Julie Clary

Miss Julie is a drama of paradoxes and reversals. It is a play by August Strindberg which is set on midsummer’s Eve. It is a play that touches on symbols through animal imagery. These references to animals as Miss Julie shows the idea that “human beings are the products of the forces surrounding them”. Strindberg adopted animals to parallel characters and convey ideas dramatically which would be otherwise be kind of inappropriate with explicit representation of mortals. The animal imagery in this

Costumes in Titus When looking at the 1999 film Titus, it is important for the audience to examine the costuming choices made by director Julie Taymor. These choice are not only indicative of the setting and plot, but the costumes also reveal symbolic information about the characters. More specifically, when looking at the characters of Chiron and Demetrius, it is evident that Taymor made a variety of intriguing decisions in regards to their costumes. Demetrius and Chiron’s costumes were symbolic

As the bullet pierced Harrison’s heart, the audience froze while thinking if their society was truly equal. The movie 2081 gives us a fresh new meaning of equality. The society forces people’s talents to be equal, so no one would have an advantage. This includes their strength, intelligence, and beauty. The society would call it the “Golden Age of Equality” however Harrison would disagree with that statement. 2081 and the real society can be very different on how they treat the extraordinary and

Sydney Rickabaugh Ms. Crider English 10 Honors Period 1 17 October 2014 Wonder for all ages Great stories seem to take people of all ages on a roller coaster ride full of emotion and wonder. An animated movie called The Lion King was produced by Disney and released in 1994. The plot of the story is when a young lion prince is born and his evil uncle plots to kill him and his father the king. After the king is murdered, the prince runs away from his kingdom leaving the uncle in charge by default

In the short story 2081 Harrison Bergeron is strong and is smart his appearance is appealing and he's a giant. Since the government has become so strict on following the 213 amendments in the year of 2081 nobody is legally allowed to be above the average. The average in the story is considered to be unintelligent and ugly. This point tells us that fourteen year old Harrison Bergeron cannot be able to walk around like anyone else. Harrison and many others become disabled and had to wear earpieces

Conflict in Harrison Bergeron Harrison Bergeron was a short story that was about the conflicts in society at that happened at the time.One of those messages was the control of the government.In the story it shows just how much the government is allowed to control every aspect of people. They even control the thoughts of the citizen. At the time this book was written the civil rights movement had taken place. The author saw complete equality as a bad thing since no one would be unique. To begin with

The story “Harrison Bergeron” is about a futuristic society where everyone is equal in every which way. People in this society have handicaps to make sure they are as equal as everyone else. But a young boy named Harrison Bergeron didn’t seem to have an effect on his handicaps. He would always find a way to overcome them and eventually he tries to take over the society and become “emperor”. This action Harrison took may have been supported by motivation which could have been sparked by some competition

Saroo Brierley went through, a traumatic experience when he was only 5 years old. He was completely lost, miles and miles away from home. No one knew his language, or knew where he was from. Lion is an autobiography about part of Saroo’s life. He wrote about his traumatic experience and how it affected his entire life. After he wrote his book, it was turned into a wonderful major motion picture. The book and movie have multiple similarities and differences. There is many similarities between the

In Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus, it is known as a play comprised by acts of violence and packed with death and the destruction of others. Themes of love, revenge, power are one of the many motivating factors. Throughout this play, the word “womb” have a significance aspect, especially with the character, Lavinia. “Womb” is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as “The abdomen or abdominal cavity of a person or animal; the belly/ also the anterior wall of the abdomen; and the uterus” (n). In

The musical, The Lion King, originated from Disney and has an African style to it. It was a great combination of puppetry and human performance. The show started at 6:39, had an 8 minute intermission, and ended at around 8:30. The musical also related to other Disney films such as Let It Go.The musical started with music that went from soft to loud, and then back to soft which allowed for the characters to come out and the scene to set. It all started when Rafiki came out and sang Circle of Life