Behind Closed Doors Analysis

3) In this novel I feel that there are a couple of characters which have power in this book flowers for Algernon. First the main Character and protagonist Charlie has power over if he’s going to continue with the progress reports and coming to the lab once a day to do tests on him. The world is watching his steps of development and the more intelligent he becomes to more arrogant, Selfish and egotistic he becomes and he has the power to that because this experiment is based on how well he develops Nobody wants to get on his bad side.

Middle-Eastern and North African clothing culture is distinguished from other cultures by the veil, a clothing that provokes many reactions from authors and debates between the Western and Eastern people.

For my conceptual artifact, I decided to go with a film that I watched in High School called No One Would Tell. This film is a great example of dating violence and covers a lot of the phases of being in an abusive relationship. The film is centered around two main characters, Stacy Collins who is the girlfriend being abuse and Bobby Tennison who is the abusive boyfriend. This film goes to show how a relationship that looks happy to many people, may actually have darker secrets. Through the film we see the level of abuse rising, but at the same time we see Stacy falling prey to all of Bobby's pleas of forgiveness. Like in many real lifes cases of domestic abuse, it’s not as easy to get out as many people would think. Unfortunately, Stacy was

In Cotton Mather’s The Wonders of the Invisible World, he explores the evidence presented at the Salem witch trial of Martha Carrier. Mather explains the spectral evidence presented at the trial as strange phenomena worked by the devil, when in reality it is simply the exploitation and fear that brewed underneath the surface colonial America.

In the story “A Little Omniscience Goes a Long Way” neither Satan nor God have free will. God has control over Satan; however, God hints to the idea that there is possibly some higher being above him that may or may not be controlling him. Initially, Satan doesn’t necessarily believe that him and the angels have any type of control, but God points out that nobody is really forcing them to make the choices they make or chaining them down to make those choices, therefore, they do have some type of control albeit not the type they’d prefer. When Satan states that he and a few of the angels want to have control over their lives, God claims that they do have control and, apparently, just as much as God himself has over his own life. Additionally,

Suffering compels you to look up and long for your heavenly redemption (Ps. 121; Rom. 8:18; 2 Cor. 4:17).

When Jack races to the kitchen after seeing the wasps, he ends up “slamming the heavy part of his thigh into Ullman’s desk” and after “snatching” the bowl, “a dish fell to the floor and exploded” (King 192). Jack was impotent to stop the wasps, so he messily attempts to feel like he has dominance by violently subjugating objects. He is bumps into the desk of a man who made him feel inferior and he “snatched” a bowl that he will use to gain power over the wasps, causing a dish to “explode”. This harsh diction emphasizes how angry Jack feels and the brutality that allows him to assert power. Jack refuses to accept responsibility for his actions and instead reverts to blaming external sources in order to avoid guilt and displays of weakness that would damage his masculinity. Jack has a sudden feeling of unease, as though “it wasn’t the wasps that had stung his son… but the hotel itself” (King

In the novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, men and women hold very different roles. Not only are women the weaker sex, but their worth is dependant on how powerful and high up their husband is. Because of this, women are forced to be silent and are not allowed an opinion. If a woman shows traits that are considered manly, such as intelligence, determination, or control, she is considered masculine, and therefore unattractive. From a very young age, the main character, Janie, is taught that in order to find a suitable husband, she needs to suppress her independent personality. As a result of this belief being engraved into her, Janie does not realize her worth, therefore she is involved three abusive relationships. For years, girls were taught to make themselves smaller so they do not threaten the male’s reputation. The reader sees that Janie is an example the mistreatment of females through Janie’s three marriages.

Having knowledge of Judge Irwin’s wrongdoings gives Willie the power to scare him into doing what he pleases. As the book progresses we meet the friends (and loves) of Jack’s youth. One of his friends, Adam Stanton, practices medicine and is asked by Willie to take the job at the new hospital he will open. Adam at first does not want to take a job, and Jack plans to use information he dug up about Judge Irwin (which connects to Adam’s father) to make force him to take the job. “‘I can change that picture of the world he carries around in his head’”(p.248). Even though the information Jack wants to share with Adam could potentially shatter Adam’s view of the world, Jack feels he should use the power of his knowledge to make Adam take the job that Adam’s sister, Anne, so desperately wants him to take. All through this book knowledge is portrayed as the root of power, often with Jack as the man who has the knowledge.

Sexuality has an inherent connection to human nature. Yet, even in regards to something so natural, societies throughout times have imposed expectations and gender roles upon it. Ultimately, these come to oppress women, and confine them within the limits that the world has set for them. However, society is constantly evolving, and within the past 200 years, the role of women has changed. These changes in society can be seen within the intricacies of literature in each era. Specifically, through analyzing The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, one can observe the dynamics of society in regards to the role of women through the lens of the theme of sexuality. In both novels, the confinement and oppression of women can be visibly seen as a result of these gender roles. Yet, from the time The Scarlet Letter was published to the time The Bell Jar was written, the place of women in society ultimately changed as well. Hence when evaluating the gender roles that are derived from sexuality, the difference between the portrayals of women’s oppression in each novel becomes apparent, and shows how the subjugation of women has evolved. The guiding question of this investigation is to what extent does the theme of sexuality reflect the expectations for women in society at the time each novel was written. The essay will explore how the literary elements that form each novel demonstrate each author’s independent vision which questions the

The main question that is asked in high school is, “What do you want to do after you graduate?” Many high school students would say they would like to go to college or higher level of learning. While attending college, the typical student in high school is trying to construct their life decisions about careers. So, the issue on colleges being beneficial or hurtful has been a very controversial topic. Most high paying jobs require a college degree of some sorts. “On average, a college graduate with a bachelor’s degree earned $30,000 more per year than a high school graduate, or about $500,000 more over a lifetime, as of Apr. 2013” (College Education). With that said going to college is beneficial for getting high paying jobs, getting more opportunities to be successful

“There was something about her, a certain strength of purpose and character, which confused him…”(Ayyoub 101). This excerpt from the short story “From Behind the Veil,” written by Dhu’l Nun Ayyoub, displays how differently people treat their beliefs. This story, along with an essay, “A Portrait of Egypt,” written by Mary Anne Weaver, discusses the topic of Egypt and how their past has developed today’s culture. Beliefs tend to portray people depending on how they go about it.

In the story of The Bloody Chamber, Angela Carter attacks the conventional gender roles of women. The conventional Gothic plot revolves around pursuit. A young heroine’s virtuous virginity, purity and innocence is sexually threatened. Thus, what Carter does in “The Bloody Chamber” is redefine female desire and sexuality which are rendered passive and repressed through traditional Gothic texts. Where the mother exemplifies the heroic woman, the “girl” is the traditional damsel in distress. Maria Makinen’s assessment of Carters feminine characters is both truthful and incorrect. Carter uses traditional female stereotypes as well as her unique women to make a contrast between these perceptions of women.

All characters in the novel are living in a man’s world; nevertheless, the author has tried to change this world by the help of her characters. She shows a myriad of opportunities and different paths of life that woman can take, and more importantly she does not show a perfect world, where women get everything they want, she shows a world where woman do make mistakes, but at the same time they are the ones that pay for these mistakes and correct them.

I really like the cinematography of LA Confidential. The movie had lots of low key lighting with high contrast giving the movie a mystery effect. I notice most of the scenes where filmed at night or inside. There weren't many scenes shot in the daylight or outside. Even though there were lots of low lighting scenes, I notice a lot of bright and primary colors.