"Metafiction is a term given to fictional writing which self-consciously and systematically draws attention to its status as an artifact in order to pose questions about the relationship between fiction and reality." --Patricia Waugh‚ Metafiction: The Theory and Practice of Self-Conscious Fiction.New York: Methuen‚ 1984. In many respects‚ Tim O ’Brien ’s The Things They Carried concerns the relationship between fiction and the narrator. In this novel‚ O ’Brien himself is the main character--he
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The Nature of Control Is it the common human nature to feel power over others? A totalitarian government seeks to utilize its message of confinement and authority to control the many aspects of life. In the novel 1984‚ Orwell portrays totalitarianism through psychological manipulation‚ physical control and the control of language. The totalitarian party manipulates and invalidates the minds of the outer party and proles. Orwell describes the surroundings of Winston‚ showing totalitarianism‚ writing:
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The Odyssey is a heroic tale of a man on a mission with many obstacles to overcome. When called away from his homeland and his family to fight in a battle against Troy‚ Odysseus‚ king of Ithaca‚ overcomes several different obstacles and portrays many different heroic characteristics over the ten years he is away in order to reach his beloved wife‚ son‚ and homeland again. Throughout his journey home‚ he encounters many things such as an uncivilized giant with one eye called a Cyclops‚ a witch-goddess
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Individualty Symbolizes Happiness Prompt: In the final chapter of Anthem‚ Prometheus writes that he now understands “why the best in me had been my sins and my transgressions; and why I had never felt guilt in my sins.” What has Prometheus come to understand about himself? Why does his society regard the “best in him” as sinful? “It is a sin to think words no others think and to put them down upon paper no others see.” “It is a sin write this.” So begins Ayn Rand’s Anthem‚ a dystopian novella
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Everyone in this world has constrained to face complex challenges throughout their lives. Some have faced hardship with difficulties‚ loneliness‚ and suffrage. In the novel‚ The Odyssey by Homer‚ their characters has significant roles and inspiration for the author‚ Edna St. Vincent Millay‚ to create the free verse poem‚ “ An Ancient Gestures”. The poem has developed through the inspiration of the two characters in The Odyssey‚ which includes‚ Penelope and Odysseus. Having Penelope waiting for her
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Atonement “Abandonment As The Central Theme” While the title of Ian McEwan’s novel is Atonement‚ atonement itself can not be the driving theme of this work. The fact that atonement is ever achieved or even sought out by Briony can be greatly debated. This is because of the effects abandonment‚ the true theme‚ has on her. Abandonment not only plays a driving role in Briony’s character but also greatly impacts every character in the novel. Although abandonment
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Dying seems to be a very common theme in these stories weather it’s physically or emotionally. That’s where Shakespeare’s famous quote from Hamlet‚ “To Be or Not To Be” comes into play. In “What‚ of This Goldfish‚ Would You Wish” Sergei kills Yonatan because he believed Yonatan would steal his best friend. Sergei loves the fish dearly but the fish does not feel the same way. As time goes on the more the fish is becoming annoyed and ignorant towards Sergei. Since Sergei is lonely he wants to keep
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After the first time reading the poem “Doll Eyes”‚ it took me a while to comprehend the real meaning of the message presented in the text. The first stanza of the poem‚ was filled with a sense of scorn‚ as the narrator described the boy as being “scrawny.” However‚ he continues with the selection of detail as he goes on to describe the young boys beautiful “amber” eyes. At this point‚ I was not completely sure of what the author was trying to portray‚ until I identified the shift in tone through
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Writing a Literary Analysis What Is Literary Analysis? • • • • • It’s literary. It’s an analysis. It’s An Argument! It may also involve research on and analysis of secondary sources. How Is It “Literary”? • Usually‚ a literary analysis will involve a discussion of a text as writing‚ thus the term literary‚ which means “having to do with letters.” • This will involve the use of certain concepts that are very specifically associated with literature. Important Literary Concepts • The Basics
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Literary Analysis of "The Masque of the Red Death" In the story‚ The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe‚ the author tries to create a specific atmosphere to emphasize the action within the story. The setting of the story immensely helps to create this atmosphere. Poe’s descriptive setting aids in creating the atmosphere of the story by developing mood‚ evoking feelings from the reader‚ and creating a false sense of security. The setting of The Masque‚ which Poe effectively and thoroughly
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