1995 novels

Dickens, are both early forms of the novel. Though written approximately 100 years apart the two novels are both influential in their respective periods of authorship. Arabella, as the novel will be referred to henceforth, is influential because of its examination of the novel as a newer form and its parody of the former popularity of romanticism. David Copperfield was, and still is, influential due to Dickens’ mastery of the novel as a genre as well as the novels acute representation of…

How does the writer make the ending so dramatically effective? - The plight of Madame Loisel  (How does she perceive her life to be? Draw upon examples here!)  (What does her life become? Why is this ironic?) - The relationship between Madame + Monsieur  (Why does he seem so pleased with himself for the Party invitation?)  (He uses all his money not just to help buy her an outfit but also to buy a real diamond necklace)  (Why is he so content in life?) - Symbolism of the necklace  (How…

Perhaps one of the most emotionally appealing themes a writer can utilize is that of the social outcast endeavoring to find its place in the world, a theme utilized to great effect by both Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre despite their character’s different fates, the former featuring a supposedly monstrous creation who is ultimately rejected wholly by society and the latter an orphan child who is eventually able to carve an admittedly precarious foothold as a…

Writers use elements of writing to help create the reason behind their stories. William Faulkner and Tom Whitecloud are both writers who expressed their stories using plot and structure. Plot is the ideas or reasons as to why certain things happen in a story, elements of plot help the reader understand the story. For example, the suspense, conflict, exposition, rising action, crisis, resolution etc. of the story. Whereas structure, on the other hand, is the way the writer arranges the story’s…

The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis is a fictional children’s book that addressed socio-political aspects of war and over coming oppression through allusions to Christian spirituality and historical events. The conveys its messages by exploring the multiplicity of worlds. Lewis connects the fictional world of Narnia to England during World War II. In doing so, he allows the reader to connect to difficult themes on an emotional and spiritual level. In this paper, I shall discuss…

Uncle Tom’s Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe is a novel that was written as a call to action to its readers against slavery in the United States. Through many characters, mainly Tom, Stowe illustrates the heart-breaking realities of slavery to her readers. One instrumental way that Stowe did this was through the rhetorical device of antithesis. Two characters who embody Stowe’s use of antithesis are Tom Loker and Mr. Haley. Haley is described as a “short, thickset man” (3) and Loker as having a…

In the Victorian period men and women’s roles sharpened and became better defined. Gender relationships and stereotypes characterize a society which sees eccessive hypocrisy and social expectations. Oscar Wilde, in “The Importance of Being Earnest”, makes use of a simple and spontaneous writing style, associated with a refined and prone approach in the depiction of reality. In his play, Wilde continuously uses aphorisms and paradoxes to invite the reader to reflect upon the drastic change in…

The changing of the weather, the once joyful elements of a winter now gone. As the season comes to an end, a family’s relationship begins to wither away and die as they fight for a reason that is all too real in families today. This sets the scene for Raymond Carver’s short story, “Popular Mechanics.” “Popular Mechanics” opens with the husband of the family packing his suitcase in what appears to be the aftermath of a divorce. It then spirals into a domestic dispute between the wife and…

characters grow and develop throughout their respective novels. Their personal growth and development are due to three factors: family and external parties, watershed events and the justice system. In many ways the character of Ruth and Thomas are very similar, both are hardworking, extremely driven in their careers and enjoy the work they do. The parents of Ruth and Thomas play a large role in their personal growth and development in the novels. Thomas’s mother advises him to go to India in…

desperate and anxious. Each stacked bill is similar to a sword strike, slashing and killing his very foundation and pride. In contrast, Bayardo is nonchalant, not giving a single care for the money that will be loss. The motif of money present within the novel informs the audience of the underlying social rules of Colombian society. One’s social class and…