Particularly because we are conditioned to these effects, it is important to note the lighting effects of a film in order to broaden our understanding of visual images. ... The complexity of inflection, tone, and quality of voice combine to color the speech. ... In film, there are several layers of perspective and "each voice has its own 'tone', which is determined by the consciousness" (Harrington, 1973:53). ... Personal interpretation The text of a novel does not necessary tell about such matters as the gestures, expressions, and tones of voice to use in converting wo...

• Word Count: 3105
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography

In The Bluest Eye, Morrison thoroughly uses her previous experiences in aid to create the feeling of hardship and the melancholy tone of the novel. ... The town of Lorain on Lake Erie is where both families settled and is also where Morrison was eventually born. ... It opens our eyes to the challenges of the past while allowing us to experience an absolutely wonderful and influential story. ... Our cultural knowledge and values that are central to the blues form the thematic and rhetorical understanding of The Bluest Eye, as the narrative's structure appears to follow a pattern common...

• Word Count: 2626
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Fitzgerald sticks to prose narrative and dialogue for the most part, and he keeps a consistent tone and point of view throughout the novel. ... Anthony begins as the trim and dapper man-about-town, wearing his attitudes in the same way that he wears his clean, clean clothes. ...

• Word Count: 2828
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School