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Analysis of The Theban Plays and The Matrix
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Analysis of The Theban Plays and The Matrix By Kyle Hoath English Literature 2003 Literature is very important in the understanding of society. And not just today's society, but past society's as well. The writer's context is a combination of all that is happening in that particular society. This gives us the opportunity to use traditional literature as a window to the past, and by studying more contemporary texts we can theorise how society has changed over time. It is important that the two texts have similar themes, as this makes it easier to analyse differences and similarities in the author's representation of that particular story. Take the traditional text, The Theban Plays and the contemporary film, The Matrix. By analysing these texts we can see how society's representations of evil and good, and their attitudes towards destiny and religion, have changed over an extensive period of time. The themes and issues...
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