The Graduate and Plastics
The Graduate is a 1967 film directed by Mike Nichols who won an Oscar for his direction. This hit of the 60's focuses on the development and the maturing of the ultra-naïve college graduate Benjamin Braddock. This movie is about "just one word...Plastics." Mr. McQuire sums up this entire movie when he tells Ben that there is "a great future in plastics." In this film the relationships, except the one between Ben and Elaine, are like plastic because they are not real, they are molded, and they are artificial.
The relationship between Mr. and Mrs. Robinson is shaky at best. There is no love in their marriage; in fact, the only reason there is a
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Robinson is the only one who recognizes the falsehood of the marriage. When Mr. Robinson confronts Ben he tells him that he and his wife "are getting a divorce soon." Mr. Robinson acts as though the affair is the only reason for the divorce, which may be true in his mind. We never know the thoughts of Mr. Robinson he might truly love Mrs. Robinson but we can never know for certain. Mr. Robinson, like Ben, is naïve to the world around him. He is in his own artificially created world, a world made of plastic, created by plastic relationships.
When Ben is seduced by Mrs. Robinson he enters a world of plastic. Like plastic, this world is capable of being shaped into the desired world of the manipulator. The manipulator in this instance is the decadent and sardonic Mrs. Robinson. She holds the cards because she knows how to play the game. Ben is young, naïve, and inexperienced. Mrs. Robinson spots these characteristics and uses them to get her way. When Ben questions their actions, she insults his masculinity by claiming this is his "first time" which leads to their first sexual encounter. Mrs. Robinson knows how to control him so that he does take part in this affair because at the moment all she wants is him. I don't think that Ben has any idea what he is doing; it is almost as though he has nothing better to do than to have an affair with Mrs.
The husband failed to acknowledge the relationship between Robert and his wife poses a threat to his marriage. The husband is unable to see the level of intimacy that exists
Tommy Mendel is an inarticulate character built purely on deception and Park positions the readers to feel anger and resentment towards him for his duplicity. He sees Roie as nothing more than an opportunity to fulfil his wish to boast to his friends as he is no longer a virgin and he wants an “experience” (pg. 50) from her. It becomes evident that he is not humanely considerate of her and merely uses her desire to be loved against her through deception. The readers are positioned to feel an immense hatred towards Tommy’s actions. He ‘guilts’ Roie into having sex with him even though he is aware that he is not in love with her but his selfishness motivates him and guides his actions. When he leaves Roie he does not “feel any desire for her” pg (104) and tells her that he would not be around as often. The readers feel a mix of outrage and disgust that he took advantage of Roie and her nativity, positioned to dislike him and his scheming nature through his lies and dishonesty which upset the lives of others.
When Sally and John have their brief affair, which both spouses are aware of, the first problem of unfaithfulness becomes on display. As the day goes on, the tensions generated by this situation grow more acute, culminating in a physical confrontation between Sam and John.
The main characters, George and Lennie, seem as if they encounter an obstacle everywhere they move. In chapter two, the reader can detect conflict emerging from both George and Lennie at their new job. Especially with their new acquaintance, Curley, who happens to be the son of their boss, and the husband of a tramp.
In chapter one of “Of Mice and Men”, we are introduced to the characters Lennie and George. The book starts with describing a serene scene of a valley with a river running through it. The book then focuses on the two characters that emerge out of the forest. One with sharp features and strong stance and the other looking as though he is still in his pubescent years. As the chapter progresses, the author, John Steinbeck, allows readers to catch a glimpse of the characters’ relationship with each other and see the inner workings of their symbiotic partnership.
Once the rift appears in their fidelity, both of them are very confused. Missie May has been caught by Joe in bed with Otis D. Slemmons, the bragging rich man. Specifically because this offense occurred in the bedroom, it is a threat to their future happiness. If Missie May becomes pregnant with another manís child, Joe will no longer be considered an adequate man, and Missie May will no longer be his. Joe is truly in love with Missie May, and is happy in their marriage ìThat was the best part of life-going
Love Jones provides a critique of Chester Himes’s, If He Hollers Let Him Go, from a Black Male Feminist’s perspective. Jones feels that most people critiquing the novel will view Bob as the someone who's fallen victim to racism and emasculation. They do this by brushing off his behavior because he is a man, labeling Alice and Madge as the antagonists, and by arguing that he had to choose between marrying Alice and thus limiting himself or “raping” Madge with the potential of dying. What the other critics fail to take notice of is what the female’s view on this story is. Readers are more focused on what Bob has to say and react, as often the situations at hand are misunderstood.
Where does all the plastic go. Every bit of plastic that has been created is still here. This is because plastic is one-hundred percent non-biodegradable! Even the most degraded plastic down to polymers cannot be digested by bacteria (Laist, 1997). If global issues like starvation and climate change are not enough to stress on, the weight of an issue literally churning in the Pacific Ocean is startling. For decades the majority of the world’s population has not been properly educated on the nature of plastic and the potential harm it can do to our environment and our physical health. Due to factors of man and the natural effects of nature, a major problem has developed that is now harming our food.
This cynical look at a less than ideal marriage keeps the reader at a distance. The opening sentence startles in its baldness "Mr. and Mrs. Elliot tried very hard to have a baby" and the second sentence destroys any illusions that the Elliots are enjoying this by stating that "They tried as often as Mrs. Elliot could stand it"(Hemingway 85).
When people get thirsty, we look for something to drink, typically water. When people get hungry, we look for food, typically a snack or two. We tend to look for shortcuts just so that our lives can be easier. In terms of trash the easiest way for trash to be disposed, is to just throw it on the ground or litter. Mainly focused on the coasts of our land, laws and regulations are being put in place to stop the plastic pollution crime and save our waters. Plastic pollution in the United States is an increasing issue due to the spread of dangerous chemicals, clogged sewers, and bad disposable processes; contributions to America’s Cup Healthy Ocean Project and increased awareness of the Marine Plastic
The overuse of plastics in today's society has become major environmental issue for our oceans. Plastic pollution is the dumping, littering, or disposing of any type of man-made plastic that has been produced and has ended up in our ocean and has not been recycled.
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As the United States deals with the overwhelming amounts of waste building up, Nitin et al explain that “plastics take anywhere from 15 to 1000 years to biodegrade” once they are discarded (Nitin). Changes in recycling methods can no longer keep up with the exorbitant amount of waste produced in the United States. This is why some states choose to take their initiative one step further by placing either fees or a ban on the use of plastic bags. Due to the enormous waste the United States produces on a daily basis and the negative outcomes of this trash including adverse health effects, harmful impacts on nature, and the exponential piling of trash in landfills, the US government should ban plastic bags.
The absence of children creates a dent in his married life. Bernie mistrust women because of his wife’s desertion. When Frank, to justify his action bluffs that his wife is a drunkard, Bernie believes him at once. But when he comes to know the truth, he loves her. He confesses to Georgie that she is his real anchor, his haven. But Georgie resolves to stay with her weekend husband. Constantly assuming a filial responsibility in dealing with Frank, Bernie is at last drawn to Frank’s young wife, whose qualities of loyalty and self-sacrifice appeal to him as a promise of security and maternal care. Frank has suffered a long period of separation from his vocation. Later Frank blames Georgie for the disintegration of his
ng produced at alarming rates recently and according to (Jenna Jambeck) over 275 million metric tons of plastic was created in 2010 and 12.7 million tons entered the ocean. Effects on people, environment, animals, where does it go?