Cat's Eye Social Structure

As Lord Acton, a renowned libertarian of the 19th century, once said ”Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” In this quote, Sir Acton highlights the dangers of complete power. Moreover, he notes that the acquisition of power tends to stain a person’s morality. This observation is true, as power numbs a person’s ability to feel empathy. Therefore, the destructive nature of power is that it represses those without it. This idea is explored thoroughly in the short story, ”The Last of her Sons,” by Alden Nowlan. In the story, Ethel and Judd are a working class couple with five sons, the youngest being Skipper, a creative and imaginative child. Ethel is upset with Judd, her abusive and tyrannical husband, because of his

Poe appeals to the readers five senses, more particularly the reader’s sight and sound. Poe talks of an “evil eye” that an old man possesses, and the, “pale blue eye, with a film over it” (n.p.) is one example of imagery that Poe uses to describe the reasoning behind the narrator chose the old man as the one he or she would kill. Another example of how Poe executes imagery in the short story is when the narrator sneaks into the old man’s bedroom; “I turned the latch of his door and opened it- so gently! And then when I had made an opening sufficient for my head, I put in a dark lantern, all closed, closed, that no light shone out, and then I thrust in my head [...] moved it slowly-- very, very slowly so that I might not disrupt the old man’s sleep” (n.p.), here Poe is giving details as to how carefully the narrator had moved through the old man’s room. He explains how the narrator walked so carefully and quietly the Old Man did not wake.

Throughout an individual’s life, one is bound to encounter domination against others. There are different ways to show power; physically, economically, intellectually, etc. However, power can be used positively or negatively. In the novel, Of Mice and Men, Lennie has the capability to use his strength to gain power. Next, Curley’s wife uses her gender to control men and takes advantage of her role as her husband’s wife to make the workers fear to lose their job. Finally, Curley has the advantage to use his father’s status on the ranch to make himself seem “untouchable”. Lennie, Curley’s wife, and Curley all have power, but when he or she gets directly or indirectly belittled, the character tends to use their own power to disempower others.

Typically, a government or political organization that is in power places these restrictions formally or covertly on oppressed groups so that they may be exploited and less able to compete with other social groups. The oppressed individual or group is devalued, exploited and deprived of privileges by the individual or group which has more power" (Barker, 2003).

Many people think it is just about a cat trying to have fun but it is not. It is about the chaos that is going on in the world around them. Dr.Seuss was known to bring situations to life in his stories and that is what he did just here. Not only does this story teach children on how to rebel against their parents and not pay attention to any of the rules it also says that to a point children should listen and have certain traditions with in their family.

It is normal for humans to crave power and control, but resentful feelings may occur if dominance and authority are not asserted with complete control. This idea of power and control surface in A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah and in Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. In both cases, dominance over the lower members of their societies is key for the leaders to retain control. In Fahrenheit 451 and A Long Way Gone, authorities in both books control their subjects through force, but the government in Fahrenheit 451 utilizes strategic changes in the educational system and home life, while the leaders in A Long Way Gone coerce their fighters with drugs and brainwashing.

Human nature refers to the distinguishing qualities that characterize humankind. The history of human nature reveals to us that people tend to be drawn to power. People use power to exert their dominion over the weak or helpless. Power also motivates some people to engage in savagery acts.

Consequently, society has prevented the poor from achieving their goal of reaching to the top. This is because our society needs the less fortunate to do the hard labor that most Americans would not dream of doing. Take the example of Barbara Ehrenreich. She as journalist didn't agree on the idea that their low paid jobs account for their perseverance and abilities. She decided to explore the wonders of low paid jobs and quickly realized that these kinds of jobs were less paying and more demanding of work. With that being, the money she earned was enough for only her basic needs and bills. In these conditions, it’s almost impossible to be able to prosper. This is

Symbolism connects to guilt, because the narrator in the story describes the old man’s eye which makes him obsessed over it. He is obsessed over the old man’s eye because he thinks that it is evil and can see darkness. This also causes him to go crazy and plan to kill the old man by first stalking him at night. Imagery connects to the narrator’s guilt, because at the ending of the story, the narrator could hear the beating heart of the old man, but it was his own heart. This leads him down to a negative path and it leads him to confessing that he was the one who murdered the old man. This is because he was so afraid that he could not handle the guilt inside him. Point of View teaches the main characters in the story a lesson about guilt. In the beginning of the story it explains the narrator in jail explaining how nervous he is and why he murdered the old man, “ Whenever it fell upon me, my blood ran cold; and so by degrees-- very gradually -- I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye forever.” (2) He is explaining that he hates the eye so much that he is obsessed to it and that makes him plan to take the life of the old man. Forever now, people need to understand that shame and guilt can lead you down to a dark path and it can await in your

Before considering oppression in general, we must first note that people and institutions who hold power oftentimes use this power to oppress others.

On the other hand, in the short story, “And of Clay we are Created,” by Isabel Allende, the audience experiences a good type of control where the person with authority uses their power to help another person. When Azucena is trapped in the rubble, Rolf Carlé speaks to her with kindness and sympathy, even though he is controlling whether she lives or dies. For example, the narrator tells, “To pass the hours he began to tell Azucena about his travels and adventures as a newshound, and when he exhausted his memory, he called upon imagination, inventing things he thought might entertain her” (Allende 253). Instead of using his position above her to tell her that there is no hope and she will die, he tries to distract her by telling stories of his adventures in the world. To wrap up, based on the passages above, it is up to the people who are in control, to decide how they want to influence others in either a positive way like Rolf Carlé or a negative way like Lady

Through the interaction of the characters, it is evident that the story can be looked at from a Marxist perspective. There is a distinct power structure within

Typically everyone acts in a way that will politically benefit themselves whether with power or wealth. The book 1984 George Orwell clearly demonstrates a dictating dystopia that wants nothing less than pure power and will do anything to obtain it. To control someone’s mental state of mind by regulating their emotions and feelings it will allow for more room to concentrate on what they want to fill their minds with. Also if one has control of the past they control the future because you can either make yourself look superior or inferior.

“Five Faces of Oppression” by Iris M. Young tries to create an idea that we can critique the reality and stages of oppression of different groups. She argues that oppression is structural in the sense that injustices arise from systematic everyday activities, and not from policies or how people act. Since oppression is systematically reproduced and thus ingrained into culture, politics and economics, therefore it cannot be simply removed from our society. She separates the condition of oppression into five different forms: exploitation, marginalization, powerlessness, cultural imperialism, and violence. Young states that exploitation is where oppression occurs in the transfer of one social group’s products of labor to benefit the wealthier class. She also argues that women are also exploited to through this from of

The narrator finds this cat to be out of place, and she uses the sight of this cat to take her text in a different direction. Losing her train of thought is an exercise in allowing the reader to experience what it might feel like to be a woman writer. Although the narrator goes on to make a valuable point about the atmosphere at her luncheon, she has lost her original point. Women, who so often lack a room of their own and the time to write, cannot compete against the men who are not forced to struggle for such basic necessities.