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Morality of the Upper Class in Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermeres Fan Lady Windermere's Fan is a witty commentary on the wiles of social properness in late 19th century England. Oscar Wilde was a flamboyant homosexual understandably critical of the norms of his day. Within the play, lie subtle and overt contradictions about the "properness" of the high born upper-class. During the Victorian period, strict rules governed mannerisms, protocol, etiquette, decency, etc. This decorum became too oppressive

The Fiction of Literature: Folk Tales, Fan Fiction, and Oral Tradition in the Internet Age In 1951, JRR Tolkien wrote a letter to his publisher, Milton Waldman, in an attempt to describe his vision for The Lord of the Rings. After outlining the scope of his many interconnected plots, Tolkien self-consciously articulated his hopes for his novel’s reception: "Do not laugh! But once upon a time (my crest has long since fallen) I had a mind to make a body of more or less connected legend, ranging from

In the novel Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, by Lisa See, the role of women presented by the author incorporates historical context of societal value and conventions, reveals the agonizing subjugation necessary for life, and explores the subtleties of female power in a male-centric world. Through characterization, dialogue, and imagery, the meaning behind the story of two friends reveals itself. Set in rural China in the early to mid 1800s, historical context plays a major role in defining the value

The novel Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See is a commentary on the traditions and roles imposed on women as well as their interpersonal relationships and how they are affected by such. Lisa See artfully immerses you in the world and mind of the main character Lily, through her use of imagery, language, and description of ancient culture. The novel is a historical fiction: set in the 19th century during Emperor Daoguang's reign in a remote Confucian village of the Hunan province of China

Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See, there are many similar points between these two polar opposites. Specifically, the societies and settings the characters live in, the families of the characters and the characters themselves, and the themes of both books. According to the dictionary, a society is “a community, nation, or broad grouping of people having common traditions, institutions, and collective activities and interests” (Merriam-Webster). In Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, society plays a

about is called the Fan Base which is also know as the Fandom. A fan base or fandom is a group of regular supporters and enthusiasts that spend a rather large amount of time and energy focussing on a team, musician or musical group, entertainer or any other celebrity; these different people/groups can be classed as sort of a leader or main person that holds the group together. Fan bases do not majorly differ from mainstream cultures when it comes to values

the loyalty of their fans. According to the drive to connect, in 2015, NASCAR had 70 million fans. Their fans are considered the most loyal in all of sports, making NASCAR the #1 sport for fan brand loyalty. Fans are not only loyal to the sport, but also to sponsors. This is one reason why sponsors are willing to pay the high premiums to align themselves with NASCAR. Their ability to successfully co-brand themselves is an invaluable strength. As mentioned above, their fans patron the sponsors,

them or watching them. Yet part of the entertainment is also the audience. The fans can have a large impact on the game itself as well as your experience. We all have that one friend who is way too competitive, whether it involves sports or just who finishes eating first. They cannot choose what things to be competitive at, for that nature is in their blood. “The Coach” is the most competitive player – out of the fans. In a game, you will scarcely, see them sit down, and they are so competitive

But fans often turn this semiotic productivity into some form of textual production that can circulate among – and thus help to define – the fan community. Fans create a fan culture with its own systems of production and distribution that forms what I shall call a ‘shadow cultural economy’ that lies outside that

Introduction Comic Cons are conventions targeting a fan base of comic book, science fiction and fantasy literature enthusiasts. Cons, as they’re known by loyal fans, contain elements of a trade show and have grown in popularity since their inception in the early 1970s. In the beginning, comic book conventions and science fiction conventions, for the most part, remained independent of one another. In the last decade, however, they’ve fused to form international mega-conventions, in which crowds in