Symbolism In Gaston, By William Saroyan

Gillam, the author switches up from the common female perspective and shows Disney’s portrayal of the traditional representation of the male gender. A lot of the Disney’s representation of the male gender includes arrogance and competiveness as the main start off with films such as Cars and The Incredibles (Gillam, 2008). However, as the movie progresses Disney begins to open up the male protagonist and display a new model of masculinity—one in which show vulnerability and emotion. Often times in society men are expected to be dominant, emotionless, and tough despite the inaccuracy of the male persona. Gillam uses the example of Gaston from Beauty and the Beast to depict the standards of the male persona (Gillam, 2008). By using the lyrics to the song about Gaston, “No one fights like Gaston. Douses lights like Gaston. In a wrestling match nobody bites like Gaston. For there's no one as burly and brawny. As you see I've got biceps to spare. Not a bit of him's scraggly or scrawny. (That's right!). And ev'ry last inch of me's covered with hair,” we can tell from the lyrics that you have to be like Gaston and have huge muscles and have chest hair—which depicts masculinity. By contrasting with Mr. Incredible from The Incredibles he is shown showing his vulnerability by weeping about his “dead” family when constricted by his enemy. By showing Mr. Incredible as vulnerable this sends the message

Imagine the life of a nomad, moving around to different place, meeting different people, and having different lifestyles. This is the life of the Walls family. In the book The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls, she explains that life as a nomad was never amazing. Her life of moving around and being the same old poor child isn’t what she wanted to be. Throughout her journey, she has been discriminated and stereotyped for her family’s actions, and for the way she looks to the rest of the world. The point of this essay is to tell you that there are obstacles like this outside of the world of fiction. With the school board’s recent sentiments regarding the lack of value that fiction provides, fiction should not remain

William Saroyan uses numerous literary devices such as symbolism and characterization throughout his short story, “Gaston”. He uses them to convey that parents have an influence on their children, who look up to them. He includes several details in each instance of the literary devices, to expand on the theme he is trying to convey.

Peter Shaffer and Franz Kafka, the authors of Equus and Metamorphosis, reveal through their main characters’ struggles how society’s oppression causes a loss of identity. This oppression is caused by society’s obsession with what it believes to be normal and how society’s beliefs drive it to conform those who don’t fit its normal image. The two authors use their characters to symbolize the different views and judgments of society. And based on these judgments, the authors use two different types of oppression that cause different outcomes. Finally, this essay will reveal how the two authors use their characters to drain the protagonist’s identity to show society’s desire to conform.

When, much to his surprise, he discovers how the lake in the woods was still the same, how the bedroom still smelled of lumber, how the girls were still fifteen, as if “no years have gone by” and the only thing that changed was the man. That it is his son who sneaks out in the morning to the sweet outdoors now, who explores the streams, who gazes with childish awe at the thunderstorms, who runs out in joy and relief to go swimming in the rain. And that it is time to move on and realise that he can’t relive those moments as the figurative ‘right’ to do so, has moved on to the next generation. That in this moment he can only be the father, no longer the son. “The Brown Wasps” has the writer experiencing sorrow and despair due to a place, that is primary to his being, being non-existent and thus, the essay focuses more on the effects of time on the world around the man, rather than the man

Everyone needs hope in their lives for the good times and the bad. Hope is an essential part of human life, which is sometimes symbolized into objects. Legend by Marie Lu is a dystopian story about Day, a slum sector teen criminal, and June, a wealthy military prodigy. Marie Lu uses Day’s pendant to symbolize the hope and freedom Day and June yearn for.

How can someone pursue a personal desire if they spent their life trying to conform? Alden Nowlan’s short story, “The Glass Roses” explores this through the protagonist, Stephen. Stephen’s personal desire to feel accepted conflicts with his feeling of having to become like the pulp cutters because he is not mentally or physically ready to fit in with grown men. This results in Chris finding a way to become his own person. Stephen’s journey to pursue his personal desire is shown through setting, character development, and symbolism.

Society has always had certain views on what normal should be; and if a person doesn’t fit the picture then they are isolated away from others. People don’t accept different, they accept normal. In The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls isolation is a problem. The Walls family had isolated themselves away from others; running away from Child Protection Services. The family constantly moves away from their problems.

The American Dream has always been the unattainable idea of a perfect life, often causing disorder when it is not realized. In response to society’s unrealistically high standards, and the human desire to be accepted, people shape their existences to fit within the quixotic ideals of society. The ubiquity of this conformity is demonstrated by its omnipresence as a theme in American literature. The Great Gatsby and Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald, along with Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, demonstrate how these perspectives of social mores are centered on the prevalence of the unrealistic views of normality. The Great Gatsby, Tender is the Night, and

Ana is a girl who followed trends and participated in activities the “cool kids” attended in high school. At first, she follows trends because an abundant amount of students claim it seems entertaining. However, that was not the case for her. Ana came to the conclusion that the activities were not amusing; she only followed trends because she thought it would create a popular reputation for herself. She decided to be unique and became determined to achieve what was best for herself. Such a follow-the-leader type situation is not uncommon in high school as it inhabits people to follow others’ actions to fit in. Fortunately, a person like Ana will always strive to be an individual and live the way he or she assumes is best. Unfortunately, a willingness to practice nonconformity such as Ana’s takes time to develop, and other individuals in society frequently then overlook their freedoms and are commonly unaware of living in censored communities. In this type of restrained community, people follow laws blindly and shield themselves from reality. Ray Bradbury in Fahrenheit 451 to protest such societal censorship depicts Guy Montag as an evolving deviant, rebellious protagonist.

Citizens of Pleasantville have certain knowledge about themselves and society, but because there is no exposure to differing ideas, individuals are stuck with the same opportunities and values. A specific example of this includes the community’s view on gender roles: men hold power as the head of society and women stay at home to cook and clean. There are no opportunities to change this structure, as the communication of ideas is restricted to what is known and not to anything new. The town leadership fears a true deviation from the accepted social order, and as a result, the citizens of Pleasantville conform to this system to prevent conflict. While this lifestyle provides harmony and order, conformity actually limits society from growing and enhancing. On the other hand, when individuals start voicing out their opinions, new ideas challenge the false peace that society had in their conformity. After Bud and Mary Sue introduce different and rather contradictory ideas, like sex, color, and individuality, people start pursuing their own passions as individuals, rather than as a whole society. With all these changes, individuals burst into color when choosing to leave “pleasant” behind for the freedom to express personal

In this “Autumn” chapter, Claudia MacTeer uses flower imagery to describe how she and Frieda respond to their environment. This metaphor calls attention to the importance of nurture and environment for these young children, especially during these formative years of childhood. Like flowers, we depend on our environment for sustenance, so in turn, Pecola Breedlove, Soaphead Church, and Louis, Jr., inherit the legacy of self-loathing and Claudia and Frieda MacTeer inherit the legacy of self-worth.

When people are growing up, being normal was the way to be cool. Everyone wants to be like everybody else and that’s the way it goes. What children and many adults still don’t understand is that being different and having diversity is a good thing. It is ok to be different, especially in today 's society. Being able to acknowledge that diversity and disability in everyday life and seeing the good in it will help bring together our society. For my next three paragraphs i 'm going to discuss what it was like to be an outsider, when I experienced diversity and an experience I have had with disability

Demanding all citizens to conform to a universal definition of normalcy ultimately makes one become a product of society, instead of preserving each individual’s valuable uniqueness. Such requirements cause the society to immediately reject all that does not meet that standard, or fit the mold, leaving no room for individuality. This idea of limiting diversity is expressed through the way that people are forced to hide what others lack in order to protect the sense of normalcy. When character Hazel states “Who knows better’n I do what normal is?”(300) as a negative implication of how monotonous the society’s sense of normality is and how it demolishes humanity. The society’s goal of defining a sense of normalcy is unsuccessful. It leaves those

Gaston is a short story about a little girl from New York who is visiting her father who lives in Paris. The father and daughter are basically strangers to each other, for they haven’t spent much time together before. While the little girl is taking her nap, the father goes to buy peaches so they can have a late afternoon snack. Then, while eating their peaches, the father finds a bug in the center of the peach. The little girl really just wants to kill it, but her father thinks otherwise. He makes a name for the bug, Gaston, and tells her a marvelous story about the bug.