During times of war, self-defense, and various sporting events, mainstream society views violence... more During times of war, self-defense, and various sporting events, mainstream society views violence heroically; however, society tends to have opposing views when it pertains to violent black resistance to white oppression. Mainstream American culture has long demonized and penalized black resistance movements who even suggest or hint towards violence. In attempting to silence groups like the Black Panthers, Black Lives Matter movement, and other movements that aim to resist, mainstream society has created within the culture a narrative that refuses to permit minorities exertions of heroism through defiance. The narrative echoes throughout society, music, and films. Even in horror, a genre brimming with licensed violence, minority characters are generally permitted to use violence only when working in parallel with white characters. Jordan Peele’s film Get Out however, discusses and expunges societies narrative through the characters Andre, Chris, and Walter. While in reality the dominant narrative regarding black resistance to white oppression paints people of color as the agitators and radicals, Get Out emphasizes Andre, Chris, and Walter’s struggles to remain calm and survive as they faces mortal danger, and displays feeling of catharsis and approval when they subsequently resort to violence. Jordan Peele’s film Get Out displays violent black resistance as a necessity born of desperation as a way to challenge mainstream societies views on real life black resistance and protest.
In the novel "Pride and Prejudice," author Jane Austen creates a trinity between Mr. Darcy, Mr. ... more In the novel "Pride and Prejudice," author Jane Austen creates a trinity between Mr. Darcy, Mr. Wickham, and Ms. Elizabeth Bennet and then uses that trinity and the theme of idealism versus realism to make a commentary on the inaccuracy of first impressions and its effect on the development of one’s understanding and relationships.
In the novels "Northanger Abbey" and "Pride and Prejudice", Jane Austen presents two protagonist,... more In the novels "Northanger Abbey" and "Pride and Prejudice", Jane Austen presents two protagonist, Catherine, who is so extremely engulfed in the fictional world of reading that she becomes ignorant of her real-life issues, and Elizabeth Bennet, an outspoken heroine with a mind of her own, in order to critique Victorians societies definition and standard of an accomplished woman, and to display the importance for women of her time to be able to reading people and social cues rather than just novel: to have more realistic skills than those praised so highly in Britain during the 18th century.
Throughout "Wide Sargasso Sea" by Jean Rhys, the notion of beauty is continuously followed by im... more Throughout "Wide Sargasso Sea" by Jean Rhys, the notion of beauty is continuously followed by images of death or instability. Compared to "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte, "Wide Sargasso Sea" displays how detrimental the concept of beauty can be for those who are incapable of conforming to it...
In the " Sound and the Fury," William Faulkner, in giving Quentin pernicious characteristic that ... more In the " Sound and the Fury," William Faulkner, in giving Quentin pernicious characteristic that obstructs his life and a father who's wording ultimately lead to his demise, establish a binary between Quentin Compson and Hamlet’s protagonist Hamlet, illustrating the fatalistic capabilities of masculinity.
Toni Morrison's novel "Beloved" gives various in-depth depictions of how naturalism and the syste... more Toni Morrison's novel "Beloved" gives various in-depth depictions of how naturalism and the system of slavery structure the lives of slaves, ex-slaves, and freemen alike, creating a slave mentality and an inferiority complex that lasts even after an individual is free
In Toni Morrison’s "Beloved," the character Beloved not only signifies the child murdered by S... more In Toni Morrison’s "Beloved," the character Beloved not only signifies the child murdered by Sethe, but it can be argued that she also symbolizes and personifies the lingering ramifications of slavery...
Langston Hughes' essay “The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain,” takes a socio
-economic perspe... more Langston Hughes' essay “The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain,” takes a socio -economic perspective and displays how Negro artists are compelled to reject their heritage and culture to advance their notoriety and careers thus, systematically augmenting the notion of white superiority and further subverting the inclination of racial individuality.
The concept of whiteness throughout various African American literary text ultimately has a detri... more The concept of whiteness throughout various African American literary text ultimately has a detrimental impact to the African American psyche causing the spread of the inferiority complex, loss or detachment of one’s identity, and a strain on the bonds of African American communities.
William Blake’s disapproval of the domineering and oppressive nature of organized religion is can... more William Blake’s disapproval of the domineering and oppressive nature of organized religion is candidly displayed in Songs of Experience. He equips his works with depictions of merciless suffering and religious imagery to create a binary between social injustice and systematized religions. One work in Songs of Experience that exhibit this is “The Garden of Love.” Blake uses religious imagery to create a correlation between the Garden of Eden and the Garden of Love, by displaying the purity that once existed before corruption. Using meticulously crafted language to make the texts appear straightforward and direct, William Blake's poem, "The Garden of Love" depicts the harmful effects that organized religion has forcing humanity to repress their natural urges and corrupting the sincerity of innocent love.
During times of war, self-defense, and various sporting events, mainstream society views violence... more During times of war, self-defense, and various sporting events, mainstream society views violence heroically; however, society tends to have opposing views when it pertains to violent black resistance to white oppression. Mainstream American culture has long demonized and penalized black resistance movements who even suggest or hint towards violence. In attempting to silence groups like the Black Panthers, Black Lives Matter movement, and other movements that aim to resist, mainstream society has created within the culture a narrative that refuses to permit minorities exertions of heroism through defiance. The narrative echoes throughout society, music, and films. Even in horror, a genre brimming with licensed violence, minority characters are generally permitted to use violence only when working in parallel with white characters. Jordan Peele’s film Get Out however, discusses and expunges societies narrative through the characters Andre, Chris, and Walter. While in reality the dominant narrative regarding black resistance to white oppression paints people of color as the agitators and radicals, Get Out emphasizes Andre, Chris, and Walter’s struggles to remain calm and survive as they faces mortal danger, and displays feeling of catharsis and approval when they subsequently resort to violence. Jordan Peele’s film Get Out displays violent black resistance as a necessity born of desperation as a way to challenge mainstream societies views on real life black resistance and protest.
In the novel "Pride and Prejudice," author Jane Austen creates a trinity between Mr. Darcy, Mr. ... more In the novel "Pride and Prejudice," author Jane Austen creates a trinity between Mr. Darcy, Mr. Wickham, and Ms. Elizabeth Bennet and then uses that trinity and the theme of idealism versus realism to make a commentary on the inaccuracy of first impressions and its effect on the development of one’s understanding and relationships.
In the novels "Northanger Abbey" and "Pride and Prejudice", Jane Austen presents two protagonist,... more In the novels "Northanger Abbey" and "Pride and Prejudice", Jane Austen presents two protagonist, Catherine, who is so extremely engulfed in the fictional world of reading that she becomes ignorant of her real-life issues, and Elizabeth Bennet, an outspoken heroine with a mind of her own, in order to critique Victorians societies definition and standard of an accomplished woman, and to display the importance for women of her time to be able to reading people and social cues rather than just novel: to have more realistic skills than those praised so highly in Britain during the 18th century.
Throughout "Wide Sargasso Sea" by Jean Rhys, the notion of beauty is continuously followed by im... more Throughout "Wide Sargasso Sea" by Jean Rhys, the notion of beauty is continuously followed by images of death or instability. Compared to "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte, "Wide Sargasso Sea" displays how detrimental the concept of beauty can be for those who are incapable of conforming to it...
In the " Sound and the Fury," William Faulkner, in giving Quentin pernicious characteristic that ... more In the " Sound and the Fury," William Faulkner, in giving Quentin pernicious characteristic that obstructs his life and a father who's wording ultimately lead to his demise, establish a binary between Quentin Compson and Hamlet’s protagonist Hamlet, illustrating the fatalistic capabilities of masculinity.
Toni Morrison's novel "Beloved" gives various in-depth depictions of how naturalism and the syste... more Toni Morrison's novel "Beloved" gives various in-depth depictions of how naturalism and the system of slavery structure the lives of slaves, ex-slaves, and freemen alike, creating a slave mentality and an inferiority complex that lasts even after an individual is free
In Toni Morrison’s "Beloved," the character Beloved not only signifies the child murdered by S... more In Toni Morrison’s "Beloved," the character Beloved not only signifies the child murdered by Sethe, but it can be argued that she also symbolizes and personifies the lingering ramifications of slavery...
Langston Hughes' essay “The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain,” takes a socio
-economic perspe... more Langston Hughes' essay “The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain,” takes a socio -economic perspective and displays how Negro artists are compelled to reject their heritage and culture to advance their notoriety and careers thus, systematically augmenting the notion of white superiority and further subverting the inclination of racial individuality.
The concept of whiteness throughout various African American literary text ultimately has a detri... more The concept of whiteness throughout various African American literary text ultimately has a detrimental impact to the African American psyche causing the spread of the inferiority complex, loss or detachment of one’s identity, and a strain on the bonds of African American communities.
William Blake’s disapproval of the domineering and oppressive nature of organized religion is can... more William Blake’s disapproval of the domineering and oppressive nature of organized religion is candidly displayed in Songs of Experience. He equips his works with depictions of merciless suffering and religious imagery to create a binary between social injustice and systematized religions. One work in Songs of Experience that exhibit this is “The Garden of Love.” Blake uses religious imagery to create a correlation between the Garden of Eden and the Garden of Love, by displaying the purity that once existed before corruption. Using meticulously crafted language to make the texts appear straightforward and direct, William Blake's poem, "The Garden of Love" depicts the harmful effects that organized religion has forcing humanity to repress their natural urges and corrupting the sincerity of innocent love.
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"Wide Sargasso Sea" displays how detrimental the concept of beauty can be for those who are incapable of conforming to it...
-economic perspective and displays how Negro artists are compelled to reject their heritage and culture to advance their notoriety and careers thus, systematically augmenting the notion of white superiority and further subverting the inclination of racial individuality.
causing the spread of the inferiority complex, loss or detachment of one’s identity, and a strain on the bonds of African American communities.
"Wide Sargasso Sea" displays how detrimental the concept of beauty can be for those who are incapable of conforming to it...
-economic perspective and displays how Negro artists are compelled to reject their heritage and culture to advance their notoriety and careers thus, systematically augmenting the notion of white superiority and further subverting the inclination of racial individuality.
causing the spread of the inferiority complex, loss or detachment of one’s identity, and a strain on the bonds of African American communities.