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Class: An Issue of Diversity


Class: An Issue of Diversity
Examines three famous literary texts, Ursula LeGuin's "Left Hand of Darkness", Sophocles's "Antigone", and Herman Melville's "Benito Cereno", and how they deal with the issue of diversity.
3,663 words (approx. 14.7 pages) | 7 sources | MLA | 2004 United States


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Paper Summary:

This paper highlights the issue of diversity in three great classics. The paper looks at how LeGuin's work is closely connected to other diversity issues, such as gender and race; how Sophocles shows the connection between gender and class in "Antigone"; and how Melville's work demonstrates that class issues are integrated with race issues.

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"Inherent in Ismene's words is the inherent difference between Antigone and her sister. Ismene accepts the social paradigm of the world in which they live. She, like Kreon, is extremely aware of class and gender differences, and acts accordingly. This is the same situation that initially occurs in LeGuin's novel. Ai, being made aware of the nearly insurmountable class difference, feels overwhelmed by his sheer inferiority."

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APA Citation:

Class: An Issue of Diversity (2012, February 08). Retrieved February 11, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-Class-An-Issue-of-Diversity/52965

MLA Citation:

"Class: An Issue of Diversity" 08 February 2012. Web. 11 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-Class-An-Issue-of-Diversity/52965>




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