Lamb to the slaughter By Roald Dahl After reading the short story "Lamb to the slaughter" by Roald Dahl, I have been asked to answer the question, "what is Roald Dahl's view of women presented in the short story "Lamb to the slaughter"?. The plot of this story is pretty simple. There is a nice...
At times the quotes were lengthy, but overall they gave the novel a bit of personality. ... Yes, the comparisons were sometimes helpful, but overall, they could have been eliminated. ... Overall, I feel as if the book did its purpose in teaching of the time, but the information in that novel could have easily been taught in any other fashion as well. ...
Ethan Frome Film Review Overall, Ethan Frome, the movie was a good movie to go along with the novel. It captures nearly all of the themes presented in the novel, and helps the viewer to understand the novel's themes even better. Frome's land is barren and isolated from the town, like in the bo...
Overall Swift uses various literary devices to elevate the novel. ... Even though there were differences between all four parts or voyages it was still important because they signal the changes in the overall satirical thrust of the novel. ...
Overall, Warm Bodies was an enjoyable read. ... Alternatively, he encapsulates the story well and overall realistically portrays his character to its full extent. ... To conclude, overall the novel was an abnormally interesting and worthwhile read, incorporating humorous originality within the heartfelt story line. ...
"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," by Mark Haddon, integrates unique elements of structure, language style and character narration to really deliver a rare, wonderful and one of a kind book that truly brings up thought provoking issues and is overall a satisfying read. ... I think the author has chose to have a less action packed plot and no breathe taking ending to make it more believable and realistic as well as to put Christopher's disability in context with what he writes and the overall quality and events in his life. ... The clever language used is a vital part of...
The design of my visual collage creates an overall gloomy feel and the variety blue reminds me of psychological depth Margret Atwood expresses in her work. Overall after reading the novel and interpreting the various symbols and themes one would come to a conclusion that Margret Atwood brilliantly told the story of the unknown narrator. ...
Harper Lee employs many literary elements that pull readers into her novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. The mockingbird is a major symbol in this book. Foreshadowing in this book teaches the children many lessons and experiences. The author uses irony to insert humor in her book. Through symbols, this bo...
This novel is set in Kerala, South India, during the late 1960s. It revolves around two seven year old twins and their extended family. The story is about the loss of innocence of the two children, who become victims of prejudices of the caste system, patriarchal families, third world communism, and...
In the short story "Hills Like White Elephants," Ernest Hemingway uses many literary elements to create the tone of the story. The use of irony, theme, setting, point of view, and dialogue help the reader to understand all aspects of this story. The story is written in objective narration. This ...
The movie Never Cry Wolf was a very interesting movie about Farley Mowatt who was acted by Charles Smith who, for some odd reason is named Tyler. This stories" setting is 600 miles North of Churchill, Manitoba in a place in the Artic Circle called the Keewatin Barrens. There, he must set up Lupus...
Often times in literature, an author utilizes specific literary devices to enhance an overall work. Kate Chopin adorns her short story, "The Story of an Hour," through irony. By establishing an ironic undertone, Chopin consecrates an exemplary work that becomes dependant on the literary device and...
Overall, the passage explores the narrator's feelings towards America and what could be seen as the American dream, for near the beginning of the passage the narrator states, "I am a lover of America," allowing the rest of the novel to detail the progression and change in the relationship between America and the narrator....
Characterization occurs when the author draws an overall picture of the characters. ... The explanation of character and the use of specific information form the story demonstrate how effectively this aspect of short story structure supports the overall idea. ...
In Ralph Ellison's novel, "Invisible Man," the narrator is influenced by many. Although there are many acting on him, he becomes ambivalent to the two characters, Dr. Bledsoe and his grandfather. While toiling between which one he should follow, he finds himself in numerous situations. Finding hi...
In the play "A view from the bridge", we meet a character named Alfieri. Arthur Miller uses the character of Alfieri to present to the audience additional information making us more easily understand and perceive the play correctly. I consider his role as a typical chorus of a play, as he plays a we...
In Stephen Crane's short story, "The Open Boat," Crane demonstrates, through symbolism and allegory, that nature is indifferent toward man. The characters in the story come face to face with and are nearly overcome by nature's apparent apathy. Man's struggles in the face of this elemental indifferen...
The "Monkey's Paw" was a name that made me choose this story, the name of it is mysterious in a way in conjunction with the story itself. In the "Monkey's Paw" the author William Jacobs conveys the message that fate rules peoples lives, and those who try to interfere do so at their own risk. This is...
All authors use literary features to develop atmosphere in their stories, and "William Wilson" is no exception. The short story "William Wilson" employs the internal conflict of the narrator with an imaginary doppelganger to illustrate the conflicts between a man and his conscience. The gothic mood ...
Two short science fiction novellas that demonstrate good work of writing include the adventure, A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury, and Nethergrave by Gloria Skurzynski. Both were interesting and kept you to the edge of your seat. There should definitely be more after the end because the endings se...
Comparing the short story "Killings" by Andre Dubois and the movie "In the Bedroom", there are many differences, and some similarities. Overall the whole plot of the two stories were the same, they were just gone about in being portrayed in different ways. Perhaps the biggest difference I saw...
Jack London's short story "To Build a Fire" takes place in the Yukon wilderness during a cold snap. The entire story takes place outside and is over the course of about a day. At the beginning of the story the main character is making his way along a "little-travelled trail" during a cold snap (254)...
