The Representation Of The Society Through Art

With the invention of the camera came the desire for realism. The world was changing and it was happening fast. Fast enough that people were being over looked as business and the need for natural materials lead the way. Through war in France came realism and it caused discomfort at the sight of unpleasant looking locals and grim topics, such as death. Artists were really on top of their game with the material added in their paintings that represented serious political issues and issues with the church. If I had not read about the paintings I would not have looked at them in a more serious light. I would have continued to believe these were relaxed beautiful paintings of people in the 1800's. Even the painting of Rue Transnonain by Honoré was

In Grandview Boulevard, completed in 1974 CE, the artist utilizes painterly brushstrokes. The shadows of the trees that are painted dark purple appear to have more painterly aspects than the rest of the composition. From far away, the painting seems smooth and sleek, but up close, the individual thick brushstrokes can be seen. The implied texture of the leaves in the painting is sturdy and prickly, and the texture of the yellowed grass appears to be dry and coarse, however, the actual texture of the painting itself is smooth. The artist also uses both curvilinear and geometric lines. In looking at the trees in the painting, they are composed of primarily geometric lines (excluding the leafy top) that run in a

The setting of the short story “ The Devil and Tom Walker “ takes place around 1727 during the medieval times. Romantic Gothicism was one of the main ideas in this short story. The story takes place in Boston Massachusetts . It takes place in a wooded swamp with a two sided inlet. Tom Walker was an example of a “Mad” character.

Madness…. Insanity…. Absurdity. These are the thoughts that come to mind in the story “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe. An old man is killed in his own house by the main character who has the qualities of thoughtlessness and cruelty. Some people have cructial thoughts of killing an innocent person, and their irony is expressed through dialogue and thoughts. The two types of irony, situational and dramatic, that are expressed by the characters thoughts and feelings, reinforce the deranged mind set of the character.

The narrator tries heavily to prove that he is not insane, while in the process becomes consumed in his own plot, which only increases his insanity. Many consider him as a madman for trying to prove how wise he is, yet his plot only ends up proving how mad he really is. He plans to stalk and kill the old man to prove that he is not mad, but clearly wise. By using extreme precaution he hunts as if the old man is his prey to him. He carries his denial of insanity with him as he grows ever more obsessed with murdering the old man. The proof of his madness is how he talks to himself, he speaks as if he has multiple personalities in his head that he wishes to prove wrong. “You fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded-with what caution-with what foresight-with what dissimulation” (Poe 37). The words “wisely,” “caution, “and “foresight” (referring partly to his well-prepared concealment of the corpse) all point to the narrator’s belief in his own cunning” (Shen 329). The narrator has a full conversation with himself in his head, as he questions how anyone can

The landscape of all that takes place is in a sense nightmarish. People of the region endure things such as being flayed alive, raped, bayoneting, and the sending of dogs to consume the dead. The characters with their determined resistance are described as heroes and take part in acts to fight against their foes and defend their villages. For example, Granddad and Father risk being caught stuffing bullets into the abdomen of a goat as an effort to aid their comrades. This success allowed for their comrades to have a chance to fight for their villages. Even though they are armed with only hunting rifles and homemade cannons they still take their shots and become a fellow in resistance. This instance in the ninth chapter shows the ability for these Chinese citizens to come together and help one another. The following scene that is perfectly described as a "chaotic cavalry charge" (p. 234) demonstrates this collective effort. To keep the soldiers from advancing any further people begin to throw random objects from rakes to bowls of steaming porridge. The scene is reminiscent of the barricade scene in Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables. Similarly, the common people, poor, and down trodden gather together to stand against an opposing force and build a barricade of various objects. Although the comrades of

Lu Xun’s short story “Diary of a Madman” marks the birth of modernism in Chinese literature and is the earliest literature works written in modern vernacular Chinese during the May Fourth period. Modeled after Nikolay Gogol’s story with similar title, the story condemns the old traditional Confucian values that have long persisted in the Chinese society; portrayed by the madman in the story that sees it as a ‘man-eating’ society. Lu Xun despises the idea of a society who adheres to the tradition blindly and calls for a change of strengthening. Lu Xun is considered as China’s greatest modern writer and many of his works spurred his fellow intellectuals into shaping China during the revolutionary period. As such, Mao Zedong is a lifelong

The novel depicts government when all is said and done in a greatly negative way, and one that is positively expected to motivate question and this one more time empower revolution. The administrative authorities are represented by pigs, and are depicted as sneaky and avaricious, with just their own advantage on the most fundamental level. They take the best of the food, and live in the farmhouse in lavishness, luxury and splendor. Receptive personalities could take this to imply that all governments are ravenous and degenerate,

There have been many great pieces of literature throughout the years, in which authors have demonstrated social commentary, satire and their understanding of the political order of the world and the ambition which is demonstrated in order to obtain power, in the form of fictional novels. Two of these pieces of literature are the novel ‘Animal Farm” by George Orwell, and the play “Macbeth” written by William Shakespeare. This representation of ideas is conveyed through examining the significance of the themes of relationships, ambition and power in the texts.

And he knew, too, that his mind dwelt in a world of its own, Shangri-La in microcosm, and that this world also was in peril. For even as he nerved himself, he saw the corridors of his imagination twist and strain under impact; the pavilions were toppling; all was about to be in ruins. He was only partly unhappy, but he was infinitely and rather sadly perplexed. He did not know whether he had been mad and was now sane, or had been sane for a time and was now mad again. (216-7)

Similarly, A Simple Heart shows the imbalance in social classes of the servant class and master class, and the struggles that fall on a maid until the bitter end when she dies alone and unappreciated. Diary of a Madman is a metaphor for the feudal society of China at the time and its cannibalistic tendencies. All three works efficiently explore both themes of inequality and injustice while using very distinct characters, settings, and story itself. The main characters in all three works could not be any more contrasting, one is a German Nazi guard in Auschwitz, another is a low born maid in a time of Aristocrats, and the final one is a man in feudal China literally losing his mind. While these characters represent various walks of life their main function is to explore both sides of inequality and

There is also allusion throughout the story; Xun makes a reference to Chin Sheng- tan, another famous Chinese writer. Imagery is used to describe what a queue looks like and who usually wears one. The theme of the story is that the Chinese value politics greatly. Mr. Sevenpounder is the scapegoat of this story because he gets blamed for everything, whether he is at fault or

He is a highly intelligent and knowledgeable man who has insight into the history of China and, specifically, the destructive ways of Confucianism. In his diary, he leaves many encoded messages with symbols for the readers to interpret and act upon. Cruelly persecuted and highly misunderstood, he humbly puts up with his "status" of a madman and exhorts people to think about the future of their children and embrace the new culture of democracy and freedom. This unnamed prophet puts a veil over his words intentionally for the readers to dig deeper to find their original meaning. His bizarre statements about cannibalism are supposed to evoke repentance, forgiveness, and regret in people.

Art is not just a picture on a wall or in a museum, art comes in many forms. It can be a song you just heard, a video you watched, or a painting you saw in a gallery. Also, art can be just text. All forms of art grasp you in different ways and make your thoughts evolve to new distances. Art can bring you feelings you did not think you had. You can perceive the art in many ways and the creator wants it to influence you. I believe that yes, at can truly influence society and inform human behavior. While it may seem to some that pictures, songs, and videos influence you the most, it is actually true that books are the most influential and informative because they get in touch with your mind and emotions.

In particular, the author allegorically refers to a story in which Yi Ya boiled his own son as a sacrifice to Jie Zhou (Laws 42). Lu asserts that the culture of controlling the society from free expression of ideas was incarnated in the Chinese mythology in which he uses the novel to reveal that cannibalism started from when Pan Gu separated the sky from the earth down to YI Ya’s sacrifice, to XU Xilin and down to the man who was killed in Wolf Cub Village, where the locals ate the liver and heart of the individual in order to attain an esoteric heightened level of awareness and courage (Laws 42). Though the events used to interpret cannibalism remain specific to just the person killed at Wolf Cub Village, none could confirm the story except one young man. The madman, in this context, exaggerates cannibalism out of proportion. However, the protagonist points out that the government executions in the local village are a source of cannibalism in the story and the society. Execution of human life is a criminal offense unless someone is guilty beyond reproach, yet, in China, the government at Lu’s time used excessive power to control society through intimidating actions. The narrator is afraid of becoming the next target of cannibalism because of being labeled as a madman. The first section of the book terminates when the narrator insists that the cannibalism state in China