In the short story "Top of the Food Chain", T. C. Boyle describes the efforts made by a company to eradicate malaria in Borneo, which is similar to the actions taken by the WHO around the 50's. In a satirical tone Boyle describes in first person the development of the actions taken and how they had a side effect creating a new problem to the population over and over again. Using this tone Boyle allows the reader to understand that the project is a failure since the beginning, they decided to use DDT to kill mosquitoes, even though it had been already banned in many other countries, the narrator, who is giving a report, explains it was an action taken because the WHO, and the government had asked for, "practically begged us", therefore, he does not feel guilty to have used such methods. Mosquitoes died, so as many more insects did, such as wasps (who ate caterpillars). Then comes the problem of caterpillars that were feeding on the roofs of the villagers homes, this could depict the collapse of the houses and ecosystem as well. Next, they replaced the palm roofs for tin roofs. Consequently, there was a fly problem, that was corrected with the use of chemicals, then the geckos ate the dead flies and died as well, moreover the geckos were a feast to cats who ended up dying too. The villagers were sad, but then the rats infested the village and the crops. The last action was to send 14,000 cats from other countries, which were parachuted to the ground, unfortunately, due to the loss of crops many of them served as food. The narrator continues telling that the company's mistakes were accidents that could lead to positive aid programs in the future, Boyle states "to every cloud a silver lining" . We are able to understand that Boyle satirical tone could refer to communicate political criticism. His humor is attacking real programs who are not approved by him and many more people, it could be seen as a persuasive text, who leads the reader to think and analyse, as well as an entertaining text.
The Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson and that was published for the first time in 1886. The story is born from the investigations performed by Gabriel John Utterson, a legal practitioner from London, on the strange happenings that occur to his friend Dr. Henry Jekyll and an evil character called Edward Hyde. As we dive into the story, and we read about the strange circumstances between these two characters: Dr. Jekyll, the bening doctor, who has never harmed anyone, and Mr. Edward Hyde, a cold-blooded murderer and evil person, we discover two things: the first, that aside from the two characters being born from the same person, the opposing ways of acting and their views on life show a rift between what is socially and morally acceptable and the deepest and most repressed inner desires and instincts of the human soul and mind. We know this because throughout the story we learn of the multiple ways in which Dr. Jekyll attempts to control his altered persona, Mr. Hyde, but in the end he has to recognize that in a manner, Mr. Hyde is a production of his own where he has been able to pour out those thoughts, emotions and actions that are not morally or socially correct, but that are still a part of him and which he cannot contain.
1. In a sense, Dr. Jekyll is not totally to blame for what happens when he becomes Mr. Hyde, because he loses all control and conciousness; he is no longer Dr. Jekyll. But, there is also a bit of blame, as Dr. Jekyll starts realizing what is going on and decides to act on his own, which leads, in the end, to his demise and the perpetuation of the evil Mr. Hyde.
2. It is true that the pressure of social expectations and the strictness of socially acceptable behaviors, especially during the time of Dr. Jekyll´s life, could have been a detonating factor. But the truth is that, as expressed by the character himself, Mr. Hyde is simply a persona in which Dr. Jekyll´s own deepest and darkest feelings, secrets and emotions are poured. In a word, Mr. Hyde is the only possible outlet that Dr. Jekyll has for his darker side.
The message Hawthrone is trying to communicate about the veil by calling it a mysterious emblem represents sins that he cannot confess to anybody.
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- Mr. Hooper's black veil represents sins, darkness, and secrecy in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Minister's Black Veil" in order to represent sins that he cannot confess to anybody, the darkness around his face and neighbors, and secrecy regarding the black veil.
- The black veil is a representation of human sin in many different forms used by Hawthorne.
- From the beginning of the novel until his death at the conclusion, the minister, Parson Hooper, wears the veil in the hopes that his congregation will understand why he is doing so, even though they never do.
- The lesson of "The Minister's Black Veil" is that people are estranged from those around them because of hidden misdeeds.
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