Secondly, the author Lois Lowry presented the theme of warfare in her novel, Number the Stars. ... According to Kim Becnel's literary criticism, "The larger events dramatized in "Number the Stars" are historically accurate. Unable to defend itself against such a large and powerful enemy, Denmark surrendered to Germany in 1940" (Literary Reference Center, Kim Becnel). ... Therefore, Lois Lowry presented the theme of warfare throughout her novel, and talked about the discrimination against the Jewish ethnic community. Finally, symbolism is a literary element used in literature t...

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Barthelme uses literary devices such as metaphor, and repetition to enforce his theme. The theme that Barthelme has written about is that nuclear warfare is childish and stupid. ... He writes about this in the game, his theme is of how childish society acts by getting involved into nuclear warfare. ...

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"Slaughterhouse 5," by Kurt Vonnegut is literary masterpiece that reflects the horrors of war and death using science fiction and satirical approach. ... The recurring theme "so it goes" is strategically placed 106 times in Slaughterhouse 5. ... This is a literary device installed by the author. ... The violence and hatred in this war scarred Vonnegut for the rest of his life, and he carried his memories and experiences with him throughout his years, and wrote about them in his literary masterpieces. ... He used wit, black humor, and literary devices to make us understand how brutal...

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The theme of this poem is simply that war causes suffering among innocent bystanders and has no calluses to the destruction it induces. ... Another possible theme is that men incite trouble. ... The theme was well written and clear. ... Literary Encyclopedia: England, Britain, Europe. 1932. ...

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The theme of this story is very thought provoking. ... The ending also showed parts of this theme because yes, they were saved but by who? ... I loved the overall theme of the decadence of society and the corruption and greed present in human nature. ... I"d recommend this book to anyone wanting a unique adventure, but more so people with strong literary insight. ...

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As major figures in the progressive modernization of literature, both Auden and Thomas moved away from apparent objectivity, a theme once standardized by previous literary figures, and toward subjectivity. ... It is all too common for modern literary works from the 1930s and 1940s to exude human suffering, and Thomas's "The Hunchback in the Park" is no different. ... Even though the reader does take solace in the fact the hunchback at least "has his nights," Thomas's closing lines, " the birds the grass the trees the lake and the wild boys innocent as strawberries had followed the ...

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Hemingway was conceivably the only writer to achieve the combination of international celebrity and literary stature in the twentieth century. ... During his stay in Europe through the 1920's, Ernest was influenced by eccentric writers like Gertrude Stein and Ezra Pound their literary compression. ... THEMES In "The Snows of Kilimanjaro- Harry himself regards his life as a failure. ... Therefore the theme is don't put off what you could have done today to do tomorrow. ... That is a theme for "In Another Country-. ...

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This trip showed how the theme escaping reality progressed throughout the story by letting them go off on their own and away from school. ... Finny was a key component to the theme escaping reality because he saw how many of the students were caught up with the war and stress, and wanted to help them escape it by having an enjoyable game called blitz ball. ...

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There are literally hundreds of fictional or documentary-drama pieces about the Holocaust with a number of themes in use. ... Themes popular throughout this era were the depiction of Jews in hiding and Jews as successful, accomplished individuals who were unfairly persecuted. ... A poignant feature of the literary version of Anne Frank's Diary centred around the point that Anne's childish innocence was to be shattered by the events of the world around her. ... This could explain why the Vietnam War, with its moral ambiguities, invoked renewed interest in the Holocaust in the...

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Bryony Tallis is the younger sister whose literary skills are often belittled by her older sister Celia. ... The usual themes of truth and honor are touched upon in this novel, but each new theme ushers in personal growth of the characters, especially Briony. Some of the themes include imagination and of the effects that time has on an event. ...

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Additionally, the use of everyday conversational speech as opposed to rhetorical or literary dialogue was employed to give it an authentic feel. ... The blending of Christian themes and Marxist humanism ideals were also common place. ...

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Additionally, the use of everyday conversational speech as opposed to rhetorical or literary dialogue was employed to give it an authentic feel. ... The blending of Christian themes and Marxist humanism ideals were also common place. ...

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Norman Rockwell Norman Rockwell is a well known illustrator and artist. He proved to be very diverse and apt to drawing what he saw in the world. He would quote "I paint life as I would like it to be. If there were problems in this lifetime they were humorous problems." This would go to show h...

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This combination of awareness and honesty would render Remarque both praised by many for his literary genius and despised by the ultra-Nationalist Nazi regime - the latter held book burnings of All Quiet on the Western Front after exiling Remarque to Switzerland. Before it is possible to delve into the aforementioned themes of the futile agonies of war and the perils of Nationalism, it is necessary to understand the political and social climate in which Remarque was writing. ...

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McEwan utilizes literature to provide insight into human nature through his clever interpretation of humanity's fragility at the mercy of war along with literary preservation through history. 1. ... Writers write with the purpose of presenting and explaining some sort of universal theme relating to human life, which survives in history through generations, along with the stories they create, because they are written down and read by others who keep that tradition and the values connected with it ongoing. ...

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In A Farewell to Arms, various story elements are developed: the conflicts that occur internally and externally within Frederic's life, the characterization of Frederic Henry, the use of symbolism, and the dominating theme of love during a widespread war. Love and war is an important theme in the book, and the relationship between Frederic and Catherine is explored by Hemingway. ...

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This idea of "language and knowledge is power" is one of the reoccurring themes in George Orwell's famous allegory, Animal Farm. ... This can be seen in his creative adoption of various literary devices. ...

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The two books share a great deal in common, especially in tone and theme. ... In addition to the author's experiences, the tone and theme for the book The Lord of the Flies come largely from the Cold War era. ... Golding and Conrad were both heavily influence by contemporary trends, both political and literary. In addition to the background, both of the books' titles lend a great deal to the book's overall tone and themes. ... Golding uses the Lord of the Flies to symbolize the theme of man's inner evil. ...

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This is Steinbeck's story as told through his biography, literary works, life experiences, and his legacy. ... These events had a big influence in his writing style and his works, because they all had a theme of hope in them (Williams). ...

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Dadaism lad the foundations for Surrealism, a literary and art movement influenced by Freudianism and dedicated to the expression of imagination as revealed in dreams, free of the conscious control of reason and free of convention. ... These themes are developed theatrically through a deliberate and self-conscious flaunting of ridiculous. ...

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For the average person it can be quite difficult to try and fathom the horrors of war. Many writers and poets have tried to communicate their position on war through various works. The poem " Lunch on Omaha Beach" by Bink Noll depicts a soldier's experience of the D-Day invasion and also describes t...

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The Guns of August In her novel, The Guns of August, Barbara Tuchman reviews the strategic planning, misfortune, and pure luck that shaped the opening days of World War I. Most historians trace the origins of World War I to January 18, 1871. On that date, at the palace of Versailles#, diplomats were signing a treaty that would end the Franco-Prussian War#. During the conference, delegates from Prussia and other German states announced the formation of a united German nation. This announcement drastically changed European and World Politics. ...

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This led to the rapid expansion of a largely unsophisticated literary public, the rise of the popular press, and the mass production of 'popular' literature for a semi-literate 'lowbrow' readership. ... It was largely a poetry of urban themes; the Romantic dependence on nature had already declined. ... His poems are largely traditional in theme, form, and structure, and show a continuity with the Wordsworthian art of recording the impact of ordinary daily events on an individual and sensitive mind. ...

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Septimus Warren Smith and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway Works Cited Dowling, David. Mrs. Dalloway: Mapping Streams of Consciousness. Boston, MA: Twayne Publishing, 1991. Gilbert, Martin. The First World War: A Complete History. New York, NY: Henry Ho...

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Chapter One The narrator assures us that the book we are about to read is true, more or less. The parts dealing with World War II are most closely associated with actual events. Twenty-three years have passed since the end of the war, and for much of that time the narrator has been trying to write about the bombing of Dresden. He was never able to write the book. When he thinks about Dresden's place in his memory, he always recalls two things: a dirty limerick about a man whose penis has let him down, and "My Name is Yon Yonson," a song which has no ending. ...

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