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    In addition to the women being impaired of contributing, on a greater scale, to their society, because of their gender, they are also not able to fully explore their sexuality during the first two time periods in which The Hours takes place—the early 20s and early 50s. A pivotal scene is when Laura kisses her neighbor and friend, Kitty: “Kitty’s face is against Laura’s breasts. She seems to relax into her. Laura lifts Kitty’s face, and puts her lips against hers. They both know what they are…

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    It is well known that death is inevitable and unescapable to all forms of life. In Virginia Woolf’s, “The Death of the Moth ,” Woolf utilizes metaphors, powerful imagery, and tonal shifts to explain the struggle between life and death as a battle, that in the end, is never won. The uses of these rhetorical devices depict the intense power that death has over life. The tonal shifts throughout the piece strengthen the idea of an all powerful death. Woolf’s final words, “death is stronger than I…

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    THE SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF CONNOTATION MEANING IN THE HOUSE OF MANGO STREET BY SANDRA CISNEROS I. INTRODUCTION I.1. Background From generation to generation, literary work develops continuously. As we know literature is a feeling, experience or imagination of human life. Literary work which is written in the form of beautiful words is important to many people because it can gives happiness of the life. According to the Oxford Advance Learner’s Dictionary, literature is the writings that…

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    Virginia Woolf's Ethos

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    In the essay, “The Death of the Moth,” author Virginia Woolf describes a detailed transition from abundant life to tranquil death. On the outside, one would be forgiven for not caring about the demise of a mere insect. The numerous distractions of everyday life seem to exceed the importance of a lady watching a bug pass away. In fact, these criticisms would certainly be valid for most articles on this topic. However, Woolf uses a complex vocabulary and detailed descriptions to add interest and…

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    her style and stylistics in particular . Here, neither do I intend to repeat the said things with regard to her works, nor does the scope of this study allow me to go into detail to take into account these aspects. What I should like to say about Woolf here, will be concerning those aspects of her novel that I am supposed to investigate with regard to their Persian translations: point of view/focalization, and modes of speech and though representation. These are the most challenging literary…

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    "The Death of the Moth” In the essay The Death of the Moth, Virginia Woolf illustrates the worldwide struggle between life and death. Her style and the moth’s vulnerability reinforce the idea that when fighting for life, death becomes dominant over one's existence. Her argument using personification was "Death is stronger than I am,”. The author personifies death by comparing it with an individual's overall strength; physically and mentally. When the signs of death arrived, she describes how it…

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    Virginia Woolf uses eloquent language to present the lasting memories from her childhood in this passage. Truly, she is a woman of great renown with a silver tongue as her work always has a sense of expressiveness. Very easily, she illustrates a scene for readers. Perhaps, due to her mental illness, her sense of vivid writing is heightened as most emotions are for people who struggle with bipolar disorder as she did. Woolf is absolutely descriptive of everything, nothing goes…

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    Richard talks about is lunch with Hugh and Lady Bruton. Clarissa is complaining about how she must invite miss Kilman to her party. Richard wonders if the parties are causing too much for Clarissa. Clarissa says that Richard and miss kilman criticize her for her parties. Clarissa says she feels perfectly happy. Clarissa lives on the sofa as she thinks about Peter and her partners. She thinks about how Peter is always wrong and with the wrong woman. Clarissa wonders how much are parties mean to…

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    In Death of a Moth by Virginia Woolf, the narrator observes a moth desperately trying to fly out of a room through a closed window. Woolf describes the moth's physical changes, thoughts, and experiences in great detail. The narrator is moved to go and help the moth but decides against it after realising that the reason for the moth's struggle is its imminent death. Woolf portrays a generally disregarded animal, the moth, as it exists in nature, especially on this September day. The…

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    Woolf Masculinity

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    Virginia Woolf, in A Room of One’s Own, utilizes her sixth chapter to personify literature and compares it to a child, often noting that both a female and male counterpart is needed to produce harmonious writing. She often discusses the detriment of lacking an androgynous mind as it can ultimately lead to the mutation of literature. Stereotypically, mothers are seen as emotional figures while fathers are viewed as stern and authoritative individuals. Woolf demonstrates in her writing that the…

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