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Corruption of men in Nana.
Nana, by Emile Zola portrays the life of a prostitute in nineteenth century Parisian society. The protagonist, a young woman, exploits her physical appearance and enticing body to ensnare men into relations in return for luxury and large sums of money. Her audience sees her as a goddess despite her lack of talent and she uses her sexuality as a weapon against society. Men continually come to Nana in hopes of satisfying their internal desires and offer her sumptuous amounts of affluence in order to be with her. They become entirely contaminated by her presence. Her clients begin to lose their morals and dignity as a result of their obsession with the great Nana.
Bordenave, the producer of The blond Venus, in which many are attending, considers his actress Nana to "have something else," something mystifying making up for her lack of talent. She transforms herself into a captivating women opening the audience into a world of unknown desire by exposing her sensuous body. Men astounded, with their mouths agape sit there acting as if they have just reached the stage of puberty. .
They have never witnessed such a seduction before. In complete amazement, Nana's customers show up at her apartment salivating at her presence, hoping to gain access to her desirable body. They offer her money even if it only means sleeping with her for just one night. Young, old and religious men become entirely corrupted by Nana's seductive spell, giving up their ethics to be with her. .
Nana welcomes her admiring lovers into her life in order to keep her apartment and pay off her creditors. Among these men include Count Muffat de Beuville, an important member of the French government and has always been a pious Catholic until he becomes infatuated with Nana. Throughout his lifetime he has repressed every sexual emotion and has maintained an ardent attitude toward immorality.
The earliest memories of life I have all started with my Nana and Pops. My Nana was the best; she took me all over the place from birthday parties, to the farm in town. ... My Nana instilled into me the joy and love of reading. ... My mother is nothing like my Nana, even if she is her child. ... A few days before Christmas, my Nana went home to be with Jesus. ...
I called her Nana, and I loved her very much. ... When her mom was too weak Nana would make the food for her family. ... They also never understood why I felt the way I felt about Nana. ... I missed Nana, my family, my house, and my home cooked meals. ... In that moment I knew that just like Nana would always have her mom with her, that Nana would forever be in my mind and heart. ...
This is Nanas place, as gentle and generous as she is, and we love to congregate here for those special family reunions. ... As cars arrive in the lane outside Nana's cottage, aunts, uncles and cousins emerge looking cramped and cranky after their long, hot journey. But, each person is made to feel special as Nana gazes fondly with her clear blue eyes and bestows her hugs. ... Girl cousins find a quiet bedroom where they perch on Nanas handmade quilt to gossip and plait each other hair. ... I have a favorite spot in Borneo where I feel the same sense of closeness and belonging that I expe...
Almost instantly she idolizes the main character Nana and it is then that Hanna's life begins to parallel Nana's. ... Hanna also associates her teacher with Nana, when she sees her teacher smoking the way Nana did in the movie. ... Hanna's life often parallels Nana's life. ... Nana had few positive influences in her. ... He is the only positive influence in Nana's life. ...
My grandmother, affectionately known as "Nana", and her husband "Don", though not my grandfather by blood, he was the only one that I ever knew, would visit, our house was always their last stop of the long journey made back to Cleveland from their winter vacation, spent in south Florida. ... While Nana and Don were staying with us, the sound of our laughter could be heard in the living room long after time for us to have been in bed, Nana and Don urging for another 10 minutes as much as my brother and I. In the bright sunshine, the sounds of Nana's handball games with my brother and ...
I thought I had everything A mother, father, a little brother, Nana, and an amazing Aunt. ... I was told my Nana now was diagnosed with cancer of the intestine. ... Day by day things progressively worsened, since my Nana was staying in our home everyday I saw her progress go down hill. ... When my nana passed away, I can say I was a tad bitter. ... Well the Jewelry (platinum ring, and Gold Egyptian pendant)is a remembrance of my Nana and Aunt, Pictures because people come and go but with my pictures ill always have my friends/family with me some how, and yes My beloved 1986 puffalump. ...
Nana loved Mariam. ... It was Nana's words which haunted Mariam years after Nana's death. ... Nana exposed Mariam to face reality, that "nothing but rejection and heartache" awaited a woman. ... Mariam lived isolated with Nana in a kolba since Mariam's birth was proof of the dishonourable sin of Jalil and Nana, not the harami – Mariam, a gift. ... Nana (given her word) and Laila endured painful births to Mariam and Zalmai, respectively. ...
