Motif

The resolution of a story in literature is what brings the story to a close. After the climax and some additional falling action, the resolution is when the problems are solved, the motifs are resonated, and the story draws to a conclusion. Resolution in literature is one of the most significant devices of a story, but storytelling and writings are different throughout the world, and therefore so are the devices within. In Western literature, the resolution most often means a happy ending for…

Modernizing a Medieval Motif In Courtly Love, or Woman as Things, Slavoj Žižek addresses the idea that “the tradition of [the] Lady as the inaccessible object is alive and well in our century” (2413). In The Hunger Games, the character Peeta exemplifies the knight within the courtly love motif but with a modern twist. Peeta, who is in love with the unattainable Katniss, pursues her despite the fact that her heart already belongs to another. A love triangle forms among the characters Katniss,…

literature use motifs, recurring themes, literary devices, and ideas, to enhance their books. For example, Edith Wharton repeatedly uses motifs to highlight important pieces in her novella. Specifically, Wharton involves the motifs man as a victim of fate, snow and cold, and the power of silence and isolation to create greater meaning in Ethan Frome. Undoubtedly, the motif man as a victim of fate shows up repeatedly to add depth to Edith Wharton’s short novel.…

Descendants, directed by Alexander Payne is heavily focused on symbolic motifs that reinforce this idea. There are three important motifs throughout this film, Photos of matts ancestors, hibiscus flowers and Liz’s blanket. Moreover, these motifs challenge the viewer to explore the personal influences, the universal influences and how they inter-connect. Consequently, creating closure for not only the viewer but for the family. An important motif used throughout most of the film, that is often…

destruction of a community. However, when two or more races learn to accept each other and live peacefully, it leads to the complete unification of all. As shown through the lens of many poets and authors, motifs are very helpful in explaining a universal theme or idea. Sue Monk Kidd uses motifs brilliantly throughout her story The Secret Life of Bees to portray the negative effects of racial discrimination through the lens of a 14 year old white girl who feels marginalized by society. Because,…

intended or predicted. This motif – that “nothing bears out in practice what it promises incipiently” – is one of the most important motifs in the novel, and it is realized through several major events. Three components of the book are significant examples of this motif: Johnny’s search for identity, Johnny’s search for faith, and America’s search for values, leadership, and truth. Johnny’s search for his identity is one of the most demonstrative instances of the motif that “nothing bears out…

with the time set unknown. Throughout the story, motifs of stings, paper, and Prom and Graduation are found, making the theme’s meaning deeper and more relatable. One of the motifs observed was the “strings” mentioned in the beginning and throughout the book. These strings in the story represented the way Margo became depressed and lonesome and looking for a new start. They also represent how much a person can take before they fall apart. This motif can be compared to the story “Becoming Naomi…

Aravind Adiga portrays the use of literary devices in his novel, The White Tiger, when he implements symbolism, and the motif of pairs and dualities. In the novel, Adiga effectively demonstrates how the use of literary devices creates a greater insight into Balram’s view of India in order to engage the readers throughout the book. Balram’s outlook of India is presented through the author’s effective use of symbolism, which engages the readers in understanding Balram’s view. At…

Assignment-3: CS696 Programming Problems in Bioinformatics. Describe and discuss different approaches for finding motif in genetic string. Introduction: DNA, RNA and Proteins, these are three types of very large molecules essential for every living organism, for their biological functioning. Each molecule, DNA, RNA and Protein, play a vital role in living organisms, without them no life could survive. Let’s understand functionality one by one: • DNA consists of encoded instructions which are…

In scene 5 of Macbeth, Lady Macbeth alludes to the established motif that “fair is foul and foul is fair.” (1.1.12) when she says, “Look like th' innocent flower, but be the serpent under ’t.”(1.5.56-57) and, “to alter favor ever is to fear.” (1.5.64). With both of these sentences Lady Macbeth is telling her husband to conceal his foul intentions with the look of innocents. Shakespeare chose to have her repeat this motif to connect her to the witches, which consequently, ties her to evil and…