Motif

In the novel Jazz, by Toni Morrison, there are several instances of bird motifs. They are an African American couple who moved from the rural South to “the City”. Jazz was written during the harlem renaissance which was the cultural, social, and artistic explosion that occurred in Harlem between the end of World War I and the middle of the 1930s. This was the period of time when artist of miscellaneous types were displayed. It was an explosion of creativity that put a magnifying glass on what…

literary work, a motif can be seen as an image, sound, action or other figures that have a symbolic significance and contributes toward the development of theme” (Literary Devices). Shakespeare frequently uses motifs that embody specific themes in many of his literature pieces, including The Tragedy of Macbeth. Three substantial motifs in the play are the motifs of Blood, Clothing, and Darkness. Moreover, these motifs exhibit themes: honor, ranking, and evil. The first significant motif that is…

‘gamla’. Dresses and made-ups were amazingly supplemented with chutki work. Simple slipstitch was used to fasten small motifs onto the base fabric. In an article ‘Timeless elegance of Indian embroidery’, Jani and Khosla (2000) enlighten that, Kantha is the patch worked cloth stitched with worn out and redundant saris and dhotis, customarily practiced in West Bengal. The motifs used by artisans were taken from day to day activities and also inspired from their immediate surroundings like mirror…

(Embroidered Quilt), 19th century, depicted with horse, tiger, elephant, peacock Source: www.philamuseum.org Figure 8: Various animal motifs like horse, elephants are embroidered on it. Detail of the corner of a kantha, Faridpur District, 2nd half of the 19th century, Kramrisch Collection, PMA; Source: www.philamuseum.org Figure9: Kantha Depicting peacock motif, second half of 19th century, Source: www.philamuseum.org Figure10: Kantha with steam transportation, ghat, mansion, and market,…

Have you ever wished for something? Wishing for things occurs though out birth shirt stories "The Monkeys Paw" and "The Third Wish". These stories are very similar in their moods and motifs but also very different. There are many similarities in the two short story's "The Monkeys Paw" and "The Third Wish". But one thing that stood out was the overall mood. The overall mood to both stories is magical because all throughout the stories that is shown. The story "The Monkeys Paw" is about this…

argue that the idea of illusions contradicting the reality of Willy Loman is portrayed with the help of three motifs; the stockings, Ben, and the flute. Firstly, the motif of stockings, a representation of Willy's affair and the resultant guilt, creates the theme of reality vs. illusions. The stockings are identified as a motif…

a definitive answer. Part of that elusiveness lies in the multitude of motifs/ image patterns that represent the question throughout the course of the play. Out of he many motifs, the one that seems to add the most to the elusiveness to the answer is the motif of poison/decay/rot/disease (‘rot’). Developed by the dialogue and its use of figurative language, ‘rot’ performs three major functions in the play. Firstly, the motif is used to set the overall tone and atmosphere throughout the play.…

effect is its motif of darkness. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad creates a dark and inescapable effect through its use of horrific imagery and its motif of darkness. The story’s imagery adds to the overall dark effect of the novella by presenting a grotesque setting. The fact that Marlow…

out as nothing. From the Greeks to the Cheyenne, every myth was different. Certain myths had only one god or creator, and others had more than one creator. The three most common motifs that I have seen are starting from Chaos, creating humans from organic materials, and multiple attempts to create humans. Motif #1 Chaos First, nearly all cultures used Chaos to start out their Myths. For example, the Egyptian, Yoruban, Hindu, Judeo-Christian, Babylonian, Norse, Chinese, Incan, Mayan, Inuit…

tension to a scene, than weather. Any reader can think of at least one story that uses weather as a motif. A great example of this motif would be in William Shakespeare's Macbeth, where the weather becomes a crucial indicator of misfortune. An example of this motif would be the bad weather that occurred when Duncan was murdered in the story of The Tragedy of Macbeth. The reader can see this motif in the following scene: “The night has been unruly. Where we lay, our chimneys were blown down, and…