Samuel L. Clemons book “Roughing It” was continued this week as we had a more in depth look at the work environment of the west versus the migration of last week. In these chapters Mark Twain wondered throughout the frontier through many jobs such as lumber jack, reporter, and miner in the California foothills. In these chapters Mr. Twain broke down the idealism from his youth as it turned into wisdom as events like an assumed murder. We can see this when the editorial fight between Laird, Willington
Within the Shakespearian pastoral romance The Tempest and the film Pleasantville, directed by Gary Ross, discovery is portrayed as a thought-provoking, transformative and serendipitous process. Both texts explore discovery through the lens of colonialism and exploration, providing a detailed insight into the ramifications of individual’s attempts to instill power and control over other human beings. In addition, both texts explore the notion of challenging authority through an exploration of the
In the following essay, I will be conducting a research project, by examining golliwogs from the children literature – Noddy by British children’s author Enid Blyton. Published between 1949 and 1963 as children’s literature, and aired as a television show in 1955 for decades. I will be analysing the physical attributes of the golliwogs depicted in Noddy, in relations to other discourses of representation of humans, such as minstrel blackface performance from the 1840s in America and Europe. By discussing
On the surface level, Brontë’s portrayal of Jane as a successful and independent woman that can equal her male counterpart, Rochester, is a noble cause that warrants applause from fem-inist critics. However, Rhys ultimately demonstrates through WSS that Bronte has not been able to read as a woman, in Culler’s terms. WSS exposes how the empowerment of Brontë’s female protagonist, Jane, in Jane
Look around you. Most likely, you will encounter other individuals are similar to you in many physical or inner aspects; skin color, or height for physical aspects; religion, or political ideologies for inner aspects. Regardless of what aspects are similar, we all possess one detail that can makes us different, and that is the free will to choose how to live and make decisions in one’s life. This is the idea of existentialism. However, the moment an individual allows their life decisions to be thoughtlessly