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A Look Into The World Of Fantasy Fantasy as we know it today is by far the most difficult of all the genres to pinpoint a clear definition. In the book A Critical Handbook of Children’s Literature 9th Edition, it is defined to “depict a world unlike the one we usually call real.” (Lukens, Smith, Coffel, 2013) and others have define it has magical or dreamlike places. No matter how you define it the goal of Fantasy is to take readers away from the normalcy of everyday life and has long done so…

Insurgent Theme Analysis Revolt. One word that pretty much sums up the novel Insurgent. Insurgent is about Tris and Four, who are fighting against the faction Erudite in order to save all the other factions. Tris and Four, who are dauntless, find themselves in a world where divergent people are immune to mind control simulations. It happens that they are both divergent, so they need to use their minds as their greatest weapon. They encounter a within themselves. Throughout the novel, there are…

Fear, cultural anxiety and transformation is an anthology that combines scholarly works on film remakes as a cultural phenomenon. The contributors to this collection focus on the multiple ways in which horror, science fiction, and fantasy films have been remade and analyze them through a range of perspectives from the philosophical to the technological elements that reside in them. The compilation of these essays all argue that the remakes of horror, science fiction, and fantasy films reveal our…

When it comes to symbolism in films, whole books have been published by various authors on their speculations as to the meaning of the symbolism contained in Stanley Kubrick’s recondite, enigmatic, philosophical, science fiction epic 2001: A Space Odyssey. Most obviously from the title, much of the symbolism is derived from Homer’s The Illiad and The Odyssey. Other authors theorize that the film is an allegory to Arthur Clarke’s (novelist of the literary version of the film and co-writer of the…

The tone of a poem sets the mood for the attitude one will feel while reading it. The theme of a work is the meaning of a piece yet can be achieved through multiple tones. The two villanelles, Martha Collins “The Story We Know” and Elizabeth Bishop’s “One Art” both depict themes of love and loss, however, Martha Collins portrays a collected, accepting tone, while Elizabeth Bishop exhibits an indifferent tone. In the poem “The Story We Know” by Martha Collins, she portrays a strong feeling…

Poets all have diverse writing styles. Poets like to express their ideas in an original way. Maya Angelou and Langston Hughes were two prodigious poets. Their styles varied much but they had many similarities. Maya Angelou and Langston Hughes both wrote during times or segregation and race problems, personally I believe all these problems made them want to write so that they could have an effect on people and open their eyes to what was going on. Maya Angelou’s and Langston Hughes’ writing…

Poetry and songwriting both share a significance when it comes to creating a vivid image in the readers mind. Rapper Tupac Shakur and Harlem Renaissance Poet Langston Hughes both share that in common as artist when it comes to using imagery and personification to showcase their feelings. “The Rose That Grew from Concrete” by Shakur and “Juke Box Love Song” by Hughes are prime examples of both artist explaining their harsh environments to express the beauty they find in it all, and although they…

In the world of writing, there is fiction and nonfiction. As people, though, we hardly ever find it possible to confine ourselves to the typical categories, and are always reaching out. Sinking roots into new ideas and growing long tendrils to take hold of new places no one else dares to venture to. We are always finding new ways to break the rules into small pieces, shattering them like glass figurines. In this search for something new, different, and unique, we discovered a place where fact…

While science fiction might be most notably known as a hard-hitting, thought-perpetuating genre featuring novels of fascination, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy brings a refreshing element to the table; absolute hilarity. The title of this iconic book written by Douglas Adams immediately sparks interest. Before you can say “Zaphod Beeblebrox”, the novel immerses you. Arthur Dent and his friend Ford Prefect embark on a space adventure. The book’s title doubles as the title of the…

In the paradoxical world of the modern, rejection of traditional poetry allows for new contrasting and often conflicting ideas to come together into one. The poetry of Marianne Moore in particular is full of contradictions; she examines average subjects in hyper-detail and employs both precision and an overabundance of metaphor and anecdote in order to develop her own personal style. Her poem “Marriage” is a fragmented piece that tackles the inherently contradictory “institution” of marriage.…