It is with this type of reading perhaps that a lesbian narrative space is created by Cather in "My Antonia." ... Cather's characterisation, with effective use of binary oppositions, a male narrative voice and critique of conventional gender/norms and roles allows this lesbian narrative space to be drawn out from the main text. ... Cather's clever insertion of her initial as the snake "was lying in long loose waves, like a letter 'W'" forms a literary technique she perhaps used to inform her readers on her lesbian position. ... Jim's masculinity is maske...

• Word Count: 2062
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

By using the narrative story structure, Gould is able to mold what she wants the reader to feel about her piece and the theme using words to, in a sense, take the reader on a guided tour of the problems with gender in society, while at the same time by maintaining an emphatic tone the reader stays amused and interested in the story. ... Kanner uses a more formal non-fictional writing technique from a first person perspective and is filled with examples and scientific facts to establish her idea and delineate that idea to the reader. ... The use of these literary techniques helps to giv...

• Word Count: 1388
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the novel The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender written by Marele Day, distinctive voices are created through the creation of voices depicted through various literary techniques. ... Marele Day has used a range of literary techniques including first person narration and phrases to successfully create an interchange of unique characters. ... Day's narrative includes social commentary about Sydney and its society. ... Gillard uses techniques such as rhetorical questions to display the power and authoritative voice she has over the opposition, this is shown in the quote "now who...

• Word Count: 1571
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The two authors share similarities and differences in their use of techniques to call attention to such segregation. ... The next instance where water appears in the narrative is when Julia sees Jim "standing beside the black waters" after they fail to find their families and to connect to the rest of the world" (Du Bois 9). ... Thus, despite the difference in techniques, both Du Bois and Delany intend to imply the emotional states of their protagonists. ...

• Word Count: 2007
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Movies incorporated prominent issues into their narrative and thus influenced public opinion.6 The Catholic publisher Martin J. ... This technique impacts the public as it normalises behaviour which would normally be perceived as deviant. ...

• Word Count: 1732
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The music was 'loud, rhythmically insistent, built around techniques of arousal and climax, the lyrics are assertive and arrogant...cock rockers' musical skills become synonymous with their sexual skills' (Frith and McRobbie, 1978: 7). ...

• Word Count: 2281
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate