Modernist literature

“The Bell Jar” by Victoria Lucas (Pseudonym of Sylvia Plath) was first time published on 14 January 1963 in the U.S of America after her death in a same year. This book was written as novel by Sylvia Lucas, but in comparison with her life before this book, we can clearly say that it is autobiographical book, where the author tries to wright her personal story but under different name, Plath choose Esther Greenwood as her protégé in the book. Both of them had experience with magazines and…

Veils of Pretence and Hypocrisy in Manto’s Selected Short Stories Priyanka Gupta Dr. Neeru Sharma Research Scholar Assistant Professor…

The Serpent and the Rope is a diffuse and garrulous book, and Ramaswamy’s parade of learning, his intellectual arrogance and his bouts of self-pity can be irritating, while Rao’s tremendous linguistic resource can occasionally turn into sheer verbal jugglery, which brings diminishing returns with every new metaphysical hair meticulously split as in ‘Meaning is meaningful to meaning’. But with all its limitations, The Serpent and the Rope is a dazzling performance, … Few Indian English novels…

In The Veldt created by the one and only Ray Bradbury, he uses multiple examples of author’s craft such as personification and tone or mood. These crafts were written into the story to help prove and point out the theme of influencing children with so much technology early on can not only stir up violent thoughts but, can also cause breaks between friend and family relationships. The first author’s craft that can be prove this theme to be true is personification. One example is, “the walls…

Representations of Gandhi For nearly six decades, Gandhi has been a recurring figure in diverse mediums all over the world. Whether it’s a new biography or a modern take on Gandhi’s philosophies, the Gandhian tradition has been kept alive in not just literature, but in almost all art forms. However, it creates an interesting but a paradoxical situation; during his lifetime Gandhi was likened to other eminent figures like Lenin, Tolstoy and even Jesus Christ. Soon after his death a discourse…

In the persuading editorial of Bumping into Mr. Ravioli, the author, Adam Gopnik, utilizes many different types of rhetorical languages to contribute to his purpose and meaning for the text. Gopnik also uses various editorial techniques to convey his message about today’s society and “busyness”. The author applies ethos, pathos, logos to convey his point, and he also supports his points by mentioning scientific and historical studies. Gopnik’s sole purpose for writing this editorial is to…

Symbolism essay Knowing how to solve symbol is really important in this “Lord of The Files” story because there is several symbolism appear in the story and know what William Golding wanted to tell us helps a lot in understanding the story. Many writers try to use symbols in their stories but most time they fail. That’s what makes this book special. There is lot of hidden meanings which you can find. The first element of the story is fire. "We want to be rescued; and of course we shall be…

Song of Solomon is a richly textured novel in which Toni Morrison uses poetic language as well as a variety of literary devices to ultimately make her novel unique and with a certain level of depth. The passage above is particularly interesting because it incorporates many of the literary devices that Morrison uses such as metaphors, similes, oxymoron, allusions, and a variety of imageries. The excerpt also reveals Macon Dead’s personality through the other characters and his role in the…

Making sure a reader can fully understand a poem can be a very difficult task for a poet. With the help of narrative techniques such as style, a poet is able to draw in a reader and keep him or her involved throughout the poem. Elements like metaphor are used to create a better understanding through a comparison. In addition to a metaphor, imagery is another element used to help the reader visualize what is going on in the poem as well as assonance being used to emphasizes different parts.…

Frank Conroy’s memoir Stop Time is supposedly a coming of age story about fitting into the American male canon. It’s a recollection of Conroy’s life marbled with events that, in some cases, shock the reader with how revealing the novel is. Throughout the novel, it appears Conroy is “evolving” as a person, and the character Frank is maturing. However, I argue that despite all that happens in the stories Conroy tells, he has not grown much at all, and shows very little maturity; specifically, he…