Political conditions

Nervous Conditions written by Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga is a rather complex novel that communicates a plethora of implicit and explicit messages about complexities surrounding sex, class and gender. It is a story told from the perspective of Tambudzai(Tambu), an impoverished teen whom, as a result of the passing of her brother Nhamo, gets the opportunity to receive an education under the roof of her Uncle Babamukuru. While living with her uncle Babamukuri, the headmaster of the mission

Reading The Trial can be a confusing and frustrating task but that is because it is supposed to be. Stories usually start out with an introduction and it slowly introduces you to characters, setting, and then the conflict. This was what was expected in the very beginning of opening Kafka because of the unawareness of how unconventional and thought provoking this author proved to be. This is an author that takes what you know from the world and twists it into dark dreams that emphasize truths behind

Walt Whitman’s 1892 poem “Song of Myself” is an extensive selection consisting of 52 separate sections expressing Whitman’s different perspectives on different subjects concerning things such as his own inner personality, nature and the human perspective. Each, as expected, helps to reveal a part of Whitman’s psyche. In the case of Section 6 of “Song of Myself”, Whitman talks at length about the most worldly of the Earth’s creations, grass. Grass is used as a metaphor for many things throughout the

Attitude is Everything Life almost straight? The introductory text title for College Prep English IV. What does this mean? This may have different meanings for different people. I believe the title “Life Almost Straight” means that no matter who you are or what you do you will always find a way to make it. Life may not be the best right now, but you will figure it out and be okay. Every person has a different perspective when it comes to the word ‘Life’. In the articles, cartoon, painting, and

How does Dirt Music articulate the main concepts which foregrounds your personal reading? Tim Winton’s novel “Dirt Music” explores universal experiences and the fragility of the human condition, enabling the extrapolation of many personal readings due to its textual integrity. A personal reading foregrounds self-imposed solitude catalysed by paralysis from grief and traumatic events, which results in emotional suppression and deterioration of identity. Post-modern globalisation exacerbates such

under. A monster is not born of innocence, and does not feel sympathise with the helpless. The array of emotions, actions, and requests that this supposed monster displays allude to his humanity flourishing within. He is an extreme of the human condition. In every person, there are horrific characteristics along side unbelievably vulnerable aspects that shape and highlight their essence, defining who they are. Someone who is a killer does not cease being human, and nor does a baby when it first born

Frankenstein. Shelley, like Blake, argues for continual development of innocence to experience, and through the character of Victor Frankenstein’s creation, Mary Shelley suggests the equilibrium of innocence and experience offers insight into the human condition. The shift is distinguished by what Blake states in plate 3, stanza 2 of “The Marriage of Heaven and Hell”: “Without contraries is no progression” (112). Any event, idea, or emotion that is contrary to the innocent human conscience is a progression

to buy land for themselves, But struggle saving for their goal. As Crooks explains, "I seen guys nearly crazy with loneliness for land, but ever' time a whorehouse or a blackjack game took what it takes." In other words, it is part of the human condition to always want instant gratification rather than save for

The Skin of Our Teeth: Themes & Style | "The Skin of Our Teeth stands head and shoulders above the monotonous plane of our moribund theatre--an original, gay-hearted play that is now and again profoundly moving, as a genuine comedy should be" (Northeastern Illinois University). This was what Brooke Atkinson wrote in New York Times upon the agreement of most reviewers that Thorton Wilder had produced a work that would revitalize American theatre. Disrupting traditional notions of linear time, Wilder's

As human beings it sometimes appears that we are subject to our psychology as opposed to having control over it. Almost every decision we make, every thought that crosses our minds, every emotion that affects us has been created by an invisible process by our brain, a brain that doesn 't feel the need to explain its reasoning to us. Whether or not God exists, it is clear that we are beholden to forces we do not, and can not control. This was something I felt more than ever in our past couple weeks