The industrialization of America had a monumental impact on the citizens. With change comes the upsides and the downsides, so there were critiques such as Henry George and Edward Bellamy. Also this was a time of change for woman, questions regarding ‘place’, purpose, and morality were too brought to light.
Examine how far George and Lennie are loyal to each other throughout 'Of mice and men' In the novella 'Of Mice and Men', by the well-known author, John Steinbeck, the reader is introduced to a varied range of different characters on the ranch; within this realm loyalty between George and Lennie plays a significant role in the lonely itinerant lifestyle. The characters in this short novel act in a world of their own, having no connections to any other type of society; through this Steinbeck can strongly depict the theme of loyalty and friendship in dire situations during this period of time. During the 1930's, at the ranch, a predominant role of intelligent white-males is seen to retain power over lesser groups of people, of which Lennie is portrayed to be this part as he is mentally disabled. Despite this George and Lennie strike up a friendship of loyalty: showing firm and constant support. ' Guys like us got no fambly...they ain't got nobody in the worl' that gives a hoot in hell about 'em' sums up the reason why their loyalty and companionship is so vital and special to each other.
“The American Dream” is an idea integral to the work ethic and overall ideals of the United States; simply put: the idea is that through hard work, the opportunity for prosperity and success is possible for anybody in America. F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the 1925 novel The Great Gatsby as a critique of the rampant materialism and declining moral values he witnessed post-World War I. The novel tells the story of a man named Nick Carraway, who gets a glimpse of the frivolous, lavish lifestyles of New York’s elite, including that of the hopelessly hopeful Jay Gatsby; Gatsby is willing to do anything to win over the heart of the woman he loves, the unattainable Daisy Buchanan. Langston Hughes’ poem “I, Too, Sing America” was published in pre-Civil Rights United States (a hotbed of racism) and serves as his patriotic declaration that African-Americans will one day achieve equality in the United States and also be able to live the American Dream.
Nabokov explores and defines what America is through the novel, Lolita. In choosing to rewrite America, Nabokov uses the vehicle of a disturbed pervert, Humbert Humbert, to communicate this vision of what America is. Humbert reflects the Old World’s colonialization of the new, represented by Humbert’s fetish Dolly Haze. Through this colonialization, Dolly loses who she is, becoming Lolita when renamed by the professor.
Society and government can inflict consequences on one’s desires. Miller’s element of tragedy is emphasized through the struggle one must go through to achieve his or her goals and what stands up against he or she. Steven R. Centola addresses the heroic figure one portrays when society is against he or she: “Miller's play transcends cultural and geographical boundaries with its inspired depiction of one man's heroic struggle to preserve his honor when threatened by a corrupt state authority” (Centola 1). Society often follows government rules without hesitation because they do not know better and do not want to face the consequences that result from acting against the government. However, the few that are willing to fight against corrupt government ways demonstrate heroic characters as they are the ones to initiate change in society.
In this story, Vonnegut demonstrates an example of the many limitations bright members have in this futuristic society. This example proves that George just like many are forced into being limited with their own mind. George is unwillingly letting the government limit his mindset, all for the idea of equality.
In Gerald Early’s essay “Life with Daughters: Watching the Miss America pageant,” Early talks about his experience of watching Miss America pageants with his family. The issue explored in his essay is the way black culture in society is affected by America’s standard of beauty and the difficulties black women experiences when trying to find one’s identity because of this. Early believes that America’s standard of beauty is white, the look that is most praised in the beauty pageants. He uses rhetorical strategies such as allusion, ethical persuasion, and emotional persuasion to emphasize that America's standard of beauty has an effect on black women.
Though Ernest’s Hemingway’s Hill like White Elephant Michael Hollinger’s Naked Lunch were written more than five decades apart and depict fundamentally different character and situations, both short stories raise similar question about the role of a men who approach to the situation and how they want to control their circumstances. Respectively work reveals a man who adapts to society’s expectation of gender to be dominance, but with their pride, they become stoic. While both Hemingway’s American man and Hollinger’s Vernon are compassion, Vernon’s submissiveness creates a clear explanatory of his break up relationship while the American man’s insincerity create emotionally and physically damage to his partner’s needs. These short stories advent
Societal norms, bias, and antiquated ideologies have major implications in the lives of both George and Lennie. Steinbeck, through character’s actions, portrays how deeply inbred discrimination can affect a person’s emotional well-being. The social norms of the 1930s were very derogatory especially towards African Americans and women. For example, Slim is talking to George and Lennie about Crooks, who is an African American and stable buck — this is someone who is usually a black man who works in a stable.
Since birth and demise appear to be unavoidable, the most essential phase of life is the center one: the mission for camaraderie, fellowship, and love. People have some level of control over this part of life. In spite of the fact that they may not be completely mindful of their doing as such, the occupants of Grover's Corners continually remove time from their days to interface with each other, regardless of whether through sit out of gear visit with the milkman or casual banter with a neighbor. The most noticeable relational relationship in the play is a sentiment—the romance and marriage of George and Emily—and More out of control proposes that affection typifies human inventiveness and accomplishment even with the inescapable progress of
Thus demonstrating how mob mentality can impact an individual and ultimately drive the action of the play. This shows us how one person who starts
The society is supported by the equal work efforts of each member of society. Thomas is the outcast because he wishes to find a way to exit The
The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen, are two books that both have major plot points and events that start because of love, however, the differences between the love and the circumstances of the characters are incredibly different and varied. The Great Gatsby is set in the 1920s which was a time of an incredible explosion of culture in America after the First World War while Pride and Prejudice was set in the early 1800s during the Regency period, a time of sophistication and art. Love varies throughout individuals and their circumstances however you can clearly define certain relations in love, such as romantic, familial, and platonic. While each of these is still love they often will manifest in
“A Streetcar Named Desire” is a very elegant film in which the Southern gothic culture is demonstrated profoundly. Tennessee Williams uses the characters in the play to bring about a sense of how corrupt society truly was in the 1940’s in the South. The 1940’s was marked by an immense amount of violence, alcoholism, and poverty. Women at the time were treated as objects rather than people. Throughout the play Tennessee Williams relates the aspects of Southern society to the characters in the play.
American Psycho and A Clockwork Orange highlight and present demoralization of society through the use of narcissistic figures, who utilize violence to reflect their desire for dominance. Burgess and Ellis within their novel construct a single character that conflicts with the alleged moral beliefs of the society that besiege around them. One could argue that in both novels the drive of violence that the characters manifest orientate to the societies which the novels uphold. American Psycho reflects the time it was written in - an American consumerist society in the late 1980s, early 1990s in which moral ideals were overlooked as desires were very much dependent on opportunities to make money. Ellis uses the 1980s New York setting to express
