An Analysis Of Orwell's "Shooting An Elephant"
.... 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 elephant to
the huge British Empire, and just as the elephant has lost control, he feels
that when the white man turns tyrant it is his own freedom that he destroys
(100). Secretly he hates the British Empire and is on the side of the Burmese
(97). The elephant is equivalent to the British Empire ravaging through Burma
and dis .....
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An Analysis Of British Literature
.... 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 periods in British Literature. Beowulf's strong belief in
fate was a reflection in the society's pagan belief in fate. Due to the fact
that the society at the time of Beowulf was pagan, they did not believe in the
afterlife.
The Christian revision to Beowulf illustrated a different outlook on
death and the afterlife. When monks .....
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Beowulf And Hrothgar: Anglo-Saxon Ideal Code Of Conduct
.... 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 trust their ruler, and through his generosity and
strong trust in good, Hrothgar displays the ideal code of conduct for an Anglo-
Saxon king.
Another epic hero that has qualities that follow the Anglo-Saxon code of
conduct is Beowulf. This warrior, known to be the “strongest man alive,” leaves
for a heroic journey when he he .....
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An Example Of Good Writing: Zinsser's "Simplicity"
.... 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 attention. In the
essay Zinsser asks, "Who is this elusive creature, the reader?" That question
causes the people reading to stop and think, could he be talking about me? Now
he has captured the readers full attention, so they read on to find the answer.
Throughout Zinsser's essay he makes many suggestions to the reader in
which .....
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Allegory
.... 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. Examples include Moby-Dick (1851), a whaling
adventure that raises issues of human struggle and fate in a mysterious universe,
and Lord of the Flies (1954), a story about shipwrecked boys that examines the
persistence of evil.
Contributor: Paul Strohm
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James Joyce's "Araby"
.... 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 to is buying something for the girl he loves, and in the end
he can't even do that; and by making the final characters English, the story
leaves an impact on the reader about the Dublin society. It shows the antagonist
of the story to be "a repressive Dublin culture."(Coulthard)
Through this allegorical piece, the reader can .....
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The Joys Of Reading A Novel
.... 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 some interpretations of particular moments
in the novel may not have anything to do relative to the novel. Doing things
like over-emphasizing or over-interpreting causes the reader to become bored
with the concept and in some cases even be confused.
For a novel to be enjoyed by anybody, it must be of interest to them .....
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Oates' "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?": Arnold Fiend
.... 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 psychopathic killer masquerading as a teenager; he also has all
the traditional, sinister traits of that arch deceiver and source of grotesque
terror, the devil”(616). She also writes about how the author sets up the idea
of a religious, diabolical figure when she links popular music and its values as
Connie's perverted version of a .....
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"A Rose For Emily": A Review
.... 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 she were to have told
the story.
The language and dialogue that Faulkner provides Miss Emily with enables
the readers to understand how she feels about the town. She is not very pleased
with the changes that have occurred therefore she lets everyone that she comes
in contact with know how she views those specific changes. Fo .....
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Arthurian Romances
.... 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. No one could detain me;
tomorrow- I shall tarry no more- I want to leave in the morning, when I see the
day is dawning.” (1) He is extremely fair when dealing with other knights, that
is he doesn't take cheap shots or kill the other off; he is polite and courteous.
To his wife he has total respect and love to give, but he i .....
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How "First Love" Is Represented By Different Artists
.... 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. They probably did not know that their first loves were their first loves
until later in their lives. In the case of Robert Hayden and Theodore Roethke,
it took them their whole adolescent years to realize who their first loves were.
But no matter how long or how they realized it, most of the artists were
impacted greatly by th .....
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So This Was Adolescence, By Annie Dillard: Author Writing Style
.... 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 belt, like a creature
demented!!” you almost become afraid, like there was a monster in the room with
you. Visualization lets you live the story, not just read it.
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