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Ashley Miller 2/14/17 Staci Mitchell PAS/WGSS 3050-01 Ain’t I A Woman Sojourner Truth is the creator of a very powerful speech and later poem, “Ain’t I A Woman?” Truth’s real name is Isabella Baumfree. She believed God gave her this new name and she described it: “Sojourner because I was to travel up and down the land showing people their sins and being a sign to them, and Truth because I was to declare the truth unto the people." This new name reflected a new mission to spread the word of God

Pat Barkers novel “Border Crossing” focuses on whether a child, Danny Miller, is capable of murder. Barker uses juxtaposition and symbolism to explore different themes within the novel. A few prevailing themes within Border Crossing are the innocence in which children possess, lying versus truth, and the differences between good and evil. Such themes are explored mainly by the leading characters Danny Miller and Tom Seymour.Barkers novel draws in the reader with the parallel between good versus evil

In the allegorical novel Border Crossing (2001) by Pat Barker, Barker utilises the literary techniques of juxtaposition and contrasting characterisation to question the idea of normality and explore the role of influence in shaping a person. The novel draws its inspiration from the 1993 Thompson and Venables’ trial, and explores the moral and ethical questions raised by this case. Barker contrasts child psychologist, Tom, and patient, Danny, in questioning the concept of a normal personality. Juxtaposition

Regeneration Essay Pat Barker sets her novel Regeneration in Craiglockhart War Hospital during the First World War. Craiglockhart is where the traumatised and shell shocked British soldiers are sent to be cured under the watchful eye of army Psychiatrist Dr William Rivers. Not only are the soldiers suffering from shell shock, they’re also fighting to save their manliness. Masculinity and gender roles play a massive role in the novel and this essay will show that Barker explores these themes through

Sex and Dominance in  The Ghost Road         Pat Barker's The Ghost Road is a masterful literary integration of sex and war.  The novel's protagonist, the lascivious, bisexual Billy Prior once remarks:  "Whole bloody western front's a wanker's paradise," a statement with far-reaching implications concerning aggression and eroticism (Barker 177).  The novel concludes a successful trilogy, beginning with Regeneration (1991) and The Eye in the Door (1993).  Winner of the prestigious Booker Prize

Mind War Regeneration by Pat Barker is an anti-war novel that focuses on the effect of war on the psychological mind. Barker uses many techniques to portray her position about the war. In 1917, during World War I, Siegfried Sassoon declares his objection of the war and refuses to continue serving as a British officer. Determined as suffering under the ailment of “shell-shock”, Sassoon was sent to Craiglockhart War Hospital to undergo treatment and recover his “sanity”. Dr. William Rivers, the psychiatrist

Pat Barker explores the comradeship in her novel by presenting different aspects of the term, some being explicit and others being implicit, or identifiable by comparing a situation to the one that is omnipresent in 'Regeneration': the war. Comradeship is mostly associated to the army, it is a term for a companionship between several person in a group, each member helping and bonding with the others. The letter written by Sassoon is our first evidence of comradeship between men. Barker's use of

Explore the psychological and moral impact of war on soldiers and civilians in Pat Barker's Regeneration and Wilfred Owen's poetry. In the course of your writing show how your ideas have been illuminated by your response to Joseph Heller's Catch-22 and other readings of both core texts. Pat Barker's Regeneration, Wilfred Owen's poetry and Joseph Heller's Catch-22 can all be categorised as subjective war texts as the main structural principle is not dominated by character's actions, but rather

Courage in Pat Barker's Regeneration During the Vietnam War, many Americans decided to choose conscientious objector status and serve the war effort in non-combative ways; others moved to Canada, leaving their families, their communities, and their nation because of strong political convictions. While some said these people were cowards and a disgrace to their families and their nation, others argued that those had just as much courage as the men on the front lines. Although moving to Canada

How does Pat Barker use symbolism in the novel Regeneration to explore the theme of emasculation? The theme emasculation appears several times throughout the novel Regeneration in variety of forms. Barker’s exploration of emasculation in the novel challenges traditional notions of manliness, showing war as a possible “feminine” experience. Pat Barker is bringing to attention that the atrocities suffered at war are making the soldiers unmanly as they’re facing shell shock and trauma. There are many