Many people are afraid of death. Everybody will die eventually. Leo Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilyich shows how Ivan, the protagonist, changes his perspective on death. Tolstoy’s story changed Ivan’s attitude towards death. Ivan, who was terrified by death …
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I heard in class that Ernest Hemingway was known for his short, dry writing style. It is not uncommon for students to use these terms to describe Hemingway’s writing. They are neutral in their own right, but when they are …
Orwell employs several literary techniques in Nineteen Eighty-Four to illustrate the destructive nature of totalitarianism. Orwell shows the reader the impact of totalitarianism on Oceania by using a lot of imagery. He uses the Victory Mansions to show the degradation …
Early 1900s, the purity of a woman was regarded as her main characteristic. It affected the way society viewed her and her treatment. Marriage arrangements were often influenced by this factor. A woman’s reputation was a major factor in determining …
Candide by Voltaire is set during the 1800s in Europe. Women of the 1750s were not given many rights, and men took advantage. Voltaire depicts these very limited women characters, Cunegonde Paquette & The Old Woman. They are not different …
Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice’ depicts a wide range of human experiences. The characters live them out. The play’s context makes these experiences different for each person. Venice is a multicultural and exotic setting. It’s also extremely power-driven and …
William Wordsworth has been regarded among the best romance writers of English literature. Wordsworth was so fond of nature, he wrote about rural religious life. He also hated urban capitalism and the cold relationships under monetarism. He spent his time …
The Illiterate’s Rhetoric
Gregerson’s article “Rhetorical Context in Lyric Poetry” explains how lyric poetry works. She asserts that the relationship between the speaker and the reader goes beyond the surface purpose of lyric poetry. Gregerson applies subtextual and hidden meanings …
It is not easy to convey all the emotions a poet wants to, so they revise often. Poetry’s shorthand requires that every word be chosen correctly. Tennyson penned two versions his “Mariana”, one very different from the other. Both tell …
The novel “The Outsiders” was written by S.E. Hinton’s 1967 novel, “The Outsiders”, was written by S.E.
The novel begins with conflict between two rival gangs who mistakenly get involved in unneeded violence. The Socs, a middle-class group made up …