In various types of media, there would always be the underlying message that the creator was trying to convey. These messages established themes and were able to connect to people and reveal universal truths on human experiences. In literature, messages can be revealed in many ways such as through characters’ words and actions, through objects that act as symbols, through setting, or through irony. This was seen in the play Inherit the Wind, as many of the themes were able to reveal some of the truths that humans experience today through the words and actions of various characters, and through the objects introduced throughout the play.
One of the main themes seen throughout the play is that being ignorant would not allow progress. Being intolerant of change and difference would hinder you from moving forward in life. The theme is revealed through the townspeople, Brady, and Brown. The characters all represented narrow-mindedness. The townspeople did not accept the Theory of Evolution, and did not accept any other opinions on how the world was created, other than the miracle the Bible had given. In addition, both Brady and Brown did not accept the theory of evolution as well. They were focused on the Bible, and never thought about things logically. In a court session, Brady was bigoted and refused any knowledge from Darwin’s textbook. Through the proverb that was stated by both Brady and Drummond, “He who troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind and the fool shall be servant to the wise at heart” (67, 126), It reveals how one who would not move on from the past would be left behind and would not move forward. Not progressing would have its consequences. The people of Hillsboro, Brady, and Brown all received consequence...
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...d that Cates and Drummond had lost the case. Although they lost, they had actually won for themselves. It has brought personal triumph and happiness. Cates and Drummond were able to expose a law that was empty, and Cates was able to be free and leave Hillsboro with Rachel. All in all, if one was able to persevere, and put in all their effort, it is a personal achievement, despite the fact that he or she had lost.
Through the display of ignorance and narrow-mindedness of Brady and Brown, the perseverance of Cates and Drummond, and the illusion and reality of objects and characters, Inherit the Wind has effectively conveyed some of the truths on human experiences. Themes are constantly seen and found throughout the media today and play a great influence as they create morals and teach significant lessons of which many would be able to connect to and learn from.
With concern over global warming growing, people are starting to turn a more serious eye toward cleaner sources of energy. Instead of solar power making a comeback as the ideal form, we are seeing a growth in the use of wind power. Wind farms are beginning to crop up all around the country. This new trend has gathered significant attention. Questions are being raised concerning the effects wind farms may have, from critics and supporters alike. Michelle Nijhuis, in the article “Selling the Wind” discusses the arguments on behalf of and in opposition to the increasing use of wind power, addressing what the consequences may be on the United States.
Everyone has a great amount of power and influence to change society’s perspective by taking action. In the play, Inherit the Wind, Bert’s trial gained more attention than expected. The trial itself isn’t just about Bert teaching evolution, but the perspective on freedom of religion, and the separation of church
Throughout the novel, the reader is presented with many different symbols. The symbols are clearly seen by Holden's constant repetition of their importance. The symbols are so important and their symbolism is directly related to the major themes of the novel.
The Veldt, A short story by Ray Bradbury uses symbolism and repetition to show the thoughts inside our head are the most powerful thing on earth. The sun is the burning glare of the children. The sun is uncomfortable for the parents and they want to leave, but can’t. Other people say that the main craft is the mood or tone. The story does set a scary tone. The lions also show the anger of the children. The lions were big and scary and predators in the story. The nursery and the house itself are a big part of the story as well. They symbolise that technology can take over our lives and make them worth nothing. The purpose of using symbolism and repetition in the story is to show that our minds can be one of the most evil places on earth.
The book Lord of the Flies has changing symbolic values in objects and places. These values reflect humanity's nature to become savage. This is demonstrated by the symbols in their mirroring of the boys. In Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, the meaning of symbols evolve throughout the story with the conch standing for civilization and then the breakdown of order in society, Piggy’s specs meaning knowledge then Jack’s power, and the fire first representing hope then ultimately destruction.
“Chapter 3” of No Promises in the Wind begins with the author, Irene Hunt, placing Josh and Joey in complete bewilderment. Unfortunately, they have just lost their comrad, friend, and brother, Howie. Attempting to leave the train, Howie lost his life trying to give his banjo to Josh. Dying right in front of his best, and only friend, was an event that Josh would remember for the rest of his life. Grieving, Josh and Joey do not know what they are going to do without their buddy, for without his optomistic attitude or talented musical skills they lost faith in themselves.
Another important theme that this book stresses is how prejudice and ignorance is viewed by the innocent. For Scout, the thought of Boo Radley, the seemingly ignorant person who lived down the road, was changed throughout the story drastically.
While The Death of a Salesman, The Things They Carried, and The Death of a Toad are different in format and style, the use of tone in each accomplishes the same goal – to reveal motivation, emotion, and feeling, or in other words, to reveal the human side of literature. All three of these works have very simple plots, but they still convey very complex messages about humanity. Regardless of the length or plot of a piece of writing, tone can be used to color and illuminate words and facts, to make them more than static pieces of text; it can make them into dynamic works of literature.
In the book The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, a boy named William and his family struggle through challenges in their small village in Africa. They must face the reality of hunger and illnesses such as malaria and cholera. Although while all this is happening William has a bright mind and takes up an interest in science, but cannot go to school due to the fees. He begins to learn about how to build and re-wire certain electrical devices. With this in mind, William addresses the problem of not having power throughout his village.
To Kill a Mockingbird revolves around human behavior and the boundaries that it facilitates. The boundaries of the quiet little town of Maycomb, Alabama are constantly tested by the games that people play. In each game, distinctions evolve. The distinctions become the rules of the game, of life, and from them, different boundaries form for each new character. With each new drama, characters and distinctions change, as do the boundaries which form them.
The concept of every human being of equal importance is completely ignored and the main effort is made on maintaining a superficially “perfect” society. In The Crucible, one big thing that can be noticed is that the people who think differently, also known as “the rebels” of the story, John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse, both die as a result of the unfair actions of the system of government. They portrayed as the only two sane characters in the play yet most people in Salem see them as the complete opposite. Their death leads the community to believe even more strongly in the ideas “invented” by the government by showing that people who rebel are witches and are not good people. The citizens cannot think for themselves and have their own ideas for they are exposed to the constant exclusion of the different people. So what? When a person cannot think for him or herself and all that’s left is people that agree with the government, a community cannot evolve. The world around them will continue to develop but they will stay at the same place in time. In Lord of The Flies’ case, Ralph, Piggy and Simon end up alone after most of the boys decide to join Jack’s tribe. Because both boys don’t have the same beliefs as the ones in Jack’s group, they are cast away and left with nothing.
Wilder begins to believe whether humans understand how blessed we are to have the earth and the delicate nature of life. In the very beginning of Our Town, the Stage Manager states “Daily Life,” this shows how many people believe life is boring and repetitive and don’t understand the true value of routine life: “Good-by, Good-by, world. Good-by, Grover's Corners . . . Mama and Papa. Good-by to clocks ticking . . . and Mama's sunflowers. And food and coffee. And new-ironed dresses and hot baths . . . and sleeping and waking up. Oh, earth, you're too wonderful for anybody to realize you” (108). In this play Wilder expresses how the simplest things in life can be a blessing such as eating breakfast and pulling weeds in a garden. In Our Town Wilder shows how the characters’ don’t realize the hectic battle of everyday activities to be a gift. The characters are mostly unaware of the small details of their lives and usually accept them to be boring and uneventful. In Act I, The Gibbs and Webb families rush through the house to get ready for school, and the children rapidly eat their breakfast and race to school. Like most human beings, the Gibbs and the Webb family uphold the false assumption that they have an infinite amount of time on Earth. The reason for Mrs. Gibbs not convincing her husband for traveling to Paris is because she too believed she had many more years until she even has to think about death. This occurs in real life, people believe they have an unlimited amount of time until they die, and they then put off dream
Most works of literature derive the basis of their meaning from a moment of time of the respective author that directly relates to situations that influence him as a person. Because Hans Christian Andersen encountered first-hand the struggles of an impoverished lifestyle in infancy, he expresses the problems associated with life in his short fairytale The Stead Fast Tin Soldier. In order to elicit to a posterity that would not understand otherwise the perseverance and struggles that accompany success, he uses the fairytale as a mechanism for persuasion. When composing a piece of literature for the purpose of elucidating an emotion, making analysis, or, as in the case of The Steadfast Tin Soldier, to persuade, an author uses many tools of his arsenal, known in its generic collective as rhetoric. In order to achieve what he desires in this piece of work, a story that encourages personal individuality, drive, and the pursuit of self-actualization, Andersen uses many measures of rhetoric such as juxtaposition, symbolism, irony, motifs, and emotional manipulation.
In King Lear. Shakespeare uses imagery of great imaginative depth and resonance to convey his major themes and to heighten the readers experience of the play. There are some predominant image patterns.
There is a well know metaphorical phrase that goes, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” This phrase conveys the idea of not to jump to conclusions about someone and make assumptions about them simply by their appearance because there is much more to that person. In the play Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, the characters are introduced to be perceived in a certain way and it seems as though the characters personality traits are evident. However, this is not the case as one of the themes of the play is that one must look beyond the surface of things to seek the truth because things are not always what they seem to be. Characters conveyed this theme throughout the play.