Abjection

The Modernist movement presents pessimism in literature and descriptions of individualistic characters challenged by society. For instance, Franz Kafka’s modernist fiction novella The Metamorphosis illustrates the life of Gregor Samsa and his transformation into an insect due to his inability to cope with the pressures at work and at home. However, upon deeper contemplation, it is evident that Gregor did not physically transform but has actually mentally deteriorated into a situation where he believes

however, as a a ghost. The ghost in Hamlet is the subject of many literary critiques; in my research I came across two articles in particular about this topic that caught my interest. In particular, Zimmerman’s article explores Kristeva theory of abjection. The reaction from a threatening breakdown in meaning caused by the loss of the ability to distinguish between subject/self and object/other. The human corpse is one of the most common causes of this reaction because it reminds the living of their

Kay, who also resisted patriarchy as a tomboy, faces death and Veda is prosecuted. In the end, Mildred walking with Bert into a bright dawn signifies her submission to and restoration of patriarchal order. Contrarily, maternal abjection in Thirteen does not reduce the symbolic signification of the female. Eventually, Melanie succeeds in subduing Tracy, who feebly resists her restraining if loving embrace. This act of containment counters the symbolic castration and legitimizes women’s

for believing she is entitled to power and committing adultery. In the end, Mildred reconciles with her husband; as they walk out of the police station into a golden dawn, it signifies the restoration of patriarchal order. In contrast, maternal abjection in Thirteen does not reduce the symbolic signification of the female. Melanie succeeds in subduing Tracey’s who feebly resists the restraining if loving embrace of her mother. With this act of containment, Melanie takes on a significance that counters

he is an African American, and as such, he is forced to live alone. He has a crooked, misshapen spine, which makes him even further of an outcast. He is lonely, and he has shielded himself from the other farmhands in an armor of pessimism and abjection, when in all actuality, he wants to talk to the other workers rather than reading books alone in his room. He feels that “A guy needs somebody to be near him. . . A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody” (72). In this way, Crooks is insinuating his

Anne Finch's Opposition to The Rape of the Lock The Restoration Period (1660-1700) was a period of social, political and philosophical turmoil, which laid the foundation for future centuries. This period was marked by an advance in colonization and trade and by the birth of the Whig and Tory parties. In poetry, works of Alexander Pope and Anne Finch and a number of other poets distinguishes the Restoration. But, there are several objections from these poets; one particular opposition occurs between

Dispute and Cost Control in the provision for Variations - a Comparative Analysis of NEC3 & PSSCOC A. Variations (cost control) B. Dispute Resolution A. Cost Control in Variations Generally, cost control in the provision of Variations under most of the building contracts are stated in different steps. Hence, the steps can be generally divided into 3 stages which are variation notification, quotation submission and valuation based on rate, quantity or daywork. The comparison on the Variations was

seen through the character of Jo March. She is a fifteen-year old girl, who resents these gender roles. She feels uncomfortable in her own body, because it presents everything which prevents her from behaving in a way she wants. It is also called abjection, one form of the growing-up-grotesque archetype, which implies a girl’s feeling of aversion towards her own body as it matures. If she was a boy, nobody would care if she likes “boy's games and work and manners“(Alcott: p. 9). On the contrary, it

The term queer has a dual meaning. It was originally used to mean strange, odd or even ill. It developed into an informal, more offensive term for homosexual males in the late nineteenth century. Homosexuality, in the nineteenth century, was seen as a form of deviance; sodomy was illegal. The penalty for men accused of sodomy was death up until 1861, but then was still punishable by life imprisonment. The Labouchere Amendment Act 1885 made gross indecency a criminal act, a term used when sodomy was

In this essay I will identify and discuss two corresponding Gothic elements that are present in the play, Dr Faustus and the film, The Devil’s Advocate. I will also refer to how these elements add to the abjection of the main character. The corresponding Gothic elements that I will use is Evil Deeds Leading to the Downfall of a character and also Passion-Drive, Willful Villain-Hero or Villain. In the play Dr Faustus; Faustus is a clever scholar from Germany, whose desire for knowledge and wealth