Harold Pinter Essays

If I could make a Ithaca College honors seminar I would have us examine what the use of silence can do with in art. We would examine this using multiple platforms including theatre, music, movies, as well as some literature and writings about the effect of silence. I would give the class the whole material and allow them to come to their own opinion on what exactly these pauses do. For each exposure to the material I would require the members of the class to do their own short individual reflect

REFLECTIVE STATEMENT How was your understanding of cultural and contextual considerations of the work developed through the interactive oral? For the duration of our interactive oral we discussed how the careful and subdued way in which Out Stealing Horses is written, shows the importance of the culture and environment of Norway. This presented us a leading line throughout the novel; the prominent feeling for the need of isolation. This feeling can be traced back to the scarring history of Norway

As the final product of this semester in Drama class, we performed our contemporary interpretation of The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. The show was based on Kafka’s story, but it revolved around the theme of transformation. Our show was about a guy, named Gregor Samsa, who transforms into a cockroach as a result of the overwork and exhaustion he has to bear with in his life. As Gregor is the only money provider in his family, after his transformation, his family faces a situation where, besides

The short documentary “The Caretaker” was a touching and heartwarming video clip and short article. Within this video and article, it discussed the feeling of a caretaker Joesy and her elderly women Haru she cared for on a daily basis. This Op-Doc, showed the care and the relationship that Joesy had with Haru, and Joesy discussed how in the beginning prior to Haru getting ill, they would discuss life, and attend church gathering together. During that time they learned about one another, and shared

In the intense short story collection The Illustrated Man, author Ray Bradbury introduces various themes about human flaws in society. Among these themes is the idea of living in a chaotic society, how people are affected by this, and how one can maintain sanity. Bradbury uses a number of short stories to show different perspectives of chaos and its effects on the characters, followed by how each character handles their particular situation. Bradbury uses the theme of living in an insane society

If one is honest, they are to be free of deceit and untruthfulness; sincere. The quality of being honest is honesty. Although characters in The Great Gatsby are quite sincere, they fall short in the possession of honesty. The Great Gatsby is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, which depicts how American life was during the Roaring Twenties. The narrator of the novel is Nick Carraway, a former soldier whom is now selling bonds in New York. This novel has become significant because it has given

In The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood demonstrates a quizzical protagonist, Offred, in a dystopian, totalitarian society where fertile women are only a mere vessel for child birth. Every month during Offred’s menstrual cycle her Commander, Fred, and his wife Serena Joy perform detached intercourse while Serena holds Offred’s hands. The handmaids of the Republic of Gilead are not allowed to use their mind for knowledge nor take part in formal society. They are but the vacuous-minded property to

Safety for teens is important because teens are the future. Once a teenager receives their license, they are issued a specific class license. The license issues an 11:00 pm to 5:00 am curfew for 16­17­year­old teens every night. Within the past two decades, teens have been engaging in more illegal activities such as handling drugs, drinking alcohol, and partaking in robberies. Therefore, large cities are starting to enforce curfew laws aimed towards keeping teenagers off of the streets during certain

Painter Nicholas Roerich idea teamed together Igor Stravinsky in 1923, he perpetuates a pagan ceremony in which a young girl dance to death. The concept of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring is early spring of 1910. Stravinsky wrote, "... the rise of the image of a sacrificed pagan ritual: the wise old man sitting in a circle and they watched dance before her death they offer as a sacrifice to spring god for his kindness. This became the main focus” The Rite of Spring”. When writing Firebird, Stravinsky

The novel ‘April Fools’ by Richie Tankersley Cusick and the novel ‘The Chain Letter’ by Christopher Pike are very similar in terms of storyline, characters and the theme of revenge. However, they have few contrasting features such as; how they incorporate revenge in their stories. Novels offer the reader a more detailed description of character’s backstories, but also how they are handling conflicts through the emotion in their writing. Authors incorporate different ideas of a variety of themes

Struggling for Goodness Cormac McCarthy’s 2006 best selling dystopian novel, The Road, tells the story of a young boy and his father trying to survive in a post apocalyptic world. As they journey to reach the shore, they experience things they never dreamed of. To survive, the father is forced to make choices based on survival rather than kindness or decency. With each day and each violent encounter, the father’s actions become more animalistic and cruel. The Road demonstrates the further people

Inhumane traditions, unfair trials, and selfishness are only three of several situations that are turned a blind eye to by communities, relatives, and one’s own self. This act can cause friends, neighbors, and even dear loved ones to disregard how heinous and hurtful their actions truly are. Turning a blind eye to something as significant as justice is portrayed in real life experiences, as well as in literature. Three short stories that feature turning a blind eye to what is fair are “The Lady,

"Krapps Last Tape" is quite a different type of drama. It has a unique emphasis on our existence and the way we view life and the way that affects us. The play focuses on an old man going over his life by way of tape. It is a monologue in its entirety, where we can view a struggle in him. There is only one character physically present in the play, but, there are three. The other characters in the story are his past selves, who we meet via tape. These characters are nothing more than a voice on a

Essie loved the water, the way it felt when it touched her skin was something that she could never describe with her words. She loved when she could simply walk to the back of her house and watch the rapid roar over the rocks, smoothing and shaping them with each power current that ran over them. Essie loved that, she loved how slowly the rocks would conform to what the water wanted them to be, much like how she had built her business. Running ideas over and over again until she finally wore people

If you’re reading this note, I’m sorry. I assume you’re in the same situation as me—that smug bastard drugged you and dumped you in these catacombs, with only a candle to find your way out. I don’t know how many people he’s done this to, but there have probably been a lot. He wouldn’t spend so much time on it otherwise, would he? He told me the catacombs are a maze, and he’s set traps and deadfalls at every turn. But he promised there’s one safe way out, if I’m lucky enough to guess the correct

The world premiere of The Pinsky Project at the LHUCA was nothing short of an eye opening success. Throughout the course of the show Toots, Sonny, Rose, Molly, and Dave take us on a journey back and forth through time in order to create a full picture of who they were and how their experiences affected one another. Pin begins the show by simply wondering who he is, what happened in the past that affected his life, and how he arrived at his current situation. Before the show began I read Robert Pinsky’s

It is not entirely possible to give a sufficient answer to the question ‘what is identity’. The term identity is surprisingly difficult to define adequately in the sense that it is a contradictive phrase expressing both sameness and uniqueness. Many theorists such as Erickson have attempted to answer this difficult question but rather define the process and identify influences as there is no exact definition for this complex process. The word itself derives from Latin ‘Idem’ which means identical

The more opportunities we get growing up, allows us to receive more opportunities to grow as individuals. With this being said, during these opportunities we may experience challenges and hardships that allow us to learn important lessons for life. Throughout the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the protagonist, Jay Gatsby is seen battling and encountering various types of limitations that have impacted his life significantly. However, the limitations Gatsby is confronted with, puts him at a

In both stories, namely “The Awakening of Katie Fortuin” and “The Hajji, the readers can identify various encounters, these encounters range from being comical to being agonising in nature. In “The Awakening of Katie Fortuin” some encounters can be seen as being comical. The forms throughout the encounters of comical are shown in the way Katie interacts with various people and the way she reacts to different scenarios presented to her after 25 years of being asleep. One such comical encounter is

What is X to the second power, Chris, "what did you say, I didn't get much sleep last night". Come on Chris you have to pay attention. Then my head drops slowly and I fall into a deep sleep. When I woke up I had no idea where I was. I looked around and I remembered that I was home in Africa. I was planting seeds so my crops would grow. I walked back to my tent to say hello to my son and wife. We talked and ate our breakfast and planned the rest of our day. There were many chores to do to maintain