Literature provides the opportunity for authors to use words to describe a story, whether true or fiction. The reader is provided details to have an imaginary movie playing out in their mind while reading the story. The reader is connected with the characters, the environment, and the emotion experienced during the story. In this essay, I will be utilizing the formalist approach to review a story and further explore literature.…
Every text is a product of its time. In Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein”, she uses the gothic horror genre to explore some of the concerns of her time relating to the use of science and technology and its impact on humanity. Similar concerns are also present in Ridley Scott’s “Bladerunner”, a futuristic text which combines science fiction and film noir to present a bleak view of a future world overrun by technology and consumerism, but devoid of human emotion. Both these texts offer insights into the human experience namely between man and science and man and nature.…
The two short stories “Where are you Going, Where Have You Been?” by Oates and “Castle Nowhere” by Woolson offer a strong basis for comparison and contrast in terms of canonical and non-canonical texts through characterization, genre/tone, setting, themes, and symbolism. While many of the obvious differences reside in concrete categories like setting, genre/tone, and characterization, there are alluring similarities in theme and symbolism that can allow the reader to conclude the canonization of “Where are you Going, Where Have You Been?” is due, in majority, purely to structural literary components.…
the super natural, and the world that is not known. In the novel The Adventures…
Thesis: Worlds created within texts often reflect reality and encourage the reader to inquire about issues present in our world.…
An unreliable perspective is used through the text, employing a narrative voice which results in ambiguity, leading the reader to think about the reality of the novel.…
With increasing technology, we embraced the introduction to the world wide web, providing new ways of communicating. We heard about global warming and the threat to our climate. Literary Responses to culture shock gave us “mainstream” or “highbrow” stories that focused on the chaotic events of our time, with characters that intertwined with it. Also came the style of “commercial” or “lowbrow” fiction, which focused more on events and the plots instead of the characters…
Different meanings reverberate beyond the single storyline through a series of independent yet interrelated stories. The focus lies on the marginalised members of society rather than the empowered elite, and the collaboration of their stories is brought together in a very unstructured way, the resulting discursive nature of the novel confronts readers, challenges preconceptions of narrative form and adds to the novel¡¯s textual integrity as an accurate reflection on human nature and life, to further ensure their relevance resonates through all generations.…
All things truly wicked start from innocence. A moral truth that finds its place among today’s society. Innocence is such a frail, yet valuable quality. The loss of innocence can lead to such disastrous consequences. The theme of the loss of innocence is a prevalent one found throughout the novel The Wars by Timothy Findley. It is noted particularly in regards to the protagonist, Robert Ross. Early on in the novel, he encounters such miserable situations that dramatically mature his character emotionally and mentally in such a short period of time. Such events include the sudden loss of a loved one, sexual encounters, and the murder of the innocent.…
When reading The Chrysalids, it is easy to see the parallels between the societies in the book and our world. It is clear that John Wyndham wrote The Chrysalids as a warning for today’s society. It is easy to compare the extremes of the society in The Chrysalids to what our society today has overcome. The comparisons are elaborated on below, discussing nuclear war, climate change and prejudice.…
The Witness to War: Serving a Nation oral history project focuses on telling veterans’ stories. Pairs of students interview a veteran, create a website for them, and present their veteran's story to their class. My partner, Kajsa Simon, and I interviewed Mr. Joe Souza, and through him, I learned a lot about the military as well as what makes a hero. From the Witness to War project, I learned that all veterans are heroes and that you don’t have to risk your life every day to be one. I also learned how to be a better public speaker, and this will be useful all throughout my life. This was the best project I have ever done, and it has made a lasting impact on my life. In this essay, I will discuss what I learned from this project, what I did to…
Writers provide glimpses of other worlds, giving readers opportunities to reflect on their own world…
Human nature is consistently displayed through the eyes of authors in literature. Whether it be the desperation of children whose lives are at the mercy of a beast of an island, or the perseverance of a young boy, crippled and disheartened; literature often conveys the determination, inner conflict and perseverance that makes us who were are as a race.…
Literature is a translation of the world around us, offering insights into which core paradigms reflect the contextual factors that defined the thoughts and actions of humanity. The motivations of politics represent the best and worst of human nature, and through the study of the underlying political commentary in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World (BNW) and Fritz Lang’s 1927 silent sci-fi film Metropolis, these motivations are demonstrated. Reflecting and critiquing the oppressive social and political values of their time, Brave New World and Metropolis each serve as a medium of exerting their composers beliefs. These dystopian texts serves as a catalyst for criticising the inability for a perfect society to eliminate revolution when imposing…
‘Significant texts in any genre arise from specific social and cultural conditions, and while they possess an enduring relevance, they are never completely original’…