This essay critically analyzes similarities and differences between the novel way and film way of treating the same themes. The analysis will be based on The Big Sleep, a 1939 crime novel authored by Raymond Chandler. This novel has been adapted twice into film, first in 1946 and again in 1978. The story, set in Los Angeles California, is complex and arguably not easy to understand. It is characterized by many characters double-crossing one another and many secrets being exposed throughout the narrative
Joyce Carol Oates is a prolific author of works in Literature, Film, Poetry and Stage. Her most famous short story, Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been, has been studied for decades by critics whom theories on the story, and by extension it's ending, range from religious, fantastic, dreamlike to unflinching realistic. The story itself, which details the activities of an teenage girl and her horrifying encounter with dangerous strangers, showcases a trademark in Oates stories of violence and
2. Outline and discuss the role played by the narrator in medieval comic tales. First of all I would like to explain why I have chosen this topic and why it is very interesting to me. My interest in the narrator comes from a reading I did one month ago. I am fascinated by semiotics; last month I found myself reading a very complex and stimulating book by John Berger called Ways of Seeing. The content is easily deduced from reading the title. However, I think it is important to examine this quote:
The terms of “good” and “evil” have been defined in different ways by a good number of sources. According to the Oxford Dictionary “good” means “having the required qualities, of a high standard; possessing or displaying moral virtue” and “evil” means “profoundly immoral and wicked.” What might at first seem like a clear opposition between the two concepts becomes extra complex after a thorough study. The dichotomy between good and evil has been heavily discussed by critics, whether a clear divide
In this essay I shall be discussing the representation of femininity in gangster films. I shall be discussing femininity in the way gangster films present their female roles. They do this by creating a sexualised weak role in this genre. As time progresses we see a shift in dynamic. Looking at roles such as the mother, sister and that of a girlfriend. Using these depictions of females to explore the role of a female in a gangster film. I shall be discussing films such as Scarface with particular
and Seroquel In a piece titled "Declining Student Resilience: A Serious Problem for Colleges", Peter Gray (Ph.D.) examines the growing trend of mental instability among university students. Collegiate faculty, and, in particular, college counselors, have reported higher rates of psychiatric disorders in campus resident's year after year. Though Gray concedes that this problem is multifaceted, he places the majority of blame two parties: academia and parenting, proposing that their tendency to fold
Intrigued by the concept of identity and how we view film, this essay is going to contain a review about a particular scene from the world famous movie, The Hunger Games. To demonstrate an engagement with theory and readings relevant to this unit, there are going to be various theoretical concepts and ideas to support and strengthen this essay such as Theodor Adorno’s ‘’Free Time’’ theory as well as Appiah’s ‘’Theories of Identity’’ and influence from James Monaco’s book on ‘’How to Read a Film’’
This chimpanzee in the picture is going to get ants to eat. They use a grass as a tool to catch ants. They know it’s difficult to catch ants using own hands, but to use that tool makes easier. Chimpanzee is said that intelligence is about 4 years old for human beings. In solving something like a human being, they use their own brains and think about it, and use resources as tools to produce better results more efficiently. So, how about us? Usually, we face many problems just by being alive. If
Leo The Greek myths have been an inspiration to countless art forms in the modern era. Several artists and authors have incorporated and or adapted elements of these myths and characters into their own work. A prime example of this can be found in L.P Hartley’s classic, The Go Between as he plays of the legend of Icarus; the son of Daedalus who dared to fly too near the sun on wings of feathers and wax. To those who have studied the legend it is clear that Icarus’s character presents many flaws:
of different social stratums. The Victorian society had a “three-class model of social structure”, according to R.S. Neale, and can be conveniently categorised into “aristocracy, middle-class [and] working class”. This essay will be examining the issue of class through the analysis and comparison of Pip, Miss Havisham and Joe Gregory. While Miss Havisham and Joe represent the two opposing ends of the spectrum, Pip is the mobile change from one