Scene Analysis Shot List

Mitchell Davenport

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Scene Analysis Shot List

Movie: Casino Royale

Description of Scene

Pre-scene: Daytime, outside of dirty, rundown old buildings, near the outskirts of a shanty town. A

construction yard is in the distance. A large crowd is surrounding an open courtyard. Close up of

mongoose attacking cobra and fighting it. Close up of one man in crowd.

Running Time: 2:23

Shot 1: Close up on bomber’s face, pulls cell phone out of his pocket.

Shot 2: Close up of cell phone screen, shows a text message with the word “Ellipsis” on it.

Shot 3: Reaction shot close up of his face, pulls back to show him putting it away in his pocket.

Shot 4: Close up of miscellaneous agent’s face places finger in ear to talk to Bond. The two talk as the

camera pans from a low angle shot of James to the high angle shot of the agent.

Shot 5: The camera shoots the bomber seeing the agent putting the finger to his ear. Reaction shot of

agent’s face. Reaction shot of bomb maker as he turns to run.

Shot 6:Men push through a crowd, high angle shot of Bond watching, the bomber jumps off e ledge,

close up of snake biting at his ankle.

Shot 7: Agent runs forward, hits ground.

Shot 8: Dolly shot of bomber running through the crowd. High angle shot of him tilts to low angle shot

of James as he turns.

Shot 9: Camera is directly overhead as both men run towards each other. The two run past old cars

and over fences.

Shot 10: Enter jungle foliage, dolly shots of both men as they run through the jungle.

Shot 11: First person dolly shot through shrubs as fence appears, camera tilts down. Shot of bomber

and James both hopping over the fence, respectively..

Shot 12: Bomber runs behind some crates, close up of his face as he looks for Bond. Camera pans

from his view.

Shot 13: Reaction shot of his face after bulldozer bursts through a fence in the site. Reaction shot as

man shoots at Bond, who calmly drives his bulldozer.

Shot 14: Camera shifts from bulldozer to man running.

Shot 15: High angle shot as debris flies off after bomber. Low angle shot of him jumping up and

climbing a construction beam.

Shot 16: Low angle shots of Bond hopping out of crane, high angle shot of him running up crane as th

police assemble below to pursue them.

Shot 17: High angle shot as he approaches to, . Bomber kicks worker off beam as Bond leaps onto a

ledge.

Shot 18: Worker falls, high angle shot of his propane tank and him falling. Tank hits the ground.

Shot 19: Multi-angle slow motion explosion.

Royale Pursuit

Mitchell Davenport Wecker IB Junior English Scene Analysis Essay Royale Pursuit James Bond is the ideal man of mystery. Smooth, deadly, intelligent, and always knows how to handle any situation. In Casino Royale, James Bond must chase down a bomb maker in Africa in order to stop a terrorist attack. So by using the contrasting high and low angle shots, along with the dolly, he emphasizes the importance of the current mission by making the chase difficult for Bond, yet he cannot let him get away. The fast moving dolly shots do this, while the angle each character is shot from conveys a certain level on the hierarchy in who is more lethal. This creates a tone of confidence in James Bond, who we can trust to get the target. Throughout the chase, dollies are used to follow the two actors and to provide a fluid, smooth movement through the scene. In shot 8 the bomber runs through a crowd with the camera following him, and then the camera tilts to James Bond turning to chase him in a later scene. As the camera follows the bomber, we see how chaotic the crowd is, and how desperately he is trying to escape when he shoves people out of the way and the camera shakes back and forth. The shakiness of the camera is also important, as the director chose to specifically use it instead of holding it still. The viewer feels like he is running behind, trying to keep up with the fugitive just like Bond is. In shot 9, the two men are hopping over fences through the slums of a local African neighborhood. The dolly goes around cars and trash bins as the men free-run across the shot. With this we are able to see physical differences in the way they run and overcome obstacles. The bomb maker uses maneuvers that require a lot of dexterity and agility, whereas Bond takes the most direct, blunt route. Both have the same goal but take vastly different means of achieving it. The simplicity in Bond’s route visually conveys two things to the viewer. He is determined, and since he does not use the entire environment around him he is single-minded. This adds to the feeling of urgency, Bond running without any precautions to pursue his target, as the reason the bomb maker must be stopped is vital to his mission. The viewer does not yet know what the bomb maker’s role in the plot is, so the director needs to convey his part in the story with the tone and the visual cues. After the men leave the outskirts of the city they enter a dense jungle area. In shot 11, the dolly is in a first person perspective of the bomber as he runs through trees and bushes. As he encounters a chain link fence just past the jungle, the camera tilts down in context with how close the fence is. The viewer feels like they are on a collision course with it, until the last moment when the camera switches to another angle of the bomber hopping over it. James Bond is a confident and powerful character, and the director expresses his superiority over the other two characters through the use of low angle shots. When the bomber is being chased by the agent in shot 6 the camera tilts down over Bond’s shoulder as he looks down at them. The nuance of superiority is seen here, since he is looking down on them. The cool shade gives him a look of calm intensity, as the bomber and the agent have to stand in the hot sun. As the two are panicking and running through the crowd, he stands still, leaning against the wall. These elements all combine to show how even though the situation may seem out of hand, James Bond is still in control and the viewer gets a tone that he will be able to accomplish the mission, despite the agent’s blunder. During shot 8 as the bomber pushes his way out of the crowd, the camera looks up to Bond as he turns to chase the man. In this scene the camera not only shoots a low angle shot on Bond, but the bomber begins in the shot in a high angle shot before it tilts up to James. There is a hierarchy as the two converge later from above and below. This adds to the idea that Bond will be able to accomplish the mission and that he is very capable as an agent. Shot 13 is when James bursts onto the screen in a bulldozer, and is shot at by the fugitive. After that the camera shoots a low angle shot of the bulldozer crashing through a fence. In the bulldozer Bond sits higher than the bomb maker, so the shot of him are higher up. Also, when the camera shoots the low angle of the fence, it makes the bulldozer and its appendage seem more imposing. It adds to Bond’s power and makes him seem much more frightening than the bomb maker. The bomb maker has been scared the entire time, while James is cool and collected, just like when he was standing in the shade. The director wanted the viewer to gain a sense of Bond’s character early on in the movie without needing to verbally explain it. Through the use of dollies and conflicting high and low angle shots; the director gives the scene a fast paced adrenaline rush, emphasizing the importance of the mission, while the angles create an unspoken superiority of Bond over the other characters in the scene. This draws the audience in, as they can rally for James, a character they can admire in his confidence and bravery. P.S.: Yesterday was my birthday. P.S.S.: Due to copyright infringing rules that apparently rule youtube.com, I was unable to procure a usable clip of my particular chase scene.

Macbeth 5.1 Screenplay (with abbr.'d dialogue)

INT. CASTLE- NIGHT

DOCTOR and GENTLEWOMAN are walking down a hallway with candles lining the wall. their pace is slow, and their heads are bowed in deep thought as they dicuss something outside the camera's range. They draw closer and what they say is heard. Both continue walking around a bend in the corridor.

DOCTOR (doubtful): I have two nights...

GENTLEWOMAN (earnestly): Since his majesty...

D (rubbing his eyes): A great perturbation...

G (looking nervously around) That, sir, which...

D: You may to...

G: Neither to you...

Enter LADY MACBETH abruptly in front of the two, lost paying neither of them attention. She is murmuring and holding a taper in her hand. She gets onto her knees and begins rubbing at a spot on the floor and at her hands furiously.

D (retreating with gentlewoman behind a pillar): How came she...

G: Why, it stood...

D: You see, her eyes...

G: Ay, but their...

D (curious): What is it that she does now...

G:It is an accustomed...

LADY MACBETH (hushed voice, hurriedly): Yet here's a spot.

D (shocked): Hark! She speaks...

DOCTOR pulls out a quill and parchment from his waist, jotting furiously her words verbatim.

L: Out, damned spot!...

D (turning to gentlewoman): Do you mark that?

L (scrubbing hands and looking up to unknown person): The Thane of Fife...

D (startled): Go to, go to!...

G: She has spoke...

L: Here's the smell of blood...

D (empathetic): What a sigh is there!...

G: I would not...

D: Well, well, well-

G (clasping hands in prayer): Pray God it be, sir.

D (tired and defeated): This disease is beyond...

L (standing up) :Wash your hands...

D: Even so?

L (stepping out of the hall): To bed! To bed!...

LADY MACBETH leaves, others turn to return to their quarters.

D: Will she go now to bed?

G: Directly

D (suspicious, pacing in front of his door): Foul whisp'rings are abroad...

G: Good Night, good doctor.

Exeunt GENTLEWOMAN

Mitchell Dean Davenport
Scene Analysis Proposal

Movie: James Bond: Casino Royale

Scene: Africa Chase Scene (Just after credits)

Scene Running Time: 2:23

Description of Scene: Scene begins with the suspected bomb maker standing in a large, cheering crowd, when he reaches into his front coat pocket to retrieve his cell phone. Close up on the phone reveals a text message with the single word "Ellipsis". A close up shot of the man's face reveals scars all over his face. Camera pulls back as he puts the phone away. We now see an agent identifying the suspect by the scars as he moves out of the crowd. He holds a finger to his ear to listen to James Bond, which the camera pans to in an adjacent building with and open front. This is the only part of the scene with shade and dimmed lighting, giving him a cool calm perspective that opposes the heat and chaos of the rest of the scene.The bomber sees the agent holding the earpiece with his hand and begins running. The bomber jumps down, camera shifts down to the snake which almost bites him. The agent pursues him through the crowd but falls, firing his gun and dispersing the crowd. James Bond chases him away from the city, through a thick jungle area. Camera is in first person perspective on a track through the foliage until it comes upon a chain link fence. Camera backs out as the fugitive jumps over the fence and runs through a construction yard. James Bond pursues with a bulldozer, camera pulls a close up on his face as bullets hit the windshield. Bomber hops up to the second story, camera pulls a wide angle shot as debris flies off the bulldozer at the man. Camera pans, then tilts as the man jumps up the next beam of a a building in construction. Low angle shot of James jumping out onto a crane. Close up of his face as he runs up the turning crane. Close up of a construction worker swinging a blowtorch. Bomber kicks him off the beam, as the camera switches to James jumping onto the fencing of the upper level of the building.High angle shot of the man falling, hitting the ground, then his fuel tank for the torch hitting shortly after. Slow motion explosion from multiple angles.

IB Criteria as Compared to the Proposed Topic to Base a commentary of Greek Tragedy Upon

A. Selection of Aspect and it's Treatment
I believe my topic is worthy of a 4 in this area, because it is independent in thought, and can be applied to almost any of the tragedies. It is appropriate to the assignment and has a specific focus to be based upon. Pride can be found in the plays and it's connection to pride is in integral to Greek tragedies, which bring a hero up only to have them fall even further.

B.Knowledge and Understanding of work
This warrants a 3. while currently it is appropriate, it does not demonstrate a profound knowledge of the text and needs to exercise a deeper involvement in what is hidden in the text. Some links are made but more original ones are required.

C.Presentation
4. although the outline has not been completed, it has a well thought out structure of alternating the topic with the works to show how it relates to each of the works, and to each other. There is no word limit to consider, but a statement of intent has been created to form the outline around.

D. Language
Not applicable until rough draft is formed.

The French Comparison

In Jean's Antigone there is the theme of happiness being a meaningless point to life, and that it's true purpose is self-fufillment. This existential view on life, commonly adopted during the 1940's after the World Wars. Unable to understand how so many people could lose their lives over something as futile as political borders and a lust for power, people found this view popular. It shows similarities to the theme in Oedipus the King of a lust for power causing tragedy. The two themes show how those who seek power and happiness, materialistic and abstract things, are the victims of the tragedy.

French Ambiguity

In the story Jean uses the word the word "understand" often in the argument between Creon and Antigone. Antigone wants Creon to understand that he is accountable for eveything that has happened, that it was not a matter of him seizing power when it needed to be done. It was not noble, but rather him doing what benefitted him. And Creon wants her to see that her brothers were both traitors and both wanted to overthrow the king, so really they both deserved their fate.

Words like happiness are ambiguous. Creon wants Antigone to just be subservient and so everyone will be happy. Antigone realizes that happiness is the fufilling feeling one feels when life is going well, and what Creon describes is appeasement and contentment. She's motivated to achieve the goals she set out to, and Creon is motivated to keep her alive so she may marry his son, but teach her not to be rebellious.

In our scene I play Oedipus when he is just about to realize who he really is and who his parents were. He is motivated to find his lineage, setting to rest the fears he has that the prophet's words will come true. By being so afraid of this destiny, Oedipus goes to all ends of the earth to figure it out. His relentlessness eventually leads to the truth being uncovered, and so Oedipus's motivation leads to his downfall, one element that makes it tragic. In it he says he doesn't care if he was a common slave, but the truth is far more horrible.

Antigone Journal 4

Lit Devices

Personification: "Have you ever thought about how beautiful a garden is when it is not yet thinking of men?"
The use of figurative language expresses the deep contemplation Antigone is feeling, since she is accepting the fact that she is going to die. She is thinking about how beautiful the world is since she won't be living in it much longer. The language expresses regret and sorrow towards her fate.

Simile: "watching over them like a mother hen"
Not only does this express the care the nurse shows for the two girls, whom she loves dearly and will have some effect on the story when Antigone has to die, but it dates the play. Such an expression wasn't used by the ancient Greeks back in the day, so it presents a more modern version in which the interpreter must choose an appropriate replacement to make it connect to the audience.

Imagery: "cold, black, beautiful, flowing water."
the lovely imagery of the water, expressed as so beautiful and pure, isn't allowed into the palace because it doesn't belong there, even if it's beautiful. Antigone is the water that is beautiful water that goes where it pleases, and it conflicts with the palace. Antigone is saying how she is destined to die because she doesn't fit in in the palace, so she willingly accepts her fate, but her sister belongs in this setting.

The French Effect

In this version of Antigone there are modern replacements for all common everyday things, like coffee, dresses, and make-up. War is mentioned in great detail in this book, talking about a great conflict that split up the nation. This could be an effect of World War 1, connecting with the audience about the tragedy of two brothers fighting against the other. Also, Ismene and Antigone don't have a fight at the beginning, possibly due to a female interpretation of the story, beliving it would be different.

Roles of Antigone: The Casting

Creon: Michael Richards/ Kramer
Appeareance: Same as in show but with golden toga
Reason: Could play an illogical character overcome with power.

Antigone: Keira Knightley
Appearance: sullen, depressed, mournful of her fate and her predicament
Reason: face can pull sadness off well

Ismene:Jessica Alba
Appearance: Youthful, young, beautiful
Reason: will play the sister who doesn't want to see her sibling harmed, but needs her as a companion, seems like dependent person.

leader: Tenacious D
appearance: togas and harps and lutes
Reason; Lyrics pertain to epic journey and legendary achievements.

sentry: Samuel L. Jackson
appearance: gold armor and a spear
Reason: Looks tough, could play the role of a guard, can be eloquent with words.

Haemon: Eric Bana
appearance; toga
Reason: can be rash and forceful towards creon, contradicting him.

Cathardic elements

Medea and oedipus are similar in the sense that both heroes lose their prestigious reputations, they bring about their own fate, and pity is evoked for both heroes predicaments.

In both plays the heroes are royalty, who are renowned for certain skills or achievements. when this reputation is tarnished, the audience feels pity towards the character, who was once so great, reduced to shambles. it helps purge the audience of their pity, as Sophocles would have believed.

In Oedipus, he brings about the realization of the horrible truth, that he had killed his father and wedded his mother, because his fear and pride compelled him to pursue Laius's murderer. Medea's anguish and death threats towards Jason and his new bride have her banished from the land, forcing her hand to do the horrendous act she had been planning.

As stated previously, pity is evoked when seeing the prestigious and honorable people, ones the audience could aspire to become, reduced to the level of an exile and lowly murderer. Seeing Medea's anguish, when all she had done wrong was love blindly, makes the audience sympathize for her, since they have all done the same, and she received a far worse punishment.

Antigone Lit Devices

1.Figurative Language: "I will raise a mound for him, for my dear brother." (63, line 95)
By using the word raise instead of something like lowered, she gives it a positive nuance, reinforcing the idea that giving her dishonored brother a proper burial is the right thing to do. Antigone is contradicting her sister, believing ther is a reason to bury him, and it is to appease the gods. yet again the gods play a significant role in plot.

2.Hyperbole: "great beam of the sun, brightest of all that ever rose on the seven gates of Thebes." (65, lines 117 and 118)
In this the sunrise is exaggerated to be the brigthtest there ever was, though this can't be true. it contrasts the idea that the moon is some enemy of Thebes, seeking to destroy it. By saying the sun is brightest today, they are celebrating beating the night, and the sun is a symbol of victory.

3.Hyperbole: "Ready to take up red-hot iron in our fists," 972, line 300)
the guard is expressing how ready the guards were to take a solemn oath that they did not dtouch the body. this lets the audience see how angry Creon becomes by hering this, and it foreshadows anitogne's tragic fate at the end of the play. Though we don't know the punishment yet, the audience can only imagine how horrific it will be.

Medea Journal 3

In the play Medea doesn't actually speak out to the gods in a manner that expects a reply, but more in a rhetoric sense, using them as an invisible audience so that she may voice her opinions aloud but not break the sacred 4th wall in theatre much like the chorus. Jason, a glorious and proud hero of high reputation, speaks in a manner that implies he is speaking in a literal sense to them. When he asks the gods to curse Medea for the deaths of her young children, he says it in a way that seems like he, on the other hand, expects some reply or results from his wish. This may have to do with gender roles, where the man can have audience with gods but she cannot, or it may simply have to do with the best functioning purpose of the character, Medea the loner in need of someone to voice her muderous thoughts aloud, and Jason someone to curse to. Medea uses the gods as an audience to speak to, and Jason uses them to express his unbridled hatred of Medea.

Medea Journal 2

In Medea, the chorus interacts and speaks directly to her. In Oedipus, the chorus speaks to the audience and to the gods, asking for their aid or mercy to Oedipus's plight. Another difference is the fact that the chorus in Oedipus uses foreshadowing to tell the future while keeping a running commentary on what is happening in the current scene, giving their feelings toward the events. The chorus in Medea represents, at the moment, the women of the city, allowing the audience to gain a sense of female empowerment as they join together to right the wrong a man has done onto her.

Medea Journal 1

Pity and fear are both subtlely evoked in the passage read, even if it was only ten pages. When the nurse foreshadows something terrible will befall the children by Medea's hand, stricken by her terrible anguish and fury, the audience is fearful. The children are portrayed as normal young boys, not even speaking in the play, allowing the audience to connect them to any boy they know. This creates a fear and sympathy for them that the mother will do something regretful to them. Pity is felt when we see the utter hatred Medea has for her former husband, who she loved. As she recounts the tales of things she did for him, such as murdering her own brother and chopping him up, the fact he left her is all the sadder.

Oedipus Journal #4

"Apollo pressed it on us- he should name the killer."

"[Apollo] sent his answer back: '...Uncover the murderers of Laius, put them to death or drive them into exile.'"

"Apollo, my friends, Apollo- he ordained my agonies"

"Apollo was explicit: my son was doomed to kill my husband"

Apollo is the god who ordains it fate that Oedipus will kill Laius and marry Jocasta. Through the play he plays the role of the patron god and as a symbol of fate. His will conflicts with Oedipus, who represents chance since he belives he can avoid his destiny. The theme of chance vs. fate is an important one of both the play and the time period. Apollo dictates what will happen during the play, and by trying to defeat his fate Oedipus seals it. This irony makes the fall of the hero even more tragic, as his own drive brings about his downfall. If he hadn't been so fearful of betrayal and so determined to bring justice and glory he wouldn't have suffered his fate.

Journal 3, prompt 1

The gods serve two purposes in the story. The first is as things of worship, religious deities whose supernatural abilities create a prophet who is always right, or an Oracle who can predict the future. Without the gods these people would not exist, and parts of the story would go unfufilled. How can the story shed light on man's struggle against fate, if there is no predetermined fate to conquer? The second is that whatever god they pray to serves a specific function, and by knowing what the gad is the patron of may shed light on the mood or other aspects of a character. The priest and Oedipus share a unique connection to themselves and the gods, whether it be through worship or by believing the gods conspire against him, dooming him to this fate. Overall the gods are metaphors for what they represent in the world and fate itself.

Oedipus journal #2

I think Oedipus is somewhat to assured in his own power, but only because he is the answer so often to everyone's solution. He's learned to be self dependent as seen by his word choice in constant use of I and me. He is self reliant and uses his own wisdom to solve his dilemmas. Creon and Teiresias are the wise counselors of Oedipus, whereas he is somewhat rash and headstrong, they are methodical and counter his youth and strength with advice and planning. Often they warn him or give him information on things they've uncovered on their own.

Pages 159-170

159: City is plagued and Oedipus has come to help the city.
160: A priest asks for his aid, as the city is dying.
161: Oedipus is the greatest of men, so only he can help.
162: Creon was sent to Delphi to speak to the Oracle.
163: Creon takes them aside to tell them what the Oracle told him.
164: He says that their murdered king must be avenged, punishing whoever is responsible.
165: The murderer is in Thebes.
166:The Sphinx persuaded the people to ignore the murder of their king.
167: By killing the murderer Oedipus also protects himself.
168: The people cry out to the gods asking to be forgiven for their sins, offering sacrifice.
169: Millions of people are dying in Thebes.
170: Oedipus prays to the gods to give him strength.

There is repitition of gods and their power through out the story. They are a crucial aspect of Greek culture, since they believed almost everything was done by the gods, and nothing could be stopped by mortals. This brings interesting aspects of destiny and fate versus choice. They are also symbolic, each one representing certain aspects of life. The symbolic purpose of specific gods can't be ignored.

Dystopia Journal C

In Brave New World Aldous Huxley is warning us about two issues. The first is a fear of giving our government too much power. In the novel the people are completely run by the government, but how did it end up this way? There was no grand takeover or mind-control ray, the people must have, at one point, willingly given up their rights as citizens in order to feel safe and happy. Huxley understands that once we give up the right to choose, we lose our power as a citizen. He made this point because at the time of writing the book communism was on the rise in Asia, with China and Russia taking it on as a new form of governing. In order to prevent America from ever becoming this way Huxley used this book as a satire on communism. Everyone is the same in the story with the same activities to choose from, the same lifestyle to live, even sharing the same partners. Except for separation among the classes, like in communism, there is no true distinction except for the specific career you choose. After awhile the people of the story run together as meaningless blurs of character. The second warning Huxley was making is the choice to follow God and art, accepting whatever consequences come with it, or to choose science and happiness. He highlights the idea that happiness in itself isn't so grand, but only if there are struggles beforehand to make the reward sweeter, and that painful things like love have a bitter sweetness to them. When John the Savage and Mustapha Mond are speaking, we see the contrasting ideas between these two worlds, and the pros and cons of each. But Huxley isn't telling us which is better, as neither side truly wins. John hangs himself and Mond is trapped in his own twisted world. Huxley wants us to decide for oursleves. By arguing that happiness itself isn't wonderful Huxley conveys his message well, and offers a future that is basically a continuation of our current system. We must choose to be miserable in order to be happy, in a strange paradoxical manner.

Brave New World Outline

I.Introduction
A.Thesis: Huxley uses the motif of Shakespeare's novel s which include love and emotional material, to show how it undermines a society based on being content and making economic and societal progress.

II. Body
A. Soma
1.)Soma makes people forget emotions
a.) In Shakespeare, people act on their emotions creating a conflict within the novel.
b.)"pg. 124" Show's how mother and father are forcing their daughter to marry someone she doesn't love, causing grief and her cousin's death.
2.) Emotions create disorder
a.) People do rash or illogical things due to love or grief, as in Othello when he suspects Desdemona of infidelity.
b.) In Romeo and Juliet, the logical thing to do was to simply accept her fate with her predetermined suitor, but love causd conflict and unhappiness.

B. Removal of Monogamy
1.) Removal of monogamy removes feelings of intimacy and love, a special connection between two people.
a.)"pg 115" Removal of connections between people, compares to Shakespeare because Othello's love creates conflict.
2.) How emotions hinder this society
a.) "pg 149" They're conditioned to be content with no conflicts. Unlike Othello they can't allow people to be distressed because these painful emotions cause unrest and disorder.

III.Conclusion

Thesis 10x

Structure: Huxley uses the constant shifting of focus from Bernard, John, and Lenina to highlight the contrasting perspectives on the same society, showing that a person's needs dictate their ideal society, making it impossible to create one system that appeals to everyone.



Evidence:Since John was raised with a sense of moral codes and an aversion to self-indulgence, he views the society as evil and hollow. He finds value not in objects or happiness, but in religion and emotions and suffering, which he finds gives growth as a human. Lenina enjoys happiness so the socitey suits her fine, but Bernard too wants to have feelings of intimacy and love so he finds himself out of place and lonely in it.



Motifs: The motif of soma within the society is employed by Huxley to represent the removal of conflict and emotion, in order to show how a system based on Stalinism is cold, emotionless, and industrial-minded.



Evidence: Soma makes it so that whenever a citizen is upset, they are administered soma and they are calm and happy. It also makes people somewhat mindless, constantly on a high. In Stalin's society the people were like machines, used to improve the economy and to modernize the country. There are constanly situations when emotions get in the way of people acting like they are supposed to, like when Bernard is upset when the Arch-Songster takes Lenina away to be alone, in these instances the soma is taken instead of action and the problem is removed. This conflicts with the human nature of passion and conflict created by love that are often used by Shakespeare, who is referenced in the book.



Symbols: The use of a hierarchy in which there are varying degrees of humans is symbolic of Hitler's view that there are varying degrees of humans in which some are superior to others, Huxley's makes a statement on how those who are not free to pursue every opportunity in their society aren't free, even if they don't even desire the choice.

Evidence: In Brave New World, the Epsilons can never receive higher level jobs because they are too intellectually stunted. Conditioning prevents them from desiring these jobs but the fact that they can't choose opposes the principles of nations like America in which every citizen may work hard to get any job they want. John is Huxley's point of view in the novel, and when he sees the Epsilons working like mindless abominations, he is repulsed. They are the "untouchables" of India's old culture, who were considered creatures and less like people and took the lesser jobs.

Patterns: Huxley creates a pattern of sexual freedom within the society to show how it is wrong to sacrifice current morals in the pursuit of total happiness, arguing the benefits of struggle and pain to create a individual.

Evidence: John the Savage is Huxley's vieew on this society, as it is the outside perspective. In it he is repulsed by the sexual freedom and belives in monogamy. Also in the end of the novel he beats himself and denies himself from the pleasures of the society, because he understands the struggles make him an individual and seperate, defining him. Everyone in the society are all the same, except for division among the classes. They share the same people all around so there is no special relationships, and follow a uniform lifestyle so there is no freedom. The strife in John's life caused him to find a love of Shakespeare, not being an Alpha in some society.

With Liberty and Propaganda for All...

This propaganda is targeting patriotic americans during a time of war, in which citizens may be asked to do questionable things, and must go along with it for the sake of nationalism. Using strong feelings of patriotism gives this poster more appeal, emphasizing the strongness and courageousness of the man depicted. A downside is that it may be a little blatent and forward with it's idea, but during times of war citizens are more accepting of such propaganda because they believe it is necessary to ensure America's future. The audience will be overwhelmed by nationalism so much that they agree with it. It is inappropriate to modern American society because we believe in accountability in the people to govern the government, but in the early 20th century such ideas were more common and perceived as less radical.

Journal Topic A

"Punctured, utterly deflated, he dropped into a chair and, covering his face with his hands, began to weep. A few minutes later, however, he thought better of it and took four tablets of soma." (Huxley 119)

In this scene Bernard is upset, but instead of talking to Lenina about his feelings for her, for this would be a grave breach in protocol, he must force himself to enjoy a life without commitment or deep connections. This is the problem in this society that is brought up in the current section. If one doess not like the current system, they must force themselves to be happy. John the Savage brings this issue to light when he arrives at the society, because he is accustomed to a different lifestyle in which unhappiness is allowed. In this sense John is more free than any citizen that can do whatever they want, as long as it goes along with the society. But like Bernard, if the society doesn't make you happy you are viewed as strange or defective, instead of questioning the way the society functions. This falls into the "citizens are forced to worship an ideal" category, since the citizens in Brave New World are forced to worship the ideal of happiness at all cost. Religion brings moral guidance and spiritual comfort, but since it makes the overall population uncomfortable by deeming certain actions or vices as immoral, so they remove it. The removal or freedoms, even possibly unenjoyable ones, is still the loss of freedom. Huxley is warning us about the pitfalls of a seemingly perfect society, many things we despise are actually blessing we take for granted and should appreciate.

Post Choice B

The most notable character who struggles against society in Brave New World is John the Savage. He is victimized by being forced to assimilate to his new culture without being asked if it was the type of world he wanted to live in. At first he shelters himself away from them, secluding himself into a room, but he couldn't stay hidden inside forever. He refuses the soma, doesn't engage in sex freely like the other citizens, and continues to live a life guided by morals and ethics. A more permanent solution was to try to talk to the Director, Mustapha Mond, to try to reason with him. This rebellion causes Bernard to lose the respect of his peers, since the fellow scientist can't yet hold John accountable for his actions, he is only a savage who doesnt know any better. Afterwards John believes that he can help this society see the madness it has created, but Mustapha Mond is also strong in his conviction that science is the only means to progress humanity forward. His tactics fail since the entire society is so dependent on its government for guidance and happiness that they have forgotten how to be happy themselves. Although the society itself doesn't directly punish John, he still suffers consequences for his resistance to the system and its rules. By refusing to take soma or use the other vices available to him, John must live alone yet again with the haunting memories of a twisted shadow of humanity's former self. In the end John can't handle this new horrifying society he never knew existed, offending his beliefs so greatly that he realizes he can't change the society or himself, and tragically ends his life.

Mersault's Conclusion

Mersault has an epiphany at the end of the book, once he realizes that he is definitely going to die and all hope is lost, that life has no meaning. That's why he says it wouldn't matter because Marie would find a new Mersault and Raymond would befriend someone else. His life had no purpose, and it isn't until now that he understood and embraced the full ideaology of existentialism. This discovery is the epiphany.

Strange Thesis

By using the prison, the funeral, and the courtroom as metaphors for being trapped in one's own life, Camus expresses that when a man isn't free to choose how to live his life, he becomes a prisoner to his own thoughts.

Strange Change

Mersault undergoes an emotional change after the murder. Beforehand he lived his life solely by the physical implications, like for example if he ate it was only to get rid of his hunger. After the murder he becomes interested in the emotional and psychological perspective. The prison is the perfect setting for comparing the two because in a prison most pleasures aren't available, like cigarettes. The loss of the cigarettes is the first step, and it's apparent by even then he views it as an inconvenience because he's addicted to them.

Beliefs

Since I'm a very opinionated person with a strong belief in my faith i find it frustrating how unemotional and uncaring Mersault is towards everything. You feel as though he truly doesn't care about anyone. As the book progresses more important events occur in his life, but he reacts to them all the exact same.

Davenism

Principles of Davenism:

• There is only one God.
• He is kind and worthy of praise.
• Realistic hedonism applies.
• There is a cause for everything.
• God indirectly affects our lives.
• People are naturally good-natured.
• There is an afterlife, divided into Heaven and Hell

"Fiat Voluntas Dei"

Stranger Journal #2

Everything Mersault does is for physical satisfaction, whether it's smoking half a pack of cigarettes and buying a piece of chocolate to going to the movies with a date. There isn't any morals or ethics to which he lives his life. This is shown when at the funeral he feels both disgust and hate for the elderly sitting around him. This all follows the existential belief that the only meaning of life and the only characteristics of human nature are those that we create.

Stranger Journal # 1

The first one, labeled part one, is much more fluid and wordy. Unlike the passage labeled just "1", part one feels more human and uses a style of writing similar to my own. 1 is very choppy, with short sentences void of any emotions. 1 also employs french words and uses a more direct translation of the original text. Part one may usemore formal word choice, but the style feels more realistic than the short sloppy feel of the 1 translation.

Plot Structure

The plot structure in "Their Eyes Were Watching God" is very circular. Whatever starts something in the story usually finishes it. Like at the beginning of one chapter she is talking about the horizon and the sun, then at the end of the chapter she refers to the sun again. At the beginning of the book she is talking to Pheoby, and it returns to thissetting again at the end. Hurston does this to show change that occurs in the book by comparing the differences at the end.

Journal 8

I think the title of the book is meant for the women of the novel. In this time in history women weren't considered equal to men, so they have no control over their own lives. They watch God because they need him to tell them what to do with their lives . Janie is searching for her place throughout the book, and eventually she realizes that it's up to her to decide. The title is meant to empower women by pointing out how they need to take a hold of their own destiny.

Journal 7

Mrs. Turner is somewhat racist towards her own race in the novel. I believe this is because of her resentment of her husband. She generalizes all black people to be like him, uneducated and lazy. This explains why she likes Janie so much, because Janie gives her hope that black people will rise up to be more civil. Compared to Tea Cake and Janie the Turners are unloving and cold. In fact it may be a foil for the marriage of Tea Cake and Janie to highlight cetain features like their youthful happiness. Mrs. Turner is stubborn like Janie and holds the same values of women's rights.

3 Lit Techs

Literary Technique 1: Personification (pg. 116) "The train beat on itself and danced on the shiny steel rails mile after mile."
Zora Neale Hurston uses the personification here to express the joy of this event. It is possible to say there is the tone of happiness as well, but the dancing in the personification expresses it more clearly. Through this personification, Hurston establishes a happy tone for the rest of the scene. The consonance of "l" is used at the end to elongate each word, drawing them out like the beat of a railroad.

Literary Technique 2: Metaphor/Nature Motif (pg. 136) "A little seed of fear was growing into a tree."
This motif relates to the tree of love mentioned earlier in the book. Now the metaphor is for jealousy, showing the other side of love, which she so idolized. She fears now losing the love she has and this fear will corrupt the relationship. She knows this and this adds to the fear, making it grow. Zora Neale Hurston uses nature so often because growth is a central part of the story.

Literary Technique 3: Hyperbole (pg. 122) "When the fellow began to pick the box the people begin to come from east, west, north and Australia."
This hyperbole overexaggerates Tea Cake's skill at the guitar, but to make a point that in Janie's eyes, seeing it through the looking glass of love, he seems perfect and skilled and charming. People wouldn't travel great distances to see him perform but to her he is the greatest guitarist ever.

Motivation to Change

Janie's main motivations are to find true love, and to find understand herself as a woman. Tea Cake made her happy unlike Logan or Jody. They tried to control her, and she desired freedom. We see evidence of her desire to understand herself by the way she desires to bloom like the nature imagery used so frequently by Zora Neale Hurston. Ironically, love and womanhood are also intertwined since Janie realizes she was a woman when her dream of marriage creating love died.
At the beginning of the book, Janie was young and naive, quick to believe what she saw and felt. As she gets older she becomes wiser too, since she is so cautious of Tea Cake upon first meeting him. Now she feels like she has more freedom and control over her own life. I think this causes Janie to feel power through controlling her of course in life. She is reluctant to give up that control again to any man. Tea Cake seems too friendly and young to force her to do things so she enjoys his company.

So simple they should call it past-easy...

And Matt started to see Vanity. Vanity, the faceless figure with vacant eyes on the other side of the mirror. The demon that grows in man's heart. What need has vanity for sight, when it can only see itself? Its person passes through portraits in its own image that takes anyone's form. It sits motionless all day, marveling in its magnificence, until someone who loves themselves more than Vanity passes by. Been filling mens' souls from when they were mere thoughts. I expected to find a picture of him lying around soon enough. I was worried and cautious. Poor Matt! He hasn't got no need looking at every reflection he dun seen. I asked a psychologist to speak with him, but Matt wouldn't have it. He reckon'd that he wuz better than Jesus the day he rose again, so there was no need for help. He'd say that i'd come around the day the man cursing me rested in peace. He wasn't vain at all. That's what he believed. But family told me differently, so i knew i was right. And if they hadn't confirmed it, i was bound to know despite it, as the people from school told me and whispered amongst each other in the cafeteria and commons. People who wouldn't have dared to sayit to himwere content to talk amongst each other. They just gathered round the tables and gossiped. Pride, that double edged sword, had cut us away from them.

5 Lit Terms

1. pg 26 - Figurative Language

"Long before the year was up, Janie noticed that her husband had stopped talking in rhymes to her."

This doesn't literally mean that he stopped speaking in rhymes, but expresses that he used to speak kindly and lovingly, and that somewhere in their marriage that love had disappeared. Zora Neale Hurston wants us to understand the reasoning as to why Janie ran off with another man. It was to pursue a happier life where she would be appreciated.

2. pg 29 - Metaphor
"You ain't got no mo' business wid uh plow than uh hog is got wid uh holiday!"

Joe uses this metaphor to say that Janie deserves a better life, where she wouldn't have to endure physical labor like out here. It gives him an aura of kindness and charm that explains why Janie decided to leave her husband and run off with another man. Joe, unlike Logan, believes a lady shouldn't have to slave out in the field.

3. pg 31 - Personification

"The sun from ambush was threatening the world with red daggers, but the shadows were gray and solid-looking around the barn."

This sharp contrast between the vibrant red and the dull gray makes the imagery of the sunrise more vivid and helps set the setting of the events that are about to take place. The shadows remind us of how early it is still, and the sun foreshadows a hot day of work ahead. These subtle effects create a mood in the story that the reader unknowingly takes into account.

4. pg 32 - Epiphany
"A feeling of sudden newness and change came over her"

Janie realizes in this instant that she doesn't have to listen to Logan, or follow the orders that he gives her. And also in this moment of self-realized independence, she sees that she isn't reliant on him to meet her needs. This is the main reason she is compelled to leave and go find Joe Starks.

5. pg 33 - Motif
"saw the sun plunge into the same crack from which the night emerged."

This reminder of the sun reminds the reader of how sudden all these changes occur. At the beginning of this same day Janie was married to a different husband and had a completely different life. And now by the end we see she has a new husband which she is very hopeful and happy with currently, but it may change.

Journal uno y dos

1. The narration in the story is full of symbolism and metaphors, that tie back to the story but help convey the author's ideas in a unique way. On the first page she compares the dreams of men as fleeting ships that disappear with time. The dialect is a sort of slang, and it connects to the setting of the story. By using the dialect typical of the setting we are able to observe the characterization of the people who use the dialect. The contrast emphasizes the harshness of the rough use of English in this dialect, and the elegant symbolism in the narration, to capture the setting and possibly the riddle-like sentences of the narration in the beginning pages are used to subtlety hint at themes.

2. The setting has huge effect on the atmosphere of a story. The setting of sundown at the beginning of the story adds to the feelings of exhaustion and makes them more powerful. Where a character comes from decides how they act and possibly their motivation and morals too. An American character will have strong feelings of patriotism, and often is motivated by a desire to sustain liberty and democracy. A setting could be used in other literary devices to convey a certain theme as well. If a setting has a mood or is a motif the author may be trying to send a message to the reader.