The Reader

In the book The Outsiders, written by S.E. Hinton, is a story about a boy named Ponyboy and how he goes through the troubles of life. The book which is fiction focused on the fight between rich and poor. It also focuses on the journey from youth to adulthood. The three topics addressed in the interesting book power of friendship, journey from youth to adulthood, and fight between rich and poor. First, the book addresses the significance of the power of friendship. One example of the power of…

conversation open-ended. As an anonymous author once said, "Closure is the best form of respect." However, what if a more obscure finish is more well suited to a story? In the play "Fences", the function of the unclear conclusion serves to convey to the reader that a more unrestricted ending is more appropriate, and that an ambiguous conclusion allows one to explore the outcome in an approach he or she would not have previously thought of and develop their own interpretation the play and its…

In Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Stow uses various methods to give her idea. In the process of telling the story, Stow often chooses some third persons to talk with readers directly. Sometimes the third person accuses their indifferent, sometimes mocks banter or shouts loudly, the objective is to stimulate readers accustomed to slavery numb attitude, arouse their moral conscience. For example, in chapter twelve, while the author finishes narrating the process that slavers found her baby was secretly sold…

and friends of the murdered family keeping the reader in uncertainty of how to feel. After the murder, Susan Kidwell, the late Nancy Clutter’s best friend, went in the funeral home and…

actions and beliefs. In this essay we will explore how Bolaño uses these authors to both reveal what he considers to be the nature of right-wing beliefs while also using them to also promote realism within this novel. Upon completing this novel, if the reader is not careful he or she will easily believe that all of these biographies are of real authors. Bolaño has skillfully crafted each of these stories to make them seem believable to the average person. He does this in numerous ways. For one,…

particular language to convey a very personalized, yet interpretive poem, to pick the minds of their readers. The first poem, “Barbie Doll” by Marcie Piercy, tells the short-lived story of a young girl who had been ridiculed for her appearance. The theme of this poem is the compulsive need, we have as humans, to meet the standards set by society. The sarcastic tone, in this poem, allows the readers a taste of Piercy’s bitter feeling towards the socially defined “perfection” that is imposed on…

caused the other troops to flee had not then appeared,” a metaphor. This specific use of a metaphor leaves readers in suspense, because the enemy, the composite monster, is not visible. The troops feel the anxiety of waiting for the confederate soldiers, and the reader does as well. Crane does a brilliant job using figurative language to create an anxious, fearful setting that leaves readers in…

of evoking a feeling of sympathy and compassion from the reader. The essay will demonstrate how the effective use of pathos will strengthen arguments. Pathos is the strongest of the three rhetorical arguments because it reveals the emotions of the writer, it convinces the audience of the arguments of the author through emotions, and it can acquire the desired reaction more easily. An essay can only be called outstanding when the readers can clearly…

ethos and logos and is a good example of expository text, the author seems to place too much blame on the reader that today’s culture has all but entirely lost touch with what nature really is. Throughout the text, Williams uses a variety of rhetoric devices to make her writing more effective. Logos, ethos, pathos, style, tone, audience, and mode are used in a way that seems to give readers the impression that she has authority over them. In the source of “History and Humans/rest of nature”,…

story as if the annual ceremony “the lottery” is a peaceful day for the townspeople. 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 turns deadly. Tessie Hutchinson is a character that is focused on in the story. Tessie Hutchinson does not share her thoughts and feelings in the story directly, but the reader can interpret her personality through the events that take place. They can also…