Passing Strange

Strange Fruit, written by Abel Meeropol, and The Hanging Tree, written by Suzanne Collins, are two powerful poems that are both deeply rooted within the theme of racism and the inhuman treatment imposed upon innocent African Americans. The authors of both texts encompass a large variety of stylistic features and literary techniques that enriches and helps convey the key messages contained within the context of both texts. The contrasting elements also present in these two texts create a further added

Strange Fruit is a poem written by Abel Meeropol and was later performed by the famous Billie Holiday, Nina Simon, and recently sampled by Kanye West. The poem started off by Meeropol seeing a picture, taken by Lawrence Beitler, of two colored men being lynched that haunted him for days and lamentably inspired him to write Strange Fruit. Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith were the two colored men hauled out of jail by a multitude of Caucasians and were lynched the night of August 7, 1930. Additionally

Mabel 's Strange Predicament is a 1914 American comedy film starring Charles Chaplin, famously known for being the first time Chaplin wears the tramp costume. The movie was token place in a hotel lobby. A drunk man, the tramp, runs into Mabel and tries to engage in a conversation. Mabel walks away and goes on a date with her lover. Once Mabel returns, she goes to her room and plays with her dog. While leaving her room for a quick moment, the door closes and she gets locked out in her pajamas. The

Stranger in a Strange Land is a book written by Robert A. Heinlein that completely throws away the social mores of the late fifties/ early sixties society. The book opens with a ship returning from a trip to Mars with an interesting passenger, a man, Michael Valentine Smith who was the son of a previous voyage to Mars that was believed to be entirely dead. This was a human raised by Martians, who are an ancient race that has various powers that are discovered later in the book to be possessed by

will only do right by them. These teachers and government officials in society are the equivalent to “Old Ones” in Robert Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land. They are the ones the Martians trust to guide them, and rightfully so as their creditability is built upon the fact the use the idea of grok, or fully understand situation, before acting or passing judgement on it. These reputable figureheads lead the Martian society, teach religion, philosophy and all the other fundamentals of life. Valentine

Like Alice, the camera warbles before it goes through the glass. The realization is made that the camera is no longer a view of the reflection, but is now inside the strange parallel world through the mirror. Text at the bottom of the screen announces six months have passed since the night at the motel. Mort is asleep on the couch. The silence of the film adds an uncomfortable eeriness. Also, every sound there is seems

the truth about religion to the world and create a utopian society in the novel Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein. Heinlein served in the Navy and was a socialist politician before beginning his writing career. His second wife had a large influence on his political views and was the one who convinced him to run for the state assembly. After his loss, he became an author. Stranger in a Strange Land is Heinlein’s most popular book, however, his views on socialism and liberalism were not

Humanity in Science Fiction The human experience can be well characterized by certain parts of the media we create. We reflect what we feel and face in our lives, in what we create, especially in our music and writing. The science fiction we create is especially reflective of these things, because it is often written in a way that explores the human condition as it is and as it may be in the future. These pieces of media do more than demonstrate the ideas of those who create them, they provide us

walk. I turned the corner to leave the block I was on when an old man signaled me over. He must have been seventy, the hunch in his back and the scars on his face were indications I might not want to trust him. Nevertheless I listened to his tale. “Strange things happen around these parts, the gods are angry at the people of this island. Noises wake us in the night, people have started to disappear. It 's not safe for outsiders like you and your tv star friend. Leave! And don 't look

The title of Part II is “His Preposterous Heritage,” a strange appellation, as none of Smith’s biological heritage is discussed in the novel. The title instead metaphorically relates to the adoptive family Smith finds among Jill, Jubal Harshaw, and his servants. With his innocence and naïveté, Smith’s perception of the world is completely structured from his environment under the guidance of Jubal and his coterie. Jubal immediately begins to treat Smith with a fatherly fondness, and everybody in