Essays 1921 - 1950
funeral, which is for seven-year-old Daniel Nicholson. Edward Walker, played by William Hurt, the apparent leader of this colony, ...
wealth, status, and material possessions (clothes and cars), because all other "normal" avenues to the top are unavailable to them...
desperation to find a job; losing her court cause in which Ed Masry represents her; the way she cajoles Masry into giving her a jo...
Goodman, who starred in four Coen films). Its dramatic KKK historical motif serves as a backdrop for what plays like a cartoon wi...
Odysseus and Polyphemus (or Cyclops), the protagonist and antagonist in "The Odyssey." Like Odysseus, Todd is banished from his w...
lesser creatures than men. In relationship to medical science, which involves Gilmans story a great deal, one author notes how, "I...
that Phil has always been a jerk, even in his youth, as first of all, he dismissed ordinary people, such as Ned, as beneath him an...
very essence of what it means to be a human being, demonstrating how and why a person acts the way she does, how she attributes mo...
hes written the book in blank verse. This means that it calls attention to itself but it does so with a purpose. Each poem, becaus...
works for her husband, and hes supposed to show her a good time and do what she wants, so shut up and dance because she wants that...
the stats that Moore cites about gun deaths, which compares the US to other countries. Yearly, there are "381 (gun deaths) in Germ...
or even the last thing, that may cross their minds and this is more of what Denby argues in his article. Denby notes...
the lower class has now become the primary population. The upper class has since been sequestered to their living quarters far ab...
without being overly garish and they appear to be relatively true to the historical time period. These elements, which are related...
Warner Bros. marketed the movie very smartly, relying on its stunning visuals and unique look to entice viewers to the theater; it...
the idea that as father and son they belong together and belong to the same family group, but at the same time, as individuals, th...
adding to aid of gloom. As this suggests, in Frankenstein, the X factor is primarily shown overtly, using aspects of the cinemat...
the inherent flexibility of a non-sequential narrative, because things get too confusing. Tarantino apparently decided to let it b...
happiness. However, as Mickey would soon discover, his newfound wealth brought unwelcome changes and obstacles he could have neve...
enthralling" (1995). The film is a romance, but it avoids the trap of being formulaic; often films of this kind rely "more upon ac...
when the teams losing streak continues. There is one boy in the high school, Jimmy (Maris Valainis) who is a superb player, with...
of the "X" are very creative: sometimes its a sign, in one case its the straps on the back of Cescas dress. But its also an obviou...
father is entirely disinterested in her welfare. The picture Meyer paints in fact is one of a lonely, alienated teen who is easy p...
he wanted to get it over with as quickly as possible" (Bodnar). While there is also this sort of romantic ideal in Saving Private ...
bearing the legend "Spade and Archer." In both films, the editing is subtle and seems to blend together effortlessly, creating a c...
involves also looking ahead to the necessity of rights for future robots such as the robot in I, Robot. In the film...
is Torres mother; Do?a Maria is a frail woman but apparently stronger of character than her daughter. Since they are going to live...
scholar Terrence Des Pres remarked that Jewish resistance might not have been a huge revolt; these movements were instead several ...
is just surplus" (Ebert) But the "surplus" is everything that a "normal" person experiences. While there is a definite charm to t...
is: Platos account of how Socrates defended himself. When he is condemned to death in spire of his eloquence, he accepts it with d...