A Common Reader

In the short story “Soldier’s Home”, Hemingway develops the idea that impactful life experiences can change people’s point of view and that can change their perspective on themselves and the world, but that may not necessarily change the way others see people or their world. When these perspectives collide, it may result in conflicts, resentment or misunderstandings. In the opening paragraph of the story, Krebs talks about his participation in World War I. He has experienced five of some of the…

The many variations of Doctor Faustus title pages reveals the ways in which printers can enhance or weaken the appearance of one's work. Title pages serve as a preliminary in order to catch the eye of the readers as well as a mode of representation for the audience to interact with a piece of literature. Moreover, it serves the purpose of advertising and acts as an identifier for the author. However, over time, title pages that were once minimalistic can now be overpowering and question the…

uses, especially that of sleep and death. Sleep and death imagery is used to explore the characters’ inner thoughts and fears, their struggles with the morality of their actions, and to show retribution for their actions. Shakespeare allows the reader to see the characters’ inner thoughts by creating a relationship between sleep and the characters’…

In Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, the author incorporates objects as symbols that helps the reader better understand Kathy’s life. Throughout the book there are many symbols that represent Kathy and her friends. The Judy Bridgewater tape and Hailsham show their feelings and thoughts towards things.. When trouble comes in her way she finds ways around. In Never Let Me Go, theses symbols play a big role in the novel. At one of the Hailsham’s annual “sales”, Kathy had found a tape called “songs…

‘Duck Dynasty’ and Quackery There are many conclusions that can be drawn from this article and the ignorance on the part of Phil Robertson is a substantial one. In Phil Robertson’s quote to GQ magazine it is likely that his intent is not to be offensive but the author, Charles Blow, points out that it is just as bad if not worse. I feel that Blow’s stance is that you can’t give Robertson a pass for his ignorance because that would include giving him a pass for his racism as well. Another…

LaBan illustrates a relatable road to self-discovery through the eyes of Tim, a misfit. I was completely captivated by the story, LaBan meshed the two plotlines perfectly to make me want to continue reading. Throughout the book, Laban brings the reader along with Duncan Meade during his senior year at The Irving School. At school, Duncan encounters CDs from the outcast boy, Tim, that lived in his room the previous year. Tim promises Duncan that through these CDs he will provide Duncan with the…

Values and Traditions Ernest J. Gaines, the author of A Lesson Before Dying, is able to develop the theme of the book through diction to show tone. Through tone, he is able to reveal how tradition hinders the progress of a society that retains incorrect values, which promotes a system of injustice among the people in the society. To demonstrate the theme of A Lesson Before Dying, diction is used to develop a frustrated and uneasy tone. At the beginning of the book, a black man called…

What makes a story great? According to many, it all depends on characterisation and keeping the plot originally fascinating. There are also various integrals that help support these aspects of a “great story” which are thoroughly arranged in The Swimmer and Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? The first story listed is by John Cheever and tells the tale of a man journeying to retain his youth, but in the end, loses more than he realises. Ironically enough, this is similar to what the…

something you can find between those lines. It isn’t written on the pages, but if it were missing, the story would never get read. Mood is what separates simple stories from timeless classics; it gives the words a personalized meaning and a way for the reader to bond with the story. In both “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” and “The Lottery,” the mood fluctuates, exposing gaps in social constructs, manipulating your feelings to mirror what the author wants you to feel. In “Omelas,” the mood…

The book that I have chosen is called Jenius The Amazing guinea Pig by Dick King-Smith and illustrated by Brain Floca. This book is a chapter book with seven chapters, but even though it is a chapter book it has pictures along with it. This book is a very funny book about a little girl and her guinea pig. This little girl named Judy had two guinea pigs and one day they had one little baby. She had told her class she could train a guinea pig and she was made fun of so she thought this was the…