Through an analysis of three texts of differing genre, it has been shown that an author of a text will often try to manipulate a reader by stressing some aspects or suppressing others. A study of a language allows the reader to comprehend these influences more critically and therefore possibly view them as they truly are and determine their real value. ...
Summary: The Things They Carried is a riveting book in which Vietnam War veteran Tim O"Brien abstractly writes of his experiences in the war. However, unlike many other historical books that focus on war, O"Brien captures not only his fellow soldiers actions and outward feelings, but transgresse...
Jerome Moore 1102-35 Ms Judith Schmitt 11/3/2003 Hemingway A Mystery Writer? Picture one's self sitting at a table outside a small train station. One is overhearing the conversation of a young couple at the next table. Although on the surface the conversation seems pleasant enough, one senses s...
Death is tragic and influences powerful emotions in people. In the poem "Auto Wreck" by Karl Shapiro, he conveys the unpredictability and grimness of death while probing for a deeper meaning of it within himself as well. Shapiro's usage of imagery in conjunction with figurative language is a key element in getting the theme of death across to the reader. Shapiro wants his readers to vividly picture the accident as if he/she was there to see it. He uses profound imagery words and phrases to do so. ...
