A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner is a short story in which it could see reflected the influence of the author's life. ... Although the story is fictional, the setting, the characters and the context which are developed are a portrayal of the time and place in which the author grew up. ... Since there is a connection between "A Rose for Emily" story and the Author, the author's biography is going to be briefly reviewed in this work. ... Teresa Towner in her book "The Cambridge Introduction to William Faulkner" states that Faulkner's great grandfather, cal...

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Both authors of "A Christmas Memory" and "Pancakes" utilize similar literary techniques, but the authors convey different themes by doing so. ... Both authors use the element of mood effectively, but they utilize it convey different types of the element into their story. ... Another element that both authors utilize is imagery. ... A great black stove is its main feature; but there is also a big round table and a fireplace with two rocking chairs placed in front of it. ... By using imagery in the story, both authors are able to utilize the same element of imagery to develop...

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The main characters in both the stories show great dignity and hope for a better future. ... The Characters are however different in profession, for Nathaniel finds it profitable to be a beggar, which shows his lack of commitment, whilst Brille shows great pride and effort for he is a politician. Both of the authors show a clear, but different, point of view in both of the stories. ... In the second story Bessie tries to show a great sense of pride and confidence among the black community, even though they were treated so harshly. ... The authors do also show some different feelings of opi...

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The author keeps the reader informed of the changes affecting the characters throughout the narrative through style. ... "The great error in Rip's composition was an insuperable aversion for all kinds of labor." " Rip would rather starve on a penny than work for a pound." ... Characterization occurs when the author draws an overall picture of the characters. ... The author uses the words a story to describe a character or imply the appearance of the characters through the text of the story. ... In "Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving, the author excellently expressed the central idea of ...

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One author explains, "Her writing has been called the fiction of the grotesque. ... (Baumgaertner, 19) Flannery O'Connor put mindful contemplation into her double role as both a Catholic and fiction author. ... (Galloway) The author's own misery is ascribed to seeing what was every author's aspiration of critical praise and respect swiftly dissipate due to the lupus passed on from her father. ... This technique is successful because the author permits violence to remain without being encumbering. ... Flannery notes, "There is a moment in every great story in which the p...

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He goes on to name various authors and a fact that distinguish them from the rest. ... He states, "I consider this mutability of language a wise precaution of Providence for the benefit of the world at large, and of authors in particular" (133) to share his opinion about a certain topic with his audience. Throughout the sketch, Irving makes a point in writing about his beliefs towards literature and authors. ... This story, especially, has great imagery to make the reader feel the intensity of the scenes. ...

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After the author introduces the character of Miss Emily, he goes back even further into the past to explain why Miss Emily possesses her unique personality. He also contributes to the development of Miss Emily's personality through the introduction of her father, Homer Barron, and Miss Emily's great aunt who influenced her maturity and experience of life. The insanity of Miss Emily's great aunt, old lady Wyatt, suggests that Miss Emily's craziness may be passed on from her family line. ...

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She uses direct lines that point to happiness, such as "ever approaching, a cheerful faint sweetness of the air that from time to time trembled and gathered together and broke out into the great joyous clanging of the bells" (Guin). ... To rap the audience into the plot of both stories, both authors employed a pared dynamic of imagery and the detailing of time, to give the audience a real sense of connectedness to the story. ... Guin described the town in great mental detail such as, "In the streets between houses with red roofs and painted walls, between old moss-grown gardens ...

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An example of an idea of the dangers of intellect would be through Frankenstein, to whom "life and death appeared ideal bounds" to be broken through, whom succeeds in his intellectual pursuit but at great cost, because in the end he not only loses his brother, wife, and best friend, he also ends up being the most alienated. ... In a nutshell, Griffith focuses on the ideas of the Romantic Era and describes how they are all in Frankenstein and gives input on other ideas such as how the life of the author is basically being told in some sections of the novel. ...

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As in any great literary work, both accounts engage the mind in such a way as to find a suitable explanation for their behaviors and their feelings. ... The venue's chosen by both authors differ in various degrees. ... Much imagination is required to conclude them both, but in various degrees and to designed intent by both authors. ... He "weep[s] like a schoolgirl, writes large suicide notes, and destroy[s] the living room furniture." " Each selection had much to teach about writing and how an author can bring a reader around to accepting and understanding a sentiment that might b...

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The poet and author Nathaniel Hawthorne illustrates these natural truths in the outward appearance of a short story titled " My Kinsman, Major Molineux." ... At one period during his life, he was a "great" major in the king's army, allowing for a degree of leverage over his underlings. ... "My Kinsman, Major Molineux" displays this great battle between the ego and the true self, and provides a conclusion that defeat of the ego is possible, but only when one can step out of the light and into the darkness of a reality yet explored....

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Jimmy Whitty was potentially full of promise as Artie mentioned all his great feats, like his talent at impersonation and dancing, "but he assaulted a policeman who took him up into a back alley to belt him around.... Aboriginal people appear to have great respect for their ancestors and elders, as well as a strong belief in reincarnation. ... There was a low angle shot of Ridjimiraril as he rose to "begin his death dance" accompanied by mournful singing and clapsticks, signifying the great respect indigenous people had for their leaders and the dead. ... Respect isn't a qu...

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The haunting at the core of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is directly connected to social and historical dislocations attendant upon a contemporary phenomenon that at first would seem antithetical to ghost stories: a "great torrent of migration and improvement" (p. 274) that had particular salience in the New York area. ... It is even unclear who is the author of the story as the reader receives it: If the postscript explicitly was "Found in the Handwriting of Mr. ...

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For a debut novel, it brought the author rare attention, first as a winner of the Governor-General's Award of Canada and the Commonwealth Writers Prize, then as an entry on the shortlist for the Booker Prize. ...

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For a debut novel, it brought the author rare attention, first as a winner of the Governor-General's Award of Canada and the Commonwealth Writers Prize, then as an entry on the shortlist for the Booker Prize. ...

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