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The portrayal of the Sirens and their luring but destructive song is compared in both Homer's Odyssey and Margaret Atwood's poem Siren Song as being tempting and treacherous to the sailors. Through the use of an ominous tone and the point of view of both the sailors and the Sirens,both authors share a common portrayal of the Sirens song as being destructive to both of them. In the Odyssey,the Odysseus are warned by their leader about the Sirens song. In the leaders point of view, the Sirens…

Often times in stories, arrogance can lead to a character going headlong into the face of danger when the clear outcome is death. In Richard Conell’s short story, The Most Dangerous Game, the author uses portrays the protagonist Rainsford as an arrogant and confident character who is too confident in his abilities. The author uses elements of indirect characterization to show the protagonist, Rainsford, and his growth into a dynamic character. The protagonist, Rainsford, is a dynamic…

material is utilised as a building block for social situations. Therefore, an individual’s public success is dependent on their literacy. Austen reprimands her society for the devalumnet of prose by satising its need in Pride and prejudice. The exclamation, “there is no enjoyment like reading!”, was uttered insincerely, yet inadvertently displays the importance of education to the point of pretence. However, simple enjoyment of literature is overshadowed by the cultural expectation that “women…

the raven and the speaker, each exhibit parallel characteristics, while both remaining one another’s foils. Indeed, “The Raven’s” use of diction, physical parallel structure, tone, repetition, tension between characters, the poem’s deployment of exclamation marks, as well as its prosody and conclusion illuminate the poet’s theme relating to the never-ending pain of loss. The poem illustrates its theme of pain through its diction and depressive language in all of its stanzas. Specifically, the…

In the passage from The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses Nick’s detailed description of Gatsby to illustrate the mysterious and complicated character of Jay Gatsby. In chapter 3, when Nick attends one of Gatsby's lavish parties for the first time, he encounters Gatsby also for the first time. Nick focuses on Gatsby’s smile, because it is one of those “rare smiles” “full of eternal reassurance” that “understood you the way you want to be understood.” This sets Jay Gatsby apart as someone…

Throughout the excerpt read from the text Meg tone throughout the story is anger. For example, one part of the text says “No. At first, we got lots of letters, Mother and Father always wrote to each other every day. I think Mother still writes to him every night. Every once in a while the postmistress makes some kind of crack about all her letters.” The first time you read this the first word you read is No. That most likely means she is angry. When you read on it seems like she is talking…

The potential of discoveries to contribute significantly to an individual’s understanding of themselves, often ultimately results in a positive impact in ways that can be far-reaching and transformative towards one’s perceptions of identity and other values in society. Such discoveries originate from unexpected encounters provoking individuals to renew assumptions about the human experience. Discoveries are often involuntary, compelling the discoverer to confront challenges in order to achieve a…

Discoveries that are motivated by need, curiosity and wonder all have the have the power to transform an individual’s perspective of themselves and others, leading them to gain independence and challenge social values. Such discoveries that lead to an individual’s transformation can be seen in Shakespeare’s play ‘The Tempest’. Shakespeare demonstrates through the characters of the play how discoveries which stem from need, curiosity and wonder can transform them to become more independent, and…

In “Pied Beauty” by Gerald Manley Hopkins and “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge” by William Wordsworth, both poets express their feelings upon the beauty of nature but on different ways. Hopkins fascinates for the variety of nature that God has created for the reason that it makes the nature to be unique in their own way. On the other hand, Wordsworth wonders at the silence and tranquility in nature that breaks through the morning in London. In title of the poem, “Pied Beauty,” we can make an…

still of the bone descending, one still of the space ship} The Fake Orgasm When Harry Met Sally In a restaurant, Harry (Billy Crystal) and Sally (Meg Ryan) discuss sex and whether a woman can fake an orgasm. In a display of moans, sighs, exclamations, cries, and gesticulations, Sally shows she can fake an orgasm very convincingly. Then an older woman (Estelle Reiner) tells a waitress, “I’ll have what she’s having.” The scene addresses one of the central ideas in the movie, can a man and…