Literary theory

novel there is the constant theme of beauty, and how beauty plays a major role on the lives of those young girls. Beauty, and its many different effects on people's’ lives can be seen through literary devices such as metaphors, imagery, and symbolism. Toni Morrison’s use of metaphors is a recruiting literary device that helps represent beauty and its impact on the novels characters. Beauty, usually seen as a positive concept, is seen as destructive and…

Irony is a fundamental part of Greek tragedies. This irony is created when the audience knows something that the characters in the play do not. Through this use of dramatic irony, the audience feels more engaged in the story, creating a feeling of suspense and foreshadowing later events. In the Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex, Sophocles’ use of irony does just that. Through the speech and actions of Oedipus, Iocastê, and others, Sophocles utilizes irony to allude to future events, create anticipation,…

constructions of meanings behind the representation of Vibina’s character in Saints graphic novel by using the theory of social positioning and agency. The analysis on this part shall focus on the utterances produced by the characters and thevisual representations of the story. The second part of the analysis will be based on Kress and Van Leewuen’s five visual narratives and McCloud’s comic theory. Some key images from the novel are to be analyzed by their image focalization and the…

The literary point of view of any novel or screenplay is an important characteristic because it gives either adaptation ambience towards the characters or how the story is structured. It also describes the character’s position in relation to the story and his/her outlook in regards to the attitudes and events that revolve around them and supporting characters in the storyline. Mildred Pierce, a 1941 novel written by James M. Cain and later adapted into a film noir screenplay directed by Michael…

three philosophical paradigms -- positivism, interpretivism, and critical theory. POSITIVISM Positivisim is philosophical paradigms in social sciences of which gives emphasisis on empirical data and scientific method to analyse them. It is regarded as an application of methods used in natural sciences. It further assumes that fact, values and truth can be distinguished and social world exist on regularities which theories can discover. From the end of the 1960, positivism became target of…

makes science.” While Consilience and Life is a Miracle converse over the idea of unifying knowledge and the practicality of it, they each have an obvious standpoint on the topic and it is linked to the study of how the universe was created and the theories surrounding creation. E. O. Wilson takes a unique vantage point as a scientist and Wendell Berry does the same from the opposite side, as a writer. Bryson’s Short History of Nearly Everything and our conversations in breakout over the topic…

the natural sciences uses terms of abstractions – not of particulars - in reference to the existing individual. For example, the abstraction of the “I” in Descartes’ metaphysics, or the “knowing subject” of other epistemological and metaphysical theories does not correspond to any real, living human being, but rather, to human beings in general. This is to say that the natural scientist is not ultimately interested in particular phenomenon for its own sake; rather, particulars are relevant in…

The feminist theory is always adapting to new cultures and always changing. What stems from the feminist theory is feminist literary criticism “feminist criticism examines the ways in which literature (and other cultural productions) reinforces or undermines the economic, political, social, and psychological oppression of women” (Critical Theory Today, 4 Feminist Criticism, pg. 79 Tyson, Louis). This theory shows us how patriarchal our society is and that’s how Susan Glaspell’s shows her work in…

issues advocating against the abstract question of reality. In contrast, the aim of modern science has been, by employing the scientific method, to establish reality beyond any doubt. As a result, the public commonly accepts scientific findings and theories as undisputable truths. However, the certainty of modern science is misleading and continues to leave the question of reality open for…

What are the methods of Inquiry? Basically, methods of inquiry are different ways an investigator can gather information for his/her case whether it’s a normal routine investigation or trying to reconstruct a past crime scene. Outside resources such as forensic scientists, computer technicians or anthropologist could be used in order to validate evidence collected. The scientific method is a great tool to use when trying to reconstruct a crime scene. The scientific method is not only for…