A Passage to India - Forster's Comic Irony
What aspect of A Passage to India justifies the novel's superiority over Forster's other works? Perhaps it is the novel's display of Forster's excellent mastery of several literary elements that places it among the greatest novels of the twentieth century. Among these literary elements, Forster's comic irony stands out, and throughout the entire novel, the author satirizes the English, the Indians, and the Anglo-Indian relationship. Frederick P. W. McDowell confirms this sentiment when saying "Forster, in his description (of characters), is the witty satirist..." (100).
Most of the English officials are presented satirically. Turton, Burton, McBryde, and Major Callendar are all victims of Forster's scornful eye. Even the wives of these men cannot escape the light mockery of Forster. For example, the Turtons are introduced as unquestionably arrogant, although Mrs. Turton is far more haughty. Mrs. Turton automatically relegates all Indians to the servant class and is determined to prevent her culture from being "adu...
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Ladies and Gentlemen! I am proud to present one of the biggest and longest-running biological battles of the century! Tonight we recap the surprising nature vs. nurture fight. The following pages will explain the highlights, but if you want to learn about this war in its entirety, you’ll find the blow-by-blow account available to the public in Connie Barlow’s collection, From Gaia to Selfish Genes, in a chapter entitled "Nature, Nurture, and Sociobiology."
Grey recognizes Godfrey as a fellow Harvard grad. Some earlier signs such as his impressive diction, ease in dressing appropriately, and ability to quickly adapt to the high class lifestyle also show that he has previous experience in a moneyed household. However, these are quickly looked past as Godfrey charms the audience with his witty, and respectable character. At this tea party, the revelation of Godfrey’s true character is largely overshadowed by the performance of another character: Ms. Irene Bullock. Her hilarious performance of a suffering girl who is forever damaged by Godfrey’s rejection is used as a tool both to steer the audience away from drawing conclusions about Godfrey’s true character and to demonstrate how negligent one’s worries are at that level of
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Even though at first glance comparing American History to the movie Avatar may seem impossible there are actually many similarities. Although having Native Americans move to the Indian Territory was not a pretty site, it did happen and it is important to be educated on the topic so that as a country we never let it happen again. Also just because Avatar is a fictional work doesn’t mean that it cannot help us better understand our American history. When discussing the two together it is quite evident that there are many similarities and differences.
Although the shame in being beguiled by Darcy’s fortune forces the townspeople to resort to prejudice towards Darcy’s character, Darcy makes no effort to prove himself otherwise. In fact, his “manners gave a disgust, which turned the tide of his popularity” (7). Apparently, the towns people have the propensity to judge those who are higher in class but show arrogance; thus, it is necessary for Darcy to change his attitude, otherwise he is condemned to constant prejudices against him.
"Any court dealing with an offender in respect of his offense must have regard to the following purposes of sentencing" retribution, denunciation, incapacitation, deterrence, rehabilitation and reparation which will all be discussed in this essay.
Margaret is an intelligent, articulate, and ambitious woman who desires to rise up in social status by marrying a man of higher social rank. She attends to those above her, in hopes of elevating her status as she becomes closer to the upper-class. As a minor character, she plays a small yet crucial role in advancing Don John’s plot to slander Hero and spoil her wedding. As a lower-class character, Margaret serves as a foil to the rich girls, particularly Hero, who embodies every attitude and mindset Margaret does not. But she also offers an alternative perspective on the upper-class characters in the play. Because Margaret is victimized because of her social ambitions, punished for wanting to rise above her ...
In William Wycherley’s The Country Wife, William Wycherley enlightens the audience to capture several different ironical statements and questionable behaviors. The play fits perfectly into Greenwald’s definition of a comedy of manners: “[Critics] assert that a comedy of manners and the people who inhabit it represent the ostentatiously idle upper-class” (“Social Heirarchy” web). Wycherley also distinguishes several oddities in his characters not typically used to describe the upper-class. For example, Mr. Pinchwife, a wealthy newlywed husband, is so afraid that he is going to become a cuckold, that he does not allow his wife to leave the house (Wycherley act two). One of Wycherley’s goals in writing The Country Wife is to point out the flaws of society (“Q & A” web). Wycherley understands that no one is perfect and that a person’s virtues can be altered if pressures and outside influences become prominent. This is precisely how Wycherley uses Mrs. Margery Pinchwife’s character. Mrs. Pinchwife, a virtuous woman, still succumbs to the immorality of the city of London. Wycherley develops characters who precisely bring out Mrs. Pinchwife’s flaws. Mrs. Pinchwife takes the risks of public shame and a damage reputation to have an affair with Mr. Horner.
Lady Henry, unfathomly dull and stupid, later files for divorce from her husband, putting her family in a scandalous situation. A smarter woman would not have risked so much to leave her only means of support. In addition, a scandal in Victorian times meant tha...
...t Fielding tends to mock the upper class more and it can be argued they are the ones with worse characteristics however he also ridicules lower class characters such as Mrs. Slipslop, the middle aged plump lady's maid who is also a bully ; Peter Pounce, the swindling skinflint, Mrs. Tow-wouse, the scolding innkeepers wife and Pamela's hypocrisy in the sense she once saw Fanny as her equal but now deems herself to be superior. In conclusion we see that Fielding does not so much then make a distinction between class, but shows us that hypocrisy, vanity, unkindness and cruelty are vices that belong to all members of society and it is only those who see the goodness in humanity and who treat all others with kindness and respect regardless of class that are superior individuals.
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Taking an entrance exam should be imposition for all students with the purpose of going to college for several reasons. First, the examination can determine students’ intelligent, capacity, and the level of students’ tendencies toward the college. Many students, who want to reach their goal, spent most of their time to study. Some students who did an awesome job in high school but they can’t get into a university. Why? Because it is not their real ability, in order to graduate high school, they cheat in the classes. The examination will be the accurate measure to know students’ real potential. For example, a student who really wants to be a student in their dream university, they know that have to study the backside off to become that university’s student from the day they stepped into high school. In fact, candidates who are committed to take exam capable perform this test. Second, an entrance exam guarantees (not 100%) the best selection talented, genius students for universities and colleges. The knowledgeable and outstanding students pass the entrance exam in universities where the...