The Steinbeck Style Although John Steinbeck is recognized for the themes of his novels‚ including the struggles of the working class and social injustice‚ he is also known for his excellent use of the literary elements. In two of his novels‚ Of Mice and Men and The Pearl‚ Steinbeck uses different types of tone‚ diction‚ and syntax to enhance meaning and strengthen the impact of his message. In Of Mice and Men Steinbeck presents an innocent tone through his character‚ Lennie‚ to create meaning
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‘Of Mice and Men’ is a short novel by John Steinbeck‚ which is set in 1930s America. At this time in American History they were suffering from a hard hitting economic depression. This book is set on a ranch in Soledad‚ California. Throughout this novella‚ Steinbeck addresses key theme‚ for example discrimination‚ loneliness and the American Dream. Curley’s wife is a complex character. She is the only woman on the ranch. Curley’s wife is used as a plot device by Steinbeck to explore themes like discrimination
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The 2000 film ‘American Beauty’ directed by Sam Menez‚ effectively contrasts the subtle beauty of life with the struggle of modern day stress and sadness caused by the materialism of modern Western Society. This is displayed excellently through symbolism‚ cinematic techniques and characterisation. The symbolism used includes the frequent use of the colour red and Ricky’s filming of beauty. Menez also employs a variety of Cinematic techniques such as camera shots and angles to explore the subtle
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How does Beverly Naidoo use the theme of truth in the novel “the other side of truth” In the novel " The Other Side of Truth" there are several themes‚ however one of the most important themes is the theme of truth. Both Sade’s mother and father believe that telling the truth is very important. Although Folarin believes telling the truth is good‚ this brought him harsh consequences‚ the death of Mrs.Solaja‚ and it separated him from his children. Even Sade and Femi believe in the truth‚ but end
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How does the writer convey excitement of the donkey race Many aspects of the donkey race was exciting‚ this made it easier to convey this message. The tittle of the passage stands out. “A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat.” It is very unusual and attention grabbing due to the unexpected and shocking imagery. This intrigues the reader because it allows them to guess what this passage is about‚ as you can see it is very different to our expectations. The donkey race was compared to the “wacky
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Southern states during the 1930’s was full of racism and bigotry. Whites were seen as being superior over African-Americans and African-Americans were treated as less than equals. Since the 1930’s‚ society has made numerous strides to improve the racial inequality of the past and to bridge the gap between the two races. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird revisits the South in the 1930’s. The language used helps to make the novel more realistic. To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel that should be read by
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No Humanity in 1984 Mrs. Parsons looks anxiously about the room‚ peering around corners to see if the children were nearby. Winston starts to bend down when Mrs. Parsons starts to say‚ “Of course if Tom was home he’d put it right in a minute. He loves anything like that. He’s ever so good with his hands‚ Tom is.” She stops abruptly. Boots trample then –BOOM! The children bursts into the living room‚ Mrs. Parsons’ shaking vigorously of fear (Orwell 21-24). Mrs. Parsons’ reaction towards her own children
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The Novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne had criticizes the Puritan society in the colonial times in Massachusetts. The Novel has a lot of characters and all of them start the Novel in a way and then end it in another way. Chillingworth is one of the most transcendent Characters in the Novel because he completely changed during the Novel. While he was on "England" Hester is in the New World working and waiting for him to come back. He got Kidnaped by the Native Americans thats why he wasn’t with
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Haley Wiener The author of Maus‚ Art Spiegelman‚ portrays the different types of people involved in the holocaust in a confusing way. Spiegelman uses animals in the graphic novel to try (and help) the reader understand relationships‚ feelings‚ and situations more deeply. The author uses mice as Jews‚ the Germans as cats‚ the Poles as pigs‚ the Americans as dogs‚ the French as frogs‚ the Swedes by reindeers‚ the British by fish‚ and the Romani people as gypsy moths. As mice‚ the Jews were being
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alone with a vampire named Edward. Throughout the novel‚ he fights to save her‚ from himself and from others. Those who will enjoy this novel most are teens and adults looking for a good fantasy and adolescent romance. This is the novel that took Harry Potter’s place on the best seller’s list. The world of magic and wizards may very well be replaced with the world of vampires created by Stephenie Meyer in her Twilight Saga. In this first novel of the trilogy‚ named after the saga‚ the world of
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