Scientific literature

“A writer’s technique is actually the means by which he discovers, objectifies, explores and evaluates his subject, and his technical dexterity determines his success”---Mark Schorer This chapter undertakes to make a detailed examination of all the narrative techniques present in the two novels, Wuthering Heights and The God of Small Things. The novel, as an established cultural institution has over the last two hundred years become the most significant and dominant form of literary writing…

A general misperception is that when movies that are based on a novel, or graphic novel, are made with have the same storyline, characters and archetypes. However, it is my humble opinion that movies made from books are drastically different to the original. The graphic novel Coraline was written by Neil Gaiman. As it was extremely popular, it’s no wonder, Henry Selick later turned it into a movie. There are so many different literary devices in the two versions that it provides an opportunity…

Saki, the author, had a life rich in cultural variety and life experiences. This is why we find his short stories spontaneous and unpredictable. "The Open Window" is not the exception, it is important to read and understand the last sentence of this story. It is there that we understand the whole story and we notice that there were no real ghosts, which was the cause of Mr. Nuttel, the main character, to sprint out of the house. The big question unanswered in the story is Why did Vera made up…

Once Upon a Time, Literature. Now What? James Salter is the author of the article, “Once Upon a Time, Literature. Now What?” He asserts that literature is a valuable necessity to the human condition. Salter expressed that literature has been trivialized and that pop culture is held responsible for literature’s diminishing value to society. He believes that human society would not exist without language; he extended the idea by implying that without language there would be no religion, and that…

CHAPTER 2: CHETAN BHAGAT AS A POPULAR WRITER: New Delhi: Chetan Bhagat is one of the most popular authors in the fiction category in recent times in India. Known as a novelist, columnist, script writer, motivational speaker, and a youth icon, Bhagat has penned down novels that have tasted tremendous popularity and success among Indian audiences. Born in Delhi in a middle class Punjabi family, Bhagat did most of his education in the national capital. After studying at the Army Public School,…

What does it mean by Post structuralism: Post structuralism emerged in the 1950s and 1960s as a movement standing against the key assumptions underlying the popular structuralism movement. Structuralism,its predecessiong school of thought,emphasized on the author as the prime subject of inquiry. In literary context,the author was considered all in all and was looked upon as the sole element of the work’s semantic content.But in opposition to this author centric notion rose up post-structuralism…

Context in a World of Information Many aspects help create our world's rich history of literature. Throughout history to now, many layers of understanding go into a work of literature. Due to these layers, having context of a work's creation help the reader to appreciate and enjoy the work. Knowledge of the current political conditions that the author was facing during their life can greatly impact a reader's interpretation of a story. George Orwell's books Animal Farm and 1984 are great…

McEwan’s popular and critically acclaimed novel Enduring Love has a way of capturing the reader through the author’s effective ways of creating ‘intrigue’ and ‘suspense’. He does this by withholding information, foreshadowing, using cliffhangers and through his use of language, bringing the reader to continue reading. These techniques turn the novel Enduring Love into a compelling page-turner, and this essay will explore how ‘intrigue’ and ‘suspense’ is created through these within the first…

There are a number of questions floating around the origins of the novel; is it a literary form? And in the event of accepting that, then it is mandatory to mention that it was begun by Daniel Defoe, Samuel Richardson, and Henry Fielding. Thereupon, the rise of the novel in the eighteenth century has flourished into many sorts; such as: the realistic, the sentimental and the satirical novel. The rise of the English novel in the eighteenth century does not infer that there was nothing of the…

John Updike's short story titled A&P is contemporary piece of writing that provides great entertainment to the reader. Updike's A&P is the best short story in my opinion, because its characters, setting, and diction all work together perfectly to capture and hold the reader's attention. The story starts off with pretty much no warning of what it's about. From the onset, the author reveals little insight to the reader; until about half way through the piece. However, all of a sudden, the reader…