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One of the major themes/ideas explored in the Dead Poets Society is that of freedom versus conformity. The theme of conformity is introduced In the very opening scenes of the film. Close- ups of the boys chanting in unison, all Identically clad In their starched uniforms at a ceremony at Walton Academy, we see that…

‘The Darkling Thrush’ and ‘Snow in the Suburbs. ‘ Both poems deal with the presence or lack of hope. Though hope may not be mentioned many times throughout the poem, it is clear ‘The Darkling Thrush’ optimises hope, whereas ‘Snow in the Suburbs’ does quite the opposite. ‘The Darkling Thrush’ begins with the introduction of…

Burke Marx MLK Malcolm X De Gouges WollstoneCraft Mill CLASSIFICATION Conservative Socialist Radical Radical Liberal Liberal Liberal HISTORICAL TIME PERIOD 18th century 19th century 20th century 20th century 18th century 18th century 19th century HISTORICAL CONTEXT -French Revolution -End of enlightenment – Books: “reflections on the revolution in Fr” -England -Industrial Revolution -Rise of factories…

The passages I have chosen are the one with the naturalist (p.5 from “shhh I can make myself invisible” to “here was an otter”. It will be referenced as the first passage) and the one with the Woolen Mill (p.18-19 from “I, Pol de Zinc” to “this straighten one’s a blackface from Scotland”. This one…

  But as to what the source of that limitation is, not much is apparent. With regard to “The Sound of the Trees,” another interesting thing about the poem is its sudden shift in point of view, as Frost switches from “I” to “We” in the 2nd and 6th lines of his poem upon mentioning…

Both of these poems are about losing a loved one and the pain and suffering felt after the loss. Both poems talk about the things which were taken for granted that now seem so significant; in ‘Four years’, “there never will be a hair of his in a comb” and in ‘Funeral Blues’, “my working…

These two poems have many things in common they both are written by the same poet Robert Browning. ‘Porphyria’s Lover’ and ‘My Last Duchess’ are written through the eyes of the murder and are dramatic monologues. I suppose they can be seen as biased and one sided as the story is only told by one…

In Porphyria’s Lover, Browning sets the scene by describing the turbulent weather. The vexatious wind blowing on the trees and the moody lake is a metaphor of the Lover’s mind in the poem. It symbolises the violence and anger he has within himself. The Lover is full of hatred inside. The bad weather images is…

The two stories, ‘The Pieces of Silver’ and ‘The Red Ball’ can be compared easily. I think that they can be seen as being alike with a lot of common points between them, though many contraries can be found as well. The general theme of both stories is quite touching, though in diverse ways in…

Renaissance The middle ages and the renaissance were two time periods which were very different, yet similar in some ways. The middle ages was an era of European history caused by a gradual decline in the Roman Empire. It was known as “the dark ages” when society declined, taking place between the sass to the…