The book opens with David Hayden talking about his father serving his second term in 1948 in Mercer Country, Montana. It talks about the type of country Montana is.…
The point of views for stories and passages are important. The point of view is the way the author allows you to “see” and “hear” what is going on. "The Young Girl in the Fifth" by Aneala Brazil, is told in 3rd person from the narrator’s view where Gwen is excelling in school so the Principal moves Gwen from Upper Fourth to Fifth Form, Gwen is excited and scared. "Phillis's Big Test" by Catherine Clinton, also from an outsider’s view shows Phillis’s love for poems and literature, and how she achieves her goal. The narrator's’ point of view influences how events described by a personally, yet it is from an outsider’s view.…
The first chapter of Claire Carmichael’s novel presents the setting of the book and raises the issue of power and how it can corrupt. She characterises the people as intimidating and menacing and uses clear language and imagery to help give a picturesque scene of the area. The quote” ‘Are you questioning my instructions?’ the data lord asked......Her face pale, she took a step backwards. ‘No of course not’ ” shows that a person in a position of power has the ability to get what they want with just by being threatening. In contrast to oblits; people who have lost…
"It is every boys dream to own a pony and a .22" those were the exact words…
Being brought to the World State is ultimately led to John’s suicide because from the moment he, Linda, Lenina, and Bernard returned from the reservation he was an oddity, a rare find, a different person from anybody else and he was treated as such. His beliefs were belittled and thrown away because they were “out of date” and there was no room for old things in the new…
C. Jennifer Price points out the flaws in American culture in order to jolt the awareness of the reader to recognize what Americans have succumbed to.…
There is no doubt that the setting of ‘1984’ is bleak – it just simply cannot get any more miserable and dreary. The entire concept of ‘Big Brother’, the reeking smell of “boiled cabbage and old rag mats” and the totalitarianism of the Party, almost forces the whole of Oceania into bleakness. In fact, the only characters who seem to be unaffected are the proles and Julia. Julia’s youthful personality and apathetic attitude allows her to see the world differently compared to other characters that fall under victims of ‘Big Brother’. However, when Julia initiates her love affair with Winston, their relationship becomes a significant exception to the depression of the scenes around them. Constantly throughout the novel, there is a vigorous battle between the Party and the ones whom dare to rebel against living a colourless life.…
In the novel, Montana 1948, written by Larry Watson, a story of a young boy named David and the events of a cataclysmic summer holidays are recounted. Set in the heart of North America in the 19th century, when Native Americans were considered B class citizens and persecution was inevitable ever since the Europeans first arrived on the continent. David matures in a short span throughout the text from naivety to maturity as a result of the series of horrendous events he experiences. The murder and sexual assault of Marie Little Soldier evokes a case in which Wes, David’s father and sheriff of the county must re-moralise his choices as his brother Frank is to blame. The obligation to justice is a reoccurring theme throughout the novel in addition to abuse of power, loyalty, and, morality. The Hayden family encompassing David’s grandfather Julian, Julian’s son Frank, and Wes, all carry extreme power in the community of Bentrock; with this power they have freewill almost. Watson uses the characters, themes and events as dolls to portray to the audience his authorial intent.…
He also introduces a different world, the Savage Reservation, which is a contrast to the World State. Many problems are foreshadowed to soon come, especially since John has put the new world on such a pedestal because he only knows what Linda has portrayed it as. By the end of the first half of the book, it is clear that the World State is the perfect…
Fredric Jameson, with ideas more suitable for the novel than Aijaz Ahmad, was first to think of national allegory.3 Jameson states that third-world literature must be a national allegory because of the state of its embattled culture and society. A political dimension is always present from the nature of the third-world as opposed to capitalism in the first-world, which enables their public and government to focus on luxuries rather than survival. Ahmed argues that Jameson fails to recognize other third-world novels with different forms of literature because he only considers English written novels.4 In times of war when the government controls the public’s lives, third-world writers can only search to write in a national allegory, otherwise, torture would be eminent. Political dimensions are always present from the nature of the third-world. National allegory writing emphasizes the political situation of the government.5…
Third person limited point of view is a method of storytelling in which the narrator knows only the thoughts and feelings of a single character, while other characters are presented only externally. Third person limited grants a writer more freedom than first person, but less than third person…
When an author uses first person in their narrative, this gives the reader a different perspective of the literature. For instance, when I explain how I felt and how I experienced a situation, this demonstrates more truthfulness and helps reach more people and perform the purpose of the writing. Lastly, when a there is a person running for president, that person proposes “I will do…I believe…” throughout his discourse, people apply more confidence, and the purpose of that speech is accomplished.…
During the period of time in 1984, a young novelist George Orwell gave another world insulated into three areas Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia. An island named Oceania, which the management has supervise. People who live there are under a steady have instance of watching, and control of the government. In Oceania, there a guy exists who is known as Winston Smith why must stating doubt to everything that he has been told about the management about the government. Later towards looking concerning a dark haired young lady who also works in the same office with Smith is called Service of Truth. One day fakes a fall and slips Winston a note saying. Julia is somebody Winston trusts Julia trusts he will be able to recognize with in the beautiful of…
When I think about the American government seven words come to my head and those words are “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Those words define what are government has been created for. It was created by the people for the people and today I think America is falling away from those beliefs that are founding fathers wrote so long ago. So how does America get back on track? Well for one I think the American Government has forgotten that this country has been blessed by The Lord our God and in doing so I think America is suffering for it. That’s just one subject that I think is wrong with the American Government but I’m going to talk a lot more than just that. I’m going to talk about the good and bad of The Constitution, Federal and State governments, the political party system, Civil Rights, Taxes and government spending, Government control of the economy, Socialism versus Capitalism, and the Checks and Balance System.…
“They” is used to refer to the government, distancing them from the public and making them insignificant. In the internal monologue, the public is referred to as “you,” imposing the characteristics of the fictional public onto the reader. In these sections, “I” and “we” is used for the politician and their party. The meaning of “we” changes to both the politician and the voters in the external sections. This depicts the sense of community the politician is attempting to evoke. The use of “we,” “our,” “every one of us,” along with phrases like, “they have shattered our, they have shattered my” portrays the politician as a member of the community. This produces communal acceptance and empathy. The politician further evokes emotions by rephrasing words mid-sentence. The supposed inability to say “rape” in paragraph 6 depicts the character as moral and sensitive. The text further uses the techniques of generalisation, metaphors, repetition and pacing to showcase political manipulation and the power of irrational…