we must face. It is up to us‚ however‚ how we go about overcoming them. Throughout Doris Lessing’s “Through the Tunnel”‚ she uses numerous literary techniques in order to make the reader sympathize for Jerry‚ the story’s protagonist. Most notably‚ Lessing uses a plethora of imagery to give a mind- blowing vision on what is happening. She also uses symbolism‚ which gives us a deeper meaning than what is on the surface. Not to mention‚ during the story‚ her distinct tone changes dramatically. These techniques
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because they do not have a clear answer and hence‚ remains a controversial topic and reverberates across time. Therefore‚ the solutions offered by these speeches also resonates beyond the contextual audience and holds value for the modern responder. Lessing spoke to the general public‚ through the Nobel lectures‚ to discuss the issue of world poverty. She focused her speech on the relationship between education and poverty and as such‚ conveyed education as the means to escape poverty. Atwood’s oration
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In “Sixteen” by Maureen Daly and in “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing‚ both of the main characters struggle through an internal struggle‚ which nearly destroys them both. Let me dive into more detail about this. In “Sixteen”‚ we follow a naïve teenage girl of the age‚ you guessed it‚ of sixteen. Despite trying to prove to us that she isn’t a dumb kid‚ she does the opposite and proves she is that dumb kid she worries she is. I’m sixteen and even I know she’s ignorant and hasn’t suffered like I
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In this poem the speaker managed to utilize poetic devices to show creativeness. The poet used the rules of sonnet. The poet also used the figures of speech‚ sound effects‚ syntax and diction to make his writing qualify even further to be called a poetic piece of art. This is just the analysis and demonstration of how the poet managed to do. The poem is a sonnet‚ this is clear at first glance because it is constructed of 14 lines. The structure of the sonnet is constructed of octave and sestet. The
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The old man‚ is not given a name nor a proper physical description by the writer perhaps to rouse the reader’s emotions by letting him think of the grandfather as a universal figure. This may be an important factor in the short story as older generations can relate to the feelings of the grandfather and younger generations to the feelings of the granddaughter. Though he is old‚ the grandfather is very active in that he keeps birds and trains homing pigeons. In the beginning of the story‚ when the
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Compare and Contrast Essay For my compare and contrast essay I have chosen the painting "Sunrise" by Claude Monet. Claude Monet is an impressionist who painted with stress on color and light. Monet painted the "Sunrise" in 1872. This is during the time where impressionism was at its most potent. The scene is of a body of water possibly a river‚ with row boats on it. The time of day seems to be dawn when the sun is just rising over the horizon. Monet uses brush strokes to make shapes but in contrast
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Two Short Stories Of Awareness Beyond Oneself:"Araby" And "A Sunrise On The Veld""Araby" by James Joyce and "A Sunrise On The Veld" by Doris Lessing are both short stories in which theprotagonists gained a consciousness that was beyond themselves. The main characters are both initiatedinto new realities and truths of which they were not previously aware. Both short stories will beexamined with reflections according to the type of initiation that was experienced‚ the nature of thenarrators‚ the similar
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No witchcraft for sale Doris May Lessing (22.10.1919-17.11.2013.) She was a British writer‚ born in Iran. In 1925 the family moved to a farm in the British colony area of Africa. In the story “No witchcraft for sale” Lessing tells about a relationship between the Farquars‚ a Christian family and their servant Gideon‚ in a colonized Zimbabwe‚ and the native secrets‚ that no power can buy. The story is written with a 3rd person narrator with an omniscient point of view‚ where the happenings are
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At one point in each individual’s life‚ innocence will cease to exist. In the short story Going to the Moon‚ the little boy feels a sense of belonging and joy towards his teacher. Entitlement has played a large role in the protagonist’s life. The protagonist has not experienced valuable life lessons which allows one to recognize the evil in the world. Miss Johnson’s class fosters an environment that exposes her students to real world events‚ thus understanding the relationship between good and evil
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