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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is a classic narrative into America’s roaring twenties. All of the characters and their accounts are reflected and represented through the eyes and viewpoint of the main narrator, Nick Carraway. Subsequently, this novel is told from the first-person point of view or subjective viewpoint. Nick Carraway narrating the story then presents an informational bias. In addition, his character motives and judgements tend to contradict themselves. Because of this,…

In Four Souls, we are introduced to many characters and different narrators. The story is told by Polly Elizabeth, Nanapush, and Margaret. Each of these narrators gives us a different perspective of what they see happening in their lives. They also give us a perspective on what is going on in Fleurs Life. Nanapush and Margaret tell the story in a Native American perspective. Polly tells the story in a European American perspective. These narrators are also in the story and they are all connected…

deaths from obesity, 450,000 deaths from tobacco, and 88,000 deaths from alcohol each year. Despite these facts, the majority of Americans are guilty of either overeating, or using tobacco or alcohol. Ohman used the picture, statistics, and the four modes of persuasion in his cartoon, and did a good job making his…

Beloved is written in such a way that the narrator, time, and place change throughout the story. Though it can leave the reader questioning exactly what is going on, and even who is narrating at times, this enhances the way in which the story is told. It invites the reader into what is occurring and what has occurred in the characters’ past rather than simply being told. These changes, particularly those in time, demonstrate the strength of their affect, the adjustment in interpretation, and how…

Sigmund Freud, a psychologist and sociologist in the 20th century, believed that self-description is rarely a true representation of one’s self because real motives are disguised by conscious thoughts preventing honesty (McLeod). People are inclined to present themselves as more interesting, and in turn believe others are naturally just as amusing. For example, someone in possession of silk from India sounds adventurous or exotic, but the reality could be that the silk from India was actually…

In the short story, It Would be Different If by Maggie Mitchell, the story takes place in Canada in the 80’s. The story is told in a first person narrative, but in an unreliable narration. “I’m trying to figure out what boat you are in,” (Mitchell, 169) as the narrator dwells on a past relationship, readers can get the sense of attachment and obsession for a man that is no longer hers. The main character Nikki, draws out an image of the fantasized life she is living, waiting on Jeff to be…

Odili’s imminent struggle within “A Man of the People,” written by Chinua Achebe, to narrate the various complexities of power and morality between the ruler and ruled can be seen throughout use presence of inaccurate, retrospective narrative; as well as irony, parody and allegories such as altruism versus self-interest as well as compliance versus coercion. The search for meaning in the New Nation, therefore, is perceived to be unfixed, and the definitions of morality and power are blurred by…

“The Sisters” and “Araby” strongly differentiate their narrators when it comes to the inner stream of consciousness and psyche. Joyce’s approach to giving color to the inner sides of his characters is remarkable, with the modernistic style embracing elements of older, more classical spots in his writings. When it comes to these two works in particular, the way the reader is absorbed by the world the author intended to create differs from one text to the other. The shallow psychoanalytical…

Setting plays an important role in novels. Setting can affect the way a character acts within a story. Settings can create different moods within a story which can also affect the way a character acts. Other characters within the story can affect the way another character talks and acts. “While I’m writing, I become that character, whether it is Jack in Behind Closed Doors,” says Paris in an interview. In Behind Closed Doors the main character, Jack, speaks, talks and acts different depending…

"Important themes are often expressed in key moments in texts." -Tal Adler The important theme of identity is expressed by the authors of my comparative texts through the use of their respective techniques with the effective use of key moments to heighten my awareness of its presence. During my comparative course, I have studied ‘The Spinning Heart’ by Donal Ryan (TSH), ‘A Doll’s House’, (ADH) a three-act play in prose by Henrik Ibsen, and ‘The King’s Speech’, (TKS) directed by Tom…