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  Breaking Down or Breaking Free? Disaster or Confrontation At first the narrator in the short story "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, seems like she is going "mad". She is alone, silenced, and stripped of agency proper medical care. Yet, her final act of tearing down the wallpaper and declaring her own reality can also be seen as defiance to society norms. By refusing the “cure” given to her, she resists a system that denies her voice to be heard. Madness, in this sense, becomes both a trap and a weapon, a refusal to conform to serve norms.   Societal Norms of Today Even today, people who feel excluded often have to do "normal' things to feel accepted and to make their voices be heard. Whether it’s through protest, art, or public outburst, breaking norms becomes a way to challenge systems that silence them. From global movements for women’s rights to youth leading climate strikes, these acts show that resistance often requires d...

Crisis Reveals True Character Poison by Roald Dahl is a classic that demonstrates how crises does not change people, rather, they reveal their true selves by tearing off their mask of decorum. As he faces the supposed presence of a fatal krait on his stomach, Harry Pope initially comes across as composed and logical. His whispered instructions and calm composure suggest bravery. However, his mask comes off when the threat disappears and what is revealed is hateful discrimination against Dr. Ganderbai, the Indian physician who put his own safety in risk to assist him, rather than gratitude or relief. Stress and Responsibility  Harry’s outburst, “You dirty little Hindu sewer rat!” is his true form, prejuidice embedded beneath the surface. Dahl makes it clear that stress does not invent cruelty; it exposes it. Timber, the narrator, tries to excuse Harry by saying “this thing’s made him so he doesn’t know what he’s saying,” but the venom in Harry’s words suggests otherwi...

  The Truth about Reality The twisted ending is intense as it shows how your own "brother" could be fighting against you in war or in real life. For example the story "The Sniper" by Liam O'Flaherty highlights that idea. Two brothers in war are fighting against one another and they don’t know it until one of the brothers kills the other. This story is impactful as it forces readers the brutal of war in a way that news media and action movies fail to show. Different Narratives Painted The dramatic irony that is painted in the story, "The Sniper" by Liam O'Flaherty, is that in many movies, video games and news media the narrative "us" and "them" is painted. Separating two parties against each other. Soldiers are seen as brave people protecting their country/party/what they stand for, fighting against the villains from their point. This goes for the opposite side (team) from their view. In video games and some movies it reveals one...