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A Brief Review of the Story of The Contender (642 words, 2 pages)

I.In the beginning of the book Alfred was already a drop out of high school and working for Jewish people at a grocery store. He faced some problems with Major because he did not want to go rob the grocery store on Friday night. Major and his click beat him ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Bluest Eye by Toni Morisson (1204 words, 2 pages)

Toni Morisson's novel The Bluest Eye is about the life of the Breedlove family who resides in Lorain, Ohio, in the late 1930s. This family consists of the mother Pauline, the father Cholly, the son Sammy, and the daughter Pecola. The novel's focal point is the daughter, an eleven-year-old Black ... Read More

An Analysis of How Important the Voice That Tells a Story is (485 words, 3 pages)

How important is the voice that tells a story? It seemsalmost trivial to claim that the same story can changebecause of the voice telling it to you. Does the voice andpoint of view of the narrator play a large enough role in anovel to change the attitude of the reader ... Read More

An Analysis of Barney’s Version by Mordecai Richler (223 words, 1 pages)

The novel Barneys Version by Mordecai Richler is an exquisite illustration of an authors attention to detail in regard to the first person narrative. The story of Barney Panofsky, Mordecai Richler's mercurial comic creation, sets an astringent standard of political incorrectness in present-day Canada. The dominant voice of the novel ... Read More

A Focus on Araby in James Joyce’s Araby (1068 words, 2 pages)

Goldstein Viewpoints from which stories are written are used to enhance the overall point a story is making. James Joyces Araby is no exception. Narrated by a young boy of about twelve or thirteen, it depicts his personal coming of age. The usage of a first person narration allows the ... Read More

The Life Story and Popular Works of Author Mark Twain (1343 words, 2 pages)

Rough, vigorous, hot-tempered and rich is what Mark Twain grew up to be. Born 1835 in Missouri, Florida he always did what he needed to in order for him to reach his goal. Even though he dropped out of school at the age of twelve, when his father died, he ... Read More

An Analysis of the J.D. Salinger’s on the Catcher in the Rye (701 words, 4 pages)

In J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, the first person narration is critical in helping the reader to know and understand the main character, Holden Caulfield. Holden, in his narration, relates a flashback of a significant period of his life, three days and nights on his own in New ... Read More

Narrative Style of Ford in The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion: Impressionist With Many Meanings (3786 words, 5 pages)

Narrative Style of Ford Impressionist With Many Meanings Ford Madox Fords narrative of The Good Soldier A Tale of Passion engages you as a silent but active listener and reveals details about people acting as themselves. The Good Soldier, unlike what the title suggests, is not a novel about war ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (616 words, 1 pages)

To Kill a Mockingbird Miss Harper Lee has chosen Scout as a first person narrator in this story. This narrative technique has many strengths and some weaknesses. Scout is a bright, sensitive and intelligent little girl. For all her intelligence, she is still a child and does not always fully ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Cathedral by Raymond Carver (606 words, 1 pages)

Without a doubt human beings are subject innate prejudices and assumptions. Sometimes, these assumptions hurt us personally, while at other times we use them to hurt others. The short story "Cathedral" by Raymond Carver illustrates how prejudice and assumption can work against the truth and inhibit true human understanding. The ... Read More

An Analysis of the First Person Perspective in the Novel to Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (293 words, 1 pages)

The novel, To Kill a Mockingbird is told in first person point of view by a girl named Scout. The age of the person narrating a story can drastically affect the narration of events that happen. Scout is a very young girl of only about six years old. She enjoys ... Read More

An Analysis of the Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison (878 words, 1 pages)

THE BLUEST EYE The Bluest Eye is a complex book. Substance wise it is a disturbing yet relatively easy read, but Toni Morrison plays with the narrative structure in a way so that complexity is added to the hidden depth of the text. From the beginning to the end of ... Read More

An Analysis of Fictional Work the Lesson (982 words, 1 pages)

The Lesson is considered by the Literary Canon to be a wonderful work of fiction because of its use of language, humanistic theme, symbolism, and non-genre plot. Two essential elements that add to the depth and enhance a reader's comprehension of The Lesson are Bambara's use of symbolism and theme. ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of The Death of Artemio Cruz by Carlos Fuentes (768 words, 1 pages)

An important theme in The Death of Artemio Cruz, by Calrlos Fuentes, was the comparison of romanticism and survival. This is shown through two important characters Artemio Cruz, and his son Lorenzo. A romantic (Lorenzo) is a being that has ideals and fights for them. They know their goals and ... Read More

A Review of Robert Frost’s Poem “The Road Not Taken” (285 words, 1 pages)

Choices are never easy- men face multitudes of them in their lifetime. Some decisions to these choices are clear while others are sometimes more difficult to effectuate. The poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost is a first person narrative tale of a monumental moment in the speakers life- ... Read More

An Analysis of African Slavery in the West Indies in Oroonoko by Aphra Behn (941 words, 2 pages)

A black African is captured and sold into slavery. Its an unfortunate story, but one with approximately eleven million equivalents. Aphra Behn, however, brings this common piece of history to life in her story Oroonoko, the tale of an African prince tricked into slavery in the West Indies. As the ... Read More

Islam and the Holy City of Mecca (313 words, 1 pages)

The Islamic religion's holiest city of Mecca (also known as Mekka or Makkah) is located in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It's importance as a holy city for Muslims harks back to it being the birthplace of the founder of Islam, Mohammed. The prophet Mohammed was born in Mecca, located ... Read More

An Analysis of the Short Story, I Stand Here Ironing by Tillie Olsen (793 words, 1 pages)

I Stand Here Ironing refers to events that took place in the 1930s in America during the Great Depression, a time of social, political and economical instability. The author is using first person point of view and first person narrator who plays the role of a minor character, a mother ... Read More

An Evaluation of the Short Story, FAT by Raymond Carver (377 words, 1 pages)

The story FAT Raymond Carver what I think the story is really about is a woman that is in her husband life that she cannot escape. Always doing Rudy her husband wants to do not having a mind of her own. A waitress is assigned a particularly obese customer. She ... Read More

An Analysis of an Unreliable Narrator as the First-Person Narrative (911 words, 2 pages)

An unreliable narrator is a first-person narrative, who explicitly refers to themselves in the first person. The credibility of their point of view is seriously compromised, possibly by psychological instability or bias. Without realising it, characters may change a conversation they previously had in order to put their views across ... Read More

An Analysis of The Road Not Taken, a Poem by Robert Frost (11894 words, 17 pages)

ROAD NOT TAKEN English 113B 26 September 1999 Choices are never easy- men face multitudes of them in their lifetime. Some decisions to these choices are clear while others are sometimes more difficult to effectuate. The poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost is a first person narrative tale ... Read More

A Description of Variety as the Spice of Life (2167 words, 3 pages)

Variety is the spice of life. Without difference the world would lack interest and choice. The text "The Great Gatsby", the newspaper article "Halal harmony at sausage sizzle", the editorial image attached to this essay and the film "Sweet Home Alabama" all demonstrate this theory through the different aspects of ... Read More

The Introduction of the Character of Scout in the Novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (1902 words, 3 pages)

Scouts Introduction to the Real World "It is a sin to kill a mockingbird because they do nothing but make music for us to enjoy"Lee 90, this line Spoken by Atticus can sum up the heart of the novel. This was quoted from To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, ... Read More

Cinderella by Tanith Lee (2183 words, 3 pages)

"Cinderella" is perhaps the most recognized fairy tale in history, one of the few that spans across generations and cultures. Every prominent culture in the world tells some similar version of this story of a poor girl going from rags to riches over 700 versions have been accounted for worldwide. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Narrators in Tales and Novels by Edgar Allan Poe (3341 words, 5 pages)

Title Authorities in Question 'Unusual' Narrators in Tales by Edgar Allan Poe Contents 1. Introduction................................1 2. Literary Reference......................1 3.1. Dreamer and Visionary..............2 3.2. The "Impossible" Narrator.........4 3.3. The Narrator - A Liar ?..............6 4. Conclusion..................................8 Bibliography..............................11 1. Introduction There is no doubt that Edgar Allan Poe was one of the ... Read More

An Evaluation of the Novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (616 words, 1 pages)

A Character Analysis of the Novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” (436 words, 1 pages)

Superlatives no longer mean much to this venerable classic, and it was one of the best novels I think was ever written. So I'm more interested in describing what makes the book work. Humour is one crucial factor. By never succumbing to the pretentious grandiosity that has plagued many a ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poetic Devices in Robert Frost’s The Road Not Taken (966 words, 2 pages)

The Choices of Life The choices that we make in life are never easy, and we face many of them in our lifetime. The poem The Road Not Taken, by Robert Frost is a first person narrative poem in which Frost himself can be considered the speaker. A person walking ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character Development Techniques Used in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey (904 words, 2 pages)

Q. Discuss the techniques the author used to develop the characters in the novel One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. You are required to examine three characters from the novel when addressing this question. Ken Kesey is the author of One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, a hugely influential and ... Read More

An Analysis of Mountain Lion D.H. Lawrence (826 words, 1 pages)

Nature is beautiful, every aspect of it should be preserved and left to be observed by generations to come. But there are humans, who cannot appreciate the beauty of a living animal and wants to kill it. We destroy nature without remorse but on the other hand some of us ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013