Burn us with the sticks, beat us with the stones, ‘faggot’ will always hurt me. Lying stiff and lifeless, a body that I once called my own, has been punched into the cold, broken glass filled parking lot. There are no sirens, no flashing lights, just ugly grey silence flooding the air. That’s how I […]

A SENSE OF CONTROL Did it hurt when you fell from heaven. Well it did for me. They tore off my wings and left me bleeding. fragile fallen feminine FEARFUL faggot. (Describe how your life was beautiful, filled with light and love)(use really beautiful angelic language)( Give examples of friends supporting you and people loving […]

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In the future dystopian film V for Vendetta, the director James McTeigue uses specific techniques in both Domino and the Fight scene. McTeigue is able to influence and educate his audience of the pure strength of the power of an idea. Through using cinematography techniques, such as montage and soundtrack, McTeigue is able to support […]

Write a brief plot overview. This dystopian film is set in a futuristic version of London. The whole film has been created around the idea of Guy forks. The main character/ idea is “V”. V is a symbol for change within society. Discus a character that stood out to you and why A character that […]

The Handmaid’s Tale uses amazing crafting of symbols to cleverly convey Atwood’s idea The compelling novel The Handmaid’s Tale written by Margaret Atwood is classified under the broad genre of future dystopian novels. The reader may not pick up on the symbolic significance that certain themes have throughout the book, but when you look more […]

The Handmaid’s Tale uses amazing crafting of symbols and detailed explanations to cleverly convey Atwood’s idea. What is the message that Atwood is trying to get across to the reader in the handmaid’s tale? Atwood enforces to the reader to realize how something like “grillade” could come to fruition with certain extremists in leadership roles. […]

The writer of this poem places a strong and personal value into taking a single image. She believes by taking a photo she is capturing a specific moment in time that holds specific meaning to her, she uses significant metaphors to portray this idea. “Tuesday morning is sitting in my pocket now, safe from time.”This […]

In the novel “The Book Thief” Markus Zusak uses insignificant events to portray his idea of the power of words. There are multiple times in the novel “The Book Thief” where Zusak used insignificant events to reveal specific significant themes later on in the novel. Examples of this are shown when the character Liesel decides […]

“Even death has a heart.” He is given human-like features such as feelings and a beating heart. “I am haunted by humans.” This is evidence that Death holds fear and can express feelings towards other beings. “It kills me sometimes, how people die.” This quote shows the reader that Death shows irony towards the humankind, “it kills […]

“Even death has a heart.” He is given human-like features such as feelings and a beating heart. “I am haunted by humans.” This is evidence that Death holds fear and can express feelings towards other beings. “It kills me sometimes, how people die.” This quote shows the reader that Death shows irony towards the humankind, “it kills […]