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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…

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…