Dark Horse Themes

Out of the Past is definitely an interesting movie with a lot of things to talk about. I will touch briefly upon two main things I have noticed during the screen: the film noire genre and the image of the femme fatale.

“If you are alive, there is hope for a better day and something good to happen...” (pg. 54). Throughout the course of A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah, we familiarize ourselves with the exceptional hardships that Ishmael has experienced as a child soldier, in Sierra Leone, and what actions he takes to overcome them. Despite the fact that Ishmael has been through these devastating hardships and that he became the fear that he himself feared, Ishmael is able to instill hope and keep the reader going through the themes of powerful memories, nature and redemption. He does this through the use of powerful memories that contrast the fear and danger of the war with the remembrance of the beauty of life. Furthermore, nature leaves the reader striving

“Beware gentle knight, there is no greater monster than reason (McCarthy, pg.146).” This is a theme that runs throughout both the novel and especially through John Grady. John Grady Cole has had the most consistent and dedicated views based on his own morality. The principles which he lives by seem to be the only things that govern how he acts, despite the consequences that arise from having followed these values. His beliefs in the power of justice, honor, and loyalty cause him to treat the world in a highly idealized manner. The irrational amount of idealism and heightened sense of morality that drives John Grady to commit each of his actions eventually becomes

High Noon, which is an old western type of movie, is about a sheriff named Will Kane that has to fight to save his town. "The Most Dangerous Game", which is a short story about a man named Rainsford who has to fight for his survival. High Noon and "The Most Dangerous Game" have similar main characters and similar story patterns, but have a different overall theme.

All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy explores many different themes about humans and the natural world. The story’s often vacant landscapes, and barren descriptions promote an idea of isolation throughout the text. One of the only recurring motifs throughout the story that promotes a sense of life are horses. Horses clearly stick out in the otherwise depressing landscape, and McCarthy utilizes this along with other techniques to develop an overall theme to the story. This theme, that humans and the natural world are somehow interconnected, is clearly portrayed by the role that horses play in the novel.

The notion of humanity is a picture intricately painted using the ideals and morals that define us as human beings in contextual society. The audience is influenced by the morals and values present through techniques in texts to paint their own image of humanity. Our ideals and morals that differ in texts through context, scrupulously shape our image of humanity

In the Preface, Agee conveys that this “is a book only by necessity. More seriously, it is an effort in human actuality, in which the reader is no less centrally involved than the

Decency fades like dust in the wind of the modern era of our world. Through the lense of Ishmael Beah we get to see the inhumanities done in South African culture. Beah is taken as a young boy and it placed in the army. Through all the journeys Beah goes through he ends up living the new york city and lives a life full of actions that are meant to please others and help the people suffering in the horrible South African conditions. When identifying and analyzing the theme in A Long Way Gone: memoirs of a boy soldier it is shown that the there is a lack of innocence and morality amongst the modern civilizations in this day and age. Beah's only way to survive was to choose to kill, expect the worst, or learn to erase the pain and sorrow that was inflicted upon him. He learned to blur out the obvious things that were put in front of him.

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The influence and impact that the horses make in Cormac McCarthy’s novel, All the Pretty Horses, is reflected in the title itself, particularly in their relation to the story’s protagonist, John Grady Cole. All the Pretty Horses is a true coming-of-age tale, and while in the most grounded sense the horses are depicted as practical assets to the boys, McCarthy uses a progressively emotional tone to portray the significance the horses have throughout the development of the story. The novel’s setting in the heart of Western American culture underlies the horses’ importance as the social foundation of the time, and the author’s passionate descriptions gives them qualities analogous to that of humans. This sense of anthropomorphism inspires the intimate relationship that John Grady shares with all horses throughout the novel, a bond that ties to his deep understanding of their world. The relationship between men and horses is a central theme that is tested throughout John’s journey, as he matures to find that his initial romantic conception of society does not align with the reality of his experiences. McCarthy’s use of the title represents the development of this perspective and emphasizes the irony of the protagonist’s naivety, as John’s preconceived idealism is later refuted by his experiences.

Ever since the existence of a civilization, the fundamental question of how and why; to identify and explain the human’s nature and how man is ought to live, has been the key element in philosophical world. Many philosophers provided and made public of how they viewed this world as, and the human in it, and experimented themselves with their approaches, however, no philosophers could possibly bring forth the same views as other philosophers nor yield an answer which do not leave a sense of doubt in our mind. None of the theories were incorrect, but none of them were right in the sense that even two

“The Rocking Horse Winner” is a short story written by D.H Lawrence that follows the short and tragic life of a boy named Paul, who assumes he has amazing luck after realizing he can predict racehorse winners by furiously riding his rocking horse until he reaches a trance-like state. Unfortunately, as his family takes advantage of his gift and starts gaining more money, Paul’s luck begins to kill him. Literally. Throughout the story, there are several themes evident, such as wealth, life, conscious, existence; luck, family, and greed. The conflicts displayed are man vs man, man vs self, and man vs. society. The rocking horse has become an obsession for paul and the potential benefits it would have on his family, ultimately not knowing the actual harm it will cause.

Characterisation: There are only two characters in this book. A mother wombat and a baby wombat. They are brown and small.

The dramatic short story "The rocking horse winner," is about a young boy who desires to be loved by his mother. The author, D.H. Lawrence develops a theme that states, the desire for money and social status is a destructive force. The story is about a young boy named Paul who tries to win his mothers love by gambling for money. Paul has a supernatural power which he can commute with his rocking horse to find out the winning races. However, in the end Paul tries too hard to win his mothers love and dies. The moral theme is revealed through Paul, who is the protagonist, and his relationships with the characters. The relationships which result in conflict is between Paul's mother and father, between mother and

In the film Crash (2004), the director’s use of internal conflict reveals that the main idea of the film, which is that some people stereotype others based on their skin color or countries of origin without knowing them, which is dangerous because it can lead to violence and unrest. Haggis, the director, uses the film to suggest that people should not judge anyone just because of their skin color or countries because it may cause people to hate each other.