Christina Africa Studies Professor Shain November 3‚ 2014 Graceland – Chris Abani The novel‚ Graceland‚ tells a coming of age story about a young boy named Elvis Oke‚ who has big dreams to make something of himself in America‚ the land of the free. Through out this novel‚ major cultural and life changes come about. Generational differences from the elders to the youngest living generation are unmistakably present through out the whole story‚ especially after Elvis’s mother dies and him and
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Simon and Garfunkel sing‚ “People writing songs that voices never share‚” in their song “The Sound of Silence.” This idea rings true in “The Sound of Silence” and “Candle in the Wind” as both songs portray an idea of loneliness and isolation. “The Sound of Silence” was written by Paul Simon‚ performed by Simon and Garfunkel‚ and covered by Disturbed. Released in 1966‚ the song exposes man’s inability to connect with other humans. Similarly‚ Elton John’s “Candle in the Wind‚” written in 1973‚ is a
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task. Some people draw‚ some debate‚ and others write. Paul Simon‚ a genius with words and music‚ wrote poems to describe his feelings on politics‚ love‚ and the ways of life. Hearing or reading a Paul Simon song gives a person a blessed experienced‚ they had just seen real emotion‚ an oddity in these days. One Simon song that stands out above the rest is also probably his most famous‚ "The Sounds of Silence". Like many other Paul Simon pieces‚ the contradictory title is not the only confusing
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The theme of Sound of Silence is alienation and lack of communication. From the darkness (my old friend) onwards it carries that theme and loneliness along. "In restless dreams I walked ALONE" Then the neon light splits the night and touches the sound of silence. The naked light show 10‚000 people (maybe more) talking without speaking and hearing without listening and writing songs that voices never shared (no one dared) because of the fear of breaking the silence. Then the writer steps in with
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The Graduate Sequence Analysis One sequence in The Graduate where many elements of the mise-en-scene are present is the scene where Ben Braddock’s parents are throwing him a pool party for his twenty-first birthday‚ and they ask him to come out of the house and show off their present to him‚ a scuba suit. Even though Ben’s parents claim that this is a birthday party for Ben‚ his parents have only invited their friends. This makes the audience question whether Ben actually has any friends to invite
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In the opening scenes of the movie‚ Dustin Hoffman plays the starring role as “The Graduate” Benjamin Braddock Benjamin is on an airplane landing in Los Angles as he arrives background music plays “The Sound of Silence”‚ and begins with the line‚ “Hello darkness‚ my old friend” plays. The main motifs of this movie seem to play on rebellion against authority; alienation and isolation; sexually dominance‚ and the loss of one’s innocence. Often a young man‚ although educated‚ possibly will perhaps
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Silence is a word often used in our everyday vocabulary. In Cage’s piece‚ he does an excellent job of proving that silence does not exist. When listening to his piece‚ 4’33” I felt somewhat uncomfortable. Even though we learned about the piece before listening to it‚ I was still expecting music. I like the quote you included. We are taught to not appreciate silence or the idea of silence. John Cage presented many ideas that challenge what society tell us to believe. I really appreciated the piece
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The Graduate “Just one word … plastics‚” the statement that alone can summarize Mike Nichols’ 1967 film‚ The Graduate. However‚ when Mr. McQuire tells the movie’s main character‚ Ben Braddock‚ that there is "a great future in plastics" he finds it irrelevant and escapes to be alone in his room. However this comment surreptitiously creates a parallel to everything we see in Ben’s life. Whether it be the apprehensive relationship with his parents‚ an alienated affair with Mrs. Robinson‚ or the near
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Kirsten Thouvenot 323648 kdtf4d@mail.missouri.edu Film Studies 1800 Lesson 2 Mise-en-Scène The Graduate‚ a film released in 1967‚ involves a young man going through the crisis of finding himself after graduating college. Ben Braddock is at a stand still‚ unsure of what to do with his future. The film is set in the late 60’s in a suburban upper middle class area in Southern California. Mostly‚ the movie takes place at the Braddock’s home‚ a hotel nearby‚ a University‚ and a Church. The plot does
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Everyone wants to have the power‚ the power to change someones life or control it. In The Graduate directed by Mike Nichols‚ Benjamin Braddock has just graduated college and returns home. He has no control over his life‚ his parents still control him and then so does Mrs. Robinson. Mrs. Robinson demands control over every scene she is in and even frames of scenes she is not present in. Camera draws all the attention to Mrs. Robinson when she’s on screen. In the scene where Mr. Robinson returns
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