Motif

In 784, the Japanese Emperor Kammu moved his court from the monastery of Nara and established a new capital in which he was able to rule better and allow Buddhism to grow. His new capital was named Heian-Kyo which translates into “The Capital of Peace and Tranquility”. As mentioned these actions allowed Buddhism to grow, schools were established to teach Buddhism the two teachers were named Saicho and Kukai. The monatery on Mt Koya was the birthing place for the Shingon School of estoteric…

important, such as a character development in Peekay or Doc, passages with metaphors, events that touched greatly upon the themes of the novel, etc. For example, after answering questions about the full moon motif and the symbolism of the Black Mamba snake, I began to search for these motifs continuously. Additionally, the analysis of passages with a group furthered my understanding of the many literary devices as well as the themes of the novel, such as the theme of death which Peekay…

The performance I attended to fulfill the requirements for this paper was “Celebration at the Station,” an annual concert put on by the Kansas City Symphony honoring veterans and celebrating America. The concert was held outside Union Station, on the grounds of the National World War I Museum, in downtown Kansas City on May 24th, 2015 at 8pm. The concert was concluded by a magnificent fireworks display above the World War I Museum tower. Michael Stern is the conductor of the Kansas City Symphony…

her marriage started to deteriorate. The church displayed purple in its backdrop, the location of many conflicts and episodes of pain. This motif added depth to the play and enhanced the meaning of the play. While the play does not take a stance on the existence of hell, it does seem to suggest that suffering is a major part of life on earth, and the purple motif strengthened this…

William Shakespeare always liked to use iconic imagery in his plays, and the Tragedy of Macbeth is no exception. Throughout the play, different recurring images are used as symbols of different themes. One of the most common elements used is blood. Blood is utilized in many different ways throughout the play. Bloodiness is used as a term for brutality, blood is used literally to describe vivid images in the play such as the bloody baby, and blood is also used in terms of heritage. This essay…

class man named Wilson, who believes Gatsby killed his wife Myrtle the day before. However, the complexities of Gatsby’s death do not end there. Fitzgerald capitalizes on the scene of Gatsby’s death by implementing diction, biblical allusions, and the motif of time to reinforce his narrative that industrialization has corrupted the American Dream, thus creating a loss of control for man. Fitzgerald utilizes diction to reveal the corruption of the American Dream. As Gatsby lays in his pool,…

Khaled Hosseini’s uses of foils, metaphor, and parallelism in The Kite Runner materially help to reveal motifs based around its conflict and the theme of the text. By employing these devices, Hosseini highlights a plethora of the book’s motifs, such as redemption and regret; moreover, he exudes the book’s central theme, which pertains to the enjoyment of life and search for inner peace. Other than radiating the implicit messages of the book, the aforementioned stylistic choices also are…

that the Scaffold more than the scarlet letter ‘A’ is the chief organizing motif in The Scarlet Letter and the way in which Hawthorne has handled it establishes this novel to be a work of much greater thematic, structural and imaginative unity than has been till now appreciated. The Scaffold motif occurs in the novel some fifty times and sometimes becomes fused with the scarlet letter ‘A’ motif, and sometimes with other motifs that determine the thematic/symbolic patterning of the novel and give…

eventually met with the burden of taking care of a child, who becomes known as Turtle, she picks up incidentally in the beginning of her journey. Along the way, the reader is informed of Taylor’s different characteristics through a variety of different motifs Kingsolver represents. Birds are used throughout the novel to convey three common traits of Taylor’s: freedom, fragileness, and quickness. “I couldn't really listen. I looked through the bones to the garden on the other side. There was a…

this was a time of never ending conflict in every aspect. Self versus Self conflict was a very common theme not only of this time period but in this book as well. The theme of self versus self was displayed through the motifs of commitment, Lennie, and the overall mentality. Motifs are objects, people, or situations that authors use to develop the theme the author is trying to convey. The role of Lennie showcased major themes of this story. In a society that is ever…