Allusion

The piece, "To His Coy Mistress," by Andrew Marvell demonstrates his passion for a beauty he sees in a woman, although through use of allusions and references to geographical locations, objects, and even possession of power. For example, he states, "Love you ten years before the Flood, / And you should, if you please, refuse / Till the conversation of the Jews (8-10)." This I think really emphasizes the theme of the piece as statements are exaggerated and relative to significant events. Beyond…

this novel, As I Lay Dying consists of fifteen different narrators, each chapter throws a piece of the puzzle that is eventually put together by the reader. As the story continues on, the narrator changes as well. Faulkner gives the characters an allusion of having a scatterbrain mentality. Each character seems to have their own issued addon to the main problem…

story. He uses personification, symbolism, and imagery to convey and develop Nick’s attitude toward Gatsby. Nick Carraway, a humble young man who graduated from Yale in 1915, is the narrator of the story. At the end of the book, Fitzgerald uses an allusion. On page 180, Nick says “And as the moon rose higher the inessential houses began to melt away until gradually I became aware of the old island here that flowered once for Dutch sailors’ eyes.” The Dutch were early European…

The group presentation on biblical allusions within Crime and Punishment, by Feodor Dostoevsky, made it clear that Raskolnikov is quite similar to the biblical story about Lazarus. Raskolnikov relates to Lazarus because they both got sick, which made them incapable of functioning properly for the most part. Raskolnikov was very moody, fatigued, and embarrassed by his actions. Lazarus’ sisters eventually called for Jesus, and then he came, Jesus didn’t come immediately, but he was able to assure…

the use of allusions. Bechdel uses various allusions to literature to analyze and make sense of her memories. The utilization of the literary device throughout the novel creates a strong connection between Bechdel 's life and various literary works. Allusions are used not only to describe the members of the Bechdel family but also to describe the relationships within the household. Bechdel also uses visual allusions in her graphic novel. Throughout the graphic novel, Fun Home, allusions are used…

In Poe’s “The Black Cat”, the narrator mentioned that the wife made frequent allusion “which regarded all black cats as witches in disguise” (Poe). It is a superstitious belief that a black cat is a sign of bad omen, bad luck, witchcraft, death, etc. The man also named his cat Pluto, which means god of the underworld in Greek mythology. The man believes that the mishaps that happened to him was probably due to the superstitious belief of having a black cat. One night, the man came home drunk…

Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and The Tempest by William Shakespeare, both telling a story with alternative meanings. By looking at this alternative meaning, one can see the fundamentalist religious allusions within both of them. The stories from Shakespeare and Coleridge portray biblical allusions to create an alternative meaning behind the true story the author has created, while evoking a strong emotional and intellectual connections with those associated with the bible. Christian…

Gabriel Marquez’s unique choice of diction and literary allusion creates an allegorical portrait of ideas such as love and death. The choice of diction and literary allusion allowed for Marquez to combine realistic historical narration with fantasy thus creating some of the most notorious stories in the genre known as magical realism. In the story “Death Constant Beyond Love”, one can see the how Marquez’s choice of diction and literary allusion allowed for him to create the fantastical…

In the book Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck, the title is Of Mice And Men because it is an allusion to the poem To a Mouse. Both the poem and the book are about migrant workers and how their fate might not be what they might want for their futures. In the end of the book George kills Lennie which is Lennie's fate. When Lennie snaps the mouse's neck it is foreshadowing when he snaps Curley's wife's neck. Lennie does this because he does not know his own strength. George and Lennie have to…

The Grapes of Wrath vs The Bible Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath, has become one of the most fascinating novels in history, although it was often hated and ridiculed when it was first published. Many people found the language ghastly and claimed the story was making farmers seem like they were the only ones affected by the Great Depression. Steinbeck interpreted many biblical references throughout this novel to help readers better understand and connect to the story. The Grapes of Wrath takes…