After discussing Nietzsche in class, I could not help but draw connections between his philosophies and the movie Groundhog’s Day. The first Nietzchean concept seen in the film is the idea of the eternal recurrence or the “eternal return of the same”. This concept is integral to the plot of the film because the film follows Phil Connors a weatherman who is cursed to relive the same day over and over. Phil’s life becomes a predictable cycle, one in which escape seems impossible. Phil at first seems hesitant to accept that his life is an endless recurrence of the same but eventually he begins to take advantage of his predicament.…
I want to explore the concept of "left cycle" films using the article entitled "The Left and Right Cycles" by Robert Ray. To help me explore what makes up a "left cycle" film, I will compare two movies, both "left cycle" according to Ray. Those movies are "Dog Day Afternoon" and "Clockwork Orange". What makes both of these movies "left cycle", and how to they differ within that classification?…
Often people travel through life meeting others who help them understand the complex idea of life. This encounter between the people is random, surprising, and usually a result of their karass. A karass is a Bokonist term meaning a group of people who unknowingly play an important role in doing gods will. Mona, Newt, and Julian Castle are all part of John’s karass, and help him understand the many facets of life. Newt teaches John that life is an illusion, and is meaningless through his example of a cat’s cradle and unfortunate love life. Julian Castle teaches John pragmatism through his patient care and interpretation of life. Mona teaches John that love is necessary to be happy, and that complexity causes destruction. In Kurt Vonnegut's novel…
The paintings “The Lifeline” by Winslow Homer and “Prairie on Fire” by Charles Deas are two paintings that really struck out to me as similar. I think Homer’s painting, “The Lifeline”, is a very dramatic painting because of how the lady is just laying there passed out while this brave man is swinging across dangerous waves and rocks to get them to safety. Its very different from looking at in class because you can actually see the texture and brush strokes the artist used. When standing in front of a painting, it almost feels like your there watching this happen. You can see all the different details from the small brush strokes to the large ones, and the effect of light almost makes them look like they are glistening. I selected Charles Deas painting to compare to Homer’s painting because in both paintings a woman is passed out and is…
To some people knowledge is what powers society to new heights, to others however knowledge is just another word in the english language. There is a distinct difference between these two types of people making it so easy to compare and contrast them in many aspects. Fahrenheit 451 shows these two people in the world at an ongoing battle between each other which sets it up for quite the conflict. In Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury conveys that knowledge supersedes ignorance through Clarisse changing Montag, Montag getting Mrs Bowles out of his house, and showing the effects of television to society in negative ways.…
Would you want your story banned just because your freely releasing your ideas? This happend to Vonnegut by Drake High School “I am very real”. Vonnegut believes literature is important because it circulates ideas freely not just one person's. I agree with Vonnegut’s evaluation of literature because you shouldn’t just have one person's ideas since everybody has ideas.…
The current society is run by more men than women. The current society has proven that they would rather have a man in charge. This new society was formed to make people feel more comfortable and happy in their country/society. Also, it will make women more involved in the leadership of the society. The new society will be different because it will be run by men and women equally. The current society and the new society do have similarities. The new society will be a democracy and it will have the same health care and education system. Jahtopia will not be like Fahrenheit 451 because the society was corrupt and full of false happiness. Jahtopia's government, healthcare and children and education will strictly be based on the people.…
In Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five, Billy's time traveling is his experiencing what all Tralfamadorians experience. The aliens experience all of existence at any given time. Thus, they see their existence as a whole. They see consequences and repercussions of their actions at the time they act.…
My brother stormed into my tent. A thin line of dried blood layed over his left eye and all the way down his face “Gregor! He’s dead! Aswell, as BenJen!” I shot up, trying to act suprised. “What do you mean?” I asked sounding confused “I mean they where murdered last night. A man tried to kill me as well, but his face aws covered.” I tried to stop myself from smiling “I’ll come see momentairly.” Marak turned and walked out akwardly. So if it wasn’t obvious last night who the other competeors where, it is now. Benjen, Marak, Gregor, and myself. I grabbed clothes similar to what I wore last night. Black leather breeches, Black boots, a white silk shit, and a black jerkin with the golden rose and golden piercing knife on it.…
The America I believe in - Kurt Vonnegut said on this “And on the subject of burning books: I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength or their powerful political connections or their great wealth, who, all over this country, have staunchly resisted anti-democratic bullies who have tried to remove certain books from their shelves, and have refused to reveal to thought police the names of persons who have checked out those titles.…
During Ray Bradbury's short story of there will come soft rains Bradbury displays his own interpretation of the future. Ray Bradbury shows a fully automated house and even has its own voice. It can clean cook as if it was a real person.…
Margaret Mitchell’s novel turned film Gone with the Wind is known as being a timeless classic. The novel was released in June of 1936 and in July of the same year, David O. Selznick, a Hollywood executive, bought the rights to the film for $50,000. Once Selznick bought the rights to Gone with the Wind he began searching for the perfect cast and refused to any further until he could tie down Clark Gable as Rhett Butler. After a two year delay, Selznick was able to finally confirm Gable as Rhett and even landed Vivian Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara, therefore Selznick’s perfect cast was complete. The film later released in theaters in December of 1939. The film adaptation of Gone with the Wind is quite identical to the novel, it even holding true to some of Mitchell’s main ideas such as: overcoming adversity, the transformation of the South, and racial criticism. These three ideas state that the novel was overall about transformation not only within characters, but also for the society in which the characters were a part of, therefore, providing…
Two texts which follow similar narratives, character development/themes are the pedestrian a short story by ray Bradbury and Forrest Gump a film by Robert Zemeckis, the film is loosely based on the novel by Winston groom. The fantasy elements of the narrative together with the likeable and believable young characters. Both have been particularly popular with the likeable and believable young characters have struck a chord with this age group. In this essay I will discuss and evaluate the ways in which the eponymous main character is developed in the novel (a prose text) and the film (media text). In my opinion this is achieved most successfully in (enter text) because (enter text).…
In the short story “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. theme played an unusually role in the stories. The theme was mostly on a general that had a law of equality, Vonnegut captured this by making everyone have the same intelligence, strengths and weaknesses, and he made everyone look alike.…
In To Build a Fire, written by Jack London, and The Story of an Hour, written by Kate Chopin, both contain many similarities while also being unique in their own way. Both To Build a Fire, and The Story of an Hour heavily discuss the idea of death and independence. However, there are differences in the stories that include themes of confidence, and the idea of free will.…