It has been renowned among scholars as one of the modern literary classics and has achieved wide acclaim among scholars and readers alike. ... Allusion is another literary mechanic that Joyce uses to enhance the believability of his characters. ... These numerous allusions also indirectly show Joyce's knowledge of literature, because this book really is a reflection of the authors own life, and that, as well, aids the believability of Stephen's character by anchoring him to a real person in the real world. ... When one takes all these advanced writing mechanics into account, co...

• Word Count: 507
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Part Four is a period of great change for Stephen, in which his feeling about life and his character are modified at multiple instances. James Joyce, the author of the novel, focuses on the intricacies of Stephen's transformation through his use of diction, imagery, and other literary techniques. ... Stephen Dedalus's character experiences even more change in Part Four, after he decides against choosing the priesthood as his vocation. ... Joyce's use of literary techniques within Part Four is essential in completely describing the...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

E.M Forster's widely admired novel "Howard's End," provides a detailed portrayal of life in Edwardian England; a series of characters exposed as if under a literary microscope. Froster focuses on the personal relationships and interactions between his primary characters who represent the dueling and contrasting factions of the English upper classes. ... The era is now associated with the birth of 'modernism'; a time of artistic and literary progression, as well as social and human transformation. ... There would be no trains, no ships to carry [...] literary people about...

• Word Count: 1625
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In using simple, uneducated language, he added to the realism of not only the story's characters, but also the situations in which they were put in. ... He was merely developing the character and making him believable by using the language a real person of that sort would use. ... This means that Anderson was not only trying to trick the reader into accepting the character as real, but also take the reader into the deep mind of the character to help them to better understand the seemingly uncomplicated, but truly complex, individual. ... "Repetitive verbiage" (Rideout pg 2) was another as...

• Word Count: 593
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Alongside the character's loss of innocence, other supporting themes are present, such as drug abuse, the passage of time, and violence. Through immensely detailed description in imagery of the author's childhood memories and present day, we witness the personal growth and nostalgic recollection of memories of a character. ... This emphasizes the presence of the 'child' character in the poem. ... " This bizarre imagery and description of events in the author's childhood support the ideas of both having a very young character in the poem and the drug abuse. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

I will draw information from the large body of Hemingway literary criticism, his fiction, and the authors own comments on the craft of writing. ... (Morgan 5) Hemingway would always insist on writing about what he knew and refused to exaggerate or speculate, choosing instead to write characters he understood who spoke about things he had experienced. ...

• Word Count: 5359
• Approx Pages: 21
• Has Bibliography
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"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," by Mark Haddon, integrates unique elements of structure, language style and character narration to really deliver a rare, wonderful and one of a kind book that truly brings up thought provoking issues and is overall a satisfying read. ... What otherwise I thought had the potential to be un engaging is really made special and bought to life by the unique and captivating narration used by the more challenged main character . ...

• Word Count: 1041
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate