Araby By: James Joyce I. Elements of Fiction A. Settings The year is 1894. The place is North Richmond Street in Ireland’s largest city‚ Dublin. The street dead-ends at an empty house of two stories. Araby - the name of the bazaar B. Characters * Boy (Narrator) – the protagonist of the story‚ an adolescent who is in love with her friend’s sister. * Mangan – the boy’s best friend‚ who is about the same age with the narrator. * Mangan’s sister – the boy’s crush‚ who lives
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In Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado‚” Montresor’s meticulous planning of Fortunato’s murder is eerily similar to the strategy behind Connie’s rape by Arnold Friend in “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates. Both predators lure their victims in by pretending to be their friend‚ using their weaknesses to their advantage and seizing the opportune moment for attack. Montresor and Arnold Friend conceal their true motives under the guise of friendship. Montresor
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The Autobiographical Elements in the Works of Edgar Allan Poe "There is no exquisite beauty without some strangeness in the proportions" (Biography on Poe 8). Edgar Alan Poe endured a very difficult life and this is evident in his literary style. He was once titled the "master of the macabre." One of the aspects in his life with which he struggled was social isolation. He used this as a topic in a number of poems and short stories. Poe’s life was also filled with periods of fear and irrationality
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of evil. Although there are many aspects on this subject to potentially debate‚ a couple in particular will be addressed utilizing what is known of two authors; Edgar Allen Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ employing their literary works‚ “The Cask of Amontillado” and “Young Goodman Brown‚” it can be concluded that people are susceptible to evil and/or evil acts for a myriad of reasons. This conclusion is based independently on these two stories as they were expressed during their time. Edgar Allen
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The School of Psychoanalytic Criticism “The Cask of Amontillado” and its author Edgar Allan Poe are excellent references for applying psychoanalytic interpretations to an author and his work. Psychoanalytic criticism uses a Freudian theory of a three level psyche‚ the ego‚ the super-ego‚ and the id to gain a better understanding of the deeper or hidden meaning within literature and an understanding of the psychological identity of the author‚ the characters or the reader. Freud theorized that
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all of the stories. Roderick Usher’s emotions are overwrought; Ligeia and the narrator of that story both exist in the world of emotions; the behaviors of the narrators of "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Black Cat" are not rational; in "The Cask of Amontillado‚" the hatred of Montresor exceeds all rational explanations. Throughout Poe’s fiction‚ much of the behavior of his characters must be viewed and can be explained best in terms of the Romantic period in which he
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ordinary people to commit acts of violence for the wrong doings suffered at his or her hands. Creasy and Montresor clearly display similar actions through their desire for revenge‚ their course of action‚ and their vindictive outcomes. In “The Cask of Amontillado” there is no justification as to why Montresor wants to seek revenge on Fortunato. He describes his personal reasons in the well known first line of the story‚ “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could‚ but when he ventured
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While reading “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ the confession of Montresor creates two contradicting scenarios. Montresor’s words argue that Fortunato’s death was not a crime of passion. On the other hand his recollections that the murder was a premeditated murder. When it comes to the topic of deciding if Fortunato’s murder was a crime of passion or a premeditated‚ the choice is clear. My views are based upon how Montresor took advantage of Fortunato inside the catacombs. In the very
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Exploring Psychotic Characters in Literature The following characters are villains‚ or antagonists in their stories. An antagonist is the character who strives against another main character. This character opposes the hero or protagonist in drama. The term is also used to describe one who contends with or opposes another in a fight‚ conflict‚ or battle of wills. In literature‚ this is the principal opponent or foil of the main character and is considered the villain unless the protagonist is
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Montresor’s Revenge Throughout history man has struggled with revenge and pride. In Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado”. Montresor has been insulted my Fortunato. Montresor tricks Fortunato into following him into the catacombs. Once they are down there montresor chains Fortunato to a wall of granite and buries him alive. Montresor accomplishes murder because he is a good planner‚ heartless‚ and a good talker. Due to the fact that Montresor is a good planner he is able to make all the
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