Beasts of the Southern Wild. Dir. Ben Zeitlan. Perf. Quvenzhane’ Wallis, Dwight Henry, Levy Easterly, Lowell Landes, and Pamela Harper. Cinereach, 2012. DVD. In the movie, Beasts of the Southern Wild, the setting and story line portray life in the Bathtub as a struggle; however, residence of the Bathtub sees it as a way of life. A poverty stricken group of citizens making the best of what they have, and when they face hardships, the community comes together to support each other. The movie…

way. This outlandish style is seen in literature, more specifically short stories, as well. Even though other short stories employ the same literary devices, “The Beast In The Cave” by H.P. Lovecraft is uniquely mysterious because of the story’s suspenseful plot, compelling diction, and, most important, overshadowing theme. In “The Beast In The Cave”, H.P. Lovecraft develops a suspenseful plot in order to build tension throughout the story that inevitably leaves the reader feeling disturbed and the…

Requiem for a beast. Ottley cleverly utilised several visual conventions, symbolic codes, and written techniques that enhanced my understanding of this theme. A subtle but recognizable visual representation of the theme ‘subduing of a culture lost’ is on a section of the novel where there’s a photo of a young horse being ‘choked down’ a method of subduing wild horses as part of the breaking in process. Numerous references throughout the book to the tethering and subduing of wild animals are metaphorical…

Villanueva, Kathleen A. Ms. Clarisse Marzan BSIE 1-3 Beauty and the Beast Once upon a time…In a faraway castle, there I live. I have a huge house but is filled with loneliness and dejection. For a long time, I am living alone. Yes, I am alone. I do not consider having a family with those talking teapots, mirrors, spoon and forks and so on. No one wished to be with me, cared for me, and loved me for who I become. I am hopeless, until one day… After I visited the beautiful roses in my garden…

Stuart Mill’s Utilitarianism relates to A New Environmental Ethics, authored by Holmes Rolston III, as it explores the moral relationship between humans and the Earth. A section in Rolston’s book titled “On the Hunt: Killing, Eating, Respecting Wild Beast”, specifically addresses the impact humans have on the suffering of animals and examines whether letting an animal suffer is morally right or morally wrong. When applying a utilitarian approach to environmental ethical issues like that of animal…

puzzled, and then they tried to guess what this noise could be coming from. ¨Do you think it is an animal?” Shifre says. “A wild beast?¨, said Esther. “It can’t be.” Chaya says nervously. “Stop being such babies, I will go see.” Rivka says. Rivka paused her work, and started to encroach the dead bushes with curiosity, and then she saw a baby, not a monster, or a wild beast, just a baby. Then she picked the infant up, and grinned from ear to ear as if it was her sibling. Rivka cradled the baby in…

Monthly, The Washington Post, Slate, and The New Yorker. Maass is the author of the short story “The Wild Beast” taken from the book “Love Thy Neighbor: A Story of War”, in which chronicles the Bosnian War and won prizes from the Oversea Press Club and the Los Angeles Times. He currently resides in New York City. Thesis Statement: Maass refers to the dark moments in humanity as “the wild beast,’ where inhumanity runs amok and all morality is lost. After reading this story it can be figured…

Albert Camus, a highly regarded scholar, once spoke “A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world.” It can be speculated that what Camus was insinuating, is that in the absence of morality, one descends into corruption that impacts not just the individual, but also those who surround them. Hundred of years earlier, William Shakespeare illustrated the same concept in his renowned work, Macbeth. In this play, Shakespeare primarily uses the characters of Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, and Banquo…

Once, an influential French intellectual Albert Camus noted, "A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon the world" (Freeman 421). It is evident that ethics and morality plays a crucial role when it comes to human interactions within a particular social order. However, while discovering the nature of those interactions as well as motivations of people and consequences of their actions, many moral dilemmas can occur. The example of Fred, Lila and a potential bombing of the city presents a case…

The film, Beasts of the Southern Wild, tell the story of a rural community called Bathtub in Southern Louisiana to induce themes of classism and community ties. Behn Zeitlin does a great job reminding us of our connection with each other and the world around us. The Americana aesthetic of the film mirrors our hero’s resiliency in the face of destruction. At stake in this aesthetic and exploration of these politically charged themes is an interpretation on how we can connect to each other across…