The assertion that Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried" is too detailed and realistic to be considered a story is wrong because it's a form of realistic fiction. Our textbook states that "Fiction, along with drama, has a basis in realism or verisimilitude. That is, the situations or characters, although they are the invention of writers, are similar to those that many human beings experience, know, or think." (p. 62). Even though this story has parallel elements to the events of the Vietnam War, it's not an exact account of what actually took place during the war. Tim O'Brien provides very vivid descriptions in this story of situations that would take place during times of war, but the world that the story takes place in, along with the
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Langston Hughes’ "Theme for English B" describes the speaker as trying to complete an assignment that was assigned by his English teacher. The goal of the assignment was to describe himself in a way that would be considered as true. However, as the speaker is trying to complete this assignment, he starts to question if what is "true" is the same for African-Americans and Caucasians. Ralph Ellison’s "Battle Royal" concerns African- Americans and their fight against segregation and racist oppression of the 1940s. Finally, Toni Cade Bambara's "The Lesson" outlines the struggles of Sylvia, who is a young black girl who is angry about her racial background and why it influences her …show more content…
976). The textbook then describes the Renaissance theater as a mixture of tragedy and comedy. The tragedy titled "Hamlet," which was written by William Shakespeare, centers on Prince Hamlet of Denmark, who seeks revenge on his father's murderer. The Renaissance movement itself included many concepts that were associated with a rebirth of creativity, intellectualism, and art. However, another concept that is associated with the Renaissance movement is humanism. Humanism is a philosophy that stresses the importance of individuality and the positively inherent qualities of human nature. As it relates to Renaissance theater, in Act 2, Scene 2, Lines 296-300 of the play, Hamlet states the
Langston Hughes’ "Theme for English B" describes the speaker as trying to complete an assignment that was assigned by his English teacher. The goal of the assignment was to describe himself in a way that would be considered as true. However, as the speaker is trying to complete this assignment, he starts to question if what is "true" is the same for African-Americans and Caucasians. Ralph Ellison’s "Battle Royal" concerns African- Americans and their fight against segregation and racist oppression of the 1940s. Finally, Toni Cade Bambara's "The Lesson" outlines the struggles of Sylvia, who is a young black girl who is angry about her racial background and why it influences her …show more content…
976). The textbook then describes the Renaissance theater as a mixture of tragedy and comedy. The tragedy titled "Hamlet," which was written by William Shakespeare, centers on Prince Hamlet of Denmark, who seeks revenge on his father's murderer. The Renaissance movement itself included many concepts that were associated with a rebirth of creativity, intellectualism, and art. However, another concept that is associated with the Renaissance movement is humanism. Humanism is a philosophy that stresses the importance of individuality and the positively inherent qualities of human nature. As it relates to Renaissance theater, in Act 2, Scene 2, Lines 296-300 of the play, Hamlet states the