Compare And Contrast Beatrice And Virgil

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When reading historical novels one often gets quite bored with the repeating events, their fourth newly established artists have to find different ways to express events by enchanting their viewers. Within Yann Martel's novel “Beatrice and Virgil”, Yann, expresses an interesting image by feeding on the human emotions to express the turmoils faced throughout history. By hiding hideous events faced by people through his art Yann is able to capture people's interest and convey his ideas.

For many generations, art has played “as a commemoration of important event[s]”(EA) , shaping the images of history and causing connections.“Connect[ing] to everything”(YM, 128) and everyone art begin to spread to all globe ,every culture, ethnicity, and religion
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Upon picking up this trait, the use “of recording visual data”(EA) was used as communicating tool long before it was seen as a talent. Becoming a type of “propaganda or social commentary”(EA) art spread the land in every shape and form. Used as a “stage curtain”(YM, 30) for the government only allowing certain images through and blocking out the rest. their "Poison finds a way into people's hearts and minds"(YM, 79) and sways their morals and beliefs. Used by the government in desperate time in need to “project some [undesired] notion they have”(YM) in trying to sway non conforming people has always been a thing. The same techniques used with “Rosie the Riveter”(EA),“The Eternal Jew.,”,or virgil’s poster are still being used to sway people and their beliefs. Shifting the issues onto a single group of people making them believe in something that is often untrue to receive moments …show more content…
Afraid to repeat the past the gap between present and past are filled with fictional and nonfictional stories. Like Yann Martel's novel there has been an exceeding amount of stories representing historical moments. With novels like “Animal farm, The Plague, [and] Guernica ” that all capture the horrible events of the past and turn them into meek stories that tear at the heart string. Forcing their way in ,the artist is able to create stories with their work ,“becoming the [holders] of history” and allowing many to grasp the turmoils faced throughout history through their work. Trying to make the “suspicion, fear, anxiety , despair, [and] joylessness” that others felt come alive through their

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