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Joyce And Elliot
1,752 wordsRebel in Literature, Rebel in Society It wasn't until the Modernism period, that questions about human existence and their place and function in the world were raised. Prior to this time of doubt and query, there was always a True answer for any question, and quandaries of perception were labeled as unknown due to insufficiency of needed information. Human infinite pride in its own superiority, blinded people to their incapability to possess the key to all the mysteries of the universe. Rigid in...
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Benjys In The Quentin Section
2,179 wordsA Study of Structure in The Sound and the Fury In his novel, The Sound and the Fury, William Faulkner employs a unique structural assembly to relay a compelling and complex plot to his readers. As he looked upon this work as a failure in its own right, Faulkner revealed, ... I wrote that same story four times. None of them were right... so I printed it in four sections (Millgate 89). His intention upon writing this novel was not for the sole purpose of creating such a peculiar organization, but ...
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Characterization Of Noah Claypole
423 wordsThe Characterization of Noah Claypole The process of characterization is that which every author uses to make, build, or create a character. In Oliver Twist, the characterization of Noah Claypole, is carried out in three ways: the author has the character say things that tell the reader what sort of a person he is, do things that reveal his personality, and the author also has the storyteller describe Noah to expose things concerning his nature. His dialogue characterizes Noah. A young man, Noah...
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Poe's Stories
1,797 wordsDeath, agony, fear, and horror are just a few words one could use to describe the majority of the works by Edgar Allan Poe. It would be unjust to say that The Premature Burial does not live up to that standard. The title, The Premature Burial leaves little to the imagination as to what the reader is about to embark on, but what the title alone can t convey is the amount of terror involved in Poe's horrific vision of literally being buried before ones time. It is a chilling short story that is pr...
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Words And Phrases Familiar To The Reader
869 wordsThe Poem "The Unknown Citizen" by W.H. Auden is a satire. Its narrator is the state. In this, the state pays tribute and describes a successful and positive product of its efficiency and effectiveness. In other words, it builds the character later described to the reader as "the perfect citizen". The narrator speaks as if he is delivering a speech or common tribute using words and phrases that are familiar to the reader. Using such imagery helps the reader paint a clear picture of the character....
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Montresor's Intricate Plan
1,901 wordsObsession and Deviance Poe presents the narrators of "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Cask of Amontillado" as devious, obsessed characters. Both are overpowered by the need to consume the life of their victim. Though they use different strategies to carry out the murders in different ways, obsession is the driving force in both. It is this obsession that inspires them to design these cunning strategies and carry out the executions. The obsession of Montresor in "The Cask of Amontillado" and of the...
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Sow
402 wordsSylvia Plaths poem, Sow, depicts a beast of mythic proportions through various images, comparisons, and specific word choices. By presenting the sow from both the point of view of its owner, neighbor, and of the speaker, Plath paints a vivid picture of farmyard decadence that the reader can relate to. The first three stanzas present an image of neighbor as a secretive, but shrewd farmer. He is shrouded in mystery to the narrator and her companions, as is his great prize-winning sow, impounded fr...
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Mr Van Der Luyden
867 wordsThe Age of Innocence, by Edith Wharton, contains many flat, static characters representing Old New York society. At the apex of that society is Mr. and Mrs. Henry van derluydens. As the narrator describes, their appearances are rare, but yet these few appearances provide more than enough information for the reader to 'know' the character. This information comes from several sources. The first is the narrator, when most of Old New York society is described. The second reference involves Newland A...
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Reader A Low Image Of The Narrator
993 wordsDenis Johnson's stories are not for everyone, but if you enjoy literature you can appreciate the sodalities of this writings. His style of writing is not completely original but aspects of it express their individuality. Basically all of his work deals with the bleak under tones of society, especially in the collection of progressive short stories in Jesus Son. In Jesus Son one of the short stories is titledDundun. In this short Johnson does an exceptional job of conveying personalities of the c...
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Pope And Swift Present Situations
589 wordsThe attitudes portrayed in Alexander Pope's An Essay on Man and Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" towards mankind is strikingly similar. Both acknowledge the view that man has dominion over the earth, as created and instituted by God. However, the difference is seen in their approaches to this subject. Pope primarily focuses on man's pride and place in society, whereas Swift discusses how man deals with certain situations reasonably or unreasonably. Pope and Swift present situations that man ...
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Bleeding Of Dowell's Own Heart
3,963 wordsNarrative Style of Ford; Impressionist With Many Meanings Ford Madox Ford's narrative of The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion engages you as a silent but active listener and reveals details about people acting as themselves. The Good Soldier, unlike what the title suggests, is not a novel about war or an allegory about the defects of society traced back to the defects of human nature. Rather, it is a novel that depicts the defects of the human character and questions the worth of civilization thr...
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Positive Descriptive Images
1,307 wordsThe first chapter presents a very oppressive and negative view of the surroundings in which the narrator lives. A prison-like image of the scene is created through use of descriptive imagery to describe the 'Aunts' and 'Angels'. Whilst it is not clear as to the purpose of the imprisonment of these women, we are given a few clues within the first few paragraphs. This makes it a very effective opening to the novel, as it feeds the readers imagination and makes them want to read more. It also gives...
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Odinger's Cat
850 wordsReaders that try to impose categories on fiction only create logical traps for themselves-this box for "hard science" stories, that box for "new wave" stories. Schr " odinger's Cat strips the lid off the box, and categorizes are caught inside it, or outside it. Beginning with the first long paragraph and the line" As things appear to be coming to some sort of climax" (Norton) it appears that the narrator is in some sort of limbo and uncertainty. Two possibilities come to mind as the paragraph un...
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Rowling's Way Of Narration
839 wordsTranslated into over thirty languages and sold more than 114 million times world-wide, the four Harry Potter books still occupy the places 7, 11, 15 and 19 on the New York Times best-seller list. On its publication day, the fourth volume broke all past records, when a famous Londoner book shop sold over one hundred copies per hour. This essay will focus on Joanne K. Rowling's way of narration which seems to fascinate so many readers. First, this is done by considering some of the narrative eleme...
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Woman's Secret Correspondence With The Reader
1,467 words"The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, is a story told from the first person point of view of a doctor's wife who has nervous condition. The first person standpoint gives the reader access only to the woman's thoughts, and thus, is limited. The limited viewpoint of this story helps the reader to experience a feeling of isolation, just as the wife feels throughout the story. The point of view is also limited in that the story takes places in the present, and as a result the wife has ...
