1911 in literature

Through this little thing called life we all try to figure out who we are what we want to be and ultimately what we want to accomplish in life. In the books Catcher in the rye, Into the wild and mask of the red death all these books show a similar theme for the main characters such as understanding society, trying to figure out who they are, and finally death. For Holden in catcher in the rye it's all about him Salinger does a great job on going on and describing the adventure for holden on who…

Introduction: I am writing this extended essay, to further my personal literary vocabulary, as well as my literary knowledge on the term Anti-Hero. I was inspired by this unusual expression, when I came across the love story Deadpool. It got me pondering on the topic Heroism and all the heros we watch, and read about growing up. It made me rethink my own definition of the word hero. The oxford dictionary defines the term hero as “A person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding…

Generally, the reason why the analysis of literary works of the eighteenth century were ignored in literary trauma theory is the absence of advancements in medical discourse of that period. In this dissertation, I will refer to medical case histories and their relation to the early English novel by focusing on Jason Tougaw’s Strange Cases: The Medical Case History and the British Novel (2014) in order to undermine the idea that there were not enough advancements in medical discourse of the…

“The narrator is the person from whose perspective a story is told.” They are the ones responsible for recounting the events that occur in the book. There is various types of narrators that one can find in novels: First-person singular, third-person limited, omniscient., and many more including alterations of these mentioned. Wayne Booth declares: “Even the most unconscious and Dionysian of writers succeeds only if he makes us join in the dance”; this inclusion is achieved through the narrator.…

1.2 Influences on Nietzsche Nietzsche as a young philologist had some people whom he loved and idolized. These people influenced his thought pattern, behaviour and charism. In the world Nietzsche lived in, one could observe, think, and express his thoughts freely; a tradition which was passed onto him first during his youthful age by German culture with its humanistic schools, its patriotic traditions and its poets. At the age of twenty-five, Nietzsche left Germany for good and was viewing it…

Have you ever been reading a book and a very interesting word has jumped out at you? The novella The Pearl has many meaningful word and has a deep impact on how you feel when you read the story. In the first three chapters in the book we are introduced to a family, Kino, Juana, and Coyotito. They are a poor family living in brush houses, struggling to provide for their son. Kino is a pearl diver and one day he finds the pearl of the world! The news of the pearl travels fast and the whole town…

Book report Ivo Schols (5v1) of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien 1 Essentials a) Title of the work. The Hobbit (Fifth edition) b) Author(s) J.R.R. Tolkien c) First date of publication. In 1991 by HarperCollinsPublishers 2 Setting a) When does the story take place? How can you tell? The story took place 6000 years ago, I could not tell by reading the book ( I looked it up after I read the book because I was curious). When I was done with the book I thought it took place around…

“Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful.”- Rita Dove. The art of poetry shows to be a powerful way to convey a message, emotion, or story, and the artistic elements involved depict the characteristics of the poet. Poems come in different sizes and shape each having its own distinct features. Haikus, sonnets and odes are few examples of the different types of poems and their unique style of expressing their themes. Haikus are most notable for being sweet and short, hence…

The objective of analysis or close reading of prose is to determine what the author is saying, how it is said and why (Levey et al 2015:13). This essay will attempt to discuss a close reading of the extracts from Jane Austen’s novel, Pride and Prejudice. This will be done taking the historical context of the novel into consideration. Pride and Prejudice was published in 1809. During this period in time, women looked for self-improvement through the acquisition of wealth. This could only be…

The way this book begins is curious to me because it starts, well rather the introduction starts, at the end. It’s curious because the book gives away its own ending at the beginning; of course, this book isn’t really one that requires much mystery because it’s just the retelling of someones life, but it is still pequliar. What’s even more strange than that is that I always read the last paragraph of a book before I begin reading chapter one, but with My Antonia I didn’t feel the need since the…