Explanation: In this allusion, Bradbury is alluding to a poem written by William Blake called The Tyger. Published in 1794, this was one of the poems in Blake’s Songs of Innocence and of Experience. In the poem, a tiger is the main focal point of the work symbolizing power. The Tyger shares the symbolism of fire, just like in Fahrenheit 451. “Tyger, Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night” (“Tyger”). 5. Allusion/Type:…
The Nature of Blood in Shakespeare’s Macbeth and the African Political Space By Segun Omosule Ph. D Department of English, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye.08052037088; jala1964@yahoo.com/omosulesegun@gmail.com/www.scholarsviews.com ABSTRACT The preoccupation of this paper is to prove that Macbeth and the orgies that are associated with him are borne out of fear and that the series of killings that are recorded during his reign are meant to prove that he is a fearless soldier and…
Chapter 1: Every Trip Is a Quest (Except When It 's Not) Most stories include a quest, in which the main character of a story embarks on a journey and eventually learns something new. According to Thomas C. Foster, a quest consists of five things; (a) a quester, (b) a place to go, (c) a stated reason to go there, (d) challenges and trials en route, and (e) a real reason to go there. Every quest is educational, in which the quester gains self-knowledge. The stated reason for a quest is almost…
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He turned a little sideways in his chair to drink his mug of coffee. At the table on his left the man with the strident voice was still talking remorselessly away. A young woman who was perhaps his secretary, and who was sitting with her back to Winston, was listening to him and seemed to be eagerly agreeing with everything that he said. From time to time Winston caught some such remark as 'I think you're so right, I do so agree with you', uttered in a youthful and rather silly feminine voice.…