Wonderland Satire

Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones’ film Monty Python and the Holy Grail is set in medieval England. The narrative is centred around Arthur's divinely fated quest for the Holy Grail, and the exploits of his most trusted knights in its pursuit. Contained amidst the comedy and timeless illogicality, are very real satirical insights into the medieval way of life for every social distinction and the two most powerful forces of the age, the Church and monarchy. There were no police, no grazing sheep, no textile work, no cathedrals, abbeys or shrines awaiting pilgrim, no town markets or fairs, no taxes, no dynastic struggles or endless wars, no invasions, no married couples or families, no gunpowder, no industry, no roads or waterways, no planted fields,

In Monty Python and the Holy Grail satire is used quite often to make fun of the Catholic faith. One of the most noteworthy moments is near the beginning of the movie when the monks are walking through the town chanting. Monty Python may use rather ludicrous humor to get their point across; however, they do a good job conveying the faults in the Catholic Church and display them on film. The movie does this through setting, characters’ costumes, and music.

Rebecca Rea Sugar, or known as Rebecca Sugar is a powerful female comic illustrator, songwriter, and animator. Additionally, she was a storyboard artist for the Cartoon Network Show Adventure Time but later moved on to create a more meaningful cartoon that a lot of people know as Steven Universe. Although Steven Universe seems like just another silly cartoon that you watch every weekend or after school, there is a whole new meaning to it. Rebecca is the first female cartoon creator, and the first creator to animate LGBT+ stories for kids. As a child, Rebecca struggled with her identity and who she was and later realized she was bisexual, but as you know, she was frowned upon by most of the people around her and the only people who supported

It took no time for the director of the pageant, Gladys Leeman, to pick the theme of the competition: "Proud to be an American." Also, it took no time for the everyone else to agree to it, even though previous pageants had very similar themes. This showed that the characters are passionate about America and want to express this passion as much as they can. Unfortunately, their view on the country causes them to be ignorant of the problems in their town. Also, it causes them not recognized the effects these unsavory situations causes to society.

Today, mostly everyone has a television at home. Who doesn't? Yet, had we considered what effects television does to us when we spend hours watching it for a long while? Ehrenreich assertion of television are accurate because people spent their time sitting in the couch being slothful, doing nothing interesting, and spending their whole time watching tv.

This doesn’t sound like a rude behavior, but the book earlier mentioned that the noise coming from within the house was too great and that no one would be able to hear and answer the door, so Alice wet into the house without being invited. If she actually cared about the people living in the house she entered or the footman she wouldn’t have treated them with such disrespect. Alice treated them this way because she believed the people of Wonderland were below her, therefore satirizing the custom that victorian people should treat the poor as equally as themselves. Alice is also shown to be slightly hot-headed and an attention hog, as Alice makes her way through the house she runs into the Duchess, having someone enter her house without being

People of dark skin have been wrongly discriminated against by racists for hundreds of years. From the first time Europeans stepped onto Africa and deemed black skin inferior till now, black people have been fighting for the right to be called equal. During the last century Africans have made great strides in fighting against racism. Many black leaders have risen up and confronted those racist against them. However, there are also times when people have gotten up in arms and have attacked others over misunderstandings. An example of this is Chinua Achebe’s essay “An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad’s ‘Heart of

Then the pharmacist can destroy the drugs after denatured and rendered unusable (using soapy water or another suitable vehicle) to make a slurry before disposal. Narcotics and controlled drugs returned by patients should be kept in a secure location until they are destroyed.

Winter is coming for HBO’s television series Game of Thrones. The famous TV show happens in a magical world in medieval Europe with a few noble houses battling about who ought to be the ruler; then, the kingdom is debilitated by some rising threat in the north (Cogman, 23). Game of Thrones has turned into an enormous social wonder with watcher's around the globe, expanding season after season. Dream fans can reverberate with anecdotal characters and their storylines week by week. Mainstream culture has turned out to be fixated on Game of Thrones for a few reasons; one being it takes after the hero’s journey, with the character Jon Snow.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland holds a plethora of idea and theories that make up its fascinating story and complex themes. However, the theories and themes that stick out the most throughout the story are based upon an ideology of gender, class, and feminism. The story itself shows the experiences of a little girl in a world that very closely reflects the Victorian era from which she was accustomed. Overall, the novel breaks down the binary opposition of gender and the power dynamics between adults and children. As a young girl during the Victorian era, much would be expected from Alice concerning her behavior, appearance, and social cues. Especially since she was a young girl in an upper class family. Throughout much of the novel, Alice is put down and even ignored because of her role as a young girl. This reflects the way in which she would have been treated in her society and how Carroll felt children’s ideas and opinions were often treated in general. Aihong Ren, a critic on the novel, points out that although Alice displays characteristics and manners of a young women during the Victorian era, she also displays characteristics of a male hero (Ren 1). Alice’s rebellion of gender stereotypes and discourse towards the authoritative figures in the novel help to emphasis Ren’s point, and show that Alice is a complex character. Through the opinions of critics, such as Aihong Ren and Jessica W.H. Lim, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is not just popular children’s story,

Lewis Carroll 's novel “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” creates a world that is enforced by extremely foreign and unusual principles and rules that are ordinary to the characters in Wonderland. Alice appears to be odd and unusual compared to the rest of Wonderland’s characters. Her sense of self is tested throughout this novel.

Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There tell the story of Alice, a young girl, and her journey through the bizarre world of Wonderland. The basic origin of the tale begins with Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll was only his pseudonym for his children’s books) and his “confirmed and well-known adoration of the little girl figure, and it wasn‘t unusual for him to present gifts and lavish (excessive) attention on little girls, enjoying many friendships” (Garland 26).

Alice is a seven year old little girl in an upper middle class family in Victorian England. She is a fanciful little girl who follows the White Rabbit down the rabbit hole and falls into a mystical land. Her curiosity leads her to the Mad Hatter, Queen of Hearts, and many more characters throughout the

Throughout the book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, many aspects of Victorian society are criticized through Alice’s experiences in Wonderland. Lewis Carroll indirectly incorporates his views of society into his book. The three main aspects that are criticized are Victorian Education, Victorian Government, and Victorian Classes.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is about a young girl, Alice, who gets bored doing her multiplication tables one day and follows a white rabbit into a hole. Through this hole, she ends up falling into