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    Literature review carefully examines with respect to graphical novels of sub-genres and importance of visual presentation in graphic novels. Partially a few of references are studying the psychology of children with traumatic experience in which are used further to develop Katarina Muroaka as a believable and real character. Other references are studying target audience of Horror themed graphic novels, popularity and iconic influences of graphic novels and power of visuals in comparison to text…

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    Allusion is a "reference to a statement, a person, a place, or an event from literature, history, religion, mythology, politics, sports, science, or pop culture" (Schemer). Allusions are very obvious in Huxley's Brave New World. Shakespeare is the one who inspires Huxley while writing this novel. The name of the novel is taken from Shakespeare's the Tempest as John says "o brave new world, that has such people in it" when he is forced to discover the new world (139). This is originally Miranda…

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    Pan's Labyrinth Analysis

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    problem with the escapist theme of Pan’s Labyrinth. Ofelia’s intersecting experiences between the Spanish Civil War and the Underworld define similar dangers that Ofelia must face as a child. Franco's Civil War was certainly a horrific event in Spanish history, yet the premise of escaping reality is not…

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    Britain was severely affected through the three most memorable stages of its history: the pre-industrial revolution, the Industrial revolution and the World Wars. Deep within these eras grew artists – poets – who showed us the vagaries of their lives during those times. The works of three poets, namely; William Wordsworth, William Butler Yeats and Seamus Heaney shall be used to represent the transition in form of behavior and life of individuals and society in these eras. Out of this…

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    The book is so seamlessly written that it is not merely lifelike but also, in the best sense, novel like. It narrates a story in a skillful manner, with much attention to character. DeLillo makes us familiar with some peculiar habits of the characters. Like Everett cannot make himself go to bed at night without checking that the oven is off, and then sometimes double-checking, and reminding himself as he climbs the stairs that he has in fact completed his check. No doubt DeLillo has chosen such…

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    Literature is always personal, always one man's vision of the world, one man's experience” (W.B. Yeats n.d.). Such perspicacity is evident in the works of William Butler Yeats, whose poetry reflects his fascination with mysticism and the days of yore. The poem “Sailing the Byzantium” illustrates how William Butler Yeats use of artistic diction and symbolism reveals the parallels between ancient civilization and the cycle of life and communicates the dual themes of obsolescence and perpetuity.…

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    11 years later, he went to London. He lived in a significant era of English history; the Elizabethan age. During the rule of Elizabeth I, England pioneered a powerful trading centre over the western countries. After she defeated the Spanish army, Queen Elizabeth established the Church of England; she also observed the significance of arts to the English nation life and heritage and led the golden age of English literature renaissance. She was interested in theatre, thus, special theatres were…

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    Senhor Jose won the Nobel prize in Literature in 1998. This writer got this award because he wrote some considerable novels, which additionally incorporate his well known novel called All the Names. Senhor Jose is a Portuguese Writer. He died on Friday at his home in Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. Senhor Jose was 87 years old when he died. Jose died with multiple organ failure after a long period of illness The tall, modest, and inquisitive, Senhor Jose published his novel (All the Names) in…

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    understanding of situations by acknowledging the realities of it and then using natural knowledge to reach a satisfying conclusion. The depressive position reflects the way that reparative reading purposefully uses the surface textual details to interpret literature. The paranoid position reflects how paranoid reading also actively seeks or implants meaning into text so that unforeseen knowledge is realized before it can surprise the…

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    movement was part of the greatest cultural and scholarly community in world history. Poets were often a writer of drama who wrote for choirs or courtly muses who entertained regional kings. Hundreds of dramas were performed, each of them showcasing admirable lyric poetry within its three-act structure.(Brockett & Franklin, 2003).The Greeks developed nearly all of the classic forms that formed the foundation of later literature, drama, music and poetry, including the ode, epic, lyric, tragedy,…

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