F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby presents a complex network of plot twists, ambiguous characters, and uncertain motives, combined in a novel that requires a deep analysis of its content and the development of unsure opinions from frequently strange facts. The complexity and ambiguity of the plot are such that, without proper guidance, its fluctuations…
In Maryse Condé’s The Last of the African Kings, the main characters have been dispersed throughout the Caribbean and United States due to years of oppression and colonialism. In the preface to the novel, Richard Philcox writes: “African American music influences not only the atmosphere of the novel but also its structure.” He continues by…
There is an excessive amount of prejudice, intolerance, and ignorance all around society in today’s world, nevertheless, there are some individuals who are aware of this and are trying to change the amount of it around them in their own society. As one can see, in the novel the author deals with these subjects very…
In Beyond the Horizon, Eugene O’Neill reveals that dreams are necessary to sustain life. Through the use of the characters Robert Mayo, Andrew Mayo, Ruth and Emma Crosby, O’Neill proves that without dreams, man could not exist. Each of his characters are dependent on their dreams, as they feed their destiny. When they deny their…
Summary of The Story In the beginning of this short story we are introduced to Sarah, an aging black servant living in South Africa. She works hard for an upper-class white family and spends all of her money on education for her three children who are sent to a boarding school. They come home once…
Summary: Chapter 1 and 2 We are introduced to Winston Smith the main character of the story. Works at Ministry of truth. Ministry of truth is one of four government buildings in destroyed London, the main city of Airstrip One, a province of Oceania. The year is 1984 and three countries are at war, Oceania,…
“White Fang” starts out with 2 men and a group of 6 sled dogs traveling across the Arctic with a dead man in a coffin. This group was followed by a pack of famished wolves. Each night a female half wolf half dog would seduce a dog away and allow the pack to kill him.…
Initially, the story seems to be about one black boy’s struggle to get ahead in a predominantly white society. He tries’ to accomplish this goal by adhering to his grandfathers dying words. His grandfather told him to “live with your head in the lion’s mouth. I want you to overcome ’em with yeses, undermine ’em…
Summary Definition: Summarising is an essential skill for academic writing. A summary presents in condensed form the substance of another piece of writing. Usually begins with a nutshell statement, or overall summary, then presents the essential points of the writing, not necessarily in the same order as in the original. Paraphrase Definition: Your own rendition…
How to reference a lecture in Works Cited Lecturer’s last name and first initial. “Title of lecture.” Course code. Name of school/institution. Location of lecture, date. i.e. Gill,R. “Genocide”. CGC 1D0. Stephen Lewis Secondary School. Room 306. Monday Sept 24th, 2010. How to reference a lecture as an Embedded Citation. (Lecturer’s last name, date) i.e.…
What is Formalism? Formalists focus on literary elements such as plot, character, setting, diction, imagery, structure, and point of view Literary works are studied as independent systems with interdependent parts Biographical information and historical data are subordinate/not as vital to the formalist perspective What is Formalism? For Formalists, the proper concern is with the work…
The hero’s mother is a royal virgin; His father is a king, and Often a near relative of his mother, but The circumstances of his conception are unusual, and He is also reputed to be the son of a god. At birth, an attempt is made, usually by his father or his maternal grandfather, to…
Concentration. Try to stay focused and in character during your performance. If something goes wrong, try to cover without losing character. Remember, you want the audience to see the character, not the actor. So avoid laughing, looking at the audience inappropriately, etc. Try not to be self conscious. Voice. A good voice is clear, strong,…
Theme Statement: Seniors generally struggle with their declining abilities and senses. They deserve respect, understanding and companionship for having lived through so many challenges and experiences, but people often ignore them, look down on them, or treat them as a burden. Narrative Elements Setting: The “woman” likely works in a shop “in a small town.”…
When it comes to the word “family”, many different things come to mind, especially the bond between children and their parents. For some, family comes to mind when they think of dinner every night together and how involved their parents are in their lives. Someone else may think of family as people living together, and…
Duality is the tension between opposites, and in Fifth Business, the author juxtaposes people and objects numerous times throughout the novel. This response will focus on the duality of characters and items specifically in the beginning of the book. Fifth Business begins with the comparison of Dunny and Boy. It is evident from the start…
In literature, authors use betrayal as a means for their characters to get what they want. Betrayal plays a significant role in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby. The first betrayal that takes place is Tom’s betrayal of Daisy. Tom betrays his wife Daisy when he has an affair with a woman named Myrtle.…
Short stories can be very interesting because many different things occur and develop in such a short piece of writing. Every word seems to have an important meaning and all the material is dense. It is amazing how authors can develop great stories in just a few pages. The short story “Magpies” by Thomas King…
Comparison of humans to animals has been an interesting and powerful tool that has been effectively used by many authors and playwriters. Shakespeare used it in many of his plays, and it is still used today. It is ever so influential and is very easily understood. In Shakespeare’s play Othello, beast imagery is used throughout…
Dave: father, small, wiry, quick tempered, values every nickel, poor Steve: son, twelve years old, big eyes, small, shy, worried POWER OF MONEY AND PRIDE: -Importance of money, very beginning, helps develop protagonist. Money come theme throughout the story. -Dave`s pride hurt from Mr. Hudson; who is a very powerful and wealthy ,man. Dave cannot…