Allen Mendler

The poem ‘Song of Myself’ is written by Walt Whitman and speaks upon Whitman’s way of life and his perspective about various situations that take place on a daily basis. In the start of the poem Whitman calls himself to celebrate all that his before him. He states various things that he disagrees within society, such as people who are self-righteous, anyone who felts shame on their physical appearance and people who believe they address the truth but actually doesn’t. On the other hand, he supports

In and around the 1950s Allen Ginsberg, along with several other great poets interested in changing social consciousness and defying conventional writing, became known as the Beat generation. Beat poetry focuses on the battle against social conformity and literary tradition. These Beat poets, known for their unconventional lifestyle, unorthodox political views, rowdy behavior, and experimental drug use, caused a lot of controversy. In Ginsberg’s Howl and Other Poems, Ginsberg employs a particularly

Fear as the Dominant Theme. Every single person in this world fears something, and there is magnificent amount of different types of fear that people know of. Each type of fear has a different name. For example, fear of change is called metathesiophobia, and fear of darkness is called Achluophobia. Fear can be not only a phobia but in a novel it can be represented as theme. One of the examples of a novel that has a lot of fear in it is The Chrysalids by John Wyndham which took place in the future

Sure Things by Davis Ives Analysis In 1988 David Ives created “Sure Things” a short play One-act comedy where he explores many possibilities of a common social daily life situation; dating. With only two characters, Betty and Bill, common names for common people and with fine humor and critic vision, using a peculiar and functional language the author reveals in many ways how this every day activity can have a different outcome, depending in the moment, chosen words, characters mood, personality

provocateurs became known as ‘Beats” and their movement became known as The Beat Generation (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2013). The fathers of the Beat Generation met while students at Columbia University in New York City in the early 1940’s (Rahn, 2011). Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac made up the core of the first Beats. Around them and less well known, were: Neal Cassidy, Lucien Carr and John Clellon Holmes (Rahn, 2011). These early beat poets recited their poetry openly and were on a mission to bring

The echoes of water droplets hitting against the sink, a tick sounding as every second passes by, and a heart beating steadily but loudly. Intensely staring eye to eye with success, but no hands are extended as one waits for the perfect time to capture it with no chance of it escaping. Hovering, lurking, and wandering around, yet no physical contact is made as one plans out on how to approach it. Determined to lure it in, the room begins to shrink as suspense fills the air. However, a trap is slowly

In another famous poem of his titled, ‘America’, Allen Ginsberg reflects on the rottenness pervasive in his native country. He manifests strong resentment over the post-World War US policy be it over nuclear bomb, or over Asian countries, or related to Communism for that matter. Ginsberg takes America to task for its hypocritical appearance. He claims that America may put up an exterior of ‘an angelic country but it resembles a devil from within. Its acts do not correspond with its exterior. It betrays

Match Point, the film which critics call a “surprising rebirth” (Neher 554) is Allen’s darkest and most misanthropic film, and tells the story of the Irish tennis player, Chris Wilton, who works in a London high-end club as a tennis instructor, when he meets Tom Hewett. Tom's sister Chloe, a rather boring woman, shows interest in Chris and the two become a couple, and Chloe grants him access to the upper-class of London and a financially secure future. His life begins to skid when he begins an affair

person. Onassis v. Christian Dior-New York, 472 N.Y.S.2d 254 (Sup. Ct. 1984). Further, while the law does prohibit one from representing themselves as another person, it does not prohibit one from evoking mere characteristics of another individual. Allen v. National Video, Inc., 610 F. Supp. 612 (S.D.N.Y. 1985). In this case, Fullback’s cartoon robot is not a portrait or a picture because Plaintiff’s image is not instantly recognizable in the cartoon robot. The cartoon simply possesses similar traits

Howl by Allen Ginsberg: A Reflection on Institutions In the midst of radical changes in America during the 1950s as a result of the Cold War, the Beat Generation came into existence. America in the 1950s was an age of conformity, something the Beats were against. Individuality was thrown out the window. The middle class emerged. In the suburbs, every house looked the same and everyone wanted to buy what their neighbor had and keep up with societal norms. Everyone acted the same way and shared