Human behaviour, both good and bad is shown through the characters in Maleficent. Stefan shows ambition and kindness, through the plot, setting and the theme power. Maleficent shows kindness, courage and envy, through the theme jealously, the setting and the plot. Aurora shows kindness and naivety, through the theme of innocence, as well as the setting and plot. Stefan shows both good and bad aspects of human nature, this is shown through themes, setting and plot. As a child, he shows happiness; through his relationship with Maleficent and ambition; as he wants to achieve something great in life. “Someday I’ll live there, in the castle” this also shows that Stefan has goals, this is good, as he wants to achieve something great in his life but …show more content…
Maleficent is shown to have courage at an early age, as she has taken to protecting the Moors, this shows how Maleficent cares for her home and those in it. She is also a very happy as a child, especially when she meets Stefan, who makes her feel normal. At this point in the film the setting is colourful and visually stunning. Although later when Stefan hurts Maleficent, she grows angry and bitter as does the setting of the Moors. “True love doesn’t exist” this shows that Maleficent’s has become cynical, and changed greatly since she was a child. The theme shown here is jealousy as she is envious of Stefan’s life. Later as Maleficent gets to know Aurora, she starts to feel regret. This shows that actions do have consequences; these actions are bad behaviour and are done when Maleficent is at a low point in her life. However, as Maleficent gets to know Aurora, and Diaval, she grows to be happy again and content with her life, this impacts the plot. This character was also never truly evil, this is demonstrated as she still protected Aurora, she still cared for the Moors and she was a fair queen to the Moors. In this film Maleficent’s character undergoes many different developments to her character, and this demonstrates us how people can change throughout their lives, and what human behaviour is
In an archetypal sense, “The Princess and the Frog” have the same type of characters and other elements just as other fairy tales. For example, Dr Facilier’s many physical traits can be compared to that of Jafar in Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ such as being tall and skinny and dressed up in very linear black and red (Aladdin). Also Dr Facilier’s personality as that of a scheming broker with ‘friends on the other side’ can be compared to that of Ursula and Hades in Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ and ‘Hercules’ respectively (The Little Mermaid) (Hercules). The motif which includes the Quest in the movie, and characters like Louis, Ray and Mama Odie, learning and overcoming obstacles resulted in the transformation of both Tiana and Prince Naveen, both physically and mentally. One of the main uses of object archetypes in the movie can be Mama Odie’s blind glasses. These glasses shows that Mama Odie is blind. Analysing this with a critical eye, Mama Odie’s glasses are so such similar to that of the blindfold of ‘Lady Liberty’. The irony is that Mama Odie sees the truth and solution to everything. Archetypes can give strong and powerful meanings to mere objects like a feather to a giant
As probably the best courtroom dramas of the twentieth century, Inherit the Wind is based on the famous, Scopes Monkey Trial. The play was printed virtually thirty years afterward and takes original authority in varying the true-life elements of the court case. The central conflict of the play is based on the Scopes Monkey Trial itself. Several themes are presented throughout the play, for example when Brady argues for religious values while Drummond argues for natural values and freedom of thought. The definition of a theme is an implicit or recurrent idea. We also see a theme of man versus society, furthermore, Bertram Cates versus the small town of Hillsboro. A third theme is appearance versus reality, or the difference between outward pretext and the basic truth. There are also quite a few symbols all the way through the play. A symbol is something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible. A symbol can also be an image that has multiple interpretations. For instance in Inherit the Wind, the small town mentality concept is greatly represented. The widespread significance of the court case is symbolized by the radio broadcast during the trial. External beauty is also significant when it is symbolized by the means of the rocking horse we learn about from Drummond's childhood. During the decade of the Scopes Monkey Trial, the conflict of evolution and the bible has massive relevance to the municipal and philosophical surroundings.
Charles Brockden Brown suggests “most readers will probably recollect an authentic case, remarkably similar to that of Wieland” in the Advertisement at the beginning of the novel Wieland (Brown 3). The “authentic case” he is referring to is the report of the murders committed by James Yates which took place in Tomhannock, NY. An Account was serialized into two parts and originally published in The New York Weekly Magazine in 1796 entitled An Account of a Murder Committed by Mr. J--Y--, Upon His Family, in December A.D. 1781. Two years later Wieland was published. There are two major themes and four specific acts that Brown appears to have lifted from An Account. The two themes Brown uses are common in eighteenth century American writing: the
There were many themes illustrated throughout the memoir, A Long Way Gone by Ishmael beah. These themes include survival/resilience despite great suffering, the loss of innocence, the importance of family/heritage, the power of hope and dreams, the effects of injustice on the individual, and the importance of social and political responsibility. Every theme listed has a great meaning, and the author puts them in there for the readers to analyze and take with them when they finish reading the book.
“The Trusty” is a work of fiction, written by Ron Rash, that tells the story of a man and a woman who try to escape their lives. In this short story, Sinkler is depicted as a scandalous but also as a distressed character. Many painted events lead to the illustration of a peculiar setting in which Sinkler is experiencing some abnormal instances. Sinkler is not dead, and his characterization has lead the audience to believe his flawed mental state is the reason why.
The author and director have used characteristics to connect with the audience by using relatable situations like school problems like bullying; teacher’s having favourites and friendship problems. As well as the main characters Jasper
The Illegal, and Some Great Thing by Lawrence Hill both contain several important themes. To explain, The Illegal features the main character’s loss of innocence, and the racism towards people because of their country of origin, and ethnic background. Next, Some Great Thing includes the themes of racism and prejudice towards not only the protagonist, but also to French Canadians because of the colour of their skin, or the language they speak, and the courage of characters to stand up for what they believe is right.
“I’m sorry, Maureen. Sorry for everything.” (276, Walls) And when that sentence was whispered, a family was left broken and unwhole. In a family of five children, even a more conventional one, sometimes the youngest feels left out. But because of the Walls unconventional parenting, Maureen didn’t sometimes feel left out, she always felt left out. Since she was the youngest of the Walls children, she was fortunate enough not to have to move all the time but that might not have been the most beneficial thing for her. Throughout the novel the family lived in many different places, each more dangerous and disgusting than the last. However, I think for most readers Welch was the most upsetting place. Maureen grew up in that toxic
In the story “Recitatif” author Toni Morrison, published in 1983, tells a story of two young girls, Twyla and Roberta, with two different ethnicities, who grow up in an orphanage together. Due to the fact that the story is narrated by Twyla, it seems natural for us the readers to associate with this touching story, as many of us have encounter racial discrimination back in the 1980s, making it clear that Morrison states the two girls grow up to always remember each based on the similarities and the childhood they both encounter together, come from different ethnic backgrounds, and as the story reveals, destiny is determined to bring the girls’ path together.
The novel Nukkin Ya is a compelling book, written in the perspective of the character Gary Black, the author of the text is Phillip Gwynne. The novel is set in rural South Australia for Australian readers. The novel conveys a number of themes and messages including racial difference, love verse hate and the ability and choice to move on. These are depicted by the literally techniques of imagery, literary allusions and intertextuality.
In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, the author tries to show the true nature of man by using the play’s main character, Macbeth, as an example. He is overly ambitious, courageous, and self-doubting. Throughout the play, Shakespeare displays these characteristics to the audience through Macbeth to show the true nature of man. At the end of the play, these characteristics ultimately lead to Macbeth’s downfall.
Disney attempts to show the feminist qualities of Belle. For example the movie portrays her as intelligent and not easily swayed by love, in the case of Gaston. However, the Beast is advertised as the possessor of ‘beauty’ and Belle must learn its nature; Belle’s fate is his. It is Belle, robbed by her traditional beauty, who is being instructed from the Beast in how to elicit beauty form beastliness. She must learn to love ugliness and literally embrace the bestial. Another problematic element might be Bell...
Few people can grow up within today's society without knowing the tale of Snow White. From the Grimm Brothers to Disney, it has been told and retold to children throughout the ages. However, what is often overlooked are the true meanings within the story. Fairytales typically have underlying messages that can be found written between the lines, generally in terms of the key themes. Snow White discusses the themes of envy and beauty, and shows how humans' obsessions can lead to their own downfall as well as the harm of others. When focusing on the relationship between Snow White and her step-mother the Queen, it is evident that the combination of these two themes results in a power struggle in which beauty is seen as a commodity and is the basis for the step-mother?s envy towards Snow White.
It is this element of hope in a true fairytale that creates the support for a protagonist to overcome the opposing force that has been thrust onto them. A genuine fairytale is said to have the element of, “A innocent character [placed against] the evil character who normally loses somehow,” (Gokturk) which is seen as Cinderella is chosen by the prince over the evil step-sisters at the ball. As human beings with a developed moral system, it has been seen that the more deserving, mistreated character is favored to succeed in the story. Cinderella is seen as this “underdog” character in her quest to find love with the prince and overcome her step-sisters’ mistreatment. As Cinderella is mistreated by her new family, sympathy is built for the emerging protagonist and hope of her to conquer her situation follows. The underdog of this story grows in favorability to be picked by the prince due to the societal belief that the more deserving candidate should overcome their opposition. If there was no sense of hope thought the story of Cinderella, this story could not be categorized as a true embodiment of a
However, in the Disney film it targets the audience of children; therefore, the directors hide the true meaning even deeper so it won’t scare them and isn’t so obvious. In Sleeping Beauty, Aurora is kissed while unconscious by prince Philip, who is basically still a stranger to her, but this is seen as a romantic gesture to the audience. As for in Maleficent, the moral of rape stands out more when Stepfan cuts off her wings after first putting her in a drug-like state. In this movie, Maleficent’s wings symbolize her power and strength. So when Stefan takes them, he also takes her power and her trust. From this movie, it is arguable that since in Sleeping Beauty Maleficent doesn’t have wings at all and she is completely evil, that the wings are a sense of good self power rather than an empowerment over anyone around her. So when her wings get cut off, it cuts off the good in her and turns into vengefulness. After years, she gets over what Stefan has done and reclaims her power internally. In a way, Aurora helps Maleficent overcome what has happened to her by having a loving bond between them so it healed her heart. Although Aurora and Maleficent are not literally raped, that is the backstory of these two