Literary Analysis of Two Texts Renita Redding Instructor: Irene Robles-Huerta ENG 125 March 21‚ 2015 The short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been”‚ by Joyce Oates‚ (1966)‚ and the poem‚ “What it’s Like to Be a Black Girl”‚ by Patricia Smith‚ (1991)‚ are both about the coming of age of young girls and the conflicts that they encounter. The two pieces explore issues that most young girls have with their bodies and others during their puberty years. The literary elements that will be
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then do we read it? A literary work must be an ice-axe to break the sea frozen inside us.” (Franz Kafka) In my own words this means that what is the purpose of reading something that doesn’t teach us something new or change how we view something. The premise of this statement rings true for me if literature does not effect us in some way what is the point of reading it. This applies to Night By Elie Wiesel and Black Boy by Richard Wright because both of these literately works over come a challenge
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Literary Theme in “A Worn Path” Patricia M. Winbush ENG 125 Karen McFarland March 11‚ 2012 In “A Worn Path”‚ the theme though out the story is about a strong undying love an old woman has for her grandchild. According to Clugston 2010‚ the theme in a story is associated with an idea that lies behind the story. Every story narrows a broad underlying idea‚ shapes it in a unique way‚ and makes the underlying idea concrete. That ’s how theme is created. In other words‚ the theme in a story
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Comparing Two Companies In The Same Industry: Kellogg’s and General Mills Kellogg’s and General Mills are very similar in reporting their financial activities. Both companies use the indirect method of operating cash flow. The largest adjustment to net income for both companies was the depreciation and amortization expense. In 2006 the net cash provided by operating activities for General Mills was $1‚771 millions‚ which was an increase of $60 millions from the $1711 millions in 2005. The largest
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An American dream In nature never will you find two snowflakes that are the same. From the time a snowflake starts falling‚ till the time it finally melts‚ a snow flake is very fragile. There are so many elements working against a snowflake it’s a miracle if it ever stays on the ground. Like the snowflake the American dream is equally unique and fragile. Under most circumstances both need the right conditions to flourish. You will never see it naturally snow on a hot summer day‚ but unlike
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November 23‚ 2004 The two towers Did you ever have a goal? Everybody has goals‚ and there are a lot of things that help to reach these goals. Loyalty and friendship are really important goals in Lord of the Rings‚ written by J.R.R. Tolkien in1955. This work of literature is related to the time period when it was written. Tolkien compares World War Two to the war in the story and Hitler to Sauron. Furthermore‚ he reflects his own experiences of war in the character of Frodo. Lord of the Rings
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There are multiple scenes in act 1 scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet‚ where the theme of love at first sight is shown. This is shown using various poetic techniques‚ and by demonstrating that often love is stronger than many other emotions such as spite and revenge (seen in both the script and the film) Also‚ the script and film both have very different ways of presenting love at first sight‚ and while the film utilises the visual aspects of media‚ the script also has numerous powerful techniques such
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Tonye A. Martial Susan Zagar 13-10-2014 ENGL 101 “Two Kinds” is the story of Jing-Mei‚ a Chinese-American girl whose mother believes that anyone living in America can be what they want to be and is so determined to help her daughter discover her talent. Her mother lost everything in China and is committed to offering a different and glamourous life to her sole daughter. Her mother draws her into a chain of tests in order to reveal any kind of talent but she keeps disappointing her mother and
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Sabri‚ Ruhma ELA A30 Mrs G. Stoner In the short story Two Fishermen by Morley Callaghan‚ the main character K. Smith reveals the author’s view against capital punishment through the contradiction of his affable nature and small appearance with his role of executioner. One of the first questions that are asked about Smith is "Did he look like the hangman?" This indicates that the author wants us to focus on Smitty’s physical appearance and compare it to that of a hangman. At the beginning of the story
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Two Character Compare/Contrast The main characters from the stories Of Mice and Men and "The Scarlet Ibis"‚ Lennie and Doodle‚ have similar dependencies‚ yet are completely different people. The writers of the book Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbech‚ and the writer of "The Scarlet Ibis"‚ James Hurst‚ outline characters that in certain characteristics‚ are almost exactly like or completely opposite. It is easily seen while reading these works the instant connection between these characters. One of the
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