Aaron Paquette’s Lightfinder (2014) and Tomson Highway’s Kiss of the Fur Queen (1998) are two novels that follow a set of siblings in a fictional context, focusing on their journeys, challenges, and accomplishments as Aboriginal youth. Highway’s Kiss of The Fur Queen revolves around the Okimasis brothers, Jeremiah and Gabriel, and the experiences they face as they were forced into the inhospitable environment of a Catholic residential school. Paquette’s Lightfinder revolves around Aisling (sister), her grandmother Kookum Georgia, Aunty Martha, as well as two young men, Matari and Jake, who set out a search with hopes to find Aisling’s brother Eric, who has run away with a friend, Cor. In this paper, I will compare and contrast the relationships…
The Help is Kathryn Stockett’s (Jackson, Mississippi) debut novel rendering black maids’ voices in a wonderful dialect (Law, it’s hot out there.), which takes some getting used to. Jackson, Mississippi, 1962: black maids are raising white children, taking care of entire households and get paid peanuts.…
The reason Anse said that because he feels like the new road that is by his house is cursed and brought bad luck. He blames the new road that is alongside the house for all his problems. He said that ever since that road was built by his house nothing but bad luck has been coming to him. He fails to ever take responsibility for anything that goes wrong. It just shows how Anse would never take the blame, that anything bad happened is not his fault.…
The play that I have done my examination on is a Greek disaster composed by the William Shakespeare, Othello. To give a brief foundation of the play, Othello goes into a story of a Black Male by the name of Othello who was a general in the Venetian Army. He furtively weds the King Brabantio's little girl, Desdemona, who is Caucasian, accordingly making pressures inside the kingdom. Iago who is to some degree a colleague to Othello gets to know him, yet just out of envy from Othello position in the Army. Iago envy drives him to attempt and damage Othello by any methods conceivable and sees fit.…
In most cases in literature the narrator tends to be the protagonist of the story, to which they essentially play an important role. This most often than not leads to an important lesson that brings the character to an epiphany, a sudden intuitive perception into reality of something initiated by a common occurrence or experience. He/she has to or have already gone through a quest that completely changes the protagonists perceptions to which in these stories creates a "hero". In the stories A&P and Araby both protagonist share similarities in experiencing an epiphany.…
A Tragedy is a Result of one 's Insecurities A cowardly man will always find spineless reasons behind his actions that may result in a series of disastrous events. In the novel Othello by William Shakespeare, Iago demonstrates the character of an insecure man who encounters insecurities that come in the forms of jealousy, personal/sexuality, and identity. These insecurities have a key role in the development of the play and the creation of Othello’s tragedy.…
The main character in “Annabel Lee” is the narrator, and the husband of Annabel Lee. He still wants to be with Annabel Lee each night, thoughts he is not there with him in person. “And so, all the night tide, I lie down by the side of my darling—my darling—my life and my bride…” Roderick is similar to the narrator in “Annabel Lee,” because he also wishes to be with his loved one, which happens to be his sister, Madeline. “And in her violent and now final death-agonies, bore him to the floor a corpse, and a victim to the terrors he anticipated.”…
Getting Out is a play about Arlene a woman who has just gotten out of jail for murder and prosititution and her struggles to start her life over again. Arlene wants to completely forget about Arlie and start over, but many people from her past make it very hard for her. The play outlines Arlene's inner conflict with her younger self Arlie and past people how have contributed to her mistakes which landed her in jail. Arlene just wants to start over again and possibly get study of her son joey again. The play shows both Arlene and Arlie on stage at the same time, but in different time periods.…
Shakespeare’s 17th century tragedy ‘Othello’ explores universally recognized themes dealing with the self and a social environment such as jealousy, manipulation and how they can accentuate human flaws. These issues are encountered by Iago in his soliloquy and great insight is given through many techniques and developed characteristics; giving insight on Shakespeare’s overall intentions. This soliloquy enhances and shapes the audiences understanding of the play through language techniques, dramatic irony and character insight. Much of Iago’s plots to perform a the plan, which leads Othello to his jealousy inspired demise, are shown in this soliloquy. Throughout ‘Othello’ the main backbone of the play is the concept of jealousy and human flaws which are explored in Iago’s soliloquy; not only…
Emilia the wife of Iago was a victim of cruelty from her own husband. It has always been taught to young girls to please their husbands and Emilia knew this to be true. When the opportunity came to please her abusive husband she chose to obey. In the end, her situation did not change and although her dying words spoke of how she had a right to speak and voice her opinions despite what her husband told her, Emilia died as a victim of cruelty. Emilia’s defiant nature in the end shows the reader that Shakespeare encourages the breaking of the glass ceiling in the early 17th century when Othello was published.…
Unparalleled in his ability to prey upon the insecurities of those he wishes to ruin, Iago is one of Shakespeare’s most destructive villains. He plants the seeds to destructive plots that are aimed to exploit the fundamental nature of other characters. With his use of garden metaphors throughout the play, Iago exhibits his effectiveness as a villain in being able to nurture and manipulate the tangled roots of human nature Throughout the play, Iago views the other characters through the lens that they are all wild plants, and that he, as a gardener, will bring under his control. Early in the play, while starting his plans to bring about Othello’s downfall, Iago tells Roderigo that, “Our bodies are our gardens, to which the wills are gardeners”…
The Shakespearean play titled The Tragedy of Othello - The Moor of Venice revolves around the noble and wise general Othello, newly married and sent to battle in Cyprus. However, he is twisted psychologically by his vengeful officer Iago. By keeping multiple people isolated from others, Iago is capable of bending them to his will throughout the course of the play. This is not only a device of storytelling made for Othello, but a warning that when used effectively, isolation could be used to disastrous results. While it is not the first time Iago can be seen alone with someone, the first time he is truly seen using his abilities in manipulation and suggestion is when he warns Montano that he needs to closely watch the now drunken Cassio, saying…
People are always lying and deceiving in order to have more fun and enjoy their lives. In the play “The Importance of Being Ernest” by Oscar Wilde, shows many deceptions throughout the play. The main characters in the play are Algernon, and Ernest (Jack). Algernon is friends with Ernest Worthing. Ernest real name is Jack.…
Should gender stop someone from being who they want to be? During the early seventeenth century, many social barriers prevented people from being themselves, such as remaining the gender they were born with throughout their whole life. Any movement and straying from their gender, based on their biological sex, was not acceptable and was looked down upon. Societal structure and law made very clear that biological sex must be the same as sexual orientation. However, in the play Twelfth Night, or What You Will, Shakespeare creates Viola to manipulate gender ambiguities that allow her to express her true feelings and emotions to ultimately prove that gender is irrelevant in a relationship.…
In the Shakespearean play “Othello” Iago is an evil character who fuels other characters with cruelty and hatred to encourage them to commit such cruel actions without even realizing it. He was able to lead for the downfall of almost all of the play’s characters. Iago’s character serves as the foil of the main character, Othello. Othello is a very respected Moor who is known for his wisdom, intelligence, and power.…