The novel ‘Jasper Jones’ written by Craig Silvey and the film ‘Dressmaker’ directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse have connected to the audience and use of narratives conventions in very similar ways. The ways that they have succeed doing this is through characteristics, plot and setting. By looking into how they are used by the author/ director widen the knowledge and have deeper in-depth understanding on how authors and directors use them to connect with the audience. The author and director have used characteristics to connect with the audience by using relatable situations like peer pressure, disliked by people, challenges and traumatic experiences.
Sophie Hosbein Hosbein 1 Digital Production 1 Ms. Hoffman September 22, 2015 D.W Griffith and Billy Blitzer Essay D.W Griffith and Billy Blitzer were an incredible pair and made many lasting contributions to the world of cinema. Before meeting each other, Griffith had been an actor and playwright and Blitzer was trained as a silversmith, but worked as an electrician in New York City.
The Perils of Progression As humanity, driven by the roots of its conformation, seeks to ascend higher scales, it will inevitably encounter hindrances shaped by its own foundations and learn to make away with former principles. Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee’s Inherit the Wind demonstrates this spectacle in a battle between creationism and science. Henry Drummond, lawyer of the indicted evolution teacher Cates, sets the theme of the book through his arguments of justification. In the passage Drummond puts his reasoning into a broader perspective, proclaiming that although intellectual advancement encompasses a price, it is an inevitable outcome of our inquisitiveness that evinces the magnificence of human essence.
When discussing about American history many tend to ignore the unpleasant events from the past. One word, that was commonly used in the past yet rarely used in the present, still causes a sense of discomfort and displeasure when being used. The word has caused many controversial disputes concerning the proper usage of this word. This word is often referred to as the “N-word” and reminds us American of the terrible actions taken place in the past. In remarkable novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, has caused an uproar of the repeatedly usage of the “N-word”.
Many films of the silent movie era are melodramas, which was a term used back then purely as a descriptive word to describe a movie and not a ‘negative’ term the way we use the term today. Chaplin’s film is a melodrama that invokes the emotions of his audience. Some elements of melodrama are present in Chaplin’s film The Gold Rush, the characteristics of a melodrama aid in analysing how melodramatic a silent movie is. An element of melodrama is, a situation - an occurring conflict in the film created by the screenwriter to evoke an intense emotional response from the viewers.
Often times in life we make choices that greatly affect our future without even realizing it. These choices can change our personality, our priorities and especially our future. In A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens shows us that the choices we make in life can have a deep impact on our future and the ones around us. When one chooses frivolous items such as money and loneliness over family, friends, and love it can still make you a detestable person emotionally, no matter how much wealth you have. Deep inside you are depleted and sometimes it can take a drastic wakeup call to realize what really matters in life.
There is no other way to better express yourself than to speak in the vernacular, for the truth is best told word by word in which the quote was spoken. In Mark Twain’s novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain’s usage of the word nigger is questioned to be either racist or a mere reflection of how people of that time period spoke. Could it be that Twain was projecting a subliminal hate for people of color or was his purpose to expose his readers to the type of language used by the common people of the time in which the story takes place in? I believe that in order to convey the message of unacceptance for people of color, it is best to use the hateful diction used by the people, including the usage of the word nigger, without sugar-coding it.
Literary Analysis of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight The selection of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight follows the basic format of the adventure. The author emphasizes communion to show the loyalty and community between King Arthur and his knights. The symbolism behind the relationship between Sir Gawain to humans and the Green Knight to the merciful God further shows the relations of this medieval romance to the Bible.
In life some writers try to change society. Charles Dickens the author of A Christmas Carol and George Sims “A Christmas Day in the Workhouse” helped change people’s minds through their writing. There writing helped people realize that the poor was treated cruelly and would work for long hours, and that no one rich or in the middle class would help. Charles Dickens and George Gims wanted to make a positive change in society.
Playing guitar is a great way to relieve stress for me. I can get caught up in a song and forget about my worries. While playing I have gotten so caught up in the song that I pop a string. If a string pops on a guitar, it could still be played because there are five other strings. But without one of those strings, the chord is incomplete.
As people mature,they often experience stages of development which may not reflect reality. Teenagers often view the world through their preconceived ideas or through what they want events or others to be, and inaccurate represents may control thoughts and actions. The protagonists Pip in Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations and Henry in Stephen Crane’s The Red Badge of Courage struggle to separate what is from what they desire to have occur. Although both young men come from near poverty, imagine their illustrious futures, and must face shocking disappointments, they differ in how they manage their growth processes. Pip’s parents died when he was young and he ended up living with his sister and her husband Joe, a blacksmith.
Throughout the history of English literature, many writers use possessions to represent or symbolize the person who obtains them. Furthermore, they use picturesque descriptions, similes, metaphors, personifications, and imageries to capture the essence of the character's personalities and traits. A perfect example of these types of writers is Charles Dickens. In the book Great Expectations, Dickens illustrates Jagger's dark and gloomy personalities through painting vivid descriptions of his office. Mr. Jagger's dark, depressing office exemplifies his characters, a burly man full of secrets, mysteries, and dark complexions.
In Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, many events occur that emphasize that owning tangible items does not ensure happiness. The first event that shows this is when Pip is at Mr.Wemmick's house for the first time. Because it is the first time that Pip has been to his house, Mr. Wemmick gives him a tour. While Mr. Wemmick is giving Pip a tour of his house he seems very pleased and proud of where he lives. It is wonderful that even though Mr. Wemmick's house is small and not very fancy he still loves to live there.
To be imprisoned means to have been contained. Although, imprisonment isn’t just literal; it can also be metaphorical. An example of this is Charles Dickens, Great Expectations. In the book Phillip Pirrup or Pip, the main character, is “imprisoned” in numerous ways. Charles Dickens uses of imprisonment put the book into a more logical sense.
Picture this: a woman is getting arrested for shoplifting at the local Giant. As the cops take her away, a cluster of onlookers begins to form. Sure, they don’t know the story, but one thing for certain is that she really wanted that milk. She knows the story, however: that her husband just left her, leaving two kids and herself without a source of money. The conflict is that she shoplifted, so she committed a crime.
