literature | | Chuck Palahniuk (on transgressive fiction)1 “The most successful books now serve us as sedatives‚ confirming the values and worldviews their readers already hold. They’re the books we read as sleeping pills at bedtime. When was the last book banned? Oh‚ how I miss the great book bonfires of my Christian youth! That’s when books had some power! When they had to be burned like witches.” In all its ambiguity‚ transgressive fiction is a genre of selective taste. This sub genre within
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Commercial vs. Literary Fiction The divide between commercial and literary fiction‚ though not stark‚ can be clearly interpreted with the proper analysis. The short stories Roman Fever and The Cask of Amontillado are perfect examples of this. Both contain many of the same elements‚ but quickly differentiate with further examination. In Edgar Allen Poe’s short story The Cask of Amontillado‚ the protagonist‚ Montressor‚ is driven to murder a former acquaintance by a mysterious and unexplained past
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Fiction in Henry James`s “Paste” Table of Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. American Modernism 4 3. Henry James (1843-1916) 5 4. Paste 8 5. Fiction in Henry James 10 6. Paste analysis 12 6. Conclusion 14 7. Bibliography 15 1. Introduction In my term paper I will primarily discuss Henry James and his short story Paste. Firstly‚ I will focus on the time he wrote the story and than I will describe his life and his three major writing phrases. Next‚ I will go on with giving the most important
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Fiction There are many different types of fiction. Many people confuse these different types of fiction and classify fiction books into incorrect groups. To help better understand fiction they would have to know what types of fiction there are and what they’re like. These types of fiction include realistic fiction‚ science fiction‚ and historical fiction. Realistic fiction refers to stories that might really happen‚ stories set in a particular time and that happen to a particular people.
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write using a sort of general template for that genre or they can develop the novel with a personal priority in mind. The historical fiction novel‚ Beloved‚ by Toni Morrison is written outside of the conventions of the genre‚ although it is‚ yet a well written novel. In the novel Beloved‚ the author‚ Toni Morrison‚ deviates from the conventions of historical fiction as she narrates the plot through the perspective of different characters with an objective of allowing the reader to experience the plot
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In the short story “The Shoemaker” written by Roch Carrier‚ there are significant symbols appear throughout the whole story. The three main symbols are the boy‚ his shoes‚ and the atomic bomb. The author represents a mini-sized world to us by using these symbols. The boy represents the innocent‚ naïve and immature characteristics like many of us today. He believes in himself‚ he thinks that it’s the shoemaker who fixed his old shoes even though his mom’s statement is different. He knows “during
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Science fiction is a genre that is based on “imagined future scientific or technological advances and major social or environmental changes” that can challenge and disrupt traditional perspectives of morality and behaviour. Each science fiction text explores but one of the numerous possibilities of the speculative and extrapolative ideas‚ with the author’s own views being placed throughout the text both intentionally and unintentionally. The genre concerns itself with the understanding of both
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Sean Tinsley Eng 151C-33 3/08/2013 Southern Gothic Fiction is a genre of literature unique to the American south. Major influences of the genre itself were the culture‚ religion‚ and economic standing of the south at the beginning of the 20th century. Many who read southern gothic are transported into a grotesque fantasy world where ideas of death‚ good versus bad‚ and god are all prevalent. Many American authors were greatly influenced by the ideas of southern gothic literature such as “Harper
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Due date: 16 August 2013 Topic: Write a critical analysis of the significance of the non-linear narrative of Pulp Fiction. English 3004: Post Modernism Pulp Fiction This essay will discuss the many original and revolutionary themes as well as cinematic techniques employed by Quentin Tarantino in his film Pulp Fiction‚ with particular emphasis on the use of non-linear narrative and its significance. I will further elucidate the reasoning
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Which one is more enjoyable‚ reading a fiction or watching the movie? No one with the sound mind can deny the significance of spare time in the modem world. In lay terms‚ I think that watching movie is not only enjoyable but also instructive for young people. In order to address the state of affairs regarding the above issue‚ we need to consider the following details. It is pivotal to suggest that boredom ensues inevitably on account of reading fiction. However‚ it strikes a responsive chord in
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