English literature

hearing the words trickster tales, one may assume it to be a fictional story. But the narrative that is about to unfold before you is veracious. The Native American trickster tale “Ikto Conquers Iya, the Eater” is an unusual, enthralling piece of literature. A trickster is known by definition as a “a deceiver; cheat; fraud” (Dictionary), but this tale is more about using wit in a comical way. There’s a deeper message within the text. “Ikto Conquers Iya, the Eater” seems silly throughout it, but…

Milton ACORN (1923-1986) The Island Means Minago (POETRY 1975) CHARLOTTETOWN / A World War II veteran and a carpenter by trade, Acorn was nicknamed the People’s Poet by his fellow poets after he failed to win a Governor General’s Literary Award in 1969 for I’ve Tasted My Blood. He won the award six years later for his unofficial folk history of Prince Edward Island. The subject of two National Film Board documentaries, Acorn was also the recipient of an honorary degree from the University of…

Lahiri. She is highly educated, possessing three Master’s degrees in English, Creative Writing, and Comparative Studies between Literature and the Arts ( Britannica 2017). She has a deep personal connection with the recurring themes and topics of migration, identity, and immigration that permeate her books. While being interviewed for the April 2008, issue of The Atlantic by Isaac Chotiner, she was questioned as to why her literature continuously focuses on the immigration experience. She…

Impressionism came about much in the same that Realism did and served as a reaction to Realism. This movement sought to exaggerate the good qualities of life and focused on movement rather than accuracy. In literature, this movement revealed itself by moving away from plot focused novels and instead put the emotions and mental development of the characters front and center. Realism provided a backdrop for these writings. Impressionism wanted to turn a mirror…

The last hard copy piece of literature I read was the novel called “The Tiger’s Wife” by Téa Obreht. It is a 337 page literary fiction, involving magical realism, politics, and the supernatural. I read “The Tiger’s Wife” for english class and it took about one or two months to read the book. Although this is true, if I truly had time to read it without making annotations and journal entries, it would have taken only one day to read.The novel includes four important characters; Natalia,…

Macbeth. William Shakespeare permeates almost all aspects of our society because of his views and observations of human nature with particular regard to how power is acquired and exercised. He is considered as the most popular playwright of English literature. Shakespeare explores multiple facets of human nature such as dark and twisted fields of love, betrayal and war. His plays are still relevant today because of his exploration of human flaws and strengths. Another theme that ties in with…

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…

This along with the first two idyllic verses, which seemingly discourage free thought, supports the idea that music and other forms of art can be used as propaganda, much like the Party composes songs, literature, and movies that align with their beliefs and in doing so are able to consistently control society and discourage rebellion. Radiohead also makes reference to the other ways that the Party controls society; the use of repetition is another way that…

Honors English Final The general argument made by Lee Siegal in “Should Literature Be Useful?” is that there is a definite need for all people to read fiction because it teaches empathy – something many believe is only attained through reading nonfiction. More specifically, Siegal argues that fictitious stories offer just as much of a societal benefit as nonfiction by stating, “Reading fiction is good…because it makes you a more effective social agent. Which is pretty much what being able to…

Gabriel Roche Professor Paul Calkins English 1-B 4/21/2016 An Analysis of Dostoevsky, by Charles Bukowski The poem Dostoevsky, by Charles Bukowski, is an inspirational poem that tells the story of how Fyodor Dostoevsky, a famous Russian author of the 19th century, was given sudden reprieve from death by firing squad, and because of this turn of events, was allowed to write and create, and thus was able to inspire the author as well as countless other writers. For me this immediately reminded me…