The Alter Boys Essays

NAME: EMMANUEL RAHEEM STUDENT NUMBER: 201603445 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Definition of Subtext Importance of Subtext Conclusion INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITION OF SUBTEXT In the film world, subtext has always been part of telling a story. Writers have no perimeter, free to explore any actor's point of view and share his or her inmost idea, wants or idea with the reader. Most of the time words are nothing and everything for the actor, sometimes it’s not what you say but how you say

never knew about. As Ava and Alexa are trying to hide from the cops, they see someone just like them standing outside of the building. That person was Rubi, their triplet. The ironic part of them finding their triplet is that they dress up as an alter ego named Alicia, and go out with guys. The guys they go out wit are the

Nike Pool” commercial starts off with LeBron James working out in the pool. As the commercial progresses Nike shows off his alter egos played by LeBron James. His wise older looking alter ego is complaining to him about him training in the pool, and telling him that “You isn’t gonna get through Detroit training in a pool” (“LeBron James Nike Pool,” 2007). While his two other alter egos, the younger more playful side and his more stylish side are on the diving broad, waiting to dive in the pool. At the

father. For example, Nicki Minaj, shares around age 10 her father set her childhood home on fire trying to kill her mother. Therefore, Nicki dealt with a lot of struggles most kids do not go through as a child, but she persevered by using her music and alter ego (Cookie) as an outlet from reality. Secondly, Miss Maj had a

Over the course of Hamlet, many of the main characters engage in role play as a mechanism to achieve their own interests. Prince Hamlet is one of these characters, and his act proves to be one of the most important aspects of the play. Throughout the play, role-play (especially Hamlet’s) significantly affects the plot, and ultimately strains the relationships between several characters. Hamlet is among one of the most important characters to engage in role play. In act one, scene 5, shortly

William Golding's “Lord of the Flies,” tells the story of a group of English boys forsook on a tropical island. Golding's novel demonstrates the battle between good v.s evil, civilization v.s savagery and law v.s anarchy within human society. As time continues to pass the boys descend further and further down the path of savagery, ignoring societal norms and expectations. Throughout the book, the author places numerous symbols that reinforce aspects of civilization. Three of which being the conch’s

MENIS story edited and written by Anne Scott Includes a mixture of stories from Sophocles’ Electra and Shakespeare’s Hamlet and a story named Modern. Between all these stories there are many themes presented however only one can attract the attention of the reader. The theme that is very common would be Betrayal, it was portrayed in these stories many times and the theme is what triggered families to divide and decline in all the stories of Hamlet, Electra, and Modern. In the story of Hamlet by Shakespeare

In Machiavelli’s The Prince, Machiavelli explains to Lorenzo De Medici that a ruler must have the characteristics of a lion or a fox, and must be willing to break their word when it suits their purpose in order to be effective. I believe that Machiavelli is correct, a leader must be beast-like to be effective, and willing to break their word for the greater good. In the next few paragraphs I will discuss how a Prince must have traits that resemble a lion in order to be effective. Then I will relate

No matter which short story by Edgar Allan Poe one analyzes, one common trait among all of them is apparent instantly: all of them are scary, unsettling, and at times downright horrifying. Many stories feature death, which serves as a powerful tool for the motivation of characters and the outcome of their decisions. Another element commonly met in numerous stories by Poe is the supernatural one. It is often implemented subtly to the point that the reader may start to wonder whether the narrator in

“Hunters in the Snow” deals with the motif of alienation, or isolation. Tub and Frank both experience isolation from others, reinforced by the secrets they are keeping. Kenny and Frank rush ahead of Tub while hunting, and almost leave without him. Tub has to run to catch up with them, and pulls himself into the truck before it drives away. Indignant, he says,”’I used to stick up for you.’ ‘Okay, so you used to stick up for me. So what?’ ‘You shouldn’t have just left me back there like that.’” (90)

Comparative Essay While the works Beowulf and Paradise Lost where created almost 16 centuries apart, the stories show many of the same features like themes and the way they reflect the time period. Each helps create a feeling or mood that puts the reader back to the time the works were produced, or even the time period it is referring to. They each hold many different writing styles and language with reflects the writer’s era and where he was from. While very individualized in their own way they

When thinking of violence, most people picture a fight scene from a movie, or the latest news story on mass shootings in schools. Other types of violence are almost never part of the equation. While physical may be the most eminent form of violence, others do exist. Violence comes in three main forms: physical, psychological, and sexual, each with their own unique means of causing harm. People experience violence every day, and many suffer in silence because American culture has taught them that

Must a human communicate in a ‘normal’ manner? Does a human have to experience the world in the same way as other humans? Do beings need to conform to normality to be considered human? Over the past several decades our culture has been struggling to understand how the autistic individual fits into society. Because many autistic individuals do not interact or communicate in the same manner as most people, they have often been thought of and treated as non-human. However as scientific data has grown

How is it that it’s so hard to communicate with one another face to face yet we can carry a twenty-four-hour conversation on our devices? Is it because we can be quick to delete our true selves and permit ourselves a sense of empowerment to out alter egos; which we project to others for our satisfaction and their expectations of us. Or does the person simply lack proper social skills. When finally having that physical communication with someone you connect with is some type of level, whether if it’s

y advancements into stardom. Towards the end of the film we also see another subtle hint that Brian Slade has resorted to another alter-ego in his pursuit of stardom, this time as the much more conservative Tommy Stone (Alastair Cumming). Brian Slade has formed an interesting habit of re-incarnation by wearing his different identities when he feels it befits him. He does this, however, without truly opening up about the psychological changes he faces as he adopts these new personas, leading to an

To be a Foil Character is defined as being purposely written to accentuate a specific quality of another character. In his short story, Killings, Andre Debus writes the protagonist, Matt, as a fifty-five year old man, aged and passive, but shown with angry undertones. However, as Dubus describes Matt’s son, Frank, he is displayed quite differently, as young and masculine. Frank, a symbol of masculinity and youth, an ideal man with much more to live for, is used as a foil character by Debus to Matt

Merritt focuses on a man named Michael, who is a black male in his early 20’s with a very youthful appearance. Michael comes across as an adolescent boy and a baby to those around him. As a result, he struggles with allowing others to see he is no longer a boy, but rather a grown man.Throughout the play, he has several encounters that make him want to alter his appearance. He desires to appear older than what others see of him because he wants for everyone to see the “real Michael”. As it is later revealed

Merritt focuses on a man named Michael, who is a black male in his early 20’s with a very youthful appearance.Michael comes across as an adolescent boy and whose seen as a baby to those around him. As a result, he struggles with allowing others to see he is no longer a boy, but rather a grown man.Throughout the play, has several encounters that want to alter his appearance. He desires to appear older than what others see of him because he wants for everyone to see the “real Michael”. As it is later revealed

The speaker in “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Rocthke is a grown up looking back on his childhood when he was a boy. In line seven and eight, “My mother’s countenance - Could not unfrown itself,” the speaker used both adult and child vocabulary. The speaker used the word “countenance” to signal the audience that he is narrating as an adult telling his story about his childhood. That is where the childish word “unfrown” comes in. Many children make up words, such as “unfrown” when they talk. The speaker

The Tragic Hero is born into nobility or maintains a high social status. King Lear is the King of Britain so therefore has pre-eminence. King Lear's tragic flaw is his blinded judgement and hubris. King Lear's downfall occurs when he starts going crazy because he gets kicked out of both Goneril and Regan's castle. In the play King Lear, William Shakespeare depicts the main character Cordelia as a tragic hero in this story/play. King Lear is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It depicts