Homage Essays

The conventions of an epic tale consist of allusions, archetypes, foils, symbols, and parallels. The use of the literary devices of an epic tale are strewn throughout the plot of The Natural and are utilized very well throughout the movie. The Natural, starring Robert Redford as Roy Hobbs, demonstrates the same examples of allusions, archetypes, foils, symbols, and parallels as the classic epic tale Beowulf. An allusion is a reference to something, whether that it’s a person, place, object, or

Charter of Homage and Fealty. The document was written in 1110 by Bernard of Atton, addressed to Lord Abbot Leo pledging to become his vassal (Halsall para 1). A vassal pledging themselves to a lord and the lord’s land was a tradition in feudalism. Feudalism has a hierarchy of kings at the top, then the lords fall under the kings, the knights work for the lords, and the vassals work under the knights and lords (McKay et al. 393). Under feudalism

Homage to Catalonia is George Orwell’s first person narrative about his experiences as a solider. The narrative takes place during the Spanish Civil War which began July 1936 and continued until April 1, 1939. George Orwell first came to Barcelona on December 1936 as a writer. Orwell was greatly fascinated by the amount of revolutionary sprit though he was never interested in the political issue occurring. The Spanish Civil war was a very important war that many people took part in including George

Homage to the Empress of the Blues The poem “Homage to the Empress of the Blues” by Robert E. Hayden, written in 1962, is a tribute to the blues singer Bessie Smith. This poem requires careful reading and attention. This poem is an honor to Bessie Smith, an African American blues singer who was very popular in the 1920s and 1930s. I listened to the blues song on YouTube and the rhythm it made me want to sing along but there was definitely a message behind the song I think about African American

Throughout Lucille Clifton’s poem “homage to my hips” she uses lots of literary devices such as symbolism, imagery, and synecdoche. However, the one that begins and closes her poem is Anaphora. She does this with the use of the phrase “the hips are” (Clifton, pg. 707) in lines 1, and 11-12. She only uses it in three lines but is shows the reader the growing power of her words. It also pulls the reader into her message and gets them to believe her a little more every time its written. Her use of Anaphora

A Homage to Feminism Feminism revolves around the notion that men and women are equal, an idea that is seldom accepted or embraced at the end of the twentieth century in Latin America. In the autobiographical novel, The House of the Spirits, Isabel Allende weaves a story about the lives of women through four generations during the revolution of 1970. The idea of male dominance is prominent throughout both the political and social arenas of Latino communities. However, Allende uses members of the

In “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy and “Homage to My Hips” by Lucille Clifton, women are presented with societal expectations for their gender. The girl in “Barbie Doll” is told that she has “a great big nose and fat legs.” In the following stanza, the girl is described as healthy, intelligent, strong, and a number of other positive qualities. When the comments about her nose and legs continue, she is encouraged to lose weight, smile, and be pursued by males in order to be of worth. She loses her former

around us. As we get older, this understanding encompasses judgment, especially concerning public appearance. For many plus-size women, how they are perceived publicly becomes the source of one of their biggest insecurities. Lucille Clifton’s poem “homage to my hips,” which describes a woman’s pride in her curvy figure, was published in 1980 in a book with several poetic entries that celebrate body parts that are often judged. Thirty-Four years later, Meghan Trainor’s pop song, “All About That Bass

The Things They Carried Thematic Essay “Special honor or respect shown publicly,” is the definition of homage and homage is the biggest motivator in Tim O’Brien’s novel The Things They Carried. He wrote this book to pay homage to the men who died for our country during his fight in Vietnam. It is a theme that carries throughout this collection of stories. The Things They Carried is a way to see what these soldiers went through and who they were before passing away. They were O’Brien’s friends during

and homage to "Law and Order" in a humorous way. Directed by Rob Schrab and written by Megan Gams, the episode follows the biology destruction of a science project, a yam, which has been destroyed mysteriously. The show follows the classic crime procedural formal, featuring investigators, interrogations, and courtroom drama. This is conducted by Jeff and Annie as lead investigators, taking the roles of lawyers, to solve the bizarre crime. With humor and meta-commentary, the episode pays homage to

only month after the Spanish Civil War had started. After having arrived in the main are of the revolutionary Spain in one of the regions of Spain called Catalonia, Orwell began to record what he experiences in what he would later title Homage to Catalonia. Homage to Catalonia provides a first-hand account of what was more than a war, but a

the audience might not completely comprehend. The modern music is a unique addition into the movie which takes place in the 1920s.the modern music helps to not only explain a scene, but help the modern age feel more into the movie. Woody Allen’s homage of The Great Gatsby, Midnight in Paris, had similar themes and characters as the book. One theme that is clearly similar between the two stories is they both have a character

gantlet outings to the city, but all for the chance, for Gatsby to meet Daisy, Nick’s cousin. For Gatsby, is utterly infatuated with Daisy, but dear Daisy is already taken into vows of an unsound marriage. The Baz Luhrmann’s adaption and Woody Allen’s homage connect to the novel The Great Gatsby through: Characterization, Theme, symbolism and Music creation a captivating experience for the audience. The 2013 Baz Luhrmann adaption brought new vibes to connect an older story to a new generation. The music

In “homage to my hips” Clifton writes “these hips are big hips they need space to move around in” (lines 1-2). Clifton writes “These hips have never been enslaved they go where they want to go” (lines 8-9). In a comparison standpoint, both “The Beauty Treatment” and “homage to my hips” use their differences to maintain a common goal of getting attention. Clifton in “homage to my hips” uses her larger than average hips to “put a spell on

“When I came back from the East last autumn I felt that I wanted the world to be in uniform and at a sort of moral attention forever; I wanted no more riotous excursions with privileged glimpses into the human heart. Only Gatsby, the man who gives his name to this book, was exempt from my reaction—Gatsby, who represented everything for which I have an unaffected scorn” (Fitzgerald 4). Nick goes west for a while, but comes back east to sell bonds. He rents a small gardener’s house in between Gatsby

get older, this perception begins to encompass judgment, especially in terms of public appearance. In many plus-size women, the way they are perceived publicly becomes one of their biggest insecurities. Published in 1980, Lucille Clifton’s poem, “homage to my hips” that describes a woman’s pride in her curvy figure and Meghan Trainor’s pop song, All About That Bass, hitting the charts in 2014 to encourage women to accept the way they look, both promote self love and body positivity. Clifton’s poem

and careless beauty, Tom, a brutal and unmoral man, and Gatsby, an ignorant and mysterious fool who wasted his life chasing a hopeless dream. Baz Luhrmann and Woody Allen are just two people of many who have recreated The Great Gatsby or dedicated a homage to it, both proving effective representations of the film. A director named Baz Luhrmann turned The Great Gatsby into a film. By casting the right actors to portray the characters, Luhrmann effectively recreated the book on screen. The movie opens

crucial aspects of our life. (Charters, pg 1035.) The poems I chose are “homage to my hips” by Lucille Clifton, “Fat Girl” by Megan Falley, and “Phenomenal Woman” by Maya Angelou. The women in these poems convey their message through word choice, repetition, and tone. These poems have common themes like appearances, femininity, and self love. The women in these poems are celebrating their bigger body images. In the poem “homage to my hips” Lucille Clifton

The task may range from admiring someone or something, or even commenting upon the ills of society, but nevertheless, poetry is always written with the intent of delivering a powerful and meaningful message. Such is the case with the two poems, “Homage to My Hips” and “To an Athlete Dying Young.” Each poem utilizes certain elements differently such as symbolism, the topics of love and death, and emotional connection to bring the reader’s attention to significant societal issues, and illustrate the

ebbing contour of the melody through their constant flow. Introducing and concluding each soloing section and the song itself, the strings appear to rise and fall in volume and pitch constantly in a wave-like motion. This oceanic form can constitute as homage to the ANZAC day hymn 'Abide with me '; '...falls even tide ', 'ebbs away ', and the idea of the continuous cycle of waves of invasion, and cycle of life. Whether in the midst of the battlefield or at home waiting for their soldiers, the ANZAC