Science Fiction and Fantasy Essay Science Fantasy -Fantasy is the discovery of the real world within the unreal, the credible within the incredible, it constructs new futures for the exploration of the great complexities of human existence, life, love, death and morality. Ursaula K.LeGuin Science fantasy is no doubt "the discovery of the real world within the unreal, the credible within the incredible, it ……." as quoted above by Ursaula K.LeGuin. We can clearly experience these concepts in Sara Douglass's "Battle Axe". Sara Douglass takes us on a magical journey though the created and magnificent lands of Achar (Tencedor), though this journey we experience the thrills of discovering a new world, a world complicated by wars, race differences, life, love, religion, survival and so much more. It is a hard book to put down once picked up. The creation of a real world within the unreal is evident before you even read one word of the story. There is a map of the world, on which the story is based, the features on the map (islands, hills, mountains, rivers, cities etc) in this unreal world are familiar to us, and therefore it does not alienate us from the unreal world that Sara Douglass has created. This world has a medieval feel to it with the clothing of the people, weapons being axes, swords, arrows, etc but with a twist of magic and enchantments. The Acharites people in the story are very much like people in our world in the medieval times. Though this technique of using combination of scenery and characters who feel: love, hate, hardships and more, it makes us believe in the people and the unreal world that has been made and makes us want to explore the part of the world that is not familiar to us, so we can relate to...
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In the Short Story "Two Friends" the climax is to a great extent effective. This short story is about two Frenchman who decided to go fishing. The 2 friends were then caught by the Germans who wanted to get the password to enter France. At this moment the climax occurs. It is effective because it is unexpected, fills the reader with suspense, and makes the reader have particular feelings when the conflict is resolved. First of all, the climax was a surprise for the readers because the two friends wee just fishing, and then suddenly have to choose to die or give the password. This creates suspense; the reader wants to know if the two friends will give the password. The reader also wonders what would happen if they do not. The conflict is resolved when the two of them choose to die. It reveals the theme of the story; loyalty to country, friend, and themselves. The climax is striking because the reader feels sad for the French man, angry about the war, but proud because there are such people. In conclusion, the climax of the short story "two friends" is very effective because a enjoyable fishing trip turned out to be unexpected, full of suspenseful and made the reader wonder about more issues. Two Friends is also very much of suspense and the wonder of the fishing trip is very unexpected. The climax is striking because the reader feels sad for the French man, angry about the war, but proud because there are such people....
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Essay Question: The situation, the characters, the capacity of the play to keep one guessing and the use of the vernacular are qualities which make 'Summer of the Seventeenth Doll' more than an ordinary play. Discuss. An extraordinary play is where the play, via the actors, exchanges something and leaves and impression on the audience. 'Summer of the Seventeenth Doll' written by Ray Lawler tells about the struggle of how a group of midddle-aged adults, living in the '50s, have to cope with the realization that their youth is over, aging is inevitable and change is a season in life. It is written in a very austere, yet simple manner, truly mirroring the openness of the Australian character. Lawler cleverly combines the different qualities including written textual features such as the situation, the characters and the use of the vernacular to deepen the capacity of the play. Lawler uses all these qualities to force the audience to repond, to keep guessing, to tease their expectations and emotions. In this way, 'Summer of the Seventeenth Doll' is more than an ordinary play. The situation that the play is balanced on, is vital in keeping the audience guessing and clinging to the edge of their seats. 'Summer of the Seventeenth Doll' does not have a tranquil or calmness of atmosphere. It is always changing and brewing, even from the beginning, when Pearl who is 'the outsider', replaces Nancy. Slowly, conflicting situations--differing opinions, conflicting outlooks, arguments, fights, twisted emotions--within the play emerge and grow between the various characters. The situation is easy for the audience to relate to as it is totally relevant to the Australian lifestyle and background. It keeps the audience intense, waiting for the ever-building climax where all pretended gaiety and pride is stripped away, leaving emotions raw. It keeps the audience...
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Question- Films sometimes defy classification as 'documentary' or 'feature film':
some documentaries use techniques derived from feature film and some feature films
use techniques drawn from documentary.
Discuss how and for what purposes, at least one feature film uses techniques of
documentary to create parcticular effects.
In the feature film The Truman Show there were certain techniques which were drawn
from documentary and used in the feature film to create a parcticular effect.The
Truman Show is a story about a man who has grown up his whole life in the spotlight-
(he has been a star since the day he was born after being adopted especially for the
film, although he never knew it) and when Truman (the main character) finds out his
whole life has been a setup, he desperately wants to escape.He doesn't want his life to
be a stage show anymore. By using techniques such as characterisation (protagonist
and antagonist) and music, these techniques which are also drawn from documentary
film were able to create a parcticular effect on the viewer- it made the movie not only
seem more interesting( by creating emotion etc), but also made the audience determine
who the good and bad characters were and therefore enjoy the film more- (it allowed
them to determine the sympathetic and unsympathetic characters).
Music was one of the techniques used in The Truman Show which was drawn from
documentary to create a particular effect.Music in documentary films is used to create
mood and emotion- for example if a suspensful moment was going to come up, there
would be use of eerie music to add to the effect of increasing the audience's
suspicion.This technique is also present in The Truman Show and is used for the exact
same purpose- for example, when Truman and his "best friend" are sitting on the
bridge talking about how long they have known each other etc and how they would
never lie to one another, there...
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How has the composer of the contemporary text used the earlier text to say something new? The text Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard can be seen as being a derivative text of Hamlet, by William Shakespeare. The two text share similar themes and tone, and the plot of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead revolves around two minor characters from Hamlet. There is however a sense of transformation involved; Stoppard has, in a sense, expanded and further explored the issues involved in Hamlet. Hamlet can be seen as being the inspiration behind Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. The similarities in theme and tone spring mostly from Stoppard's use of the discussion of death, his portrayal of appearance versus reality and his interpretation of fate and destiny. These themes are discussed in much the same way as in Hamlet, with Stoppard adding originality to the text, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. The different themes are explored and examined through the plots of both texts, and the different characters are used to ask questions pertaining to the meaning of human existence and concerning life after death. The two plays are able to be examined in concurrence for the simple reason that their themes, tone and techniques are so similar. By using Hamlet as a starting point for Rosencrantz and njunction with one another. Death is indeed a theme that is prevalent throughout both texts. In Hamlet death is discussed with reference to murder, suicide and accidental death. Old Hamlet, Polonius, Gertrude, Claudius, young Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern all meet their deaths at the instigation of another character with Ophelia being the only character to die accidentally or unintentionally. Death is discussed in the form of suicide by Hamlet, "O that this too, too solid flesh would melt" (Act 1, Scene 2), after his...
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The film 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape' encompasses many issues that answer that question. There are countless issues that bother Gilbert in the film which are hassling him and are hindering him from living a 'normal' life. Issues such as the amount of responsibility he has, the fact that he can't leave Endora, his relationships with Becky and his affair with Mrs Carver are all frustrating and obstructing him from moving on. Gilbert has the responsibility of looking after Arnie, as he is mentally handicapped. He looks after Arnie because he is his brother ad also he feels that he is responsible for what happens to his family members. Arnies dependence on Gilbert and his frustrating behaviour really gets to Gilbert at times and Gilbert is forced to care for him as his mother is unfit for parenting. This is also another issue for Gilbert. He is embarrassed by his mother, Bonnie, because of her size. This is evident throughout the film. Because of her obesity she is house bound and Gilbert is forced to act the father figure, which adds to his responsibility. He is the only one who has a job and has to provide an income to support his whole family, which doesn't leave much for him. He is seen throughout the film as the parental figure where all of the family members depend on him and he also has to act as the man of the house by organising the repair of the house and things like that. Gilbert can't leave Endora because he has too much to look after, like his family and his house. He is not stopped physically from leaving Endora but he feels he has too much responsibility and just can't leave it all behind. This leads me to Becky. Throughout the film her character tries to...
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All My Sons is a perfect example of a literary work that builds up to, and then reaches, an ending that simultaneously satisfies the reader's expectations and brings all the play's themes to a dramatic conclusion. As the past slowly bubbles up into the present, the reader begins to need certain confrontations - and certain judgments - to occur. The finale that Miller deftly crafted for this play is filled with a dramatic irony that leaves the reader thinking. In the end the wrong has been avenged, and the inner and outer circles -family and society - have come crashing together. Even though Miller is slow to establish his main theme in the exposition, once set, the main themes develop into powerful messages that hold meaning for all: if one cannot look beyond their personal circle, they are condemned to an ignorant existence ended by a tragic moment of realization. Joe Keller goes through this slow, and painful, process of realization. It has been hard work for Keller to maintain his blind ignorance toward his crime, and his guilt; however, despite his efforts, his tainted past is continually creeping into his sacred inner circle, the only world that Keller allows himself to recognize. When Keller sees that his inner circle is only a tiny speck in the greater outer circle - and that those people, whom he thought were unrelated to him, were actually all his sons - he takes his own life, an acceptable ending for the reader. As Miller's play ends, the personal beliefs of each character come into question. Chris is forced to look at his father, and his father's guilt, in the harsh light of reality for the first time. 'Father' had always meant the personification of goodness and infallibility to Chris. When reality's light illuminates...
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English Essay " A feature film can express specific attitudes and values by encouraging the viewer to identify with a central character Discuss the ways in which the film techniques promote this identification. Refer to a feature film you have studied. The Truman Show conveys the attitudes and values by depicting a series of events in the life of Truman Burbank, (played by Jim Carey) and directed by Peter Weir. The town in which Truman lives, Sea Haven, is a giant dome decked out with high tech simulations of sun and sky, in which the rain and wind are courtesy of the special effects department. Truman alone has no idea he is in a giant TV studio, as the rest of humanity watches him from one staged situation to another. He is trapped in his own life, held down in the surreal existence in which he has been forced to spend the last 30 years. A non-stop telethon of reality programming lets the audiences enjoy his most intimate moments. This 'prison' that Truman has been placed in allows us to identify with him, because we feel his emotions, we follow his struggle for freedom and privacy, friendship and love, and his search for truth, in a world that he doesn't understand. We follow him through the death and re- emergence of his father, his battle to discover the truth and ultimately his journey for freedom, where he finally realises the falsity to the life he has been leading, and comes face to face with harsh reality. We experience his emotions in intimate close ups, tension filled moments accompanied by heart felt music, and in times of great intimacy, special effects are used to heighten emotions. All these techniques enhance the relationship we have with Truman and the emotional responses this evokes, which allow...
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Rap music has received lots of criticism for often containing obscene language, and shocking themes of homicide, drug use, rape, guns, violence, and murder (Robert 2). Many people believe that rap music has had a negative influence on today's youth, causing listeners to be anti-social or even violent (Hip-hop 1). One source talked about a thirteen year old student at West Side Middle School in Jonesboro, Arkansas who shot fifteen people at his school. A teacher at this school, Debbie Pelley, testified in court on June 16, 1998, that she believes that modern rap music may have been what inspired him to commit these violent crimes (Pelley 1). Students at this school said that he was very passionate about rap music, and verified that the message of most gangsta rap is that killing and being on death row is cool (Pelley 1). Some rappers criticize America for its racial and economic discrimination and blame youth crime, violence, and drug use on that, rather than rap music and media violence. Rapper Juvenile said in an interview with USA today that he believes that better home training and leadership would help kids keep things in perspective, and that rap music is not to blame when violent crimes occur (Hip-hop 1). His opinion is very biased though, since he is a rap artist that has used very explicit lyrics in his songs. The question is, can violent words and images actually incite violent actions? Numerous studies show that children exposed to media violence and rap music containing explicit lyrics are at a greater risk to behave violently (Robert 1). Should these studies be evidence enough to enforce censorship or put boundaries on what rap artists can rap about? British rapper Slick Rick, after just getting released from prison for attempted murder, stated in an...
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