Compare and contrast the extent to which both novels comment and criticise on the societies which they are set in. We are introduced to both novels in the 1920s elite society where both authors; Waugh and Fitzgerald are from an upper class society. Fitzgerald cultivates the character Jay Gatsby who we perceive purely from Nick who is an onlooker throughout the novella. Readers interpret Gatsby’s social structure as a triangle and we learn to commiserate him whereas Waugh invents the character
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Sweet Sixteen – Ken Loach (2002) Representation of women Jean (mother) seems to be weak and afraid of Stan and this isn’t very good because she isn’t a good role model for Liam‚ and Liam needs the mother figure and support because of the atmosphere he is exposed to in Scotland. However Chantelle (sister) seems to come across as a better role model for Liam and more of the mother figure because she is moving on and wants a better life for Liam and her son she’s doing this by studying and
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Discuss Tennessee Williams’ use of symbolism in "The Glass Menagerie" Tennessee Williams’ memory play "The Glass Menagerie describes three separate characters‚ their dreams and the realities they face in a changing world. The play is set in an apartment in st Louis during the American depression. The Glass Menagerie exposes the lost dreams of a southern family and their desperate struggle to escape reality. The play "The glass menagerie" itself is a symbol Williams uses to represent the broken
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Belonging The concept of belonging and acceptance is a major part of our modern society. Most stories and films represent belonging or alienation in one way or another. Strictly Ballroom‚ directed by Baz Luhrmann and the ‘Ugly Duckling’‚ a short story by Hans Christian Anderson‚ both represent the concept of acceptance and rejection through the use of many film and language techniques. Strictly Ballroom represents belonging using a variety of techniques to distinguish between the world of artifice
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Discuss how the distinctively visual is created in the opening of the film Run Lola Run The unusual opening of the film Run Lola Run uses quotations and narration that establish this film as one that will challenge commonly held assumptions and ideas about life. Run Lola Run is an unconventional and postmodernist film. It is considered post modern as it does not use mainstream conventions of film making and narrative structure. The post modernist film was successfully delivered‚ as this
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Shakespeare may have used elaborate poetic phrases to express his emotions‚ today we express our emotions with an emoji. Ladies and gentleman‚ today I’ll be discussing why Shakespeare’s King Lear is still popular today specifically for the reasons that he has been able to capture common human emotions and that themes which are still relevant today are involved in his play‚ for these reasons I believe that Shakespeare has been able to successfully transcend time and be praised as a timeless classic
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events‚ not just read them on paper. This allows people to connect with each other when these situations happen in real life. While one may have never lost someone close to them‚ after reading a few novels where this happened‚ they can begin to sympathise and empathise with the person feeling those emotions. Fiction novels are great tools when it comes to harnessing a sense of belonging‚ allowing us to feel things we have never felt before‚ learn things we would never have otherwise‚ and escape
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Throughout the film ‘Sylvia’‚ Plath is portrayed as a helpless‚ innocent young girl‚ who is corrupted by Hughes‚ the leading cause of her eventual demise. Jeff’s has depicted her in this way to allow the audience to emotionally connect and sympathise with her throughout the film. In the opening scenes‚ a tracking shot of Plath riding a bicycle‚ down the streets of London‚ with cheerful‚ non-diegetic music playing in the background‚ influences the audience to feel approval towards Plath‚ forging
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How does Williams present Blanche in scene 1? From the beginning of A Streetcar Named Desire‚ Tennessee Williams‚ it is evident that Blanche will demonstrate a contrasting persona to that of the other female voices‚ ‘her appearance is incongruous to this setting. She is daintily dressed in a white suit.’ The introduction to Blanche through the stage directions makes it apparent to the reader that Blanche will not blend in with her new surroundings and will believe herself to be superior to that
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Analytical Essay Year 10 English In the Shakespearian play: The Taming of the Shrew‚ deception is one of the major concepts. A tangled web is created in the play through deception of character behavior and the change between clothing and class. Most of the deception in the play have particular motives behind them and create dramatic irony. Shakespeare has used dramatic irony to create a comedic play. Character deception in The Taming of the Shrew is used largely‚ and Lucentio one of
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