Critical lens. J.W. Van Goethe once said “no two persons regard in the world in exactly the same way.” This means everybody has different views of the world and responds physically and mentally to different situations. I agree with this quote because we all have different perspectives and we often debate about the way we view society. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck clearly shows how two persons are different in their own independent
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Great Expectations Essay The story Great Expectations is best viewed through the class studies critical lens with a contrast between rich and poor. Miss Havisham’s estate and Uncle Pumblechook are comparable to the life of Pip and the family he lives with because they are upper class and lower class. In just the first 30 minutes of the story‚ the recurring motif of rich versus poor is expressed three times. First‚ when Pip is forced by Uncle Pumblechook to go to Miss Havisham so that his family
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Critical Lens Book Report Fiction is an attempt to tell the truth about things we generally lie about. I agree because authors write books that tell every thing like it is and that it seems right but is very wrong‚ and they tell it with out censorship and make readers think is that the way friends‚ family ‚ and strangers think too because I can’t read their minds? The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds was about named Tille it showed all the hard
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Oedipus Rex by Sophocles 1. Human Significance. The connection between literature and life is intimate and vital. Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex shows variety of human struggles. Of all the themes in Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex‚ fate is the most profound. Oedipus’ struggle against his fate‚ as has been mentioned throughout this essay‚ is arguably the primary conflict of play. Oedipus’ story demonstrates some people’s belief that men were bound by fate no matter how they fought against it. Yet‚ this might
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Timeless Literature Literature is timeless. Literary pieces can relate to everyday living even if they were written long ago. Also‚ literature contains techniques that were used long ago‚ and are still studied today. In a play called Oedipus Rex‚ written many years ago‚ Sophocles combines important lessons by telling a story of a royal couple‚ King Laius and Queen Jocasta‚ who birth a child‚ and send him to be killed after hearing about a curse that their son will one day kill his father and
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“Reading good literature won’t make a reader a better person any more than just sitting in a church‚ synagogue‚ or mosque will. But reading good books well just might.” This quote is from the article “How Reading Makes Us More Human.” It shows that although the common belief is that reading will make us better people‚ it doesn’t mean anything to us unless we really know how to comprehend the book itself and allow it to influence our decisions. A text that applies to this idea is A Raisin in the Sun
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Critical Lens When writers write from a place of insight and real caring about the truth‚ they have the ability to throw the lights on for the reader." In other words the critical lens shoes that the writer who cares about the truth and has a deep understanding of the literature can help us understand the literature. Yes‚ I agree with this statement. I have read two books‚ which is Odyssey by Homer and Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Those books show how human nature is similar to literature. In
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It is perceived throughout literature that characters within a novel are solely prompted by personal interests. Yet‚ we learn that they are sometimes driven throughout the work ascertaining a purpose larger than themselves. Whether it is an author’s use of literary elements (such as dialogue‚ characterization‚ or conflict) or even in their craft alone‚ it is inevitable in the two classic works: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck and The Crucible by Arthur Miller. In The Grapes of Wrath‚ we discover
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anoymous writer wrote “Literature opens a dark window on the soul‚ revealing more about what is bad in human nature than what is good.” This quote means that literature tells more of the bad things that people do than the the good things. This is because it is more thrilling to read about the misfortunes of someone than an a characters regular life. This quote is proven true in the two works The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and in The Color Purple by Alice Walker. “Literature opens a dark window
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January 17‚ 2012 Critical Lens John F. Kennedy once stated “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. In other words‚ if we can’t resolve our problems peacefully‚ then violent revolution is bound to happen. This is true because in life when people cannot get what they want peacefully‚ they turn to violence. The pieces of literature which prove the quote true are the book; Animal Farm written by George Orwell‚ and the song; “The International” written
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