Dirty Words In 'Gone With The Wind'

Provocative words or indecent words that are either harming or might bring about the listener to promptly hit back or break the peace are considered to be the part of fighting words and offensive speech. Utilization of such words is not considered as a "free speech" under the First Amendment. On the off chance that the listener is indicted for such offensive words assault, this may lead to mitigating situations (Dorf & Michael, n,d).

As the embodiment of the American Dream, Gatsby is both present and unreachable. Gatsby, although corrupt for most of the novel, turns out “alright” in the end. In her article, “The Great Gatsby and the Obscene Word”, the author, Barbra Will, focuses on how Gatsby’s characterization and the obscene word on his steps complete the ending to The Great Gatsby. With his past life being full of corruption, the audience, as well as Nick, is forced to forget about Gatsby’s past. When Gatsby’s past is forgotten, he can more clearly represent the audience. When diving deeper into the characterization of Gatsby, it is clear that Fitzgerald made Gatsby appear as both a ubiquitous presence and as an intangible force at the same time. The scene in which an obscene word is written on Gatsby’s steps symbolizes the obscenity of Gatsby’s presence. Very few of the other characters know who Gatsby really is, which is shown in the party

Despite that students now use profanity in their public schools and even more out of school, this could cause more children and teens to use the offensive language around their peers.

The use of profanity has increased in the past couple of decades. According to Kristin Jay, a psychologist at Marist College who has collected data on public swearing, this is partly because, “…The media we used to consume were much more sanitized, and we had fewer things to choose from and less control over what we exposed ourselves to.” In addition to profanity being more common, there is also decrease in the average age that children learn swear words—in fact, according to Timothy Jay, a psychology professor at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, most children have

    Everyday we read and hear profanity from books which we should shelter our children from having to learn more about the awful things we have in life. Having profanity in our everyday lives affects us in a negative way because if our children hear the foul language then there is a greater chance that children will pick up the words we would not like them to say. In the article “Potty-Mouthed” by Martin Chilton, states that swearing in Young Adult fiction is a controversial and complex issue. Young Adult fiction is controversial issue because some parent let their children read books that other parents would not agree with based on the language, violence, suicied and sexualactivity. A lot of teenage books have very mature points of view that some or most of our teens can not even

You can tell a lot about a person based on how others describe them. Everything that is said about someone changes how you perceive them, even if you have never met them. Positive words make you think the best of someone, while negative words make you think the opposite. In The Great Gatsby, a tale of love and lies set in the 1920’s, these types of descriptions give you a set idea of what the characters are like. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald uses specific word choice to create Daisy a glowing personality, he does so to diminish the pain Daisy inflicts on her supposed loved ones through her actions. First, the reader sees how Daisy is described in an honest and bright way to make readers see her in a positive light, then they see how she

Stated in the website of Teen Ink about the profanity "We would not be learning the true history if certain pieces of it and little details were ignored or left behind. In order to understand history to its most, we must learn from our mistakes and realize what we have done wrong. All language is beautiful in the right context" ("Should Of Mice"). With the use of profanity, young audiences can gain the knowledge and understand the history behind the words and why those words were used frequently at the time. This is significant for the young audiences to learn and to know that they must learn from the mistakes of using profanity and learning from it so that those words can't be repeated. This is also supported through the knowledge of racial slurs and offensive language in Teen Ink as the site states "If people do not read, learn, and understand how African-Americans were treated in the past, then history will most likely repeat itself. We must learn and understand our mistakes, in order to prevent them in the future" ("Should Of Mice"). With audiences exposed to offensive language and profanity at a young age, they would learn that these words are not appropriate and would likely not use these words. If young audiences don't gain the knowledge of these words, then history will repeat itself with people using the derogatory words. This also

Profanity is a subject that many of us find ourselves not only intimidated by, but also unable to define. Is it simply a particular group of words that should not be uttered in polite company, or is it drastically more complicated? During the last 60 years, the American populace has found themselves spinning into what many consider to be a downward spiral with the issue of morality. In the following pages I am going to discuss what I consider to be the definition of profanity, by giving an overview of the now infamous “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television” monologue performed, and written by George Carlin. I will also discuss some of Lenny Bruce’s ideology, and the legal, and public persecution both groundbreaking,

In many settings such as schools or at home, some words categorize as “swear” or “curse” words. The majority of people know that the words are not proper etiquette or polite to use against another as it signifies anger or aggression. But still, who are the ones labeling those words and what gives them the authority to do so? It can just be that people commonly accept those words as “swear” or “curse” words. Nevertheless, censoring those words from being spoken will never have any success due to the lack of enforcement. Children are inevitably going to have exposure towards those words since nobody is constantly monitoring their activity wherever they go. A friend can just utter the word, the child asks what it means, and the cycle continues. Imposing the ban of using those words is simply impossible. Also, having those words classified as unethical just gives the more power and increases the desire to use them. An author named Michael Adams, believes that, “‘the words would just be normal words’” (Kaplan), if people use it freely and give the words less power. The human mind has an inner program of defiance, which is why many teenagers go through a “rebellious phase”. That means telling them to not swear will make them want to swear more because they do not like being told what to do. School is a learning environment, so if swearing does not negatively impact a student’s

“Cognitive Scientist puts Profanity in its place.” is Written by Bruce Bower, about the book “What The F” by Benjamin Bergen. In his book he explains what effect profanity as on us. Also how much is reveals about us. It talks about how swearing tells so much about who we are, and who other people are. Swearing can also tell us so much about human language and thoughts. Children are also much more resilient to profanity than people think. Hearing a parent or someone swear, it can cause exposure to violent thought or verbal abuse.

Wazzam...Yeet... Take an L. What the heck do these words even mean? Generation by generation, language shifts and words take on new interpretations causing these words to be the "superlative" words and more confusing than ever. Why does this happen? Because, teens want to "fit in," and social media has become such a major influence on youth that it is as if social media is their third parent. Famous singers now a days are not afraid to drop in f-bomb in their songs because music has evolved to accommodate the utilization of cuss words. The N-word, which was use to dehumanize and break down a human race, has transformed to mean my pal or my family and only said among African Americans themselves. People utilize language in such a way that

vulgar words and imagery because they think that they can not express their pain without

Songs like “Fuck the Police” by N.W.A. or “Hit em’ Up” by Tupac are both filled with profanity, words people rather not have children listen to, or other ages as well. Swearing and cursing is frowned upon

In the world now there is a least one or more curse word in a song. Some reason some kids use a lot of curse words is because of the music they listen to. Here, explain this a bit further. When young children are regularly exposed to music with such offensive language, they no longer realize it is inappropriate in certain places such as school.

Pinker explains that swearing is used as a weapon in order to create negative emotions for the listeners. Swear words are different across cultures. A taboo word in one country may not be “taboo” in a different country. Pinker provided explanations for people wanting to create negative emotions with each other using swear words (e.g. making a strong point to force the listeners to understand certain things, letting off steam, etc.). He distinguished between various types of swearing styles in the video.