According to Duff Brenna‚ “All literature shows us the power of emotion. It is emotion‚ not reason‚ that motivates characters in literature.” This means characters in literature are instigated to follow their true emotions instead of their own sanity. Characters follow their hearts rather than their minds‚ which is usually the reasons behind their actions. This is true as demonstrated in the two novels To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton. Atticus Finch is a lawyer
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B. “All literature shows us the power of emotion. It is emotion‚ not reason that motivates characters in literature.” – Duff Brenna. Using TWO characters we studied this semester (they may NOT be from the same play) discuss whether it is indeed emotion that motivates them in action and in thought. In Antigone by Sophcles‚ and in macbeth by shakespeare‚ we see that both antigone and macebth act and think out of emotion‚ macbeth wants to be king of scotland very badly‚ and kills many people to get
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Power of Emotion Emotion is an individual’s feelings that can be represented by facial expressions‚ tone of voice‚ and body language. In the short story “The Moose and the Sparrow”‚ the author Hugh Garner communicates the idea of Moose Madden’s inability to control his emotions has led to his death‚ by describing specific events incisively throughout the story. He suggests that violence and serious consequences can be easily caused by unchecked emotions. Hot temper‚ sensitiveness and vulnerability
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How the Power of Literature Has Affected My Life - Value of Literature Alex Sidorov English 101 Alex Sidorov Thompson English 101 May 27‚ 2009 How the Power of Literature Has Affected My Life - Value of Literature If you asked me how much I valued literature a few months ago‚ I would have probably laughed it off and proclaimed it has no value because it does not affect me. What kind of value could literature possibly have? It is just books. Random characters dealing with their random problems
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‘Literature shows us that sexual desire must be restrained.’ In light of this view‚ discuss the ways in which writers represent sexual desires and its consequences. Within Volpone‚ a key object of sexual desires would be Celia – who is so beautiful‚ Jonson deemed it fit for her name to mean ‘celestial’. As a result of her beauty‚ and its subsequent sexualisation (such as her “soft lip” that “would tempt you to eternity of kissing”)‚ Corvino obsesses over possessing her‚ as if she were a widely
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are and how you live?// What’s the book?/ Why or how// did you change? Literature has informed my life in many different ways‚ it has given me opportunities to discover‚ think‚ evaluate and analyse the world around me giving myself a better insight and a wide perspective of life. Through my study of literature it has helped me develop better thinking skills‚ vocabulary‚ comprehension and good cognitive skills. Literature has contributed to my developing and confidence in my own beliefs‚ goals opinions
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William Blake‚ power is very rarely‚ if not ever‚ depicted as being used responsibly and for the good of others. It is‚ however‚ almost always seen to be used to the advantage of the person who possesses it. This in itself could be seen as using power ’well’‚ as they have enhanced their own lives; whether or not this is to the detriment of others may not even enter into the question. It is also true that power can come in many forms‚ and whether or not this comment is consistent for all definitions
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Asantewa Rogers Period 4 Ms.D “All literature is protest. You can’t name a single literary work that isn’t protest” was a quote said by Richard Wright. My interpretation of this quote is that through all of literature‚ there is protest. There is protest from the protagonists and even the antagonists. I agree with this quote because in every piece of literature there is a conflict that one faces‚ and characters show their dislike towards something in different forms of protest. This quote is proven
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and theories to make the earth a better place yet it all brought man to a place worse than it was before. Wars keeps on increasing‚ guns are available in sale shops and even with the great system of security in developed nations still we see increase in crime in the developed countries than the developing countries. The world is in a technological age of doing things easily‚ the skill of man in doing surgeries and a whole new research to solve all the issues of man‚ yet man seems not getting any better
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Richard Rodriguez The Chinese in All of Us A Mexican American Explores Multiculturalism The other day‚ the phone rang; it was a woman who identified herself as the “talent coordinator” for the “Oprah Winfrey Show.” She said Oprah was planning a show on self-hating ethnics. “You know‚” she confided‚ “Norwegians who don’t want to be Norwegian‚ Greeks who hate Greek food.” Anyway‚ she said breezily‚ wouldn’t I like to make an appearance? About 10 years ago I wrote a thin book called Hunger of
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