Cultural Themes In The Honey Spot By Jack Davis

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd is a book discussing the internal strife of a young white girl, in a very racist 1960’s south. The main character, Lily Owens, faces many problems she must overcome, including her personal dilemma of killing her own mother in an accident. Sue Monk Kidd accurately displays the irrationality of racism in the South during mid- 1960's not only by using beautiful language, but very thoroughly developed plot and character development. Kidd shows the irrationality of racism through the characters in her book, The Secret Life of Bees and shows that even during that time period, some unique people, were able to see beyond the heavy curtain of racism that separated people from each

The short stories, “Melting Pot”(MP) by Anna Quindlen and “Dark They Were and Golden-Eyed” (DTWAGE) by Ray Bradbury, have similarities and differences based on how they display the theme of how we relate to a new place depends on our previous experiences. Both MP and DTWAGE have characters that use their previous experiences to support the theme or a decision. In “Melting Pot”, Quindlen relates back to her experience in New York “[with] a lot of old Italians…yet somehow [they’ve] seem to have reached a nice mix [of people]” (Quindlen, par. 3). Anna Quindlen is using her past experiences in New York to conclude on how the city of New York is like a “melting pot” where sometimes people come together and sometimes draw apart. Similarly, in DTWAGE, Mrs. Bittering relates back to her past experience in her old home when she says, “‘[The furniture] looked just fine in Boston… But up at the Villa?

Honey Spot is a play written by an Australian playwright Jack Davis, Honey Spot is a play about a young aboriginal family, Tim the main character, his mother and his cousin William and his friend Peggy, her father the ranger and her mother. Tim becomes great friends with Peggy and teaches her about being Aboriginal. The main theme of the story was racism and prejudice, throughout the play script it gives examples of racism and prejudice, thus it being the main theme.

The racism present in The Honey Spot emphasises white dominance over aboriginal culture. The text shows this through prejudiced comments and the disregard for aboriginal ways. When the Ranger says, "Now look Peggy, you shouldn't get too friendly with these people." (pg27). His tone is cautious as if he is harbouring stereotypical views about Aboriginal people. These views are displayed when the Ranger continues, "...They're not like us. They have different habits, they live differently..." (pg27). The Ranger does not know any Aborigines yet he assumes their behaviour to be so different from his own. The Ranger's prejudiced beliefs are effective in turning into a display of white superiority.

Culture is the influencing factors of a society, in which shared beliefs, values, and traditions are learned and passed down to generations. Culture is sometimes referred to as social norms or group identity in which specific thinking and behavioral patterns are both encouraged and expected. However, Identity is one's perspective of ones-self in areas related to cultural beliefs, motivations, expression, talents, and personality. Cultural interpretations and acceptances are strongly dependent on one's personal experiences in which contributes to their identity. Charlotte Perkins Gilman expressed one of her own experiences in the short story called "The Yellow Wallpaper." This short story is written in both a literal and symbolic manner to allow

Traditionally, men have held the power in society. Women have been treated as a second class of citizens with neither the legal rights nor the respect of their male counterparts. Culture has contributed to these gender roles by conditioning women to accept their subordinate status while encouraging young men to lead and control. Feminist criticism contends that literature either supports society’s patriarchal structure or provides social criticism in order to change this hierarchy. “The Yellow Wallpaper”, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, depicts one women’s struggle against the traditional female role into which society attempts to force her and the societal reaction

Imagine a play cast. Include everyone, the crew and actors. A feeling of unity pulses through the air right before the show begins. There is a sense of harmony and solidarity. This community is a feeling Lily Owens in The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd never knows until she is 14. The Secret Life of Bees takes place in the 1960’s in Virginia. It focuses on Lily, a young girl with dreams of finding out about her dead mother. Eventually, she runs away from her abusive father T. Ray. Her heart takes her to the Boatwright sisters, three African-American women who take her in. There Lily learns about the abilities of a group of women and their healing power. That nurturing force is symbolized by the Black

In the short stories “A Rose for Emily” written by William Faulkner and “The Yellow Wallpaper”” written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the protagonists experience mental illness, loneliness, feelings of being in control of their lives, and feelings of being insane. Both main characters struggle against male domination and control. The two stories take place in the late 1800’s - early 1900’s, a time where men’s place in society was superior to that of women. Each story was written from a different perspective and life experiences. “A Rose for Emily” was written by a man and told in third personal narration, while “The Yellow Wallpaper” was written by a female and told in first person.

In "The Yellow Wallpaper," by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the protagonist symbolizes the effect of the oppression of women in society in the Nineteenth Century. In The Yellow Wallpaper, the author reveals the narrator is torn between hate and love, but emotion is difficult to determine. The effects are produced by the use of complex themes used in the story, which assisted her oppression and reflected on her self-expression.

“The Yellow Wallpaper,” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, depicts a young woman’s gradual descent into insanity due to her entrapment, both mentally and physically, in the restrictive cult of domesticity. Through the narrator’s creeping spiral into madness, Gilman seeks to shed light upon the torturous and constraining societal conditions in which women are expected to live, that permeates throughout all aspects of their lives. At first glance to an average reader unfamiliar with Gilman’s history, “The Yellow Wallpaper” seems to just provide a tale about the oppressive relationship between the man and the woman in a domestic environment, however, once Gilman’s own personal life is uncovered, the story takes on a new level of depth.

Her passion is to write and by doing so we are able to follow her on a

William is presented in a high angle shot to convey his vulnerability towards the poker which is pointed at him. Dark music is used to presented wherever a sense of child abuse is present. This creates a sinister mood. After Mr Tom issues William with some new clothes and William hesitates then reluctantly wears his new search. A reaction shot of Mr Tom is given and portrays that he is concerned. Then a point of view shot is given to show why he is concerned. William's back was full of scars from the abuse done by his mother which also indicates how he has been treated at his home in

Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” is a detailed account of the author’s battle with depression and mental illness. Gilman’s state of mental illness and delusion is portrayed in this narrative essay. Through her account of this debilitating illness, the reader is able to relate her behavior and thoughts to that of an insane patient in an asylum. She exhibits the same type of thought processes and behaviors that are characteristic of this kind of person. In addition, she is constantly treated by those surrounding her as if she were actually in some form of mental hospital.

As the least highlighted character in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”, Honey is deliberately the most overlooked. Albee initially describes her as a “rather plain”, “petite blonde girl” who is about twenty-six years old. Unlike any other hair color, blonde locks have a distinct stereotypical association: the lack of intelligence. Though seemingly unimportant, this description is essential to the audience’s understanding of Honey. Her stage directions are the most simplistic of the four, revealing a parallel in that of her mental nature. She is also described as “plain”. This specific adjective demonstrates both her ordinary appearance as well as how her thoughts and actions are easily perceived by others. Edward Albee discloses such an abridged

Charlotte Perkins Gilman was a famous social worker and a leading author of women’s issues. Charlotte Perkins Gilman 's relating to views of women 's rights and her demands for economic and social reform of gender inequities are very famous for the foundations of American society in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In critics Gilman ignored by people of color in the United States and attitudes towards non-northern European immigrants (Ceplair, non-fiction, 7). “Gilman developed controversial conception of womanhood”, by Deborah M. De Simone in “Charlotte Perkins Gilman and the feminization of education”. Gilman’s relation to reading deserves more attention than it has received (“The reading habit and The yellow wallpaper”). Her work about Women and Economics was considered her highest achievement by critics.