... never be closed on Death of a Salesman. Because it would take a short tome to discuss all the classic arguments on Miller's excellent work, the focus of this theme will be on Salesman's value as a comment on society. Willy does not meet America's twentieth century economic standards of success, therefore he is seen as a failure; he absolutely will not entertain the possibility of finding a job more suitable to his talents, even though perhaps he could function as a member of society if he did; and he lives in a deluded bubble, angry, self-righteous, too proud for his own good... qualities that simply do not survive in America's production-based, time-crunch, fa ...

... because they brownish, in colour, and they are wild and untamable. Racism was much more visible in the novella. Marlow, the main character, often gave his views on the natives with thought. “It was unearthly, and the men were--- No, they were not inhuman. Well, you know, that was the worst of it--- this suspicion of their not being inhuman.”(Heart of Darkness, pg.59) Marlow had his doubts on whether the natives were as savage as everyone thought, but the outlooks of others did not change. The native’s lifestyles are dramatically changed when the overpowering of white man dominate their land. The whites expected the natives to follow and comply with ...

... Macbeth is a very important person. He is a cousin to the king of Scotland. He is the highest ranking noble, the thane of Cawdor and Glamis, and a general of the Scottish army. He also becomes the king of Scotland later in the play. Despite his status, he has a character defect. A tragic hero must have a character flaw. This character flaw causes him to make an error in judgment, "a mistaken act," which leads to his downfall. Because Macbeth is ambitious, he wants to become king. In order to take over the throne, he kills Duncan, and thus commits his terrible crime, and eventually is punished. The tragic hero must deserve his fate. He must not simply ma ...

... bar and watch the world series. The nursing staff seemed uncaring to their lack of enjoyment to life and basically refused to allow the patients to even watch the game on the TV during their chores even after having took a vote where a mute patient nicknamed 'Chief' for the first time communicated that he wanted to watch the game. McMurphy had befriended Chief and later discovered that he was not deaf and dumb but was only faking his muteness and they planed to escape together. McMurphy later found out that many of these patients were here only because they put themselves here and didn't want to leave even though they had the option to. He tried his best to brin ...

... this doesn't seem to be a problem any longer, even though there have been incidents were adults have started to kill people after watching a violent film. An example of this is the controversial film Natural Born Killers. Over twenty people lost their lives because of this film. In this film murder and violence are justified, and it is these films that affect children the most. Computer violence is a quite new phenomenon. It was introduced with the launch of Wolfenstein in 1990. In «Wolfenstein» you are trapped in a maze among an army of nazis. You'll have to kill your way out. This kind of violence probably has a deeper influence on children, because they do the ...

... affected many lives. In the following paragraphs, I will list the specifics of the two cases, the outcomes of the two cases, their effects on audiences and talk shows today, and their relevance to mass media law. The first case arose from a taping of The Jenny Jones show on March 6, 1995. Jonathan Schmitz, 26, agreed to appear on a secret admirers segment of The Jenny Jones talk show expecting his admirer to be a woman, not his gay neighbor. When Schmitz found Scott Amedure, a 32-year-old unemployed gay man, telling a television audience about a fantasy that involved Schmitz, some whipped cream, strawberries and champagne, he became embarrassed and, his lawyers ...

... There is much argument over who the tragic hero is in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Some scholars say that the tragic hero is Julius Caesar, while others say it is Marcus Brutus. A case can be made for both of the characters. Both Brutus and Caesar are of high social and political status. Caesar was the dictator for life of Rome and Brutus was an honorable Senator. Julius Caesar had two tragic flaws. Caesar was said by Brutus to be ambitious, which led directly to his downfall - “ But as he was ambitious, I slew him.” (Act 3. Scene 2. Line 28) Caesar was also arrogant, he believed that he was too great to be harmed, Caesar said “ Cowards die many times befor ...

... in high stressed romantic situations. It is a wonderful thing, love, but I don’t feel that it needs to happen in any specific situation or place. Through my upbringing, I have picked up the belief that love isn’t always what you expect. It is something that can just happen. Some people find “love at first site.” These are people who say that they fell in love the first time they laid eyes on their significant other. These are also the people who believe in fate and destiny. People that don’t believe in love at first site feel love needs to be worked for. Not every couple can get along perfectly like we all probably dream, but it doesn’t mean we can’t work t ...

... effect that Steinbeck had created when he wrote his novel long ago. As the movie progresses, there is actually two stories, one of the individual journey of the Joad family, and one for telling the general plight of the migrants. The director shows the individual family to show that the migrants are really people and to bring their plight home to the audience. The general story is told to show how it is affecting large numbers of people. Throughout the movie, we watch the Joads progress from a concern only for themselves and their own personal welfare to a concern for all the people in the world. This shift from individual thinking to wide spread thinking is most ...

... is sincere and genuine, in reality they are plagued with lies and evil. There appearance will make it very difficult for Hamlet to uncover the truth, the characters hide behind. Polonius the kings royal assistant has a preoccupation with appearance. He always wants to keep up the appearance of loving and caring person. Polonius appears like a man who loves and cares about his son, Laertes. Polonius speaks to his son with advice that sounds sincere but in reality it is rehearsed, hollow and without feeling. Polonius gives his advice only to appear to be the loving caring father. The reality is he only speaks to appear sincere as a politician, to look good r ...