Connell's story demonstrates a commercial fiction style of writing whereas Wolf's tale uses the literary fiction style. ... The plot, setting, theme, and characterizations all follow a certain criteria designed exclusively to amuse the reader. ... Unlike commercial fiction, literary fiction does not follow a certain pattern. ... This leads to the conclusion that unlike commercial fiction, literary fiction does not follow a formula. Also a major characteristic of literary fiction is its tendency to have a sudden twist in the plot. ...

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One major and obvious theme that is constant throughout the novel is obsession. ... The second theme that is continuous throughout the story is imprisonment. ... However, HumbertHumbert, in telling his story, uses puns, literary allusions, and repeating linguistic patterns to render this dark tale in an enchanting form. ... Similarly to Lolita, The Collector also exploits the theme of obsession throughout the entire novel. ... The second theme of imprisonment is extremely apparent throughout The Collector as well as Lolita. ...

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OBJECTIVES This study is aimed at achieving the following objectives: 1) In this study, the language and narrative technique in both text will be examined; 2) To examine the psychological effects of identity crisis on an individual as depicted in the literary works and 3) To examine the setting in the literary works that encourages identity crisis. ... Post-colonialism is described as an intellectual direction (sometimes also called an "era" or the "post-colonial theory") that exists since around the middle of the 20th century, although it became a major force in literar...

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Robert Neville wanted Remember to write in the literary present tense. ... How do these elements contribute to any potential themes? ... Collectively, these allusions help to lead to many levels of literary work as well as foreshadowment. What is the significance of allusion in relation to any themes of the novel? ... How specifically do the literary elements contribute to the themes? ...

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Sachar accentuates many themes and key issues within his story, ones which young and old can relate. ... To Place the book in the context of literary tradition, it would be first useful to define what is meant by literary tradition. ... Friendship and loyalty are two themes of the book which are recurrent within the plot. ... Loyalty is another theme which Sachar highlights within his writing, this theme is exemplified in Stanley and Zero's friendship. ... Finally, two other themes which are central to the story it's ending are luck and fate. ...

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Sachar accentuates many themes and key issues within his story, ones which young and old can relate. ... To Place the book in the context of literary tradition, it would be first useful to define what is meant by literary tradition. ... Friendship and loyalty are two themes of the book which are recurrent within the plot. ... Loyalty is another theme which Sachar highlights within his writing, this theme is exemplified in Stanley and Zero's friendship. ... Finally, two other themes which are central to the story it's ending are luck and fate. ...

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It is during this revolutionary movement that the female worker and writer begin to be accepted into society and the literary realm. ... "No male writer has written primarily or even largely for women, or with the sense of women's criticism as a consideration when he chooses his materials, his theme, his language. ... Rich's radical views to see that women are more equal than men will cause women many unnecessary hardships when women are already equalizing the literary playing field. Rich wants women to do everything a man can do, which is understandable, but not when she wants to...

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This background, together with a believable plot, convincing characterization, and important literary devices enable Flannery O'Connor in "Revelation" to develop the theme that sometimes people must look farther than the surface in order to understand the actions of others. To develop this theme, O'Connor creates a believable plot by using a social conflict, the element of surprise, and an unhappy ending. ... O'Connor's use of important literary devices such as symbolism and foreshadowing allow her to reinforce the theme. ... Symbolism and foreshadowing are two of the mos...

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Each author tells a different story, but the authors agree on a common theme: "that too much emphasis is placed on the roles of the sexes in today's society." ... In each essay, the authors separate their styles using varying literary inclinations such as structure, tone and perspective. ... The use of these literary techniques helps to give a solid foundation to the theme. By using different tones and perspectives, the theme of gender roles in today's society takes a new shape and argument in each piece. ... Although these articles vary in the literary form with which they are t...

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Hemingway and follow this up with the outweighing positive literary criticism over negative ones. ... (Gurko) Ernest Hemingway is a very controversial writer due to the themes of violence, despair and emotional unrest found in his stories. ... To conclude and comment on my research paper on Ernest Hemmingway I would like to explain my thoughts and reasoning for my explicit use of direct literary criticisms. ...

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Literature also makes up a unique reading styles because of the different literary terms and rhetorical devices that it possesses such as simile, metaphor, imagery and many more. ... But the term is perhaps most commonly used to describe figurative language, which is as a theme in literature. ... Allusion is a reference in one literary work to a character or theme found in another literary work. ... A drama may contain a single setting, or the setting may change from scene to scene Although theme is sometimes used in the same sense as motif to signify recurring concepts in literature, the...

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Theme Descriptions of As I Lay Dying William Faulkner portrays all of his themes in the actual human drama of the South, where William Faulkner grew up. ... ("SparkNotes") Faulkner's master-theme is the inescapable need for man to find communal ties, which the individual's selfhood depends upon. ... This underlines one of the main themes, the inadequacy of language to demonstrate experience. ... Dewey Dell truly is a creator of earthly existence, serving as a literary figure of reality and facts. ... The themes that were relied on included: isolation of the characters within thei...

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Two of his literary works, "The Pit and the Pendulum" and "The Tell-Tale Heart", are perfectly evident of Poe's style. ... Poe also produced some of the most influential literary criticism of his time. ... Poe got a job as a literary critic where he became well known as a great writer and important critic. ... His views on literary criticism appealed and still appeal to the reading public. ... Poe uses psychological terror as the main theme in both. ...

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Whitman did everything he could to enrich his mind with the literary arts while he was still developing mentally. ... With these resources he forged a rough and unstructured, yet advanced curriculum that consisted of everything from the literary arts (poetry, theatre, and writing) to history to geography. ... In 1855, twelve of his works were published in a collection entitled "Leaves of Grass", which stands today as one of America's most popular literary works. ... This famous, and lengthy, poem has several sections which all house different themes. ... An appreciation for the opera c...

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A literary trope uses language to give off the recurrent theme of the poem. ... is a relatively short poem and therefore cannot include an abundance of themes and ideas, but it does have a constant feeling of frustration. ... If not for the recurring theme, the message of the poem would not be exhibited to the reader. ... by Emily Dickinson has many literary devices working together in order to explain the meaning of the poem. ... This is the significance of any literary device. ...

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Throughout all of his literary works, Gaines has created stories which reflect the ideas of marginalization and the past. ... This literary style is very prominent in this particular novel. One example is how the theme is reflected in the character Grant Wiggins. ... Once Grant Wiggins had grasped this concept, another major theme was reflected through his actions, the theme accepting one's responsibility. ... Within great literary works, it is not uncommon for the events that unfold to carry many different purposes. ...

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Literary Analysis of The Ox-Bow Incident The historical information and theme affect the literary sense of The Ox-Bow Incident by Walter Van Tilburg Clark. The theme of a story is very important to the essential turning out of a book. There needs to be a good theme to a story in order for the story to be good. Usually when analyzing a story, you think of what the theme is based on what the story is about. I think that when writing a book it's the other way around, you know what your theme is first and then you think up a story to write based on what your theme or intention is. ...

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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...

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Many authors have included this powerful idea into their literary works. Fate as a literary element is one that almost any author can write into his or her literary works. Fate is a theme common to many authors including William Shakespeare and Saki who incorporate it in literary works such as Romeo and Juliet and "The Interlopers". Perhaps the best use of fate in a literary work is in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. ... The theme of fate is also visible in "The Interlopers" by Saki. ...

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In its various forms it has maintained it value and popularity throughout literary history. ... The themes of immortality and morality can be seen throughout "Ode on a Grecian Urn". ... That is just one fascinating aspect of this poem and one example of how the quest genre has maintained its value and popularity throughout literary history. ... In conclusion, quests contain many themes, including friendship, acceptance of difference, illusions and reality, good versus evil and the satisfaction of accomplishment. These themes and issues are frequently discussed in a confronting and somet...

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The theme of this story is that people should be willing enough to let go of their past so they may fully embrace the present as they welcome their future. The two authors have employed some literary such as symbolism, foreshadowing, and point of view, in developing their similar themes. ... Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" has also employed quite a number of literary elements to bring out its message. The main literary element used in the story is the Southern Gothic, which employs grotesque and bizarre elements not for frightening the reader but for uncovering the human psyche...

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The first theme recognizable in the three stories is chivalry. ... Three easily recognized themes are love, loyalty and adventure. In all three stories these themes appear in one way or another. ... The first literary device I found in this story was metaphors. ... The literary devices put to use in this story are symbolism and irony. ...

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The theme of the novel is the question of right versus wrong or good versus bad; but the conventional ideas of good and evil are turned upside in Sula. ... From Sula's point of view, the theme of love and death, and family and friendship is consistently reflected through out the lives of the protagonist Sula Peace, and foils, Nel Wright and Shadrack. ... She has also been recognized by numerous national and international literary organizations and served on several public commissions governing the arts and education. ... Her literary efforts can and should be considered in this l...

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While there are many arguments for themes in this story i feel the theme in this story is freedom, it is in the story many times but vonnegut throws all of the American rights of freedom away in this short story but almost everything that happens in this story relates back to the theme of freedom. ... Kurt uses a lot of different Literary devices in the story Harrison Bergeron and all are used for a good reason and work very well but some seem like they are more important than others. ... Showing how Vonnegut used his Literary devices is huge if it wasn't for him doing so people would not...

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Poe made his way to Boston, where he planned on continuing his literary career. ... In 1835, he left his aunt's home to become an editor for the Southern Literary Messenger. ... It was considered to be one of Poe's best works, a literary sensation. ... In The Raven, he delved into the theme of death and loss. ... The themes of Poe's stories may very well be rooted in the unhappy events in his life. ...

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