1 Mr. Ferrare Critical Lens Essay “If the literature we are reading does not wake us‚ why then do we read it? A literary work must be an ice-axe to break the sea frozen inside us.” (Franz Kafka) In my own words this means that what is the purpose of reading something that doesn’t teach us something new or change how we view something. The premise of this statement rings true for me if literature does not effect us in some way what is the point of reading it. This applies to Night By Elie
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Guilty or Not Guilty? “My hands are stained with Hassan’s blood; I pray God doesn’t let them get stained with the blood of his boy too.” (Hosseini‚ 2003‚ page 346) Amir‚ the main character‚ said this while his nephew was in the hospital because of a potentially fatal suicide attempt. Many people would say‚ because of this quote‚ that Amir is not worthy of forgiveness. This makes Amir‚ the main character in Khaled Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner‚ not worthy of forgiveness. There are many examples
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Leah Price In the novel‚ Leah is the second oldest of the Price daughters‚ she is 14-years-old along with her twin sister‚ Adah. Leah is one of the more unique characters. Leah is very intelligent‚ kind-hearted‚ and understanding. She’s also the only tomboy of all the sisters. Leah is also a “daddy’s girl”. In so many words‚ she worships her father. “He stood his ground‚ my father‚ tall as Goliath and pure of heart as David.” (pg. 48) She’s very attached to her father. “I know he must find me
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In Toni Morrison’s novel “Sula” the reader notices that many of the given names and nicknames of the characters in this novel are somewhat unusual‚ suggesting that there is underlying symbolic meaning and importance in Morrison’s naming. There are a number of different approaches that one could take with an essay on this subject. One approach might be to consider how naming fits within African-American literary tradition and culture. Such an essay on “Sula”‚ however‚ would require external sources
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Throughout the Poisonwood Bible‚ Kingsolver utilizes the experience of the Congo to enhance and rediscover the faith of three of the Price daughters. At the age of fifteen‚ Rachel‚ the Price’s oldest child‚ reveals her true beliefs of her religion through her petulant remarks of the Congo. During her stay in Africa‚ Rachel only talks of possessions she left behind. Rachel misses items such as toilet paper and sets of clean clothes. She‚ however‚ doesn’t mention the bible in the list of items she
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Hannah Johnson Poisonwood Bible Essay August 19‚ 2013 Kingsolver‚ Barbara. The Poisonwood Bible. New York: HarperFlamingo‚ 1998. Print. Morally ambiguous characters -- characters whose behavior discourages readers from identifying them as purely evil or purely good -- are at the heart of many works of literature. Choose a novel (Poisonwood Bible in this case) in which a morally ambiguous character plays a pivotal role. Then write an essay in which you explain how the character can be viewed
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‘Minority’ – Unseen poem analysis Minority is a poem about feeling displaced and rejected from society. It conveys to the reader how helpful literature can be in voicing important opinions to society. The poem communicates the idea of exclusion and the feeling of being unwanted to the reader through meaningful lexical choices and imagery. Dharker begins with the line “I was born a foreigner.” It is impossible to be born a foreigner‚ as everybody is born somewhere. However‚ this line helps
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In the story "The Open Boat" the author‚ Stephen Crane‚ uses a lot of figurative language. Figurative language is used in this short story to give a valid picture of what the men are going through by comparing something that the reader probably hasn’t seen. Examples of how figurative language works in this story are showing the comparison to how small the boat really is and how big the waves are. They are so big compared to the boat that they can’t see anything but those waves. Other examples of
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“5 More Minutes” by Scotty McCreery talks about how sometimes you just love a moment or a person so much that you wish you could have little more time where you were‚ what you were doing with‚ and who you’re with. Starting when he’s eight and he’s fishing then his mom wants him to come in and eat supper. He wants five more minutes to keep fishing because it’s their version of “the good stuff” or “the good times.” Throughout the song‚ time progresses all the way until he’s in the hospital with grandpa
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Individuality in characterization is what drives the story of a novel and many authors use this technique to their advantage. In The Poisonwood Bible‚ Kingsolver uses multiple points of view to reveal theme through characterization. The theme she conveys is the individuality present in one’s reaction to the surrounding people and environment. This characterization in relation to theme is shown through the voices of three of the four daughters‚ Rachel‚ Leah and Adah. Although each daughter is presented
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