1911 in literature

What is human versus idea/phenomenon? There are several types of literary conflicts. A literary conflict is a struggle between two or more forces shown in a story. Some conflicts include more than one concept, trend, or group. Human versus idea/phenomenon includes technology, medicine, and progress. This type of conflict creates a struggle between people and concepts or trends that are shown throughout many stories. In the essay “Money Isn’t Everything,” there is a contrast between merit and…

Throughout the ever changing history of mankind, one thing remained the same: storytelling. From paintings on a wall to stories told in the tavern, people have always enjoyed a good story. One medium of storytelling is from mythology, Tales written by authors who could have experienced the events. However like people there will always be some different interpretations that changes the story completely. An example of this is the tale of the demigod Hercules and his encounter with the dangerous…

There are several types of mystery genres, two specific examples are cozies and detectives. Cozies tend to be stories that have more detail and make readers feel invited, they detectives contain a softer tone. In contrast, detective has a more informative tone. Although these two genres are vastly different, they also contain several similarities. Specifically, “The Blue Geranium”, a cozies story and “A Scandal in Bohemia”, a detective story, have several differences. Most people wouldn't think…

Evaluating the Intertwining of First Native Culture and Indigenous Literature: Richard Wagamese’s Indian Horse In English literature a formalist movement in the mid 20th century that emphasized the relationship between a text’s idea and its form - known as New Criticism - continues to strongly influence modern academic writing. New Criticism specifies that the object of study ought to be the text itself, not the response or the motivation of its author or readers. Rarely do New Criticism texts…

In Mary Lou Emery’s Modernist Crosscurrents, Emery criticizes the outsider status of Jean Rhys. An outsider as female in a male-dominant literary world, as a West Indian writer, and as a European modernist. In demonstrating the intersecting importance of cultural history and literary history, Emery takes two approaches. In her first approach, she considers the European approach of the “self’ and the “masquerade or character” In her second approach, Emery considers the uncertainty of cultural…

Faulkner implements the use of stream of consciousness, that is said to have evolved “quite a bit from [Joseph] Conrad,” another stream of consciousness author (Ross). Both Conrad and Faulkner liked to go about their writing in a poetic manner. The sacrifice of proper grammar and concise descriptions for long sentence structure packed with compound adjectives gives the reader a sense that Absalom, Absalom! is a “prose poem of magnificent complexity” (Johnson, Kalmanson, 18). An example of this…

Emma Hert Written Task One- The Handmaid’s Tale Rationale: I decided to write a short story for my Written Task One on The Handmaid’s Tale. This narrative differs vastly different from Offred’s perspective in the novel. This story is from the perspective of a Commander; however, this is a tale of a Commander who opposes the ideals of Gilead. The Commander, John, followed his brother into the society, repressing his true feelings. After witnessing his brother murder his Handmaid, he realizes he…

and she was most likely one of the most famous females of her time. Taking a look into her work, a person will see how passionate she was with it. Students and teachers all over the world still use her works today as a method of education in the literature department. Many people still read her works for a good time. Emily Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830, in Amherst, Massachusetts. (Emily Dickinson, 2015.) Oddly enough, on the contrary of regular births, Emily’s was not of the normal.…

Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter has received a variety of reviews over it's existence. Most of these reviews, criticizing the main character Hester Prynne.One critic, Mark Van Doren’s use of literary devices to great effect to describe Prynne. These include praising diction, an enduring tone, and heroic allusion help him illustrate Hester Prynne as as strong, rugged woman. Van Doren’s use of praising diction helps the reader envision the likes of Hester Prynne, a character who develops…

Unavoidable Fate Great tales live forever; they continue to be passed down from generation to generation. These tales have the ability to take a person to another place, different era, and bring powerful feelings to the reader. When looking at two great tales, “The Tale of Sohrab” from the Shahnameh, and Oedipus Tyrannus, fate is a theme that can be found between the two. The main characters in these two tales are very powerful individuals, Knight Rostam from Shahnameh, and King Oedipus from…