Gilbert Sorrentino (April 27, 1929 " May 18, 2006) was an American novelist, short story writer, poet, literary critic and editor. His short literary work "The Moon in Its Flight,"" may be defined as a self-reflexive fictional work, in which two parallel stories are narrated through the use of peculiar techniques and devices: one story tells the summer romance between Rebecca and a young boy, who are immersed in a particular socio-historical context, and the other refers to the act of writing a story. ... Metafiction employs techniques to draw attention to itself as a work of art, while...

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DEFINITIONS OF THE DOPPELGÄNGER TECHNIQUE 1. The  doppelganger  is a literary technique in which a double (or look-alike) appears in the story as a representation of evil. 2. The doppelganger technique is a literary technique by which a character is duplicated (usually in the form of an alter ego, though sometimes as a ghostly counterpart) or divided into two distinct, usually opposite personalities. ... Many critics consider Poe the founder of the so called doppelganger technique, in literature. What does this technique involve? ...

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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. ... O'Connor's use of important literary devices such as symbolism and foreshadowing allow her to reinforce the theme. ... In most of her stories, she uses a technique that is, for the most part, comic. ... Symbolism and foreshadowing are two of the most important literary devices used by O'Connor in "...

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According to literary researcher Patrick Galloway, one must be "initiated to her trademarks when reading Flannery O'Connor's novels or short stories." ... (qtd. in Hawkins 30) Although there are moments in her works that are disturbing, Flannery O'Connor's use of paradox is an effective literary technique which resonate with the reader, deepening the feeling and meaning of her stories. ... Pat Galloway analyzes this technique as the way O'Connor's characters receive the grace they may not have otherwise received. ... In this literary work, O'Connor uses sym...

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She has created a style of writing that exists on both literary and religious grounds, and excels in doing justice to both. ... Her written thoughts on the subject disclose that she had devised a complete literary philosophy committed to blending the two into a distinctly fused energy to "prove the truth of the Faith." ... As for the excessive application of violence in her work, O'Connor's literary viewpoint permitted its use in assisting the portrayal of a greater image of sacred realism. ... This technique is successful because the author permits violence to remain without bein...

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Flannery O"Connor's Magnificent Use of Foreshadowing in "A Good Man is Hard to Find" Foreshadowing is a literary technique used by many authors to provide the reader with a glimpse of future events that will transpire within the work, thereby hooking the reader into the story and retaining the reader's full attention. ... By implementing the foreshadowing technique, O"Connor has not only gained the reader's interest, she has also provided the reader with insight to the ending so that, shocking as it is, it is not completely surprising. ...

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It renders the idea of perspectivism, the fact of story - telling, which undermine the literary well-known conventions. ... Then follow the technique of postponing and of ambiguity: "he had broken a thickness of ice, the formation of many a winter; had had his reasons for a long silence. ... The frequency of the verbs "I remember", "I think", "I suppose", "I believe" brings forward the technique of ambiguity: the sentences challenge doubt and uncertainty. ...

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