Is there an enduring self? John Locke believed‚ the enduring self is defined by a person’s memory. With memory there is an enduring self‚ and without it there is no self at all. I believe there is an enduring self‚ but it is a little more complicated than that. Even if a person encounters a dramatic change to his/her life‚ they are still the same self‚ the same person. I believe memory is not the only factor that defines the self. Many things form this enduring self‚ and these things work together
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Obsession; the Mask of Love In examining the libretto The Phantom of the Opera‚ the interactions and attitudes of the characters‚ and the language used‚ I will show how the Phantom’s obsession over Christine‚ although at times destructive‚ leads to his change from an evil and selfish villain‚ to a remorseful and compassionate hero. To understand the psyche of the Phantom‚ one must first have a brief overview of the play. In 1984 Andrew Lloyd Webber‚ transformed the original The Phantom of the
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Chapter Nine is a turning point in the plot of Ian McEwan’s Enduring Love. In the former chapters‚ Joe and Clarissa witness a ballooning accident in which a man dies. This event is an emotional shock for both of them. On that day‚ they meet Jed Parry‚ a Christian fanatic. The same night‚ he phones Joe saying “I love you”‚ but Joe‚ too scared of Parry and of worrying Clarissa hangs up and says that it is a wrong number (p. 37). Few days after‚ Joe confesses about it to Clarissa‚ adding that Parry
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to go get the doctor again John Turner shows on her doors. For a few brief moments Emma allows herself to believe that she could be happy again‚ and that John Turner still loves her. She is promised a marriage even though she has an illegitimate daughter. John promises her that he will take them both in‚ and that he will love her daughter as his own. He doesn’t seem to be surprised that her daughter was a mulatto. John tries to reassure Emma that everything will be fine and that they will be happy
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– A very strong emotion or a sexual desire? ‘Enduring Love’ and ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ are both novels that show off different aspects on ‘passion’. The two authors portray ‘passion’ to be a key element in their relationships. However with ‘passion’ comes an emotional consequence‚ whether it being it making you feel ‘liberated’ or ‘imprisoned’. Ian McEwen wrote ‘Enduring Love’ in the late 1990’s‚ based mainly on a couple that are deeply in love‚ Joe and Clarissa. Joe and Clarissa have been
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English 101 10 October 2012 Body Obsession Society’s attitude toward what is beautiful and the perfect body shape forces many people to want to change their body by going to extremes‚ like using steroids or plastic surgery‚ to achieve what they believe is their ideal body. This happens in both men and women‚ they both use unorthodox methods to conform to the social standard. The media has usually always defined who is beautiful and who is not. Many people believe that they have to strive be
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Compare and contrast the aspects of an optimistic message in both Arcadia and Enduring Love One aspect explored in these two texts is how humans‚ no mater how malicious and unpleasant‚ are always glad to be able to repair and forgive. This is particularly explored in Enduring Love‚ how Joe feels almost forgiving when he learns of Jed’s condition‚ De Clerambaults Syndrome. Once he understands that Jed is not mad‚ just ill and suffering from a condition‚ this gives Joe relief and sometimes even forgiveness
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How has McEwan constructed the narrative in Enduring love? McEwan has constructed the narrative within Enduring love by using a wide range of techniques. For the reader to be able to understand the story line‚ and to be able to come the correct conclusion that McEwan has aimed for them to come to Throughout the novel McEwan has included a lot of information about scenes and places. In the very first chapter McEwan has included a lot of detail about where they are‚ and the items they have around
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nature of obsession manipulates a person’s character‚ forcing them to act in unusual ways‚ as if possessed by an involuntary need. An obsessed mind becomes intensely absorbed in the subject of the obsession to an extent that drives away the truth and realism in their values‚ morals and perceptions. William Shakespeare manifests this idea of an involuntary change in character in the play “Othello”‚ and with a similar approach this idea is identified by Scott Spencer in the novel “Endless Love” and is
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To what extent do you agree that obsession is a significant element in the gothic writing you have studied? The word obsession means the domination of one’s thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea‚ image or desire. With this in mind‚ both Faustus and Frankenstein show symptoms of monomania in relation to academic obsession. Similarly‚ in ‘The Bloody Chamber’ the characters that experience obsession are also male‚ however they are driven by a different obsession: sexual desire. In the prologue
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