McGuffey Readers

Actual Analysis: The novel “Slade House” tells the tale of a strange house and the disappearances that seem to revolve around the house. The readers are able to join the journey with the characters as they learn what it really means to be human. As a result, the main theme of the book is, arguably, the fact that our grief and vulnerability is what makes us human. The theme is influenced by the characters, setting, and the overall plot. The most notable influencer of the theme is the Grayer twins…

are not the way a reader comes to know and understand a fictitious world (67, 68). O’Connor exemplifies this belief by explaining how people commonly ask what the theme of the story is (73). As a result of inquiring about the theme of a story, O’Connor says people “go off happy and feel it is no longer necessary to read [a story]” (73). O’Connor is inferring in this example that asking the question about themes is altogether misunderstanding the theme and purpose of a story. A reader cannot come…

Wordsworth's poem "Old Man Traveling". The poem is a metaphor that creates sympathy by presenting the narration through a paradoxical loudspeaker: a man appears serene when walking to witness the death of his beloved son. In order to evoke sympathy in the reader, Wordsworth’s narrator presents the contrast…

appearance is tired, sickly to represent how many Americans were feeling at the time, and to show that many still did not have hope for the future. Brown describes her in a manner as well that makes the reader feel resentment towards her even more, and makes her an easier target for the reader to direct their animosity at her for all the pain she has put Joe through. One of the themes shown through this description of Thula appears to be that of despair and gloom that does not seem to want to…

guiding, advising, applauding and doing everything they can to protect their little snowflake from any sense of failure or rejection” (par. 7). It is not so much the reasoning behind Wente 's remarks that arguably evoke an immediate response from the reader, but rather “the words on the page than just their literal meaning” (Prinsen 3) that strikes us the most. By evoking the reader’s response to her use of realism and “highly emotional language” and “condescending” speech (Prinsen 2-3), the…

professional describes how language can have an effect on individual’s thoughts. He writes to persuade the readers of his blog that they should step out of their linguistic shell. Munnecke targets his audience by writing this article on his blog, this way he targets people who follow his blog and are interested in this type of topic. In his article “Nothing is Missing,” Munnecke effectively persuades the readers of his blog to think in a way they have never before through his use of personal…

Tania Amador Mr. Griffey AP Literature and Composition 7 August 2017 The Namesake A theme that the author, Jhumpa Lahiri, is communicating through text is identity the novel really revolves around the names that represent a person in the Bengali culture. The title is an choice that Lahiri automatically makes The Namesake the audiences understands the foreshadow that the book will be about names or identity before even reading the book. The author then chooses to reveal the importance of a “good…

his work by taking an artistic approach to deliver his information. He specifically uses two literary devices that guide the reader to a better understanding of the scenario; a continuous change in tense paired with intense descriptions that offer critical value to the overall piece. Each time Paterniti bolds the beginning of a new paragraph, the author is taking the reader either back in time to discuss François Mitterrand, or to Paterniti’s own present-day visit to France. This skillful style…

In the book Life of Pi there are two different stories as to what happened after the sinking of the Tsimtsum, one with animals and one without animals. The author leaves it up to the reader to decide which story is true and which story is not. When looking at the facts in the story it should be obvious to the reader that the story without animals is the true story and that the story with animals was made up as a way for Pi to cope with the horrific events of the shipwreck. The second story is…

The syntax of this piece definitely cannot go unrecognized by any good reader. The way in which Crawford utilizes colons to set up lists is very understated but effective. Listing allows consumers to logically set up their own thoughts, and with that more logical setup, one will comprehend and then keep more of the message…