The Reader

of the world around him as a result of his condition. This is developed through the use of first person narration and alternating structure, allowing readers to create a sense of emotional directness and drawing them into the specific voice and world of Christopher. Virtually half the chapters in the novel digress from the main plot providing readers with Christopher’s thoughts or feelings on a particular subject he feels is worth noting such as physics or math. This structure mirrors…

The short story “Whoever Is There, Come on Through” effectively conveys the importance of human connections both in real life and in good literature. I believe that being able to connect with a character is an important facet of the story to a reader, which makes it more relatable and enjoyable. This story was written recently, in January of 2018, which means that the author should fall in more with the most recent authors that we have read, trying to portray the people around him, like Bobbie…

deeper explanation about American culture. The essay is written from the point of view of a Mexican American author, Richard Rodriguez. The writer uses a tone similar to if he was speaking to a friend. This type of tone is useful because it helps the reader feel comfortable and able to understand the claims from the author’s point of view. With this tone comes a simplistic use of the English language, in fact Rodriguez spent years of education studying the English language (Moyers 2003).…

Firstly, the novel Maze Runner tends to be more descriptive as the author has the opportunity to use various languages to support his point; whereas in the movie, the director is limited to time. Movies do not give the readers the freedom to visualize the book; it forces the readers to see how directors visualize it. “Harsh sounds of chains and pulleys, echoed through the room, bouncing off the walls with a hollow, tinny whine. The lightless elevator swayed back and forth as it ascended,…

logos may offend the reader and destroy any argument present. The Flight From Conversation is…

Nefertiti?” contained in the Economist article, “What lies beneath”, present a compelling and balanced presentation of the findings of the original article by choosing to only incorporate certain arguments and present compelling questions to the readers. By studying the Factum Arte, high resolution color photography and scanned records of the painted walls in King Tutankhamun’s Burial Chamber, Dr. Reeves argues that there are hidden rooms and a secret passageway behind two of the walls. Using…

for Chocolate share similarities in the change of literature written in different versions. In the different versions of the literature, the change of words the authors use to narrate the literature changes the significance of the narration and the reader 's’ impressions of the narratives in which causes the reading to be misleading. The change of words in the different version of The Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite and Like Water for Chocolate, changes the significance of the narration. The author…

In the short story, “Marigolds”, Eugenia W. Collier uses symbolism through the marigolds to display the idea of innocence and foreshadowing to enhance the plot. The story begins with the narrator, Lizabeth, reflecting on a time when she was about 14 years old. Lizabeth and her friends were reckless and young, and had fun exploring and doing random things about the town. One day they decided to go sneak up on Miss Lottie, an older lady in town, and they were messing with the marigolds found in…

they happen to him. A dutiful worker, a kind friend, a passionate lover; Velutha does not take advantage and act selfishly as the others do. Rather, from as early as his introduction, the reader can immediately identify Velutha as the sort of kind and caring man he is in a way that is familiar to an experienced reader. Using the same characteristics that Thomas C. Foster lists in his fourteenth chapter of How to Read Literature Like a Professor, the symbolism behind everything from his work to…

In this seminar, I will discuss approaches through which Alison Bechdel exposes her emotions and personal perplexities within the literary and graphic aspects of her memoir such as her relationship with her father and her road to self-discovery. Approaches such as distinct pigment of the drawings, and the use of specific motifs and allusions are how Bechdel’s hidden and confused thoughts are represented. Bechdel’s illustrations are toned with a dismal blue/green colour throughout most of Fun…