The themes of homosexual and interracial desire are reintroduced in the swimming pool scene at this point in Far From Heaven. Prior to the swimming pool scene, Cathy and Frank withdraw themselves from their inner most desires, in order to save their marriage. The couple is first seen at a New Year Eve’s celebration, during this scene there are subtle indications their marital issues are not resolved. Furthermore, the social hierarchy between blacks and whites is established, as there are black servants. However, this does not appear to phase Cathy, as she returns to her wifely duties to Frank. On the other hand, the low-key lighting and point of view shots of Frank imply his conversion treatment has not ‘cured’ his homosexuality. The audience is briefly introduced to a nameless man, who catches the attention of Frank. This moment, in …show more content…
In addition, the low key lighting of the hotel room creates a sensual yet tense atmosphere between the men. The sexual attraction between the men is intensified as the camera slowly tracks down the young mans body, this reveals the young man wearing red swimming shorts. The red swimming shorts symbolise passion and threat of temptation for Frank, in which he later indulges in. Furthermore, the movement of camera sexualises the white male body, which contrasts mainstream representations of the white body. Historically, the black male body has been hyper-sexualised and represented as the other for the white audience. Whereas, Far From Heaven reverts this representation of the black male body onto the white male body, to conceptualises homosexual desire within the framework of a 1950’s melodrama. Although, Haynes remains to conventional 1950’s melodrama by fading out the sexual encounter between the men, arguably the audience is now positioned as Cathy, as she is unaware of Frank’s infidelity.
Being clear-headed is a trait that will help in any type of survival situation. Making the correct decisions will help you survive, so being calm and clear-headed allows you to make the right choice and keep you from panicking. In the article “Lost In Death Valley” by Kristin Lewis, three women went on a vacation trip through Death Valley when suddenly their car stopped. They didn’t panic but instead went on foot to look for resources. “...Discovered something incredible: three trailers and a small covered porch...
Frank committed a large scale crime, and was sent to a higher security prison. When Frank arrived, he learned the Penitentiary was unforgiving and broke spirits. “His lips were colorless, his fine teeth looked yellowish. He glanced at Alexandra sullenly, blinked as if he had come from a dark place, and one eyebrow twitched continuously” (Cather 103) Frank was portrayed as the antagonist in the entire book, except readers will sympathize for Frank
There might have been some perverted desire mixed, but this relationship is being born out of shared loss and desire for companionship. Additionally, the islanders all treat Theophilus and Candace’s relationship the same as any other relationship, and this nonchalant treatment of a sibling sexual relationship makes it more difficult for a reader to get fired up than if the other islanders appeared to have strong opinions about Theophilus and Candace’s relationship. Given how a reader is primed to not have strong opinions about Theophilus and Candace’s relationship and how the relationship is born out of tragedy, a reader is ready to
In “Salvation,” Langston Hughes presents his momentous coming-of-age story as a dark and saddening ending to his childhood that provides the reader with understanding of the loss of innocence; and faith he faced and how it impacted who he came to be. Hughes makes a strong implication that children become less and less innocent over time. Hughes himself proves that through the tone of his entire essay. It begins with a light toned; yet still ironic introduction, but ends with a dark, depressing final line. Hughes supplies his reader with multiple literary devices such as imagery, flashbacks, and irony to present this comparison of his younger self and his older self.
This shows that Frank has learnt that deceiving people is the only way to get the things you want in life. It’s as if Frank has ‘rose coloured’ glasses on. He is unaware of what he is doing and the consequences of his actions. He is unaware how he is hurting people, like Brenda and Carl. I think Frank is like this as he only likes to hear what he wants to hear and Frank won’t do anything for other people unless it is beneficial to him.
Holden’s failure to embrace the masculine stereotype is epitomized in his idealized and naive views on romance and sexulaity. When Holden enters the upscale Edmont Hotel and sees a young couple on a date, he remarks, “I think if you don't really like a girl, you shouldn't horse around with her at all …. It's really too bad that so much crumby stuff is a lot of fun sometimes” (Salinger 70). Holden’s belief that a man should not engage in a casual relationship with a woman unless he truly loves her, stands in stark contrast to masculine standards which encourage and congratulate men’s sexual exploits. Holden’s asexual beliefs
After the parents separate in the film, Frank begins to engage in drinking and masturbating at school, while spreading his semen on lockers and books. His sexual urges seem very uncontained and he seems to have no alternative support. Frank’s behaviour is felt to ease the tension of aggression and sexual impulses that he has. In one of the scenes of the film he lays out his mother’s bra and panties, while drinking and tries to put on a condom. This can be understood through the re-emergence of the Oedipal feelings in this case for his mother.
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” has been performed by many inspirational instrumentalists, and singers, who have added their own personal touch to the classic. Israel Kamakawiwo’ole’s version of “Somewhere over the Rainbow,” can be compared and contrasted with Art Tatum and Judy Garland’s version in many ways. This short essay will include how each artist used elements of music differently, including texture, timbre, melody, harmony, and rhythm. First, the timbre of Garland’s voice is soft and sweet with a lot of vibrato.
The short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find” is revolved around many distortions that the author O’Connor creates to build meaning within the story. The novel presents characters that are characterized through many different symbols that result in an uncanny feeling for the reader. O’Connor’s “place” is the distortion in the story that causes conflict, creating the uncanny feeling in the story. O’Connor’s “place” also represents a different variety of symbols, creating the necessary meaning of the psychological realism. O’Connor utilizes distortion to create meaning in the story within her characters who represent the conflicts within the Catholic Church and dramatizes it with a complicated sense of humor.
Sandra Cisneros is a famous poet from the late twentieth century. Most of her work is popular due to her profound thinking. Her work was very unique and incorporated an extraordinary type of dreamy abstraction. Most observers of her work can agree on this. My Wicked Ways, proved her talent to be “extremely electrifying”, according to the The New York Times Book Review.
*Before doing the readings, I viewed a documentary about Heaven’s Gate to get a broader understanding of the people involved and how they acted during their "Preparations." * His voice draws you in like a warm blanket on a cold day. This feeling of being drawn in occurs slowly, a new perspective being discussed, Heaven. The speaker named “Do” uses a hypnotic, mesmerizing voice. A voice full of eager intention, you acknowledge right away Do wants the viewer to retain, if just a seed of information from his speeches.
As humans we follow certain ideologies passed down through generations, varying in cultures, in the end never knowing a reason of why we pursued them. Whether its imaginative or intangible some rules within beliefs, are put into place based on one particular mindset. As seen in “The Lottery”, by Shirley Jackson and ‘imagine no heaven”, by Salman Rushdie, rules may be followed very blindly, without second guess, leading to people being scared to speak out when thinking the contrary. Although the stories overall theme is very similar, the differences being that one plays with the idea of religion, while the other frolics with tradition. Through the reading of both “The Lottery”, and “Imagine no heaven”, one can find many similarities, not necessarily
In order to raise awareness of the staggering injustices, oppression and mass poverty that plague many Indian informal settlements (referred to as slum), Katherine Boo’s novel, Behind the Beautiful Forevers, unveils stories of typical life in a Mumbai slum. There are discussions on topics surrounding gender relations, environmental issues, corruption, religion, and class hierarchies, as well as demonstrating India’s level of socioeconomic development. Encompassing this, the following paper will argue that Boo’s novel successfully depicts the mass social inequality within India. With Indian cities amongst the fastest growing economies in South East Asia, it is difficult to see evidence of this in the individual well-being of the vast majority of the nation. With high unemployment rates, the expansion of informal settlements and the neglect of basic human rights, one of India’s megacities, Mumbai, is a good representation of these social divisions.
The film “The Gods Must Be Crazy” shows the difference between the culture of the Bushmen and modern society through the interactions between socialized members of each of the cultures. The differences can be noticed in the characters’ actions, values, views, etc. The film shows the differences between human cultures, as well as the ethnocentrism. The bushmen culture is basically of simplicity and contentment.
In Goodbye to it all again, John Rohl looked at Fischer’s thesis on why Germany was ultimately responsible for the war. His thesis revolved around one central theme. Rohl spends his whole essay outlining Germany’s desire for world domination and how a confluence of events caused the whole world to go to war. Germany laid out a set of plans that showed they would ultimately support Austria-Hungary in the event that they went to war with Serbia. Russia would therefore react in order to help a fellow Slavic country, which would then cause Russia’s allies to enter the war.