An explosive trial leads the moderately quiet town of Hillsboro to question their faith in Brady and thinking factually. Belief is pitted against evolution, and Brady vehemently believes that religion is the only valid sect of the case. In the play Inherit the Wind written...
In June 1943, Los Angeles saw a series of riots known as the Zoot Suit Riots involving American sailors and Mexican American youths. The riots were named after the Zoot suits, which were baggy suits worn during World War II. While clothing seems an irrational...
Luis Valdez, the author of the play, Zoot Suit, introduces the struggles of being a Mexican American during World War II. Valdez writes about a real-life incident associated with the Sleepy Lagoon murder court case and how many Pachucos were being intentionally prosecuted because they...
In the play “Zoot Suits,” by Luis Valdez, tells the struggles of Mexican-Americans through the mysterious case of “sleepy lagoon.” In the story there is a modern tragic hero, Henry, and a mythical, altered ego of him, El Pachuco along with many other characters. Henry’s...
Luis Valdez mixed art and politics in his writing, “Zoot Suit”, which focuses on the Zoot Suit Riots that occurred in Los Angeles during the 1940s. The Zoot Suit Riots were a series of violent clashes between U.S. servicemen who would attack young Latinos and...
Who knew that wearing a flashy suit was capable of completely change one’s cultural identity? Zoot Suit is a play written by Luis Valdez that demonstrates the Trial of the Sleepy Lagoon Case of 1942 in which the courts charged a group of “Pachucos” with...
W.H. Auden’s timeless and universal poetry transcends the barriers of the Modernist period. O’ What is that Sound, written in October 1932 and Spain written in March 1937, both explore the effects of war and the loss of love. Although both these poems differ greatly...
Textual integrity is how well the poet uses context, form, language and purpose to produce a piece that has meaning and value, in other words, it is something that can resonate, move or change the minds of the audience. In Auden’s poems “Spain” and “In...
Poetry does not belong to the sphere of polemics and ideology rather it stimulates the intangible. Inherently subversive, poetry is an artistic abstraction so polyvalent in nature and paradoxical in language, that it invites individuals to derive meaning in the poem independently and to a...
Suffering is the state of aguish or pain of one who suffers. Although human suffering is not severe in the modern world many are living in today, it is still an eminent presence in most places. W.H Auden is meticulous for his didactic insight into...
Prompt Examples for the “W.H. Auden Poetry” Essays Audens’s Insight on Poetry’s Impact Explore W.H. Auden’s perspective on the role of poetry in his quote, “For poetry makes nothing happen.” Discuss how his poetry serves as a vehicle to inspire reflection and action in readers....
The published novel Under The Feet of Jesus by Helena Viramontes depicts the protagonist Estrella and her family moving to America for better opportunities to survive. The vividly brutal descriptions of the poor living conditions of immigrants raises awareness for the lack of immigrant rights...
Scott Westerfeld’s novel “Uglies” is a compelling exploration of a dystopian society where every teenager undergoes surgery to become “pretty” at the age of sixteen. In this world, the concept of beauty and conformity is paramount, and the author skillfully utilizes characterization to make his...
In contemporary society, the notion of beauty permeates every aspect of our lives, dictating standards and ideals that often leave individuals feeling inadequate or unworthy. Scott Westerfield’s dystopian novel “Uglies” intricately explores this phenomenon, shedding light on the detrimental effects of societal pressure to conform...
In the novel “Three Day Road” it defines how the Indigenous lifestyle, identities and behavior were charged through the colonialism of the Europeans as well as their own cultural traditions. The setting is a factor to the characters actions and can alter their cultural moral...
William Wordsworth’s sonnet, “The world is Too Much With Us” was first published in, Poems, in Two Volumes in 1807, a collection characterised by its Romantic exaltation of nature. While the sonnet has often been read primarily as a critique of nineteenth-century society’s discord with...
Introduction Nature serves as a muse and a source of clarity in times of distress; it soothes and re-centers the soul. On the other hand, Nature can be a force of chaos that has the capacity to bring mankind to its knees. Romanticism strived to...
Edgar Allen Poe wrote the poem, ‘The Raven’ in January of 1845 and upon the (book, magazine, etc.) of his piece, he was met with great praise and (very popular with movie and theater critics, etc.), (even though there is the existence of) having been...
The conflict between man and nature dates back to the beginning of time, when Satan in the form of a snake tempted Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. “The Rattler” tells the story of a man torn between his morals and sense of...