Boyle makes use of several linguistic techniques and stylistic choices to demonstrate how, to Wendy, the process of carrying Nate’s child was strictly business and, despite being her flesh and blood, she did not view Nathaniel or Nate with additional compassion and had no issue in removing them from her life. Boyle’s stylistic choice to employ the emotionless phrasal verb “handed over” to describe the way Wendy gives Nathaniel to Nate instead of a verb with a warmer, positive connotation conveys a connection Wendy feels between her and her child to nothing more than that of relinquishing property. Boyle’s use of the bizarre analogies “a piece of…
Any story has the potential of becoming a classic novel that is read and loved by thousands, but the dimension that makes or breaks these stories lies directly within the characters involved. In Arthur Miller’s playwright, The Crucible, a plethora of distinct personalities are introduced, and it’s the unique interaction and histories between these people that expedites the entire story. Likewise, in the novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, and The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the narration of the tale is told from the perspective of characters that are distinct from any others involved. Nick Carraway possess the eyes through which readers experience The Great Gatsby, and though Carraway is a relevant figure throughout…
©2000-2007 BookRags, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The following sections of this BookRags Premium Study Guide is offprint from Gale's For Students Series: Presenting Analysis, Context, and Criticism on Commonly Studied Works: Introduction, Author Biography, Plot Summary, Characters, Themes, Style, Historical Context, Critical Overview, Criticism and Critical Essays, Media Adaptations, Topics for Further Study, Compare & Contrast, What Do I Read Next?, For Further Study, and Sources. ©1998-2002; ©2002 by Gale. Gale is an imprint of The Gale Group, Inc., a division of Thomson Learning, Inc. Gale and Design® and Thomson Learning are trademarks used herein under license. The following sections, if they exist, are offprint from Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction: "Social Concerns", "Thematic Overview", "Techniques", "Literary Precedents", "Key Questions", "Related Titles", "Adaptations", "Related Web Sites". © 1994-2005, by Walton Beacham. The following sections, if they exist, are offprint from Beacham's Guide to Literature for Young Adults: "About the Author", "Overview", "Setting", "Literary Qualities", "Social Sensitivity", "Topics for Discussion", "Ideas for Reports and Papers". © 1994-2005, by Walton Beacham. All other sections in this Literature Study Guide are owned and copywritten by BookRags, Inc. No part of this work covered by the copyright hereon may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, Web distribution or information storage retrieval systems without the written permission of the publisher.…
•George is the man who looks after him, it is a weird pairing as they both act and look completely different: ‘small, strong hands, slender arms.’Steinbeck describes George in detail to contrast the…
©2000−2005 BookRags, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The following sections of this BookRags Premium Study Guide is offprint from Gale's For Students Series: Presenting Analysis, Context, and Criticism on Commonly Studied Works: Introduction, Author Biography, Plot Summary, Characters, Themes, Style, Historical Context, Critical Overview, Criticism and Critical Essays, Media Adaptations, Topics for Further Study, Compare &Contrast, What Do I Read Next?, For Further Study, and Sources. ©1998−2002; ©2002 by Gale. Gale is an imprint of The Gale Group, Inc., a division of Thomson Learning, Inc. Gale and Design® and Thomson Learning are trademarks used herein under license. The following sections, if they exist, are offprint from Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction: "Social Concerns", "Thematic Overview", "Techniques", "Literary Precedents", "Key Questions", "Related Titles", "Adaptations", "Related Web Sites". © 1994−2005, by Walton Beacham. The following sections, if they exist, are offprint from Beacham's Guide to Literature for Young Adults: "About the Author", "Overview", "Setting", "Literary Qualities", "Social Sensitivity", "Topics for Discussion", "Ideas for Reports and Papers". © 1994−2005, by Walton Beacham. All other sections in this Literature Study Guide are owned and copywritten by BookRags, Inc. No part of this work covered by the copyright hereon may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, Web distribution or information storage retrieval systems without the written permission of the publisher.…
In his novel, the author takes us on a momentous journey which sees the protagonist, a naive young boy, Leo Colston; lose his childhood innocence as a result of his involvement in a forbidden love affair between the sister of his aristocratic friend and a farmer on the estate they manage. The forthcoming tragedies wholly depend on the social constraints of those days. This setting is therefore of great significance to the enjoyment of the novel. As the story continues, Leo becomes drawn deeper and deeper into their dangerous game of dishonesty and desire, until his role brings him to a shocking and premature revelation awakening him into the secrets of the adult world and the evocation of the boundaries of Edwardian society.…
There is no question as to what Eliduc is feeling in “Eliduc” by Marie de France: love. He has feeling for his wife Guildeluec, and understands his obligations towards her, but that later gets in the way of his feelings for Guilliardun. Despite his disloyalty towards Guildeluec, which he tried his best to avoid, his love for Guilliardun overcame. ‘’Eliduc’’ has a mixture of three diferente types of love; Eros, Philia and Agapé. These types of love help the reader understand the psychology of love relationship in ‘’Eliduc’’.…
Mrs. Mallard and Miss Emily both had a time in their lives when they have lost their husbands and are now a widow. Miss Emily when her lover dies, and Mrs. Mallard when new reached her ear of her husband’s death. Mrs. Mallard had a strict husband, which when she heard that he had died she finally had time to open her eyes and see that she was free, but when he walks in the door… joy is not the first think that over takes her. To where Miss Emily had a strict father who never…
The first thing learned in the entire book is that “Sir Walter Elliot of Kellynch-hall, in Somersetshire, was a man who, for his own amusement, never took up any book but the Baronage, there he found occupation for an idle hour, and consolation in a distressed one” (Austen, 3). “The page at which the favorite volume always opened” (Austen, 3) is where the Baronage told “of the earliest patents” (Austen, 3) that Sir Walter Elliot is a direct decent of. The Baronage that Sir Walter Elliot reads directly correlates to his aspirations because of his “vanity of situation” (Austen, 4). Just as Sir Walter Elliot only read one book he only aspired to one thing, which was to be someone of importance and stature. Though beloved by Sir Walter Elliot, his daughter Elizabeth had an opposite view of the Baronage.…
In T.S. Eliot’s poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” Eliot develops the character, J. Alfred Prufrock using allusions to other works of literature such as, Dante’s Inferno, Marvel’s “His Coy Mistress,”. In this way, Eliot sets forth a psychological comparison to assist the reader in understanding of Prufrock’s psyche and existentialist attitude toward life.…
©2000-2007 BookRags, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The following sections of this BookRags Premium Study Guide is offprint from Gale's For Students Series: Presenting Analysis, Context, and Criticism on Commonly Studied Works: Introduction, Author Biography, Plot Summary, Characters, Themes, Style, Historical Context, Critical Overview, Criticism and Critical Essays, Media Adaptations, Topics for Further Study, Compare & Contrast, What Do I Read Next?, For Further Study, and Sources. ©1998-2002; ©2002 by Gale. Gale is an imprint of The Gale Group, Inc., a division of Thomson Learning, Inc. Gale and Design® and Thomson Learning are trademarks used herein under license. The following sections, if they exist, are offprint from Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction: "Social Concerns", "Thematic Overview", "Techniques", "Literary Precedents", "Key Questions", "Related Titles", "Adaptations", "Related Web Sites". © 1994-2005, by Walton Beacham. The following sections, if they exist, are offprint from Beacham's Guide to Literature for Young Adults: "About the Author", "Overview", "Setting", "Literary Qualities", "Social Sensitivity", "Topics for Discussion", "Ideas for Reports and Papers". © 1994-2005, by Walton Beacham. All other sections in this Literature Study Guide are owned and copywritten by BookRags, Inc. No part of this work covered by the copyright hereon may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, Web distribution or information storage retrieval systems without the written permission of the publisher.…
The loss of affection throughout the poem is seen as a one of the most significant resulting in various forms of alienation. A prime example of such a theme can be seen through the image of the prostitute within the poetry.…
Through Bradbury’s use of irony, allusion, and symbolism, he shows that when parents spoil their children, dreadful consequences can occur. The author portrays this idea by emphasizing how Lydia and George are wealthy, and how they have bought everything Wendy and Peter have desired. And at the end of the story, Bradbury stresses on how that well-intended action only caused their family to split apart. And even though Lydia and George truly believe that giving their children whatever they yearn for is the only way to love and please their children, all children truly desire is the intimacy and affection from their parents.…
Compare and contrast the ways in which Bronte and Rhys construct the adult selves of Jane and Antoinette and consider how this shapes their relationship with Rochester.…
The extracts I will be analysing are from the novel Great Expectations written by Charles Dickens. I am going to be describing how Dickens has succeeded in making the reader feel sorry for Pip. Dickens used his own experiences as a boy to help him write sympathetically of being a young child, his family had no money and got transferred from city to city until he was ten years old, his father was also sent to prison for six months over debt. He based the character Pip in remembrance of himself as a child, writing about his own thoughts and feelings to help himself create more sympathy for Pip.…