An Analysis Of Orwell's "Shooting An Elephant"
.... situation in which he or she has been expected to
be a leader. For different reasons people are looked to as leaders, sometimes
because of their race, ethnicity, or heritage. In this case, Orwell was
pictured as a leader because he was British and he worked for the British Empire.
Readers are able to relate to the fact that he does not want to be humiliated
in front of the Burmese. He declares, “Every white man's life in the East, was
one long struggle not to be laughed at” (101). Orwell compares the e .....
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An Analysis Of British Literature
.... fate. He
also displayed his faith in the beliefs of society when he told Hrogthgar "Fate
will unwind as it must." When Grendel died, the soldiers "had no semse of
sorrow, felt no regret for his sufferings," because they believed Grendel was
destined to die, and there was no way to defy destiny. They also did not pity
Grendel because they considered him to be entirely evil because it was his fate.
The Anglo-Saxon's strong belief in fate led to them not fearing death as much as
during other times period .....
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Beowulf And Hrothgar: Anglo-Saxon Ideal Code Of Conduct
.... can be seen
towards Beowulf, when the king gives his thanks for the heroic deeds of the
warrior. Hrothgar rewards Beowulf with priceless material as he says to the
warrior, “You shall lack no earthly riches I can offer you.” The people of the
land also trust their king, who holds a strong belief in God. In the scene
where Hrothgar celebrates Grendel's death, he holds the monsters hand as he says,
“Let us give thanks at once to God Almighty for this sight.” The followers of
the king both respect and .....
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An Example Of Good Writing: Zinsser's "Simplicity"
.... that everyone can understand.
The way Zinsser writes the essay it is easy to understand. He uses
everyday words not dictionary words. No one wants to read an essay that every
other word they have to stop and go look it up because they do not know the
meaning. This causes the reader to become frustrated and they also tend to
loose interest. There are too many other options presented to people today that
already stray them away from reading.
By asking questions in the essay it keeps the readers attent .....
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Allegory
.... Allegorically, the poem describes a Christian soul rising from a
state of sin to a state of blessedness. Other allegories include the parables
of Jesus, and The Faerie Queene, written by the English poet Edmund Spenser in
the late 1500's.
Allegories lost popularity in Europe after about 1600, but some, such as
Pilgrim's Progress (1678, 1684) gained recognition in later times. Allegory
also exists in other ways. Many novels include allegorical suggestions of an
additional level of meaning. Exa .....
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James Joyce's "Araby"
.... can easily be determined is the
culture and life in Dublin. This has a great effect on the boy and the rest of
the people from this city. Dublin is referred to as the "center of
paralyses,"(Internet) and "indeed sterile."(Joyce) This plays a huge role in the
forming of this boy's life, where there is no fun. "Araby" is a story "of a
soul-shriveling Irish asceticism, which renders hopes and dreams not only
foolish, but sinful."(Coulthard) In the story, the only thing that the young boy
has to look forward .....
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The Joys Of Reading A Novel
.... but would not go in detail. The detail in a novel is very important since
it helps create atmosphere and mood which results in the reader beginning to
imagine himself as the character. In some novels, for example, just the details
of the surroundings of the character's location take seven to eight pages to
explain and if the detail is missed, the reader fails to imagine the intended
atmosphere.
The extent to which a novel is studied causes the reader to lose
interest in reading the novel because .....
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Oates' "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?": Arnold Fiend
.... Milton's Satan a positive, attractive symbol of the
poet, the religious embodiment of creative energy, so we should also be
sensitive to Arnold's multifaceted and creative nature”(Tierce and Crafton 608).
Mike Tierce and John Michael Crafton suggest that Arnold Friend is not a
diabolical figure, but instead a religious and cultural savior.
On a more realistic note, Joyce M. Wegs argues the symbolism of Arnold
Friend as a Satan figure when she writes: “Arnold is far more a grotesque
portrait of a psychopa .....
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"A Rose For Emily": A Review
.... her. If the story would have been told in first person we would not
have been able to relate to Miss Emily. The reason for that would be, if she
would have been the narrator we would have understood the story in a hole
different manner. Faulkner used third person narration and from that we were
able to find out many things about Miss Emily's past. For instance the death
of her father, the love she had for Homer, and how she felt the need for
affection. Those ideas she would have kept to herself, if s .....
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Arthurian Romances
.... They suit him up in his armor and ready his horse and
weapons. The knight in the first story is named Erec, son of the King Lac. He
marries a girl named Enide, who is at his side throughout the story. Together
they adventure through the countryside and Erec fights his battles as they go on.
The knight will give up on nothing ever, it is his duty to serve his King and
God to the best of his ability. “Sire, I have no wound from which I am
suffering so much that I want to interrupt my journey. .....
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How "First Love" Is Represented By Different Artists
.... observe the fact that they did not
know of their first loves and do not realize their mistakes with their first
loves until they are grown up and are writing about it. It probably provides
them with a good topic to start writing about in the first place. The lack of
realization seems to be a powerful motivator in the lives of these artists. All
of the artists in the readings seem to have gone through a period of lack of
realization before wising up to what their experiences with their first loves
meant. .....
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So This Was Adolescence, By Annie Dillard: Author Writing Style
.... wood,” which would symbolize her longing for an escape from her
monotony.
The second style is visualization. Dillard utilizes this style well.
When reading such lines as “I was a boulder blocking my own path,” and “...a
live wire...shooting out sparks..,” the reader can visualize her as the boulder
or the live wire out of control. This style makes the story easier to follow
and lets you feel as the character does, like you were there with them. When
Dillard describes herself “--whipping the bed with a .....
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The Autobiographical Elements In The Works Of Edgar Allan Poe
.... his older brother, who was left with relatives in Baltimore.
During those toddler years, Poe found his mother in the last stages of
tuberculosis. Upon her death, he was then separated from his younger sister,
Rosalie. Another major low point in his life was the death of his foster mother,
Mrs. Frances Allan, and his foster father disowning him, all at one time. The
most significant set-back to Edgar Allan Poe was the death of his cousin/wife
Virginia Clemm. This single incident was the cause of almos .....
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A Violent Illumination Of Salvation
.... either excessive pride or
aggressive evil traits. The price of redemption is high. O'Connor violently
shocks her characters, illuminates their shortcomings, and prepares them for
redemption as seen in: "A Good Man is Hard to Find," "Revelation," "The River,"
and "The Lame Shall Enter First."
Walters reasons, "The instruction of pride through lessons of humility is, in
each story, the means by which the soul is prepared for its necessary
illumination by the Holy Spirit" (73). The grandmother in "A G .....
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The Beginnings Of A National Literary Tradition
.... legitimately be called the first distinct
"school" of Canadian poetry"(17, Keith). The term ‘The Poets of Confederation'
is a misnomer since not one of these poets/authors was more than ten years old
when the Dominion of Canada was formed in 1867. However, all of these writers
were aware of the lack of a distinctive Canadian literary tradition and they
made efforts to create one for their successors. While each of these men had
their own distinctive writing style they all sought to contribute and creat .....
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