In literature it is not uncommon for the author to give an essential character an atypical, unfamiliar background for the sake of grabbing the readers attention and to set up a gripping story. This is the case with the origins of the protagonist John Grady Cole, in All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy. John Grady Cole is a boy,...
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Author’s deliberately incorporate a variety of literary elements into their work to impact readers on emotional and intellectual levels. An author’s choice of words communicates not only plot and character, but also tone, theme, and vision. Good writing resonates with readers when an author effectively uses language to convey a universal message. Just as musicians use notes, authors use words...
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The Human Comedy by William Saroyan follows the journey of a fourteen year old boy into manhood. The book is set during the WWII era in Ithaca, California. Homer Macauley, the narrator, has to take upon adult responsibilities and provide for his whole family after his older brother leaves for war and his father passes away. While working as a...
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Comedy and its implications for society have been discussed throughout history by philosophers the world over due to the universal nature of comedy and humour. The topic of comedy was even discussed by ancient philosophers Plato, Aristotle, and Epictetus all the way to the modern day. The theories as to why we find particular things funny and other things not,...
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Chapter 1: Narrative hook – A narrative hook is a part, typically at the beginning, of the story that interests the reader, making them want to continue to read on. How does the Time Traveler's explanation of time as a 4th dimension sound? The time traveler explains the Fourth Dimension as time. He says “There are really four dimensions, three...
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Throughout literature, there are a number of different examples that show the differences between the Old South and the New South along with the transition from old to new. Some of these examples are included in the works of Flannery O’Connor, Kate Chopin, and William Faulkner. When examining this concept of old and new, one can easily learn that there...
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Flannery O’Connor, a well-known author, wrote mostly about the relationship between people and God. O’Connor, a Roman Catholic, was devoted to her religion. Most of her stories revolve around southern, rural culture and the people who lived in this environment. O’Connor used many themes and symbols in her stories, and one symbol that particularly sticks out is a character’s eyes....
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David Foster Wallace opens the speech with the fish anecdote to introduce the subject of discussion to his audience(college students); knowledge is not measured by education alone, rather acknowledging one’s surroundings. The overall effect of the line “This is Water” demonstrates the basic realities that are overlooked in life. Wallace repeats this line twice to emphasize his argument that basic...
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Still, I rise Maya Angelous “Still, I Rise” poem is about her fight with racism and discrimination throughout her lifetime. The poet uses repetition, metaphors, similes plus other poetic techniques to communicate to the audience regarding how she has defeated racism in her life by demonstrating a strong attitude to others. It is additionally regarding an African-American woman’s response to...
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Through the role of storytelling, an enduring text invites the audiences to challenge the previously held assumptions and beliefs of ourselves and the world at large whilst igniting new ideas on the true nature of the individual and collective human experiences. Anthony Doerr’s 2014 novel All the Light We Cannot See reveals the individual’s resilience in the face of collective...
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Through the close exploration of both john donnes holy sonnets and Margaret Edson’s post-modernist text wit, we are able to collect that context plays a vital role in the construction and understanding of a text. Both texts portray the flaws and faults of humanity and the necessity of individual redemption. Edson has managed to take the strong religious ideas of...
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The Road demonstrates diverse perspective in renewal be making readers question not only spiritual beliefs but the existence of god. Throughout The Road there is a conflict of spiritual belief that is demonstrated by the main characters own uncertainty. McCarthy’s novel could be seen as an agnostic novel with multiple characters believing in god and others completely rejecting the idea...
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Case I This summary reflects the case study on Hotel New World Tragedy. This incident of collapse of the Hotel took place in the mid-month of March i.e. 15th March 1986 resulting in causalities of 33 deaths and 17 rescued during the rescue period. There were several assumptions made on the collapse such as internal blast, non-standard concrete mixtures, and...
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Integrity is the most valuable and respected quality of leadership. Always keep your word. “Brian Tracy”. Flannery O’ Connor story presents us with a strange morality one where hypocrisy and integrity; also, religion has to do with the story. We can relate this story into today’s society because, sometimes people just thing for themselves and what they want. Just as...
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Abstract:- The Africa is faced so many conflict like social, political and ethnic. For the main causes are weak government, state collapse, inter-ethnic clashes, economic decline, and unequal distribution of resources. African writer portrait the conflict of Africa through their fiction like Chinua Achebe, Adichie Etc. Adichie describes this history with fictionalized in her novels. This paper tried to analyze...
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Flannery O’Connor’s first novel, Wise Blood, she changed people’s minds about what a southern writer was and ushered in a new wave of attention for southern writers. O'Connor, as a southern writer, who is similar to others from a proportional spot by the sets of specific expectations for perusers outside of that area. One explanation behind accordingly numerous notices of...
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Villains, superheroes, and monsters--all of these are characters with which the reader is familiar. Authors use many techniques to develop the personalities of these characters to the readers. Authors use literary elements such as inner dialogue, appearance, and name meaning to create the characters. In “Desiree’s Baby” by Kate Chopin, Chopin uses internal thoughts, the plot, and the setting to...
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When you think of a person being “immortal” you might think of a superhero, but the cells of an African American woman named Henrietta Lack are now famous. Rebecca Skloot wrote The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks to reveal the corruption of the medical research field in the 1950s, and to give Henrietta credit for the medical discoveries that the...
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Main Idea When a society forces orthodoxy onto its citizens, human emotion and expression suffers as a result. In many dystopian stories, such as Brave New World, The Pedestrian, Acquainted with the Night, and the World Is too much with us, the idea of forced conformity leads to conflict with individuality, as well as the creation of outcasts. As uniformity...
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Just Mercy is an extraordinary book. Its a powerful truthful and story by Bryan Stevenson, Stevenson who is an attorney guides us through his life in Alabama and how he helps defend innocent, poor men and women on death row who were wrongly convicted. Throughout each of the cases, Stevenson shows us how messed up are system can be. In...
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The surroundings of someone has impact and influence on an individual's behavior, this is also referred to as “nurture.” These influences later eventually determine mental health and the roles in society one fulfills. Two short stories, James Baldwin’s, “Sonny’s Blues' ' and Daniel Alarcón, “The Ballad of Rocky Rontal” are great examples of two different men who are from two...
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Black comedy or dark humour is the kind of comedy that presents serious things in a rather light manner. The lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin Mcdonagh and The ‘Shape of Things’ by Neil Labute focus on the use of black comedy to evoke laughter and aim to manipulate the audience during the serious subject matters, which can be considered a...
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Introduction After reading a summary of the book Anthem by Ayn Rand, I found myself thinking about how deeply she digs into what happens when society takes "we" too far. The way she pictures a world where you cannot even say "I" really hit home for me. Rand wrote this story back in 1938, but it feels super relevant even...
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In “The Shroud” and “Sonny’s Blues” both the Grimm Brothers and James Baldwin created a very sympathetic story that conveys the messages of sorrow, loss and transformation but make peace at the end. There are many similarities in both of these short captivating stories and both stories are made to make the reader feel for the characters. Even though they...
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Adichie's Purple hibiscus is a novel based in post-colonial Nigeria where we are introduced to 15-year old Kambili who shares her narrative on the toxic family environment in which her father, an abusive catholic man oppresses and imposes his beliefs on his family. In the following essay, I will be discussing the key theme of defiance in Purple Hibiscus. To...
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This essay will argue how the combination of both comedy and horror genres have been successfully merged. It will also demonstrate how merging these genres has helped make the movie franchise Scream (1996) by Wes Craven a success. Success, for the purpose of this essay, will be measured by how comedy is used within the films narrative effectively, the popularity...
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Growing old is inevitable, but having the courage to mature is definitely a choice. J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye follows the adventures of seventeen-year-old Holden Caulfield, a lonely outsider that struggles to find his place in society. Similarly, Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid highlights the coming of age and mother-daughter relationships of Annie John on the island of...
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Flannery O’Connor and William Faulkner are well-known for their Southern Gothic style of writing. Their short stories like “A Good Man is Hard to Find”, ”A Rose for Emily”, and ”Good Country People” feature many elements that are characteristic of this genre of literature. Southern Gothic Literature was introduced early in the 20th century and eventually grew in great popularity....
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Can you imagine not knowing what true happiness was? In the novel, “The Giver”, Jonas was selected to be the next Receiver of Memory. His job is to hold the memories of the world, good and bad. Being selected to be the receiver is a great honor. There are many good parts of being the Receiver. Now Jonas has the...
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Media satire is a freedom of speech which has resulted in a perception that barriers our country and citizen. It is easier to communicate and share ideas easier than ever before. Furthermore, allow people to express their ideas and perspectives, comedic or not. This essay will examine the importance of freedom of speech that allows comedic satire to make its...
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