My Neighbor Totoro makes us question if it’s necessary to have an enemy or major conflict in order to make a great movie. Although some might have found this film strange due to simplicity and anti-climactic plot I believe that is what helped it become so popular around the world.
The film My Neighbor Totoro was one that was focused on the adventures that Satsuki and Mei took as they moved into a new home in order to be closer to their mother due to her being ill. “My Neighbor Totoro has become one of the beloved of all family films” (Ebert) the positive message that this film gives substitutes for not having that enemy or conflict other movies are so concentrated on. The Wizard of Oz has Dorothy, who needs to find her way back home In order to be safe and Finding Nemo has Nemo, who has to go through extreme measures in order to be back with his father, both examples of popular movies that used an enemy or bad situation in order to help create an exciting movie. Although My Neighbor Totoro did not have that aspect of danger as most other movies do,
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The children movies nowadays in America are filled with little bits and pieces of aggression and rebellious attitude, movies such as The Lion King and Moana are both great examples since a movie such as the lion king, was all about killing in order to survive. These films also promote a mentality where you do what you want, even if it is something that you are not allowed to do and these are movies that are extremely popular with children today. The positive and friendliness message My Neighbor Totoro gives throughout the whole movie is one you definitely want your kids to learn therefore this leads me to believe that this is one of the many reasons that My Neighbor Totoro has become extremely popular not only in Japan but in the entire
To start, Tim Winton’s short story, Neighbours explores many themes about multiculturalism. Neighbours explores multiculturalism in a deep way as the composer examines the barriers and common interests between include learning to accept new ideas, developing a new respect for different cultures and learning to not judge a book by its cover.
While reading The Stranger I noticed that traits that Albert Camus character depicts in the book are closely related to the theories of Sigmund Freud on moral human behavior. Albert Camus portrays his character of Meursault as a numb, emotionless person that seems to mindlessly play out his role in society, acting in a manner that he sees as the way he’s supposed to act, always living in the moment with his instincts driving him, and if the right circumstance presents itself the primal deep seeded animal will come out. I believe that most of the character’s traits fall under Freud’s notion of the Id and Ego mental apparatus, and don’t believe that his idea of the super-ego is represented in this book.
In the book The Outsiders by S.E Hinton, it's built around the class division between the Socs and the greasers. The kids in the Socs came from privileged and wealthy families while the greaser grew up in a unstable and poor environment, and it shaped who they are and how they act. The novel deals with issues important to urban teens, and the obstacles that are part of their daily lives, showing realism in Hinton's writing. In the article ¨The Urban Experience in Recent Young Adult Novels¨ by Sandra Hassell and Sandy Guild, it discuss the importance of urban teens worlds represented in literature. The article consists of many characteristics that are established in urban youth books such as, the usage of slang, strong sense of community,
The Stranger The Stranger exhibits a society that has confined itself with a specific set of social standards that dictate the manner in which people are supposed to act. This ideology determines the level of morality, and how much emphasis should placed on following this certain "ethical" structure. Albert Camus's main character, Meursault, is depicted as a nonconformist that is unwilling to play society's game. Through Meursault's failure to comply with society's values and conform to the norm, he is rejected and also condemned to death by society.
In his short story, “The Strangers That Came to Town,” Ambrose Flack is showing that true freedom is about being accepted. It shows that true freedom is about being accepted because of the way that the Duvitch family is placed in a community where they are not accepted at first but then do become accepted. Mr. Duvitch didn’t talk much to anyone because of lack of freedom to be who he was, Mrs. Duvitch didn’t have the freedom to also be who she was because people talked about her and the Duvitch children to were quiet ones who didn’t have freedom in the sense that they couldn’t just go out and play with the other kids.
The Outsiders Essay – Describe an interesting theme from a text you have studied. Explain why this theme is interesting.
How does Tim Winton’s short story ‘Neighbours’ explore the transition of individuals into new phases of life and new social context?
African American racial tension has decreased drastically, since the fifties our country has leaps and bounds towards equality. James Baldwin wrote Stranger in the Village, and he wrote about his experience living in a small Swiss village and how he was able to evaluate the American society and its issues of race. Baldwin specifically focused on African American racial issues. Baldwin makes arguments about how race is treated much different in Europe, he also argued how there are still a lot of problems with American society that need to be changed. I agree with Baldwin's thoughts however this essay is outdated and isn't completely relevant to our society today; however some of the broader ideas are.
In life, we are often deeply influenced by the people who surround us. Consider the age-old adage “Birds of a Feather Flock Together”; this familiar saying reminds us that, in life, we gravitate toward people who appeal to us, and those people can have a great impact on who we are and the choices we make. In Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street, Esperanza meets many women who play a role in her life. Some of the women impact her in negative ways, but others help her to see that she can make more of her life than what her Chicago neighborhood offers. Of all the women in Esperanza’s life, Esperanza is most influenced by her mother and Alicia because they teach her to rely on herself in order to escape Mango Street.
Have you read this book because it's good for philosophical chairs ,and essays.This book was wrote by S.E Hinton and most complainants is that if Ponyboy ethier should go to the system,or should stay with Darry.And Pony should stay with Darry.
Acceptance and security. These are the two things that every human being wants. How they gain those two things varies from person to person.But most of us are privileged enough to not worry about these two very important necessities.However there are people in the world who are not so lucky. Those are the people who are failed to be understood by the rest of the world. However a lot of us are asleep to those people and their problems.Sometimes it takes a piece of art or literature to wake us up to those problems and a piece of literature that can do that is the novel written by S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders.In her novel Hinton, writes about two socioeconomic classes, the greasers and the Socs, who live their lives on the two ends of social status, near-poverty and full on rich, respectively.The cloak of money shields both sides to understand the others problems and the society is unable to take off the cloak as well. The novel is also a good eye-opener to how social,emotional,and economic forces can shape a person’s life and how if one can truly understand a person for what they are the world might just be a better place.
One part of this movie that really got my attention and interest was the Fellowship of the Ring, which is basically the common theme of “good versus evil.” This theme has been commonly used in most fantasy novels and movies. To give example of rhetoric, anyone who has read or seen the Lord of the Rings should be familiar with Frodo, who is on a mission to destroy an evil ring. Boromir, who is considered the tall one, initially accompanies Frodo on his quest, but is corrupted by the
According to talkproverty.org 21.4% of Hispanics in America are living in poverty. A book call The House on Mango Street and a movie call “Stand and Deliver,” represent the struggle of being a Hispanic in America. The House on Mango Street is similar to the movie, Stand and Deliver because the characters were judged based on where they lives, the characters have low self esteem, and the females were expected to take care of family. The House on Mango Street is also different from the movie, “Stand and Deliver,” because of the encouragement the characters received by adults, the relationships the characters build, and the different viewpoint the characters have on where they will be in the future. In my opinion, The House on Mango Street interests me more than “Stand and Deliver,” because the book leaves you wondering what is going to happen next, allows you to imagine the characters, and it has different storylines.
When thinking of New York City, more often than not, the first things one visualizes is the beautiful skyline, the bright lights, and Times Square. But without a second glance, one might miss one of the important things about the city. New York is the most heavily Dominican populated city in the United States. It’s ironic that the first non-native American to migrate to and reside on what is today New York City, was from Santo Domingo, the capital city of the Dominican Republic. Throughout history, Dominicans have migrated to the US in search of economic opportunity. This is the factor that influences nearly every immigrant group that migrates to the US in history. In the early 1900s, The United States and the Dominican Republic had a very close diplomatic relationship, to the point where the President considered annexation. At one point, the United States completely controlled the Sugar industry, one of the country’s most profitable markets.
Albert Camus creates a series of characters in The Stranger whose personality traits and motivations mirror those that are overlooked upon by the average man. Camus develops various characters and scenarios that show true humanity which tends to have been ignored due to the fact of how typical it has become. Camus incorporates abominable personality traits of the characters, variety, consistency, and everyone’s fate.