These subtleties poke out from beneath Fadiman's overlying theme's of acceptance and cultural relativism which blanket the novel. These overlying themes may be noble and heart warming, but they are also unrealistic as can be witnessed throughout the novel. If there is one thing the reader can take away from, The Spirit Catches You and you fall down, it is that there is a big difference between saying, "Can't we all just get along?" and actually getting along. Fadiman is constantly making cultural comparisons between the Hmong and American cultures.
If the reader has seen or done the same actions as the character, such a similarity helps one to understand the character more. While many connections to real life are made in realistic fiction, there are some that counteract the realism, such as unrealistic outcomes to
Their discussion may be TOO GENERAL. They may even misunderstand some aspects of the literary work(s). These essays are adequately written but may demonstrate inconsistent control over the elements of effective writing. Organization is evident, but it may not be fully realized or particularly coherent. C- (2-3): These essays address the main ideas involved in the question/topic, but they do so inaccurately or without the support of APPROPRIATE TEXTUAL EVIDENCE.
Not all Novels should be Clear In many causes while reading certain novels and stories you might wonder why some stories have so much changing to them Or why so much back and forward amongst each of the stories? Many of these things may happen not because the author is trying to confuse the reader instead because the author is trying to give the reader a better understanding of many stories through different perspectives. Throughout this essay you will learn about how a great author Junot Diaz portrays this sort of writing style. Through Diaz’s writing in Drown we were able to see how the lack of chorological order made things shift around a bit for the reader, for instance the book began with the story Ysrael. A story that gave us the reader
Andrew Kim Ms. Seemann Eng./Writing July 18, 2012 Life Lessons What can one learn about life lessons in a book? The novel Fahrenheit 451, composed by Ray Bradbury, teaches a variety of life lessons one can learn. The story starts off with Guy Montag, a fireman, who lives feeling compassionate about books and literature, which are illegal due to the government's fear of having citizens to be intelligent. Ironically, a fireman's job is to cause fire. They burn books from orders of the government, but throughout the story, Montag had the desire to change his fate.
The Blue Bowl Each piece of literature that we read can be viewed as a journey that brings up and reflects upon new insights in an imaginary world entered upon by the reader. “Poems may be complex, requiring a good deal of explanation or even correction of corrupt scripts, but there has to be an immediate impact of some sort” (Types of Literary Criticism). There are many works of literature that are imaginary but often times these works will still teach us insights that may differ from ordinary life, but that still reflect upon ordinary life. The feelings of this poem, The Blue Bowl, are conveyed through emotional visual images. The images within this poem evoke a strong sense of loss and strength.
Readers are very different; certain people prefer different genres of literature, such as action/adventure, romance, humor, and so on. Despite this, there are some basic criteria that need to be included in the short story for it to be worth reading. In addition, to the different tastes of the readers, literature has to be written for a specific group or target audience. A well written piece of literature should be written for the specific target audience. Some skillful writers are able to pull this off, as well as writing stories that are great for almost any age group.
Imagery in A Good Man Is Hard to Find In literature, authors generally use symbolism to get their point across without beating you over the head with it. They use a combination of literary elements to be used as symbols in their story. Colors, places, names, double entendres, among a list of other things can be used as a symbol for other things or as for foreshadowing for the rest of the story. In O’Connor’s short story A Good Man Is Hard to Find, she does just that. By using imagery and play on words, she helps to create symbols that cause a deep sense of foreboding and imagery to help understand the story better.
“A Deeper Symbolism in Young Goodman Brown” Symbolism is a form of writing that is used to provide deeper meaning than what may be originally perceived. Symbolism in literature can often go overlooked or unnoticed. However, it can be an important element for an author to capture the imagination of the reader. The use of symbolism in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown” is prevalent. In the story “Young Goodman Brown”, Hawthorne uses symbolism in the forms of people, objects and actions.
Desdemona’s True Colours People are not always what they seem to be, especially in plays and novels. A character can be portrayed much differently than he or she truly is. The author is in complete control of showing a reader what parts of a character they want them to see. The comedic twist on the two plays Othello and Romeo and Juliet provide a different and interesting view on the main characters of these two tragic plays. Shakespeare chose to water down the character of Desdemona while Ann-Marie McDonald enlightened us on parts of Desdemona’s character that we may have not of picked up on in the original play Othello.