written in 1938 during the time of the cultural and artistic explosion of black writers, artist, poets, musicians etc. that took place in Harlem, the Harlem Renaissance. James’ The Black Jacobins was published during this time of booming African American culture. In his book C.L.R James depicts the Haitian Revolution in a way in which it had never been
material possession because his life actually lacks all these characteristics” (SparkNote on Babbitt, 1). In order to depict satire of American life Lewis entertains the idea of the middle class fascination of material objects. The average person works in order to purchase the new items on the market and to promote their own self-worth. Sinclair ridicules the idea that Americans love material objects more than anything else by using this statement from the novel. This quote is an ironic insight of the value
Traditions are by definition, an act to pay homage to the past through usage of symbolism by various means. Such acts of homage can persist for an extended amount of time and tend to evolve with age. Some traditions, however, can seem objectionable to some due to the nature of misunderstanding. But at what point is this line of misunderstanding is crossed? At what point do we see that this tradition is just a political or social ruse and or is more self-destructive than constructive? That is the
While the 1981 film, An American Werewolf in London, is considered by many to be a classic horror film, it is also a film that has a misogynistic implicit meaning. The film is somewhat of a coming of age story. The two main characters, shortly after graduating, arrive in England to travel explore both foreign lands and foreign women. The sexual symbolism throughout the film implies that the female body is a dangerous thing. Men’s lustful desires can cause a total transformation from something human