In the novel The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin, in the terms of Karl Jung, the anima of the main character, Genly Ai, develops as his relationship with Therem Harth re ir Estraven grows during his time on the planet Gethen. Initially, Ai has a stronger animus archetype, and displays the typical male behaviors of humans. By building a strong relationship with Estraven, an androgynous alien, he is able to change his perspective on the gender roles of human society. When Le Guin’s novel begins, Ai had already been on the planet Gethen for almost two years. Even after that much exposure to the androgynous inhabitants of Gethen, the Gethenians, his perspective still hadn’t changed; He still held a typical animus archetype. As a human from Earth, Ai grew up on a world with a society of distinct genders. The differences between the male and female and the stereotypes associated with each were a driving force in society. Because of this, Ai took on an animus archetype, displaying behaviors that a typical male is supposed to. Part of this early mindset that he had, was a prejudice towards feminine behaviors. Traditionally, males were held in a higher regard than women on Earth. Because of this stereotype, Ai was taught to have a negative predisposition towards femininity. This prejudice can be seen in the first few scenes of the novel when Ai is used by Estraven in a political encounter with Tibe. Ai says he “felt… annoyed by [Tibe’s] sense of effeminate intrigue” (Le Guin). His word choice clearly holds
While they are travelling across the glacier, Estravengoes into kemmer. Because, to the Gethenians, Ai appears to always be in kemmering, Estrevan has to suppress his feelings in order to keep from having intercourse. It’s a struggle for Estrevan because, “the sexual drive of kemmer overrides all other aspects of personality” (——-—-). For Ai, on the other hand, it’s an eye opening
The chaos and destruction that the Nazi’s are causing are not changing the lives of only Jews, but also the lives of citizens in other countries. Between Night by Elie Wiesel and The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom, comradeship, faith, strength, and people of visions are crucial to the survival of principle characters. Ironically, in both stories there is a foreseen future, that both seemed to be ignored.
Night is an non fiction, dramatic book that tells the horrors of the nazi death camps all around Europe. The book is an autobiographical account of what happened, so the main character is the author. The author is Elie Wiesel who was only 14 year old when Nazi Germany came through his town of Sighet, Transylvania. This is story is set between the years of 1944 and 1945. Elie and his family of 4 are optimistic when Germany begins to take power. Germany invades Hungary, then arrives in Elie’s town. The Nazi’s begin to take over the Jews by limiting their freedom. Jews are eventually deported. The Jewish people are crowded into wagons where they are shipped to Auschwitz. He is separated from his mother and sister. Over the course of the book, Elie and his father are sent to two different concentration camps. Their final concentration camp is Buchenwald. His father ends up dieing before the allied troops liberated Budapest in 1945. Elie is left with the memories of death and violence.
Night is a memoir written by Elie Wiesel, a young Jewish boy, who tells of his experiences during the Holocaust. Elie is a deeply religious boy whose favorite activities are studying the Talmud and spending time at the Temple with his spiritual mentor, Moshe the Beadle. At an early age, Elie has a naive, yet strong faith in God. But this faith is tested when the Nazi's moves him from his small town.
In Ursula Le Guin’s The Dispossessed, the rival societies of Urras and Anarres are structural opposites. In capitalist Urras, there is private property, a system of currency, and a class system permeated with inequalities while on Anarres (founded on the principles of anarcho-communism), possession of land is abolished and the idea of “mutual aid and solidarity” (Le Guin X) rules over any form of self-indulgence. These dissimilarities extend past the sphere of administrative policies into the domain of social relations. Most significantly, Urras and Anarres hold contradicting stances on the controversial topic of gender equality. In Urras, women are deemed as the physically and intellectually inferior sex and lead monotonous lives as housekeepers
In The Descent of Alette Alice Notley has created an epic poem that confronts male hegemony. The tyrant symbolizes the corrupt patriarchy while Alette symbolizes the capabilities of a female to overcome their gender specific personality traits placed on them by society. Notley addresses the thesis continuously throughout the poem using form, symbolism, and historical context.
How could one dieny that the mass murder of six million jews never happened? These revisionist, or deniers, like to believe that it never did. Even with the witnesses, photos, buildings and other artifacts left behind, they still believe that the Holocaust is a hoax. The Holocaust deniers are wrong because there are people who have survived that wrote books, there is proof that Jews were being killed, and other evidence and artifacts have been found.
Brave New World, a novel by Aldous Huxley was written at a tine in history when war had ravaged much of the nation, Depression was blanketing society, and people’s wills were being put to the test. Science had become an overwhelming force for better or for worse. People had witnessed science saving and preventing millions of lives with vaccinations and such, but on the contrary, had also witnessed it kill with horrifying “factory-like” efficiency in WW I (the age of machine guns and chemical warfare). Brave New World is not intended to be a happy book, it is more Huxley’s way of describing what he believes is coming to us. He is basically saying, “This is our future”. Huxley’s writings are known for dealing with conflicts between the interest of the individual and the interests of society. Brave New World addresses this conflict in a fictional future (approximately 500 years into the future) in which free will and individuality have been sacrificed to achieve complete social stability.
The book, Brave New World written by Aldous Huxley, is a radical story that is interpreted as a potential caution to us, society, if we keep making poor life choices. In the novel, Huxley depicts a culture where people are programmed to live forever and forced to think that sex and drugs are. For them, the idea of having a family with a mother and a father is absolutely repulsive to think about. Even though some of Huxley’s thoughts are unrealistic, the meaning behind them can be seen today. Nowadays, the three ideas that are bringing us closer to the Brave New World true are the advancements in technology, an obsession to remain young, and the increasing rate of drug use.
One example that could be considered racist is in Chapter one. In this paragraph, Joseph Conrad is talking about how the Europeans are colonizing Africa and what they are doing to the natives in the process. He says that the Europeans are at fault for many things, including extremely violent robbery and the murders of numerous people. He is speaking about the reality of colonization and how in the end, countries will only care about making money off of it. He said they accomplish this by using “brute force,” which obviously means violence and killing. The European countries wanted to take away Africa from those who had “a different complexion or slightly flatter noses.” Up until this point, it does not seem as if Conrad is using any racist ideas. However, he then goes on to say that all of this is acceptable because it will be worth it in the end. In other words, he was trying to say that the end will justify the means, no matter how many innocent people must be hurt in the process (page 8).
Asking the right questions is indeed an art form . It is however an even bigger burden to try to answer from an analytical presepective these subjective questions which inspire answers and explanations to the ultimate “why” and “how” . As readers we are obligated to carry with us an open mind, an analytical eye and room for suggestive arguments when trying to dissect a piece of writing. Joseph Conrad's novella Heart of Darkness offers the perfect platform for interpretation. With a dozen shades of foggy gray's, the short story is begging for a set of eyes that can see it through. Without proceeding too far into the novella, one can draw out a great deal of analytical suggestions as to what the title itself implies. The word Darkness seems to be a consistent theme throughout the book. So much so, that the amount of weight it carries has given it a special place on the cover. Many critics have found common ground on deciphering the interpretation of the word .The concept of darkness could be respresenting evil. However, some significant subjective questions remain unaswered: Exaclty which character in the novella has fallen victim to this evil? Is it Conrad himself, Marlow, Kurtz or the natives? All of them? Are there different forms in which this evil can manifest itself? Is it talking about darkness in the literal or figurative sense? Would we be considered naïve if we thought evil could be contained or is darkness a necessary evil we all posses and an undeniable part of our reality?
Ann Rinaldi has written many books for young teenagers, she is an Award winning author who writes stories of American history and makes them become real to the readers. She has written many other books such as A Break with Charity, A Ride into Morning, and Cast two Shadows, etc. She was born in New York City on August 27, 1934. In 1979, at the age of 45, she finished her first book.
Ursula Le Guin’s use of writing through her characters’ hero’s journey illustrates that duty is comparable to the responsibility that an individual’s has to themselves and the public. For example, in The Left Hand of Darkness, Genly Ai’s journey commences as his call to action consists of being an representative of Ekumen and an excursion facing obstacles such as convincing the government to join or being taken to a forced labor camp. Lastly, Ai finally faces the biggest ordeal yet: the Gorbin Glacier, describing his trek as, “We had, roughly, eight hundred miles to go [and] there is nothing, the Ice says, but Ice” (221, 249). Beyond being called a traitor, Estraven and Ai, mentally and physically tortured, still traveled across the mountains
They are finally in a vast area, alone and secluded which allows them to explore each other and form mutual understanding. When the begin to talk about what was truly occurring in Kahride Estraven comes to notice the ignorance Ai was exhibiting, he says "All this I thought you understood, and in that I erred. Now Ai can begin to understand what was occurring and is building trust for Estraven. Following this they entire a storm together where Estraven must hunt for food for them, for Ai is to weak. Estraven compensates for the both of them, showing much compassion, even giving Ai more food because Estraven has learned what it is to starve. When Estraven goes to hunt, Ai mentions that Estraven is the first Gethenian he has ever seen “with blood on his hands.” (chapter 15, page This relates back to chapter one, when Estraven tells Ai that the blood bond is most importantly used to keep the keystone in the arch. As their journey goes on, Ai finally is beginning to understand the culture of the Gethians. As he sees Estraven go into kemmur, he demonstrates a sense of gentleness, especially since Estraven is catching deeper feelings for Ai. By chapter 18, Ai has grown in wisdom and maturity, finally respects Gethenian sexuality, which deepens the relationship between Ai and
In the Spring of 1944, it was hard to imagine the horrendous acts of terror that would be bestowed on innocent people and the depth of Nazi evil. To Jews in a devout community with Orthodox beliefs and spiritual lifestyles, faith in God and faith in humanity would be shaken to the core as horrific, inhumane acts of torture and suffering were experienced by those in the concentration camps. Since the creation of the world, Jews have often associated darkness (or night) with the absence of God. Consequentially, Elie Wiesel struggled with this as the unimaginable atrocities took place in his life. Although a survivor, he has been haunted with guilt, questioned his faith and developed a lack of trust in humanity as a result of the Holocaust. Elie Wiesel entitled his book about the Holocaust, “Night”, because darkness symbolized the evil death camps, and a permanent darkness on the souls of those who survived.
Frequently, the male characters make claims about the traits of Iphigenie based on her womanhood. These claims are often manipu...