Surrealists allowed the images of the subconscious to surface undisturbed so that their meaning could then be deciphered through analysis. ... La Belle et La Bete by Jean Cocteau is an extremely ideological fantasy film that does have certain surrealist sensibilities. ... It is classic surrealism where logic and sense do not apply except that of the mise en scene. ... It is a scathing attack on hypocrisy of the church and authority and highlights abuse of power. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In most of Poe's writings his sense of style and influential views are present through the uniqueness of his works. ... This is true also because he reduces his own self as a scientist reduces a salt in a crucible; almost like a chemical analysis of the soul and consciousness (Lawrence, 504). ... Doomed to seethe down his soul in a great continuous convulsion of disintegration, and doomed to be abused for it when he had performed some of the bitterest tasks of human experience to be asked of man. ... His short stories almost always are personal accounts or manuscripts of the protagonist (...

• Word Count: 2317
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It probably appealed to her artistic nature in the sense that it was dramatic and a somewhat "dream-like" role. ... She could allow her own artistic sensibilities to take that backseat because she knew she was making a difference on a humanitarian level, and there was no room for other forms of expression. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

After the inspector's visit we can see which of the characters have learned their lesson from what the inspector has said and which are in denial, clinging their old beliefs and showing no sense of remorse. ... This raises questions about the true identity of the inspector and creates a sense of obscurity about the play as a whole. ...

• Word Count: 4496
• Approx Pages: 18
• Grade Level: High School