In his films, Nicholas Ray uses common themes, settings, cinematography, genre, and narrative structure as his personal connection to the audience. ... These include the cinematography used, how the film was edited, and the structure of the narrative. ... The absence of the villain makes it hard to analysis the narrative structure using Vladimir Propp's narrative functions. ... The use of cinematic techniques helps to illuminate each theme in his work. ...

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• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Both Walker and Kincaid, using very different narratives, suggest that being a successful mother involves so much more than simply preaching to your children about how to live; Both short stories seem to suggest that successful motherhood depends upon letting children find their own way, even though this may lead to severe pain and consequences. ... In this short story narrative, the "girl" lists her mother's commands on how to live her life as a sort of pure and respectable woman. ... Making this slut shaming technique even more odd is the fact that the mother seems to believe...

• Word Count: 1588
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In addition to, Bronte has used a narrative technique in the novel when Mrs. ... This shows that Jane is nameless in this family, which might be a technique by Bronte to say that this family is forced to adopt this orphan child, because it is very cold to speak to somebody in the third person. ...

• Word Count: 2175
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School