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How does one compare to pieces of literature? Simply do it of course! so let’s talk about what makes Marry Howitt’s “The Spider And The Fly” and Guy De Maupassant’s “The Necklace” The overall connecting theme to these stories is to value more important things such as brains and responsibility over beauty or it could hurt you. Ever find two pieces of literature and see so many similarities you just have to compare them? Well if so you're in luck because that's exactly what i've decided to do for…

Scarlet Letter and Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, father figures’, love interests’, children, and antagonists’ appearances reflect the differences between the Romantic and Realist literary movements and their depictions of these characters within a novel. In the modern day society, fatherly figures are described as a man…

the realistic characters which paints a picture in the reader’s mind. The setting is unique though out the entire novel because of how well Blacklock’s uses commonly known objects. The great use of imagery in the novel Pankration helps the reader find out and better understand what is going on and how it looks like. The plot created by Dyan Blacklock is intriguing and engaging because she…

It is common for a journey to be represented in a story, but for what reason? What purpose does it serve? George Orwell uses the journey in his autobiographical short story, Shooting an Elephant to develop our awareness of life's struggles, through the inner conflict faced by Orwell. The book is set in the British colony of Burma, and it details Orwell's physical and mental journey of completing the aforementioned task of shooting an elephant. The story is written in first person, and is a…

In the review of “Skyfall”, Roger Ebert talks about the innovation that starts right from the first scene which is a typical 007 style. He later compares the old 007 movie style with this one and how in this movie we don’t see Bond operating any automatic devices, instead he is actually running and going manually. He is performing some real life stunts like running on the train and crushing the VW beetles. Though this is an expected stunt in bond’s movie but this is a total different style for a…

Good morning and welcome to this year’s Brisbane Writers festival, where the time has come to delve into and examine hero narratives. In particular we will contemplate cultural contexts, with consideration to culture evolving through time to developing and changing ideas, attitudes and values. The transition from ancient Greece in the 8th to 6th centuries before the Common Era, to two and a half thousand years later, where civilisation is today, has been extensive. The Oedipus plays by Sophocles…

A. Hrothgar references the hubris of Hermod in his speech by saying “As Hermod once was to my people, too proud to care…” B. The author uses this line to reflect the archetypical stories of Hermod, a man of great power but low character to indirectly contrast the qualities that Beowulf needs to obtain in his quest for heroism. C. By using Hermod as a foil to Beowulf, the reader can make inferences to the traits Beowulf should posses. Things like greed, corruption…

Chopsticks – a Vietnamese folktale – retold by Marilyn Bolchunos The story I will be sharing is Chopsticks –a Vietnamese folktale – retold by Marilyn Bolchunos and illustrated by Dick Brown. This short story displays the theme unity and relating to the quote once said by Aesop, an ancient Greek story teller. “United we stand, divided we fall” The old father is wise and smart shows the kids, Thu, Hai, and Ta, the importance of unity in everyday life. He gives a demonstration using chopsticks,…

Nothing ever changed in Gatlin, all the residents knew each other, and nothing new or strange ever happened, until Lena Duchannes arrived. In the book, Beautiful Creatures, by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, sixteen-year old Ethan was used to his normal everyday life. However, when Lena became a part of his life, everything changed. Ethan dreamt about Lena, and through an encounter with her in real life, he learned more about his mother’s, his own, and Lena’s magical pasts, information that…

indoors or outdoors, crowded or alone, among strangers or among family, I can escape to another universe hiding, waiting for me, between the covers of a book. When I am reading, I can take a break from this reality and spend some time as a fictional character or an invisible observer. Thanks to books I have broadened my knowledge in subjects from daily life to topics that I had not known existed. I have developed a curious view of the world around me, and of the parts or the world which I…