“Juno and the Paycock” by Sean O’Casey “I’m Not Scared by Gabriele Salvatores Comparisons and Contrasts Par. 1: Background and setting The theme of violence and its destructive influence on societies and individuals is dramatically presented in both texts. Violence can often be linked to a society’s political or social background and both texts occur during times of unrest. JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK takes place agaI’m Not Scaredt the background of war and violence. While I’M NOT SCARED is different in
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unknowingly‚ foolishly‚ obediently‚ innocently slay one another (263)." Powerful changes result from horrifying experiences. Paul Baumer‚ the protagonists of Erich Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front utters these words signifying the loss of his humanity and the reduction to a numbed creature‚ devoid of emotion. Paul’s character originates in the novel as a young adult‚ out for an adventure‚ and eager to serve his country. He never realizes the terrible pressures that war imposes on soldiers‚ and
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Night Take Home Exam The one most significant theme in Night is inhumanity. This is displayed continuously throughout the book. When Elie first arrived at the camp the SS soldiers separated him from his mother and his sister. Later on he learned that his mother and his sister were sent to the gas chambers. The SS soldiers have no humanity indeed to have no emotion to be able to separate families and to know that they will most likely never see each other again. Another example is when the power
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Now open your eyes. In “Night” through and overcame the struggle in the 1940’s during the holocaust. Wiesel uses many literary devices such as flashback‚ symbolism‚ and imagery to let you go back with him and help you understand the cruelty‚ and inhumanity. Elie Wiesel uses symbolism throughout the book to briefly illustrate death and his faith. But one main part where he uses it‚ is to describe the flames. Madame Schachter has many outburst when she got visions about fire and flames. “Jews‚ listen
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Slave Ship and Fall of the Rhine at Schaffhausen‚ one can easily see the range and the power of this artist. Turner brings to life these scenes between nature and man in a way that communicates the infinite strength of nature and the frailty of humanity. Although these two particular works show very different moods and make different political statements‚ both share the vivacity of nature that characterizes all of Turner’s works. Water plays the dominant role in both of these paintings. Turner
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safety of their soldiers and the defeat of their war opponent. This is an ironic situation‚ because in Christianity (and many other religions)‚ murder is a sin and the people in church are asking God for everything he’s against: war and destruction of humanity. Also‚ even though the identity of this man isn’t exactly confirmed‚ he introduces himself as God’s messenger who is supposed to have ethical appeal towards the Christians. After the messenger’s departure‚ Mark Twain wraps up his story by saying
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at the time. Morality was compromised‚ human lives lost their value and entire social paradigms were shifted to accommodate the irrationality and gross inhumanity that was prevalent in World War II. In response to the shifting values of the post-WWII period‚ Cold War literature is characterised by an intensified questioning of the nature of humanity‚ human beliefs and values and is imbued with a sense of uncertainty and anxiety. John Hersey’s 1946 journalistic memoir‚ Hiroshima‚ Samuel Beckett’s 1956
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Wiesal - The narrator of Night and the stand-in for the memoir’s author‚ Elie Wiesel. Night traces Eliezer’s psychological: journey‚ as the Holocaust robs him of his faith in God and exposes him to the deepest inhumanity of which man is capable. Social: Despite many tests of his humanity‚ however‚ Eliezer maintains his devotion to his father. It is important to note that we learn Eliezer’s last name only in passing‚ and that it is never repeated. Physcial :His story—which parallels Wiesel’s own
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Summer Reading 1. Capturing the Main Point of Essays I chose three essays from The Signet Book of American Essays based on the sections that appealed to my interests. In “The Meaning of This Hour‚” Abraham Joshua Heschel claims that the world is a world living inhumanely because there is a lack of God’s presence and glory. George Plimpton’s “Desperately Seeking Humor” describes the great lengths a group of comedians and writers went through to put a humor section in an edition of a magazine‚ as
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When people lose their dignity‚ they also lose a part of the very thing that makes them human. Despair‚ hopelessness‚ fear and apathy are all ways a human can lose their humanity. The eyes provide a window onto the soul‚ and thus a view on the person’s mental state. The eyes also function in reverse‚ as a symbolic gesture of control over someone. All of this is present in Night‚ by Elie Wiesel‚ an account of human tragedy‚ human cruelty‚ human dignity‚ and the loss thereof. At the start of the
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