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A Study into the Relationships of Hester Prynne In the Scarlet Letter although Hester is the main character, we don’t get to know what she is thinking. For this story, Nathaniel Hawthorne is the author and the narrator. He tells the story in a third person point of view. He never tells us what Hester thinks. He describes what is going on around her. This makes it difficult to actually see what Hester is thinking and how Hester feels. We may not know exactly what Hester is feeling toward these…

Questions (1) Provide an explanaion of the literary style ‘magic(al) realism’. Then, demonstrate (using various examples from the novel), how Esquivel uses this style in the novel. Conclude with your evaluation of this style ( opinion - did you like it or not, why?). Magic realism or magical realism is a genre where magical elements are a natural part in an otherwise mundane, realistic environment. In the book “Like Water For Chocolate”, there are many magical factors you can find by…

The various elements of one’s identity are not isolated, rather they run together to the point where one element becomes indistinguishable without the presence of another. In Riad Sattouf’s graphic novel The Arab of the Future, this occurrence is challenged as a young Riad attempts to meld two identities that conflict with one another. As Riad travels from Europe to the Middle East, his background and heritage are consistently brought into question, resulting in the formation of boundaries…

Imagine not knowing why one was afraid to open the trunk of their car. Forgetfulness is a sign of an unreliable narrator. According to www.nownovel.com, an unreliable narrator is a character who tells the reader a story that cannot be taken at face value. In “Strawberry Spring” by Stephen King, the narrator is a serial killer who kills students on campus and attempts to portray the infamous Jack the Ripper. In “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the narrator has postpartum…

Different Life Stages as Portrayed through the Use of Setting and the Main Character in John Cheever’s “The Swimmer” In “The Swimmer,” John Cheever uses the setting and the character of the protagonist, Neddy Merrill, as the main devices to highlight the theme of the different four stages of human life. “The Swimmer” is a short story by John Cheever. It was published on July 18, 1964. The story reflects the author’s analysis of the main character, Neddy Merrill. The protagonist decides to swim…

1. The definition of character as it relates to literature is a person, animal or creature that takes part in the action of a story, play or other literary work. To demonstrate I chose the movie The Blind Side and the main character Michael Oher. After completing the descriptions of the types of characters listed I had to go back and add more to Michael's character. When I first wrote the paper all I saw was that Michael was the main character in the story, he is the character the story is…

In Swann’s Way, Marcel Proust portrays how human senses are always indirect, and human emotions circulate through the fact. Proust demonstrates this phenomenon various times in his novel, and the indirect sensory experiences and the circulation of emotions are always in correlations with each other. This can be observed from various passages in his novel. When the narrator falls in love with Swann’s daughter Gilberte, he does not love ‘her’ exactly; but loves the Gilberte he himself created (pg.…

Resurgence and Identity Firstly, red rooms can be described as a collection of short stories that are stitched together with the connection of the narrator. This essay will later explain how the structure of the book is an act of resurgence, however for the time being the book is a collection of short stories. To continue, narrator Naomi is also plagued by the issue of identity and what that means to them which links them with the characters she imagines. In the reader's first glimpse of the…

Throughout any piece of literature one or more themes are presented in the story. A theme is a topic or an underlying message throughout the text. Authors, like Arthur Miller, present themes through major characters' actions, their thoughts, dialogue, and character motivations. Stories have a theme to help the readers relate and to connect to their characters and to maintain the story's soul. One of the thematic ideas of The Crucible is that intimidation, dishonesty, and revenge can lead to…

Patrick Suskind’s novel Perfume: The Story of a Murdered tells the story of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, a man gifted with a divine sense of smell, but no bodily odor of himself. The novel explores his sense of smell and how it connects to the emotional meaning they may carry. Conflict is one repeating incident that can be seen all throughout Suskind’s novel Perfume. Suskind portrays Grenouille’s relationship with others to state that the existence of one’s personal identity depends on whether they…