In the excerpt “Under the Eye of the Clock” by Christopher Nolan, talks about the paralyzed boy joseph who is overwhelming with muscle pains. The excerpt develops an idea that tell us that no matter what the situation is, there is always hope. According to text, “Typing festered hope” (line 20). The author of the excerpt, means to tell us that you should never think that, you will not able to do anything, since you are paralyzed; there is always hope and you should wait for right time to come. In addition to that, author also says “great spasms gripped him rigid and sent his simple nod into a farcical effort which ran to each and every one of his limbs” (line 24 and 25).
Breakfast Club was a very interesting film to watch. It was funny, but at the same time it contained a lot of thinking questions that we have talked about in class. Looks can be deceiving because no one has is completely good or easy. This was proven in the film when all of the characters began talking about their lives, and they all realized they all had it very hard and challenging in their own ways.
The society unconsciously judge people who are different from the majority. This judgement includes the way people look, speak, make decisions and much more. In a memoir, society’s attitudes towards certain topics could be determined from the stories crafted in the book. Greg Sestero, one of the authors of The Disaster Artist, tells various stories about his relationship with Tommy Wiseau and the stories behind the making of the infamous movie The Room, in which both of them took part. Knowing that some of the audience of the book are the cult fans of The Room, the authors made a rhetorical choice to engage them with the story.
S.E Hinton wrote the famous coming-of-age novel The Outsiders in which the perspective character Ponyboy Curtis lives in a world where there are greasers and socs. Ponyboy and the gang are like brothers, one night Johnny and Ponyboy get into some trouble with the socs. This interaction changed all of the gang members.. Dallas Winston was a juvenile delinquent who was very proud of his body length long criminal record. Often bragged about his records and how he was good at fighting and getting into trouble.
Kindred by Octavia Butler “Kindred” is a fantasy novel by Octavia Butler, which has been tailored to explain extraordinary situations. Dana, a young black woman holds the power to travel back and forth in time and experience situations that could have been true. The majority of the characters she meets and lives with in the previous century are related to her as her ancestors. Although she finds it difficult to reflect upon each and every detail during her time with the, she finds that all the characters and personalities are mentioned in the records of her family. The story is about Dana witnessing the events where her family and ancestors underwent tortures and received unfair treatment from the White race.
After Thea got hold of the loft room, it greatly impacted Thea's life and character. Thea uses the loft room as a symbol of peace. The space was there for her to comfort her and give her the privacy that she needed. In the text written by Willa Cather, it states that "it was one of the most important things that ever happened to her." This meant that the loft room was the best thing she could have.
In the novel, The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, the author discusses a conflict between two groups of students. The point of climax in the story is when Johnny, the Greaser, stabs Bob, the Soc. On the night of the murder, Ponyboy and Johnny had ran away from home because Ponyboy had got into an argument with his brother Darry. Ponyboy ran to Johnny and told Johnny that he wanted to run away. They headed down to a park and the saw a group of Socs heading their way.
Rachel and Nick's relationship in "Crazy Rich Asians" by Kevin Kwan and Daphne and Simon's in "The Duke and I" by Julia Quinn experience similar challenges but somehow manage to make it work. Despite the different time periods and settings, they both have to face societal pressure, family resistance, and their own insecurities in order to find their happily ever after. Ultimately, they both realize that their love for each other is worth fighting for and that overcoming obstacles is equally as significant. In the end, both relationships prove that true love will find a way, no matter how challenging the obstacles are, even if it is family. Additionally, their struggles show that it's possible to attain happiness, even in the face of opposition.
“People thought it was a little too out there, a little bit too weird, a little too serious, a little too heavy,” (Brian Henson qtd Creative, Prolific, and Influential, 37:00). Henson's son explains here how his father's first fantasy movie fell flat with mixed reviews, and little success in theaters. This hurt him, but never stopped him from continuing to create new fantasy movies and new projects, including the classic film Labyrinth, which was like no other seen before.
At the very beginning of the novel, Palahniuk gives hints about his characters, Tyler, the narrator and then Marla, knowing that Tyler is the hidden face of the narrator's character, the narrator starts by "Tyler's pushing a gun in my mouth and saying, the first step to eternal life is you have to die" (Palahniuk 1). The narrator treats himself as a shadow of the character he makes up to overcome his problems as he states "I know this because Tyler knows this" (Palahniuk 3) in an application of "things you used to own now own you" (Palahniuk 29). Tyler controls over the narrator's mind completely, removes his character and changes his way of thinking as " you always kill the one you love, well, it works both sides" (Palahniuk 4) Tyler kills
As argued by Andrew Dix, ‘narrative reoccurrence may also denote the complexity and ambiguity of an event, its openness to multiple interpretations’ (2008, 114), and Pulp Fiction certainly supports this. An example would be in the prologue of Pulp Fiction, where the action and event isn’t resolved till the end, emphasising the films relationship between film time and real time. It is this which makes the shot chosen in the opening scene to be an essential part in the films overall narrative, something viewers are unaware of. Here, the minimal use of camera movement is to be crucial to the contribution to the storytelling within the sequence. The initial shot is of the two protagonists, Ringo and Yolanda who are sat at a table of what looks
In the novel I am the Messenger the main protagonist is the character, Ed Kennedy. Throughout the novel Ed becomes the hero resolving conflicts, helping others, and finding his purpose in life. Ed slowly realizes what he’s accomplished as well as the impact he has on other lives. Although Ed is the protagonist, the antagonist is Ed’s life. In the beginning of the book Ed talks about how he hasn't accomplished anything, he spends his time drinking and playing cards with his friends and believes that he has no purpose in life.
Some people are born to explore, while some are born to sit at home and waste away in their solitude. Some people have a burning passion in their hearts, and all too often that passion consumes them. These people are often exiled, the energy they produce is too vibrant for the blackened world around them, clouded by the rules and regulations laid down in a feeble attempt to control the ways of man. These people either douse the fire, extinguishing their sole reason for living, or feed it with adventure and exploration.
Political “Bombshell” “Sex is part of nature. I go along with nature.” ―Marilyn Monroe (“Marilyn Monroe”). What’s ironic about this quote is that this way of thinking led to Marilyn Monroe’s many problems in life with her scandalous affairs and wild sex life.
“Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.” (Stephen King). Stephen King is arguably the best author in the world, and considered one of the best authors of our time. He has many hits such as The Shining, Carrie, Misery, The Shawshank Redemption and many more.
