It is clear that "A Municipal Report" lacks literary significance. Although "A Municipal Report" and "A Jury of Her Peers" share a basic common plot structure, they are entirely different in terms of literary significance. ... It is apparent, after reading both stories, that "A Jury of Her Peers" has greater literary significance. ...
In this essay I will be explaining how the three standard forms of literary discourse, which we have studied in our class apply to the narration of The Death of Ivan Ilych, and allow for the transitioning between the dialogues of characters. ... Indirect discourse is a report of discourse in which deictic terms are modified appropriately, such as; "He said 'I am not going' would be modified to 'He said he is not going.'... In conclusion, this essay has shown the three different forms of literary discourse and how they are used in the narration of The Death of Ivan Il...
Howard Brody has written a terrific book called Stories of Sickness. I am going to talk to you about some ideas in this book which I have found helpful in thinking about experiences of sickness--my own and others-- and in thinking about experiences of 'story',--as storytelling, as fiction and fact t...
Starting with an analysis of character one must first give it a literary definition. According to The Norton Introduction to Literature character is a fictional person, or "a combination of a person's qualities, especially moral qualities, so that terms such as "good' and "bad,' "strong' and "weak,' often apply" (139). ...
