One Night Only

and throws the pearl back into the sea. In The Pearl, Steinbeck uses “The poison sacs of the town began to manufacture venom, and the town swelled and puffed with the pressure of it.”, “He is an animal now, for hiding, for attacking, and he lived only to preserve himself for his family.”., and “... the Song of Evil, the…

It is not about the treasure – it never was. In Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist, Santiago completes a journey of self-discovery in search of treasure buried at the Pyramids (Coelho, 3-167), but that does not mean his core wish is a materialistic objective. In any story, the want is the goal a protagonist is pursuing, and this goal “gives the plot direction” (Cowgill, 39). However, a character’s need, which is not necessarily the same as his want, is “an unconscious, inner force that compels a…

character as a representation of all people. Because the man has no real name, the readers find themselves able imagine themselves in a similar situation and making the same mistakes. “The man” refers to or symbolizes human ignorance as a whole; not just one person. In doing so, the author is…

foreshadowing allows a coherent sequence leading to the climax, unlike ‘The turning’ where narrative structure is not exercised. Winton uses contrasting to highlight the effect of time. Dyson once allowed ‘so many emergencies, hospitalizations, sleeplessness nights’ to bar the life he so wanted to lead, now he ‘began to think about getting a job.’ Winton shows how time allows characters to change and in such an example rehabilitate. In the texts ‘Perfume’ and ‘The turning’, Winton and Süskind…

Latimer recalls his entrance into Geneva, his physical description fits with the science fiction formal element, “dense physical description”; “When I was sixteen I was sent to Geneva to complete my course of education; and the change was a very happy one to me, for the first sight of the Alps, with the setting sun on them, as we descended the Jura, seemed to me like…

rights to truly show, and express what they care for. This can be shown in the poems Clutches, by Hunter J. Fowler, and Soldier Daddy, by Gina M. Makowsky. Both poems were able to analyze, and unravel the feeling of pain, and grief of when a loved one may be sent to war to fight for his, or her country. It shows that young children understand many things that adults may think they do not, and that a feeling or emotion is something that any living…

A Separate Peace: Betrayal A Separate Peace has many themes represented through the duration of the book. One of John Knowles most expressed themes is betrayal. Knowles does so through various literary devices and techniques. Knowles’ setting is a tremendous contributor to the betrayal between Gene and Phineas (Finny). While Gene Forrester is at Devon there is a numerous amount of foreshadowing being used. The war, the steps, and even the tree are examples of foreshadowing being…

come. Whereas, the two poems are different in their theme, tone, and use of literary devices. Both poems talk about death, although they each have a different theme. The theme for “Spring” is that life is not worth it because the beauty of spring is only temporary. “Spring” illustrates that life…

throughout multiple works of literature to emphasize the author’s points and provoke thought and feedback from the audience concerning the piece; by helping the readers appreciate, learn, analyze and understand pieces of literature more in depth. One literary device that attributes to this is syntax. Syntax- the way an author designs sentences to have an effect on the reader or listener- is used by authors to emphasize and highlight other literary elements such as metaphors, similes, and…

“the eyes are the windows to the soul.” Paulo Coelho once again brought up this philosophy in his novel The Alchemist, though it can be said that he added more detail to the idea. Coelho is trying to portray that one can get a sense of an individual’s nature just by glancing at their eyes. One look and it will be determined whether you are confident or insecure, honest or false, and even strong or weak. In the novel, two characters, Santiago and the Alchemist, are venturing through a war torn…