in the short story The Rocking-Horse Winner through: "the terrible mother" Hester‚ "the anti-wise man" Oscar Cresswell‚ and "the sacrificial scapegoat" Paul. Hester is portrayed as cold and shallow‚ accurately demonstrating the terrible mother archetype. Thus‚ she is a perfect example of the theme of tormented family relationships‚ present in the short story The Rocking-Horse Winner. When the authour describes what‚ "Everyone else said of her: ’She is such a good mother. She adores her children
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Our fourth assignment forces us to examine Machiavelli’s theory of man and beast. He chooses two distinct animals that should represent the ideal prince‚ which are the fox and the lion. Machiavelli draws his conclusion from the teachings of ancient Greece‚ more specifically Achilles and Chiron. Achilles was sent to Chiron who was half man and half beast to be trained to become a great warrior. "To have as a teacher a half-beast‚ half-man means nothing other than that a prince needs to know how
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“Explain how the poem “not my best side” portrayal of its characters‚ leads to archetypes being gone against.” This poem is inter-textual in a sense that it is based on the painting “St. George and the Dragon”. It takes a humorous role in portraying each of the characters found in the painting and goes against theirs common archetypes of a dragon‚ princess and knight. This poem is a parody on the archetypes that the characters of the painting should have‚ it goes against them completely in a humorous
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succumbed by social stereotypes? In Frederico Garcia Lorca’s tragic play‚ Blood Wedding‚ he uses many literary strategies in order to maintain various social stereotypes. Three main techniques the author chooses to incorporate include atmosphere‚ archetypes‚ and resolution to further his critique of the social stereotype present in this spanish society. To begin‚ Frederico Garcia Lorca uses atmosphere constantly throughout the play. Lorca aimed to create a brooding atmosphere of early 1900’s Spain
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Brutus: Rise of the Tragic Hero William Shakespeare‚ in his play‚ Julius Caesar‚ displays Brutus as the archetypal hero and uses the supporting characters as surrounding archetypes. He supports this by relating Brutus’s characteristics to the traditional hero’s personality‚ its history‚ and by creating connections between the evens surrounding and including Brutus to the heroic journey. Shakespeare’s purpose is to create dynamic and relatable characters in order for others to enjoy his play thoroughly
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Spring 2012 – Western Studies II Research Assignment May 8‚ 2012 Is Obama a Prince? In the year 1531 the famous political philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli’s wrote a treatise entitled The Prince. It explains the proper guidelines for a prince to successfully lead a republic. Although this sixteenth century politician’s main purpose was to unite a separate Italy‚ his political theories have been taken into deep consideration and are commonly exercised in politics today. If Machiavelli were alive
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characters that are similar in nature‚ and these characters became known as archetypes. There are many famous archetypes‚ but perhaps the most famous archetype is the hero. A hero is defined as a protagonist who goes on a quest or a journey to bring about greater good to the universe (Campbell). According to the great American mythologist Joseph Campbell‚ the hero must meet nine criteria in order to be considered an archetype. In addition to these nine criteria‚ the hero must also experience twelve
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and “...how consumers use brands as props or anthropomorphic actors in stories they report about themselves and others. Such drama enactments enable these storytellers to experience powerful myths that reflect psychological archetypes.” (Miller‚Suresh‚Woodside). These archetypes speak to most primitive part of the consumer psyche‚ in a visceral way. The
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Archetypes A common theme in both Into the Wild and Everything is Illuminated is an archetype of this Eden a final destination of journey. For “Alex‚” it was his Alaska‚ for Alex‚ Jonathan‚ and Alex’s Grandfather it was Trachimbrod. An Eden in literature is a final destination or state that a character‚ or set of characters in the case of Everything is Illuminated‚ strives to achieve or find. Both books have the characters searching for their Eden’s for their own personal reasons. “Alex” takes
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Macbeth; Not a Machiavellian Leader Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince was written as a guide to success for future and current rulers all over the world. Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Machiavelli’s The Prince both present different viewpoints on how to be a noble ruler. Some people say that Macbeth is a Machiavellian ruler. Others qualify him saying that he holds certain Machiavellian traits but not all. While other people say he isn’t a Machiavellian character at all‚ nor does he possess any qualities
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