"When in disgrace with Fortune and men’s eyes",Shakespeare’s sonnet 29 impresses the readers with its rich images,diction and profound meaning. Through a study of the form that the poem has taken,of its imagery and particularly of its diction,we can sense how great love is. It is love that keeps the speaker grounded and brings him back from the brink of destruction when the world treats him unkindly. Love is the center of the his life,the sunshine on a cloudy day.
Morrison's novel Paradise begins and ends with the raid of men in Ruby on the women in the Convent. The contradictions and conflicts between the two communities are the major parts of this novel. Finally, the contradictions and conflicts are intensified, leading to the scapegoating of the women in the Convent by the men in Ruby. This paper just intends to analyze and discuss how the tragic scapegoating is caused.
What is culture,and what are the basic values in Chinese and American cultures? This paper focuses on the differences between the two cultures,exploring their origins and their influences from one aspect——individualism,emphasizing"self"in American culture and collective culture (group’s well—being),caring about ’ face’ in China.It argues that these values are an independent element of a nation’ s identity,reflecting the national psyche and its political and economical life.Although each has its weakness,the balance between them may be more important than either half of the equation in isolation.
