Symbol

The Fate of Tessie Hutchinson The term lottery creates a vision of winning something of value. In the short story, “The Lottery,” by Shirley Jackson, Jackson took the meaning of the lottery and put a dark twist to it. Jackson gives an everyday feel to the story as if the annual ceremony “the lottery” is a peaceful day for the towns people. The reader infers that this is a positive outcome based on society’s understanding of what a lottery is; however, the lottery takes an unforeseen twist that…

In the novel, Madame Bovary, Flaubert explores hand gestures to establish the nature of the characters and the power of the relationships between the characters. With the description of the character's hands, Flaubert presents Emma and Rodolphe’s personas. Flaubert also foreshadows the character's future actions or their demise and empowerment over others. In Madame Bovary, Flaubert altars hand description and movement to further enhance the story of the Bovary’s. Through the detailed repetition…

Epic of Gilgamesh: The Imagery Within Imagery greatly influences readers’ understanding of literary works. Instead of the pages of a book containing just words, they contain a mental picture within those words. Imagery is the color of the story. “The Battle with Humbaba”, an excerpt from The Epic of Gilgamesh, is one such colorful story. Within the epic, the depictions of Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and Humbaba are unveiled by imagery. In “The Battle with Humbaba”, Gilgamesh, the main hero of the epic,…

The story elements of character, setting, and plot all contribute to the theme of the monkey's paw in many different ways. For example, character adds dimension and people to revolve the plot around. Setting provides a place for the characters to roam, complete a quest, or participate in dialogues. Plot provides something for a character to do, a conflict to resolve, or a problem to face. Without any of the three story elements, a story cannot be produced. For example, a character and setting…

Line: During my observation of Three Cranes, lines that appear to be distinguishable would be the horizontal lines as well as the diagonal lines. The horizontal lines are noticeable since the image appears to be in layers, which involve layers of soil, grass, shade, and light. Furthermore, the image presents diagonal lines through the posture, position, and sight of each crane. The crane whose body is closest to the soil represents a wide diagonal line that appears to be increasing from right…

Writers often apply a varying amount of stylistic techniques to their writing in order to achieve a specific purpose or effect. John Irving, the author of A Prayer for Owen Meany, utilizes several different techniques to achieve a distinct sense of style in his novel that sets it apart from others. Through the use of unique dialogue and constant transitions to a narrative told from the present, Irving is able to set apart important characters and foreshadow the conclusion of the novel.…

Ralph wants the fire in order to get the tribe off the island, but Jack’s ego and desire to kill require Piggy to assist Ralph by giving him ideas and using the conch to keep order. Ralph makes a declaration saying,“Which is better, law and rescue, or hunting and breaking things up?”, he makes this statement in an effort to try and get everyone to be rational and realize the fire is an Integral part of their rescue. (Pg.180, William Golding) The other members of the island seem to see Jack as…

Symbolism: The T-shirt I made was showing Piggy’s role in the Island and in the first page I have shown the glasses of Piggy’s which represents his intelligence and his motivation to the civilization with every children on the Island. The color blue represents intelligence and his good thoughts. b) Characterization: The shirt is targeting the audience by saying “Your voice starts here” targeting audience by saying stand up, and look at the thoughts of Piggy in which he says “How lucky it is…

The Glass Menagerie In the play The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams’ style of writing is very descriptive and illustrative, making the reader comprehend the story clearly. Williams successfully uses symbolism throughout the play to implement the theme of escape; creating a better understanding of the true meaning behind the play for the reader. The theme is built up by using symbolism. For example, Toms excessive use of alcohol, Laura’s glass collection, and the Wingfield’s fire escape.…

The boys have found many essential items on the island that will support the boys in their survival. Some examples include clean drinking water, fresh fruits and pigs to eat, and a pool where the boys can take bathes. In general the island provides most of the boy’s basic needs for survival as it includes water, food and a place to keep good hygiene. The boys were also able to create many essential things for survival including shelters (pg.50), a signal fire (pg.37) and fire to cook the pig.…