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- 701: The Writings of Joyce Carol Oates
- ... tragedies of these times and through her stories she forces the American public to deal with these catastrophes rather than deny them. Critic Mary Katherine Grant says of Oates’ themes: " ‘Her (Oates) present body of fiction tells the tragic tale of a decade wasted by war, assassinations, and riots, and a people paralyzed by their fear of being powerless to change things. But her works do more than merely chronicle the ...
- 702: Response to William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily”
- ... themes that underlie this story, Man versus Society is clearly the underlying tone of “A Rose for Emily.” Works Cited Faulkner, William. “A Rose for Emily.” Kennedy, X.J., Gioia, Dana. Literature, An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. Sev
- 703: Metaphors, Exaggeration, and Alliteration in Beowulf
- ... ÅThe water boiled in a bloody swirling" (933) " ^ÅThe swimming forms of sea-dragons, / Dim serpent shapes in the watery depths". These are the pictures that nightmares are made of. In comparison to our modern fiction, Beowulf might seem wordy and lengthy but when a reader takes time to savor the graphic descriptions, vivid imagery, clever alliteration, and fantastic exaggerations one can understand how this thirteen hundred-year-old epic poem ...
- 704: "To Build a Fire"
- ... survive in an extremely low range of temperature. Once this range of temperatures has been exceeded, the human body begins to loss certain function essential for survival. A great example of this is the realistic fiction story "To Build a Fire" written by Jack London. This story takes place in the Alaskan Yukon, where a man is prospecting for gold. "The trouble with the man was that he was without imagination ...
- 705: Greek Mythology
- ... last thing that remained in the jar was hope, which Pandora released and enabled humankind to go on living. IV. ACTIVITIES Activity One: What is a Myth? Objectives a. The students will distinguish between realistic fiction and fantasy. b. The students will listen and respond attentively and respectfully in a discussion. c. The students will be able to understand the difference between a myth and reality through active listening and meaningful ...
- 706: An Understanding of Coles’s Essay Through Susan Bordo’s Terms
- ... of Coles’s Essay Through Susan Bordo’s Terms Specific terms from Susan Bordo’s essay “Hunger is Ideology” can be used to form a better understanding of Robert Coles’s essay “Tradition: Fact and Fiction.” Representation and usable knowledge are often used by Bordo, and a correlation can also be made between the terms and sections in Coles’s essay. Although the two essay’s discuss different topics, a similarity ...
- 707: Review of Ernest Hemingway and Writings
- ... the Star and moved back to Paris to launch his career as a writer. In an examination of Hemmingway's writings is very much akin to a study of his life. Most all of his fiction was based upon or expanded from events that he himself had experienced, or at least that which he knew completely, inside and out. Being the perfectionist that he was, Ernest did not feel justified in ...
- 708: The Importance of Literature vs. Science
- ... and less human. Human's are not creatures of precision and logic, or we would have rulers for hands, and calculators for hearts. Most people would prefer to sit down and pick up a science fiction novel than a book on astrophysics. Also, writers do not have to be very skilled to be able to teach. Scientists who teach have had to train and learn for many years before they can ...
- 709: Diversity of Hawthorne's Writings in "Young Goodman Brown", "Ethan Brand", and "The Birthmark"
- ... follow her husbands wishes. Hawthorne once again writing in his time period made traditional characters of society and these people were in an average class; henceforth keeping traditional good and evil characters as in many fiction stories. Hawthorne has created a couple who are the examples of good and evil; Georgiana has the mark of innocence upon her and Aylmer carries delusions of grandeur. Georgiana is admired for her beauty by ...
- 710: The Yellow Wallpaper - Journey into Insanity
- ... wrong, and, since she knew he couldn't tolerate hysteria, to drive him away. Works Cited Gilman, Charlotte Perkins. "The Yellow Wallpaper." 1892. The New England Magazine. Reprinted in "Lives & "Moments - An Introduction to Short Fiction" by Hans Ostrom. Hold, Orlando, FL 1991.
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