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One of the major themes in Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov is time. Humbert Humbert, the narrator is trying to go back to his childhood of a young love, furthermore he wants to keep recapturing the moment, he doesn’t understand how time works. Humbert keeps falling back in time to his childhood days, furthermore he is painting a picture of this beautiful young girl, his dream girl Lolita. We also see Humbert coming back into reality, present time of what actually is going on, in addition to the…

The way the boys are describe are analogous to young men at war. The speaker of the poem is the mother of the boy whose birthday is being celebrated. Since the perspective is coming from a mother, the way she views the boys behaviors affects how the reader is able to receive information. While a clear background of the mother cannot be established, it can be said that she views boys as violent creatures no matter the age. The boys are simply playing around, however through…

to be filled with regret since he had not seen the boy in so long. He brings narration to how the boy looked, “Wearing a poppy bruise on his left temple, / He lay in the four foot box as in his cot. / No gaudy scars, the bumper knocked him clear (19 -21).” This description is very powerful in the language and coldness that is expressed. Throughout the poem, it seems as if the narrator is going through a very hard time to realize that the young boy is actually dead and it is not some cruel joke.…

son, into the bush in the morning. By shooting kangaroos, the boy is supposing that he will become an individual, a man. The boy shoots around 4-5 kangaroos, but he does not feel like he has become a man, as the boy has thought. As he pulls the trigger, expecting a feeling of pride, he develops a feeling of emptiness and disappointment instead. For the boy, everything is happening too fast and he cannot comprehend it. Eventually the boy cannot realize that there are consequences of his actions…

Benjamin Alire Sáenz’s coming of age novel, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe is about two Mexican boys in the process of becoming friends and discovering who they really are. Aristotle Mendoza—known as Ari—is a shy boy who has never had a best friend before, and who is often lost in thought about his imprisoned brother. Dante Quintana is a happy boy with a unique perspective on life, who loves words, especially poetry. The strong theme of love runs throughout the entire…

father. One critic, Virginia Fowler, argues that it is Abner that causes the shift in Sarty’s thinking. In the scene where Sarty is struck by Abner, and Abner’s w first time doing so, explains why he hit his son. According to Fowler, “Abner makes the boy aware, first, of loyalty as a conscious mode of behavior, and second, of the fact that there are perhaps other modes of behavior one could follow.” (?) A sound statement, which is further solidified by the fact from that moment on in the story,…

In Albert Camus’ novel, “The Stranger”, the absurdist themes of the meaninglessness of human life, living in the moment, irrationality, and lack of conformity to the values of society are best exemplified through the relationships that the protagonist, Meursault, has with those around him. Camus’ characterisation of his anti-hero makes us question the way we must fit into other people’s expectations of our own behaviour, thus forcing us to lie in order to find a secure place within society.…

Short Analysis “The Rockpile” by James Baldwin The short story “The Rockpile,” written by James Baldwin, tells about a boy facing almost fatal consequences after not listening to instructions. The author uses the following literary devices to relate his tale: foreshadowing, symbolism, irony, style, tone, and others. Each device lends a touch of realism to the reader’s experience in that the reader can visualize the story. Throughout the short story, the devices listed above allows the reader to…

Conversational Exchange 6 Contextual Background After Ali’s father’s consent Ishaan starts coaching Ali. One day Ali comes late for practice. Ishaan gives him a brand new bat but Ali is not interested in that and asks Ishaan if he can go early that day because there is a marble competition in his pol. Ishaan orders Ali to do his rounds then they start cricket practice but Ali loses concentration on practice because he wants to go for marble tournament. Ishaan tries to stop Ali for practice but…

In the short story Thank You Ma’am by Langston Hughes, a boy named Roger tries to steal a purse belonging to an older woman by the name of Mrs. Jones off her. Although the boy was young this did not stop Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones from stopping him or teaching him a valuable lesson. There are multiple questions the reader should have, I know I had a ton. “Does he put her out?”, “Does the police take him away?” or even “Why did she do what she did to teach him a lesson. Instead of…