1987 in literature

This literature review will discuss the alternate points of view on dialect and character by Thornborrow, Edwards, Weber and Horner, and their perspectives. The idea is to study, examine and demonstrate the distinctions and similitudes as spoken about by these author's, and state whether I concur or differ their work. Similarly, I will express why Tabouret– Keller's work varies in a way to deal with dialect and character. Dialect and personality is for the most part recognized as who and what…

Magical Realism Magical realism is a mixture of culture and oral tradition, made to seem a reality. Magical realism is when the story is in a real world setting, but has magical factors and unexplainable events that attempt to make the reader a believer of something. Magical realism is composed of, historical and cultural realities, magical elements, and a metamorphosis occurring with someone. Historical and cultural realities help to convince the reader that there was a real event that took…

Literary fictions can no more transcend history that real persons. Though certainty not universally acknowledged, in the current criticism this truth has replaced the former truth that literature was a thing apart. Once banned from the interpretation of books for violating the integrity of the imagination, considerations of race and sex (and of class) have entered into even the most formalist readings. Race and sex are now found organic to problems of organic form. As a result, those problems…

You’re Welcome for Arguing Thank You For Arguing, What Aristotle, Lincoln, And Homer Simpson can Teach Us About The Art of Persuasion written by Jay Heinrichs is an enriching novel that advocates the powerful ways of rhetoric. Heinrichs has gained a reputation over the last several years for teaching persuasion to many organizations like NASA and even the Pentagon. As a result, Heinrichs has written many books such as: The Yankee Way to Simplify Your Life: Old-Fashioned Wisdom For A…

What does it mean when someone asks you what the theme of the story is? Well, it means that they are asking you what the central idea of the story is. So, recently we’ve finished reading the book called “Heck” by Dale E. Basye. The book didn’t specifically have one theme, it had many themes. One of the themes was “Every moment of every day we decide our fate.” This theme was shown through characteristics and relationships of characters, how the characters faced conflict, and the author’s unique…

Emily Dickinson was an American poet known to be on the forefront of the unique poetic voice that is so widely known today. Although Dickinson was considered one of the founders of the American poetic voice there is little information on her and her life. The reasoning behind there being so little information on Dickinson is because she spent most of her life as a recluse. There was only a meager amount of people who knew were Dickinson was and who got to interact and communicate with her.…

In chapter 9 of the Poetics, Aristotle famously claims that poetry is “more philosophic” than history. He grounds this claim in the apparent fact that while universals drive the action of poetry, particulars drive the action of history. In an historical composition, a particular thing happens because a particular person did it at some point in the past, but in poetry, a particular thing happens because it is what is likely according to a universal principle. The particular action in a poetic…

students with an assignment that gave them the creative license to reinvent a popular fairytale, Little Red Riding Hood, all while asking students to explore and develop rhetorical strategies in their composition. The article shows the value of using literature in the composition classroom as well as how the practically universal texts of fairytales can reach students of almost…

Sophomore year has been a whirlwind of assessments and assignments. Unfortunately, I had very few major projects throughout the year, and the ones that I had did not use any Sophomore Learning Skills. Because of this, I found my final reflection to be a difficult task. Luckily, I discovered a Sophomore Learning Goal that can apply to my thoroughly uneventful year. This goal is to reflect on past experiences and relate them to essential skills. I feel quite lucky that this topic has arisen…

From the beginning to the end of a novel, a character can go through countless changes; both physical and emotional. However, these transformations are what contribute to improvements in society, growth as an individual, and often times, the strengthening of relationships with others. Through experiencing the good and bad of life, one’s true self and beliefs are revealed. This emergence of inner values and understandings can lead to having a better outlook on life and finding oneself. In her…