The Relationship Between Literature and Society

Sociology learns about the relationship between men and society, sociology also give attention to the social environment, social phenomena that occur in the community. ... Sociology of Literature Based on the sociology of literature concept means that the study of literary work through the unification between literature and sociology (interdisciplinary). In understanding widely about sociology of literature, the researcher will give some explanations about the relationship between sociology as a science and literature as the social phenomena in the next session. ... In his document by the ti...

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American literature has gone through many phases ever since it emerged in the mid-1600's. From puritanism to postmodernism, this form of literature has produced many classics, from which many themes, morals and motifs have emerged. ... In the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain shows the relationship between a young boy, Huckleberry Finn, and a runaway slave, Jim. ... " (Twain 293) At the end of the novel, most everything is resolved Jim is free and Huck will be adopted by Aunt Sally, but still distrusts society. ... Huck does not want to conform with society and become a slave to ...

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Throughout the ages, literature has revolved around the personal relationships between people. The relationships between women have evolved throughout the ages possibly as a result of the transformations of society as these texts explore; The Shakespearean era where only men were allowed to act, the Victorian era in which everything must be prim and proper and women should still do their work as a mother and wife to the Post Modern era in which women are free to express themselves in the same way that men are. All three chosen texts explore these relationships differently; Jane Eyre's cl...

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The Results of Literature in our Lives In our modern day society there are many pieces of literature that provide an essential and practical perspective on life. ... Hunters are used to symbolize the male in the relationship and the female is viewed as the scared rabbit who is pray for it's devoted hunter. ... I was told I could not marry out of my culture and yet I've hidden a 3 year relationship with my present girlfriend from my whole family. ... The play Romeo and Juliet is about the protagonists Romeo and Juliet who like me and my girlfriend (my love) are forced to withho...

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Literature can create a large impact by expressing ideas and truths into society. ... "Oleanna," for example, deals with the issue of sexual harassment and the relationships between the professors and their students, and men and women. ... People who have read or seen "A Midsummer Night's Dream" are able to relate to the characters or situations with their own experiences, which is an example of how literature can leave impressions on people. Historical events are another subject which literature has focused on. ... Literature can be found is so many different forms and on every subje...

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Relating to the piece of literature "Girl" written by Jamaica Kincaid for the time, women's roles were to work in the home. ... By understanding the culture in which this piece of literature is written, the gender roles, the rules of behavior for a woman and the relationships between genders can be realized. ... Though men and women are supposedly equal, the roles they must play in a particular relationship may be unequal. ... In this piece of literature, the mother speaks directly to her daughter telling her what she is to do in order to become a lady. There are many suggestions in th...

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Morals and values are a substantial influence in the relationships that were established in American society in the 1930's. ... An example of this lies in the relationship based on the values of respect and trust between Atticus and his children. ... Lee explores this when Aunt Alexandra refuses the relationship between Scout and Walter Cunningham. ... This evident division in Mockingbird allows a reflection of everyday relationships in American society in the 1930's, further exposing the morals and values of social relationships. ... This relationship, though political, exposes the ...

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Individualism In LiteratureThe Book of Exodus in the Bible and Sophocles" play, Antigone are two pieces of literature in which a relationship between the individual and the community can be closely examined. However, the societies that Antigone and Exodus are set in are two completely different societies that follow different kinds of laws. ... Consequently, the relationship between the individual and the community and the effects this relationship has in both Antigone and Exodus has similar aspects. ... Moses acts as a messenger between God and the Israelites. ... The individualism in Exod...

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And if there was evolutionary process, a few of the steps in-between still must be missing. ... The lands of Sumer were fertile and in close relationship to two major rivers which are known as the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers today. ... The recording of literature, science, society and history is a lasting legacy of the Sumerians and our society. ... Individuals as Product of Society Society is the unconscious collective of the morals and values of individuals that formed that society, but society is only a word. ... I have shown that Sumer was the beginning of society and that society was...

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