Happiness in Denial As with any individual, there are various components in the composition of a story that succumb to a reader's appetite for literature. Some prefer themes of war, love, lust, etc. Personally, I do not have a specific theme that I call my favorite. However, I, like most read...
In many lines in the "Ones Who Walk Away from Olemas" the narrator clearly states that the utopia is one of your own mind's pleasure. The narrator, while laying the foundation of the utopia says, "Perhaps it would be best if you imagined it as your own fancy bids" (Guin), quite literally leaving it to the reader's imagination. ...
"Power corrupts, but absolute power corrupts absolutely"; and this is clearly proved in Orwell's short novel. "Animal Farm" is a simple fable with great symbolic value. As Orwell explained himself: "it is the history of a revolution that went wrong". The novel can be seen as the historical analysis...
Published in January of 1962, Kurt Vonnegut's 2 B R 0 2 B focuses on a not so distant future in which human beings have cured disease, conquered old age, and even cheated death. In this story, Vonnegut displays his image of a dystopian society through the use of imagery, theme, and time period. In 2...
The elements of fictional writing are well thought out and artistically placed together by the author to weave a good story. An important element of every fictional story is its theme. The theme in a story is its underlying message, or 'big idea.' One of the more prominent themes thriving with...
