rest of the town. Emily was so mentally scarred by her fathers controlling ways that‚ as soon as her father died‚ she seized the opportunity to get romantically involved with a man named Homer Barron; however‚ unlike Emily’s father‚ Homer is not as involved in her life as perhaps she would like him to be. Homer is described as liking
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Moving on‚ there are various inspirations that could have lead Homer to write the Odyssey. In a mythical sense‚ thunder god Zeus came across a young woman Mnemosyne‚ the personification of memory; the father of gods slept with her for nine nights‚ which is how the nine muses came about (“The Nine Muses” 6). Muses encourage creation and were believed to give inspiration to artists of all caliber (“The Nine Muses” 1). These nine celestials consist of the following: Clio‚ Europe‚ Thalia‚ Melpomene‚
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society conditions and the civilization of that history period. Homer; the authors of The Iliad and The Odyssey; and Vergil; the authors of The Aeneid are two of the greatest writers in ancient western civilization. There are heroes in these three literatures to reflect the society and culture: Achilles‚ Odysseus and Aeneid. The Iliad and the Odyssey are two of the oldest ancient literatures by Homer in around 8th century B.C. (Homer‚ 2012). According to Redfield (1975)‚ “the culture portrayed
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will be allowed to have their own guesses and suspense until the end. The second section seems to associate with the third one where the author takes all readers back to the past; Miss Emily’s father’s death and the relationship between her and Homer Barron dramatically affect on her behaviors and bizarre events around her house. The author describes the relationship between her father and Miss Emily as “tableau”; her father appears
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the Iliad‚ Homer pays respect to soldiers by mentioning their name with various adjacent positive qualities. In the first book of the Iliad‚ “godlike Polyphemous” is introduced among a list of noteworthy soldiers (Iliad 1:264). Although Polyphemous is an unfamiliar character that is not central to the action‚ Homer wholly compares him to a god. The pairing of this godly term with such an insignificant character represents how divine status is obtainable for mortals‚ especially because Homer does not
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lives according to honor and glory‚ in all kinds of varied forms. Both traits trigger a magnificent war that takes the lives of numerous men‚ and shapes its development at every stage. The fall of Troy is “a thing… whose glory shall perish never (Homer‚ Iliad 2.324)”. The goal of the Greeks is fame that is never ending and lastly even after death‚ and they let nothing bar their way. The honor of the individual‚ family‚ and community guide every action
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In order to underscore the circumstances behind the death of Homer‚ it would be quite significant to first underscore that fact that the entire is bestowed with the themes of change and death. However‚ the theme of death takes the center stage in this paper. Death and change are actually the factors holding the underlying message in the story. The author clearly brings out the idea that it is actually better for an individual to accept the instances of death rather than to ignore the episode through
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Emily” is a very queer narrative. Emily’s inability to have someone leave her again caused her to murder a man. In this story Emily loses her father to death; despite her negligence. She also finds a charming man named Homer Barron who she starts to fall in love with. She knows Homer will leave her and she cannot let that happen; so she poisons him and sleeps with his dead body for 10 years. She did these awful things because of her inability to let go of the past that crippled her and made her go
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“A Rose for Emily” is a successful story not only because of its intricately （错综复杂地） complex chronology （时间顺序）‚ but also because of its unique narrative point of view. The story is told by an unnamed narrator in the first person collective. By using the “we” narrator‚ Faulkner creates a sense of closeness between readers and his story. “A Rose for Emily” is divided into five sections. The first section opens with a description of the Grierson house in Jefferson. The narrator mentions that over
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thus why she is described as a shrew. An episode of The Simpsons satirizes parents who want to push their children into achieving success in athletics and gaining good sportsmanship. Bart (the son of Homer) is an advanced star player in the hockey team while his sister Lisa (daughter of Homer) is the star goalie on the opposing team. Bart & Lisa are seen as rival siblings in the series. But the mother‚ Marge‚ attempts to
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