"Wop, nigger, jew- "numerous races exist in the world that create vast diversity among people and offers them the choice to be accepting and open. The poem, "Blues-, by Derek Walcott illustrates the close-mindedness of people: they cannot accept others unlike themselves. Through the poet's inventive and monosyllabic word choice, the poem's intense themes regarding the appalling truths of racism, the struggle of inner peace, and the innocence of youth emerge. .
Because racists deny complete humanity to others, because they fail the humanity in themselves, racism degrades both the hated and the hater. In "Blues-, the poet frequently uses words dealing with colors in an attempt to help the reader understand the extreme inner conflicts of ignorance and insecurity involved in racial conflicts. Because colors represent universal symbols, many color-related words "dark, yellow, nigger "stress main themes, so the poet can easily convey them to the reader. As the narrator walks home, he observes that he looks "not to bright for a nigger, and not to dark-; this quote illustrates the inferiority of "niggers- and clarifies that discrimination concentrates on the race and appearance of people, and disregards their personality. In the poem the closest we come to knowing the race of the individual occurs when he labels himself as a "yellow nigger-. By calling himself this, he suggests that he posses many races "African, American, Caribbean. The intense conflict of racism in this poem reveals a startling truth about humanity: we see things not as they are, but as we are. .
Acceptance of others, their appearance, their beliefs, and their behaviors, bestows upon a person inner tranquility. The narrator's "olive-green, just-bought sports coat-, which he cherishes so much that he "[hangs] on a fire plug- preceding the fight, to keep it out of harm symbolizes his inner peace.
Poe's story illuminates the theme of revenge and the result of an intense desire for such. Montressor's madness is best described by his overt desire to murder Furtunato, his jovial methods, and his intense planning. ... The third most relation to his madness is his intense planning and maddening thought processes. ... Madness edifies the theme of revenge and the result of an intense desire for such. ...
He develops the characters in the play to present the themes of pride and self-centeredness. ... His intense interest in obtaining a high reputation causes the death of several innocent Salem villagers. ... Along with several others, the themes of pride and self-centeredness are the building blocks of The Crucible. These themes on humanity are not unique to the Salem village or Puritan societies, because Arthur Miller specifically accentuates these themes to parallel humanity of his own era. Reputation Theme Reputation Reputation is tremendously important in theocratic Salem, where ...
In Robert Fagles' translation of the play "Oedipus the King", Sophocles explores many important themes of Greek tragedy such as fate and free will, wisdom and knowledge, determination and power through the effective use of his language, symbols and motifs and setting. In this essay, I will discuss how these themes are clearly portrayed to the reader and how the story is made more powerful through the use of them. ... Moreover, the chorus is also often used to foreshadow future events and emphasize on the main themes. ... This is due to the fact that because of his endless deter...
In "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini, a powerful and devastating novel about love, friendship, and betrayal, the author illustrates a heartbreaking story that not only portrays the struggles of complex characters, but also develop intricate themes. ... In the novel, the main protagonist Amir suffers from the agony engendered by his intense guilt. ... Throughout the novel, the theme of guilt extends within Amir, causing him to be haunted by the agony inflicted by betrayal. ... In conclusion, Hosseini's employment of literary devices portrays a shift in dominant themes in the ending of t...
Emily Dickinson (Note: more material is to follow shortly) Dickinson has five poems on the course as follows: Because I could not stop for Death I felt a funeral in my Brain The Soul selects her own society Of all the Souls that stand create At Half Past Three Themes: I felt a funeral in my Brain The poem deals with intense anguish and suffering, using the funeral procedure as a sustained metaphor which eventually destroys the sanity. The Soul Selects Her Own Society Dickinson is dealing with the theme of renuncitaion. ... The poet has experienced a perception, perhaps an ...
Poetic techniques allow the experience to be represented in an intense and compressed way. ... Purpose/Theme The theme is as much on the event of the rape but of the damage it causes to the victim and and the people around them. ... The whine of a buzz-saw is intense, so much so that anyone around it would want to put ear muffs on in fear of becoming deaf. The comparison to this piece of machinery and the fathers rage creates a powerful image of the fathers intense anger. ... I think using all of these poetic techniques Bruce Dawe is able to allow the experience to be represented in an int...
In Shakespeare's play, A Mid-Summer Nights Dream, love is one of the main themes. ... Written in the play these things aren't as violent or intense as they are portrayed in the move and I think these detail help make the movie more understandable. ...
In Tennessee Williams play, "A Streetcar Named Rosie," a major theme is reality vs. ... The theme deals with Stella's reality and Blanche's illusions, where Stella deals with her reality, Blanche creates illusions to forget hers. ... Her illusions are so intense that its to the point that it affects real life. ... In Tennessee Williams play, "A Streetcar Named Rosie," a major theme is reality vs. illusion. ... Her illusions are so intense that its to the point that it affects real life. ...
