Comparing The White Tiger And Cannery Row

Gavin portrays the theme of enslavement, firstly, through the use of similes and animalistic imagery; this is evident when the boys were ‘crouching like caged animals’. In the simile, ‘like caged animals’, the comparison between human boys and animals trapped in a zoo indicates dehumanisation, thus portraying the children as feral primitives. This implies that, like slaves, Anoup and other adults perceived the boys as savage, untamable animals who deserve to be treated accordingly. Since children are deemed to be universal symbols of innocence, the writer’s intention when describing the boys as ‘caged animals’ may have been to show how their innocence has been corrupted by child labour. In turn, this evokes intense pity from the reader, who may regard children facing such harsh conditions to be abhorrent. Therefore, the theme of enslavement is portrayed through the writer's use of animalistic imagery, showing how the boys’ suffering has reduced them to the lowest status, like animals and slaves.

The black characters in the novel are all victims of this “separate but equal” mentality; the younger characters yearn for real equality and the older characters have settled in to their lives by accepting their “fate.” The existing structures of society in Bayonne, Louisiana prevent black characters such as Grant Wiggins and Vivian from ever breaking out of their social class; both are forced to remain in their lives as teachers of young black children who will also grow up to live limited lives. Wiggins says of his classroom, “I’m the teacher... and I

In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, a group of young British boys are left stranded on an island after a fatal plane crash in the midst of a World War. With no communication to the outer world and no presence or influence of adults on the island, Ralph, Jack Merridew, and Piggy are forced to take initiative if the group of hopeless boys want to survive. The group of boys experience a drastic change throughout their time on the island, a change that no one would ever expect to occur to a young group of primed British boys. The leader of the stranded choirists on the island, Jack Merridew, shows such a change that he soon persuades other boys to follow his savage actions as the novel progresses. Though the changes to Jack’s mental and physical characteristics advance slowly at first, the final personality of Jack is instantly taken over at the climax of the novel to a dehumanized savage. Jack’s innocence is corrupted by his inability to withstand a society without rules proving man's good essential nature is altered by the evil within society.

Imagine the many dangers of being stranded on a desolate island. There is a chance of starvation, severe sunburn or sicknesses, and strange animals. The idea of being a danger to yourself does not usually cross a person's mind when thinking about this unimaginable situation. Being in such horrible conditions would make anyone start to go a little crazy, especially if they were young and immature. The little boys in Lord of The Flies show the true nature in humanity when times become desperate and cut throat. The main topic of this essay is to focus on similarities and differences of how two groups of boys, Piggy & Ralph and Jack & Roger, behave when they become stranded on an island and how they act to survive.

This short story clearly shows how different people live and struggle in the society. Human beings are always in a dilemma of making decisions. The story tries to demonstrate the struggle between the rich and the poor in the community. Faulkner has structured the story in a way that it depicts the emotional despair of both the protagonist and antagonist. What the story entails is a complete comparison of different societies from diverse life angles.

After a series of events, such as the previously-mentioned shelter conflict and the creation of the beast, as well as the pig-killing dance at Jack’s camp, the deaths of Simon and Piggy, and the breaking of the conch shell (the only remaining symbol of order on the island), by the end of the story, all order is lost and the boys have turned into complete savages. They ruthlessly tried to kill or escape from each other until, thankfully, an adult marine arrived on the island who brought back peace and order. His appearance causes all the boys to regretfully cry, mourning their horrid experience on

Society can influence many people to change their beliefs and the way they feel about themselves. This can lead to them being depressed, miserable, and having suicidal thoughts. A group of choir boys in the Lord of the Flies get stranded on an island from a plane crash and turn into blood-thirsty hunters, killing pigs in order to survive. Soon after it becomes challenging to survive, trying to find shelter, build a fire, and trying to leave trails of smoke so ships notice and rescue them.The boys are isolated by society because they don’t know what’s happening in other parts of the world, yet they still have their sense of style.In the book Lord of the Flies has many examples of societal influences that change the lives of the boys from going

Amirs father, Baba, is a strong man very set in his ways. He represents the independent culture of old Afghanistan. He instills his ideals of masculinity on Amir, and believes he should be stronger, more sports oriented, and able to stand up for himself. “Of

People are playing different roles in today’s modern society. If one puts them in a different environment, the strong desires to survive will make people apply for the roles that are best for them. In the book The Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the boys played different roles in the “society” they had created to able to survive and to get rescued. In the book, Piggy, Ralph, and Jack had played their individual crucial roles on the island.

Suddenly isolated in paradise. No sign of civilization. No sign of rescue. Everything you once knew, gone. In Lord of the Flies, a novel concerning human nature, William Golding places a group of choir boys on an island without rules, adults, or supervision after their plane has crashed. One boy in particular progressively displays the effects of not having a society better than the rest: Jack Merridew. The lack of society on the island emanates through Jack as his actions and thoughts increasingly stray from that of society’s.

Civilization plays a major role in shaping lives. It controls an individual’s behavior, manners, and way of living. It plays an especially important role in the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding, which is about a group of British boys who are stranded on a deserted island without any adult supervision. Immediately after landing on the island, the boys develop basic rules to keep order and elect one amongst themselves, Ralph, as chief.. The boys are then faced with challenges, inciting a deep fear of a beast inhabiting the island. This contributes to the breakdown of their society. Slowly, the youths lose their roots of a civilized society and by the end of the novel, most of the boys do not recognize themselves. Throughout the story, many boys develop negative changes, demonstrating the profound effects a lack of society can have on a people.

When thinking about socioeconomic status many directly look to the “American Dream” as a guiding ideology. The “American Dream” inspires and motivates people to be their best selves and instills the idea that if one works hard and aspirations for a better life they will be able to rise within the socioeconomic rank system. Through out the novel Ain’t No Makin’ It by Jay MacLeod, two groups go through their own journey towards “makin’ it,” but even with vastly different work ethics and approaches they end up in very similar positions. Ultimately social reproduction is inevitable and social mobility is challenging to overcome no matter the aspirations and conviction, but to what extent? In the novel, MacLeod follows the two groups as they grow up in Clarendon Heights, a low-income housing development. MacLeod reviews how their initial socioeconomic status and their mentality towards social mobility is represented as a factor in the study. The two groups are the Hallway Hangers who are a majority White group, and the Brothers who are majority African American.

In fact, much of writing shows the positives of strife; those who are affected grow stronger as“... [W]e also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.” (Romans 5:2-3). Thus, there is an overarching idea that with all adversity, there is hope. Such is the case in Adiga’s “The White Tiger,” narrated by Balram, who transcends his confinement to a lower class and becomes a successful businessman. Balram’s ascent to success attaches value and beauty to his suffering, which was catalytic in nature to his achievement. We are first introduced to Balram’s hardships in his description of Laxmangarh as a decrepit town within the “darkness” of India. Through a series of events only describable as suffering: being pulled out of school, losing his father, working odd jobs, and being maltreated by officials; Balram eventually becomes a driver. Even within this rank, there is already a sense of achievement for Balram and his ordeals as a path to his success is symbolized in his short struggle to become a driver. Balram says of his

The poem ‘Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers’ by Adrienne Rich was written in 1951 while she was struggling to establish herself as a female poet in a male-dominated artistic sphere. The poem focuses on Aunt Jennifer’s role as a wife in the patriarchy of mid-twentieth century society, and how she, like many women, had little of her own. Their lives were defined by the marriage, and as few women had their own income most were completely dependent on their husbands. The poem focuses on the physical lack of power Aunt Jennifer has over her own body and her choices, which is juxtaposed with her ownership of her mind and personality.

Balram’s thoughts of family keep him grounded while is in search of a job as a driver for a master to break him out of the Darkness. In his search, he finds a man who immediately does not want to accept him as a driver. Justifying his qualifications, Balram declares, “I don’t disrespect God, I don’t disrespect my family” (Adiga 51). In this quote, Balram equivocates disrespecting one's family to disrespecting God. Even if he does not truly believe this himself, it shows that words like this will have an effect on those around him because religion and family are very important to people. Moreover, this quote demonstrates that family grounds Balram’s thinking in the beginning on the novel, something that drastically changes as time passes. Later in the novel, Balram makes a pro versus con list of his spit to decide what to do and how he should continue his life. One puddle of spit says to him, “Your father wanted you to be a man” (Adiga 210). Balram explains early in the novel that his father was a good man and this quote shows that Balram’s father did not tie him down to a particular path in life. All he wanted was for him to have the strength and skills stereotypically associated with being a man. These two instances sharply contrast with the rest of his family’s views of him that restrict his freedom.