Sarah Waters Essays

Affinity, Sarah Waters Upon reading the extract from Affinity by Sarah Waters I found the gender roles and the contrast between the characters interesting, and therefore I have chosen to critically analyse the extract through the lenses of patriarchal figures and feminism. I wish to highlight certain parts of the extract where I feel these concepts were brought to the fore in an intriguing way. Patriarchy is a system based on ‘the social position held by a male as head of a household’(Gunne lectures)

Ariel Dorfman’s “Death and the Maiden” is a work of drama that aims to provide a social commentary on the social after effects of a post dictatorial regime. Dealing with gender roles, the ambiguity of the truth, and the role of justice - Dorfman provides an outlet for victims of war crimes to question their own experiences, as well as forcing an entire society to ponder questions that seem unanswerable. Through the use of the motif of light, contrasting scene choice and an important final dialogue

Sarah Kane’s Blasted had debuted at the Royal Court Theatre in 1995 and many of the “In-Yer-Face” playwrights had started writing at this time. A group of young playwrights working independently but reacting against the legacy of Thatcherism by writing shocking

Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel Never Let Me Go takes place in the late 20th century, in a very different England where humans are cloned to produce more organs, which they need to give away once they reach adulthood. These “ clones “ grow up in different houses where they are taught everything they need to know to get through their miserable life. Hailsham is where Kathy grew up and is seen by all the other children as the ideal place. A child coming from Hailsham is seen as special by those who were “

Powerful Life Lessons from the Book of Esther The Book of Esther is a dramatic account, which shows us special and purposeful plans that God has prepared for our lives. The story is also full of powerful life lessons about God’s supreme love toward human beings and the importance of one having courage. Esther was a little orphan girl. However, her uncle, Mordecai, raised Esther as his own child. He taught her to believe in God and therefore, God blessed her with cleverness and beauty, incomparable

4:21-5:1, known as the “Allegory of Sarah and Hagar,” Paul refers to a passage from Genesis 21. The passage in Genesis tells of Abraham, his wife Sarah, and one of their slaves, Hagar. God promised Abraham that his offspring would become a great nation, but Sarah was barren and well past the typical child-bearing age at that time, so Abraham and Sarah decided that Abraham would have a child with Hagar. Shortly after Hagar gives birth to her son, Ishmael, Sarah becomes pregnant and bears a son named

"I've always loved the idea of not being what people expected me to be" - Dita Von Teese. The novel Water for Elephants" by Sarah Gruen is about two main characters. Jacob, who just lost his parents in a cruel, sufferable way and to deal with this tragedy Jacob leaves town to only stumble upon a circus. He joins this circus as a close to almost vet; considering he didn’t exactly take the exam but did go to school. He meets many new people and falls in love with someone so unexpected. Rosie is the

Taking responsibility. Often times you will find yourself in an either difficult, or awkward situation where telling the truth is going to alter the conversation, and the person’s mood either for the better or worst, this leaves you thinking is being honest the right thing to do? This idea of being responsible for your actions is brought up countless times, both in real life and in fiction. arthur miller gave us a great example of this in his play “the crucible” by representing the pandemonium that

When one thinks of an asylum their minds go directly to insane, illness, and crazy; or at least that was what people of the 1950s transitioning into the 1960s. Instead, they contributed to the beat down of the mentally ill; abuse of the people who tried to get help when they thought they were sick. In Ken Kesey’s, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, the mistreatment of patients in the asylum wing in a hospital is exhibited showing the cruelty of the workers or the stereotypical thought of someone who

The ancient Athenian Greek era was a time where democracy and order were highly praised and venerated by the upper echelons of society. The court and government ruling was a concept that the Athenians took much pride in. Also, during that time drama and entertainment was the order of the day. Athenians seemed to decompress from their daily hectic lives by attending dramatic and fantasy based plays. One of the most respected writers of ancient Greece was Sophocles. His style was based on celebrating

The ad “Public social ads animals” is a print ad that is created by Bund; an environmental protection organization has published this ad online in the year 2015, so we can see it easily on the internet. The ad shows a prominent picture can attract the attention of viewers at first look. The picture draws a big clock with a short hand indicates the number twelve and a long hand indicates at the number eleven. Between two those hands has a sea dog is being suffered by them and is described in a statement

Playwright Arthur Miller uses deliberate characterization and controlled conflict to highlight societal problems in his play The Crucible. His use of relationships between characters, as well as the interactions that these relationships instigate, in his telling of the Salem Witch Trials is helpful in his ability to convey his overarching idea. The ideas of human failings like hate or greed, blind religious faith or the corruption that occurs in giving power to the formerly powerless, are revealed

Shakespeare’s portrayal of Lady Macbeth is distant to the role that a Jacobean audience would be comfortable with women being in. In a time where “the repetition in a woman’s ear/would murder as it fell”; a woman readily savage and merciless caused a disturbance to their ideas of how a woman should behave. This makes Lady Macbeth one of the most striking villains in Shakespeare’s plays. Lady Macbeth’s entrance is her reaction to the letter sent by Macbeth in which he discloses the Witches’ prophecies

virtuosic. She began her career with an already large range and well-toned voice, but unlike her peers, her vocal diversity grew as she aged. Her quick and prominent slow vibrato was almost operatic in its quality, milking each and every note. (Gridley) Sarah Vaughan had many popular tunes, but her most well-known are "Misty", "Broken-Hearted Melody", and “Send in the Clowns”. "Misty", one of Vaughan's most famous works, was recorded in 1957. It is a song about blind love, even if her man is leading her

“Clean” by Taylor Swift was inspired by the moment she realized that she had gotten over a breakup. She had finally lost her feelings for this man and now wanted the best for him. It was originally about just getting over a relationship, but it has also come to represent people breaking free from mental illness, abuse, and addiction. This project has been truly special to me, I went into it dreading the writing aspect because I got quite rusty over the summer. I thought I was going to have major

ASPCA Animal Cruelty Commercial “Every day in America thousands of animals suffer from cruelty and neglect.” These are the first words that pop on the television when an American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals commercial turns on. This commercial was first aired on television in 2007 in America and was created by the company ASPCA. At the root of this artifact its sole purpose is depicted to get the audience (the TV viewers), to support the cause of saving animals lives from being

You hear the lyrics, “In the arms of an angel…” Then quickly change the channel. That’s what some viewers will automatically do when they hear that beginning of Sara McLachlan’s beautiful song, “Angel.” The commercials for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, or ASPCA, provide an emotional appeal that makes most people hysterically cry when they see the animals who are victims of abuse. Unfortunately, some individuals will find themselves avoiding this commercial to resist

“A dog is not a thing. A thing is replaceable. A dog is not. A thing is disposable. A dog is not. A thing doesn’t have a heart. A dog’s heart is bigger than any “thing” you can ever own.” Everybody has seen the SPCA commercial with Sarah McLachlan that makes you want to cry and turn it off every time. Although, next time it comes on take a moment to look at these animals and be open minded about helping. People think that shelter dogs are broken, but actually they are in need of some love and happiness

about a robot and a Human that are sent from the future for two very different reasons. One wants to hunt and kill Sarah Connor the future leader of a rebellion while the other one has to protect her. The issues that this movie touches on are the advancement of technology and genocide. The movie The Terminator is about a cyborg that is sent from the future to kill a woman named Sarah Connor who will give birth to a rebel leader in the near future. However a human was sent from the future as well,

the beginning of the video, the camera man captures animals in distress then continue on to Sarah McLachlan