the poem? Show how the words of the poem have created these feelings in you. After reading Carol Ann Duffy’s poem the “War Photographer”‚ I feel pitiful for the war photographer‚ knowing that he cannot that he would not be able to lead a normal life once the memories from the battlefield haunts him. I also feel that we as society are glad to keep a distance from the harsh realities of war while being just superficially sympathetic
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