The text is also inspired by the literary technique of stream of consciousness. ... The use of this technique can be seen when Holden describes one Christmas. ... The literary technique of hyperbole is used through the novel, and helps the reader to gain a further understanding of Holden's character. ... As seen above, it is evident that Salinger successfully uses literary techniques to help create the complexity of Holden's character, which is a key element in the ongoing success of the Catcher in the Rye. ... Salinger's novel, which is achieved through the use of various lite...

• Word Count: 1201
• Approx Pages: 5

The variety of passionately displayed themes, interactions, and events presented in The Bluest Eye provide an understanding of Toni Morrison's inner thoughts and beliefs which were highly impacted by her various life experiences. Throughout her writing, Morrison continuously focuses on her readers being emotionally connected to the story, as she believes that it reminds the reader about their heritage and most importantly, place in society. She does an excellent job of pairing the challenges her family has faced being African Americans growing up during the Great Depression with essential...

• Word Count: 2626
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

John Steinbeck, the author of the novel, uses multiple literary techniques to convey the theme of brotherhood. ... John Steinbeck utilizes various techniques in creating his masterpiece, The Grapes of Wrath. Many other authors also use literary techniques to convey their themes in novels. ... He uses these techniques to portray his themes of corruption and survival of the fittest. ... Many authors, besides these two, also use literary techniques to illustrate their views and themes. ...

• Word Count: 1107
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

I would still go mad with tenderness at the mere sight of her face" There are many noticeable literary techniques in Lolita but one main technique in the structure of the book would be symbolism. ... The 'power of language' is also another technique that is highly related to the technique of language. ... However, HumbertHumbert, in telling his story, uses puns, literary allusions, and repeating linguistic patterns to render this dark tale in an enchanting form. ...

• Word Count: 2435
• Approx Pages: 10

David punter describes the political relationship of the Augustan thinker to the literary world, " It is tempting to see in Augustanism the doctrine of a small cultural elite holding on to power and status under increasing pressure, and that pressure as precisely that exerted by the new reading public on the homogeneity of the old literary establishment (p 31 Punter). ... Johnson, on the other hand, was a firm believer in these literary rules and yet it was his "Preface to Shakespeare" which became the first significant breach in these limitations. ... The Augustan approach was intellectual wi...

• Word Count: 1271
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This is a dominating theme in the book, which is characterized by two literary elements: characterization and symbolism. The first literary device, which constitutes the development of this major theme in the book The Catcher in the rye, is characterization. ... This theme of innocence is also related to another literary element, symbolism. ... These literary techniques allow Salinger to reveal the significance of a common theme. ...

• Word Count: 1143
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The unique and zany writing style used by Thompson is coined "Gonzo Journalism," and is a perfect literary reflection of the misadventures that he and his "attorney" encounter over the course of the entire novel. ... Even through the novel takes place in situations that if encountered in real life would not present themselves with symbolic meaning Thompson uses his understanding of journalistic techniques, and of literary concepts to show the reader how such circumstances can help one grow not only as a person, but get a better understanding of universal truths and that of human falter. The kn...

• Word Count: 1026
• Approx Pages: 4

In the novel The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender written by Marele Day, distinctive voices are created through the creation of voices depicted through various literary techniques. ... Marele Day has used a range of literary techniques including first person narration and phrases to successfully create an interchange of unique characters. ... Gillard uses techniques such as rhetorical questions to display the power and authoritative voice she has over the opposition, this is shown in the quote "now who's one of them". ...

• Word Count: 1571
• Approx Pages: 6

In the classic novel "Lord of the Flies" the author William Golding, shows a compelling variety of narrative techniques. This modern literary classic and Nobel Prize winner talks about simple survival and the challenges you'd have to face. A number of literacy techniques are used, such as Symbolism (the conch, piggy's specs, the fire, etc.), Setting (based on a deserted island during the time of the war) and Characters (the teenage boys themselves). ...

• Word Count: 774
• Approx Pages: 3

Each novel teaching a political importance or pertaining the importance about the novel and its literary work. ... Employs a multiple narrator technique, it uses the varying voices and points of view of a number of characters to examine the life and character of Thomas Sutpen, a tragic figure who tries and fails to build a family dynasty in Yoknapatawpha County. ...

• Word Count: 498
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Writers use different styles, techniques, and devices to convey a multitude of thoughts and feelings. ... In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston uses a variety of literary devices; however, Hurston's use of hair to symbolize sexuality is a prevalent theme throughout the novel. ...

• Word Count: 542
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

From the outset, subjective camera techniques inscribe the viewer as complicitious company with a shared horizon of understanding so that eventually the audience has become so complicitous that words are superfluous - Orlando's knowing gaze in the audience's direction suffices to punctuate key moments of the diegesis with shared irony. Thus Orlando's desire and future are always assured in Potter's film, and indeed will come to literary success, a beautiful daughter, and a singing angel who proclaims, "At last I am free. ... As with any literary adaptation, Potter's a...

• Word Count: 1793
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The film Clueless deals primarily with the protagonist's (Cher's) thoughts through the filmic technique of voice over and with her experiences through dialogue. ... Vast passages of descriptive language detailing the thoughts and emotions of each character are not necessary in Clueless, as filmic and acting techniques allow these features to be conveyed through as little as a single camera shot, music or facial expression of an actor. Though the language that Jane Austen has utilized in Emma has transformed to accommodate modern responders of Clueless, the values and themes communic...

• Word Count: 1742
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Henry James work was remarkable and outstanding in his lifetime he put out 112 tales, 20 novels, 2 columns of auto biography and part of a third, travel essays and books, 3,000 pages of literary criticism, and 16 plays. ... He was encouraged by a dean and other members of the Cambridge literary circle to join the Atlantic Monthly and write critical articles and reviews. ... James changed the technique of narrating a novel from the point of view of a character. ...

• Word Count: 847
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

From the many themes in great expectations the one that is the most important is the concept of the gentleman vs. the working man. This is portrayed a lot throughout the entire novel and is a very big issue. At the beginning of the novel Pip (the main character) is a low class average working pers...

• Word Count: 984
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Although we do not think too highly of the literary experience of the average 18th century reader, even he would remain sceptical after taking the author at his word. ... Of course, this technique of describing as many trivial events as possible to make the story seem more realistic, has (again) become a common aspect of almost every novel to date. ...

• Word Count: 994
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The magazines, according to Joyce Mass and George Wilson in Literature and Its Times were called "calendars for senoritas" were some of the first literary pieces directed towards women in Mexico. ... These magazines were never considered literature by the literary establishment because of its episodic plots, overt sentimentality, and highly stylized characterizations. ...

• Word Count: 2483
• Approx Pages: 10

This essay is to deal mainly with the writing techniques of The Old Man and the Sea as well as the character about the main hero, aiming to help the readers get a better understanding of the masterpiece by Hemingway. ... However, what we get from reading the literary words gives only one-eighth of Hemingway's "Icemountain", which shows only a small part on the surface. ...

• Word Count: 2478
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

Her drive for success sparked a new literary classic, as well as a successful movie, produced just four years after the release of her book. ... The plot structure of the novel is a very important element to Guest's technique, it leaves the reader questioning the past. ...

• Word Count: 2059
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Thomas Pynchon's The Crying of Lot 49 is a very deep, complex, and demanding novel, requiring the wide breadth of knowledge. One of the most fascinating aspects of the novel is Pynchon's choice -- or rather, invention -- of the names he gives the characters and organizations described in the novel. These names function as metaphors for the people and things they represent, thus enabling us to understand the hidden meaning of the novel. The protagonist of The Crying of Lot 49 is a woman named Oedipa Maas. Oedipa's first name, obviously, derives from Oedipus, the hero of Soph...

• Word Count: 2590
• Approx Pages: 10

After a few years in Canada, he started writing stories and gained immediate attention, receiving two Hart House literary prizes and Canadian Fiction Magazine's annual Contributors' Prize in 1985. ... Even though Mistry seldom goes back to India literally these days, he does persist in taking literary journeys. ...

• Word Count: 4675
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

After a few years in Canada, he started writing stories and gained immediate attention, receiving two Hart House literary prizes and Canadian Fiction Magazine's annual Contributors' Prize in 1985. ... Even though Mistry seldom goes back to India literally these days, he does persist in taking literary journeys. ...

• Word Count: 4673
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate