Roland Freisler

Poststructuralism was derived to confront a different theory, structuralism, which was a dominant theory in Central Europe and America during the twentieth century. Structuralism emphasizes that there is forces in social live, which are created out of human activity but stand outside of human agency or intervention (Pg 393). There were different versions of structuralism, one that derived from France, which put great emphasis on language. Structural functionalism accentuates human social organization

share many characteristics. Charlemagne is courageous, like Christ. He would rather die than fail his people; even Ganelon, the traitor in the book The Song of Roland, knows this to be true, saying, "His mighty courage-who would itemize it? God made such heroism shine in him that he would die than fail his barons" (The Song of Roland, Laisse 40, lines 534-536). He also bravely fought many battles to protect his people and saved Pope Leo III in 799 (Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia).

Critic Roland Barthes once stated that “literature is the question minus the answer.” Throughout A Thousand Splendid Suns, Barthes’ statement is displayed as author Khaled Hosseini raises the following question: How did Rasheem’s treatment of Mariam and Laila show how women were treated during this time in Afghanistan? Actions that most people would see as illegal were typical in Rasheed’s house and caused Mariam and Laila to be afraid of him. He would rape them whenever he wanted, force them to

Year 3 ‘Individual Study’ Proposal Form Name: Cristina Dan Provisional Working Title: Photographic Truth in the Digital Era Description of the Research Area (this should be no less than 500 words): According to James Brooks, “the manipulation of meaning to assure an audience would destroy the reality of the work and debase the concept of communication.” The essay will examine how images are used nowadays in media to influence people’s opinions rather than only for artistic purposes.

effects of change? Our government, our laws, our beliefs would not have changed from those of our early ancestors. Hence, it is visible that without change our society would be 'stuck in a rut' - with no way to advance and improve. Roland Barthes was interested in the way that signifiers - words which are derived of meaning unless associated with an image or object - were related to each other (intertextuality) and the way they reflect the context and culture from which

is represented, as we essentially are awash in concepts and signs via the structures of communication and language. In this week's readings I found more depth to the ideas behind structuralism that my previous exposures, especially when looking to Roland Barthes' "The World of Wrestling" from his collection Mythologies. "The World of Wrestling" provided ample insight into how the structuralist idea of difference plays into deriving meaning (or meanings) from literature in innumerable ways, especially

The Destruction of Identity in Vertigo, The Tenant, & Mulholland Drive The rudimentary form of narrative storytelling lends itself towards application to an individual subject’s life story due to the correspondence of a narrative’s finite bounds and the subject’s mortality. Vertigo (dir. Alfred Hitchcock, 1958), The Tenant (dir. Roman Polanski, 1976), and Mulholland Drive (dir. David Lynch, 2001) are consistent with this idea because their narratives follow an individual human subject from

depicted in the “The Song of Roland” are a demonstration of the fierce warriorship, aggressiveness, and deep faith of French Knights. A code of chivalry or gallantry existed among these men. At the top of this code of conduct were the highly regarded virtues of honor, faithfulness, courage, compassion, truth, and obedience. Noble knights prized the wares of their trade, such as fine warhorses, armory, battle skills, and fine regalia. In this epic poem, Roland and the other Knights show

pacifist but she is best remembered as the author of the best selling memoir ‘Testament of Youth’ recounting her experiences during World War 1 and the beginning of her journey towards pacifism. The poem “Perhaps” is written in memory of her fiancé Roland Leighton who was tragically killed in the war. However the poem which appears in ‘Testament of Youth’ was not written until two moths after his death. The structure of the poem “Perhaps” is written five quatrains and the speaker reflects on the

have chosen to focus on. The main theme of my essay will focus heavily on the significations presented within the image, to create meaning and persuasion in association with advertisement photography, my argument taking influence from the works of Roland Barthes, Ferdinand de Saussure, and David Crow. However I will also address the use of ideology within advertisement, applying theories presented within the works of Karl Marx, Ron Beasley and Marcel Danes, to my argument. The theory of semiotics