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1)Author’s style and examples The Catcher in the Rye has a very dark and melancholy tone. This comes from the word choice that Salinger implements into his writing, which includes many vulgar terms and words that provoke sad thoughts. It is the repetition of words, such as goddamn and depressing that help create this dark tone. This also allows the reader to understand Holden Caulfield’s personality. For example, it is very clear to the reader that he does not like celebrities because he…

Despite being a known murderer, when the name Perry Smith is heard a feeling of innocence is felt. Truman Capote, a writer of many breathtaking novels, creates an intriguing impression of Perry Smith, a main character and murderer in In Cold Blood, by outlining his broken childhood, personality and actions, and the sympathy he feels for Smith. Capote shares a deep connection with Smith by their similar upbringings. Capote rarely saw his parents growing up, and after their divorce he went with…

Tentative Interpretation of The False Gems The False Gems was written by Guy de Maupassant in 1883.“Maupassant is considered as one of the fathers of the modern short story”. ( wikipedia ) He always depicted human lives and destinies and social forces in disillusioned and often pessimistic terms. Readers also can find some similarities in The False Gems. Writer could invisibly finish the objective and actual description and the short story only uses thousands of words and makes the plot twists…

When it comes to the pioneers of American Romanticism, Edgar Allan Poe is considered to be one of the most important authors because of his unique gothic style of writing which perfectly encompasses melancholy, horror, passion, thrill and mystery. In his beginnings as a writer, Poe was nowhere as successful as he is today. Although he published his first literary work, which was a book of poetry, in 1827 at the age of eighteen, his real and greatest success came but in 1845 with the publication…

The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World, and A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings are two short stories by Gabriel Garcia Marquez that are both very similar, yet very different. Marquez was a popular author of short stories from the 1950s to 1970s, he had a very noticeable aesthetic where he created very unusual, and unrealistic situations, but somehow shows human faults. This makes it to where if readers truly read the book, and realize what Marquez is trying to do, they can look at their own…

Thematic Analysis of Oedipus the King Introduction Oedipus the king is a story that uncovers a murder mystery that is politically connected. It creates a tension between individual actions and the fate of an individual. Oedipus is the main character in the play. His urge to pursue knowledge of his identity leads him to devastating events of his life. The story is formed by different themes. The themes include fate and free will, determination, and power. Thematic Analysis Fate and Free Will…

Tichborne's Elegy – Literature analisys Tichborne's Elegy was supposedly written by himself before his execution, due to his involvement in the consipracy to assissinate Elizabeth I (P. Burns, J. Edge, 43) . In his poem he is using metaphors upon metaphors, together with antithesis to construct a poem that shows his frustration and regret. He uses a plain and simple language. In fact, the whole poem is based entirely on one syllable words. However, his use of one syllable words only add to the…

In “Queries of Unrest” written by Clint Smith, the author thoroughly conveys his message of darkness, death, fear, and power by his strong use of repetition, symbolism, and imagery. Throughout “Queries of Unrest”, Smith uses many literary terms like repetition to get his message of the poem out. For example, he uses “Maybe”, “darkness”, “scared”, and “cry for help” many times in his poem. When he uses these words and phrases he uses them to express doubt and fear about his life and what he’s…

many doubts that make me feel what I don’t want to do, and dark minds coming into my head. Back to the quote, it’s telling us that you can’t escape your doubts and dark thoughts that you have inside of yourself; you can treat it, but you can’t completely heal from…

Can you imagine life without your most important morals? Well, Elie Wiesel can, and the “journey” throughout his novel, Night, that led to his decline in beliefs was not so pleasant. As he experiences dehumanization, and as his identity alters, Wiesel reminds us that if you are not careful, your morals and core beliefs can be re-defined completely as a result of traumatizing struggles. To start, Elie’s most important moral was his religion. At the start of the book, Elie hasn’t experienced any…