In James Hurst's “The Scarlet Ibis”, a tragic tale is told about the Narrator’s younger, disabled brother who he teaches to walk. The whole story has a sad nostalgic shadow cast across it due to many symbols, motifs, and foreshadowing. Doodle, the young boy was born in a cual and wasn’t thought to survive he looked very strange when he was born, “ He seemed all head with a tiny body, which was red and shriveled like an old man’s” The mention of red is throughout the story leading up to the appearance of the ibis, as the story continues on we see more possibilities of how Doodle is going to meet his end. Red and death are brought up in contrast to happy memories of Doodle, almost representing the ibis before it arrives. The ibis appears out…
Robert B. Parker’s protagonist, Spenser, was a cop ahead of his time. Articulate, well-spoken, and well-read, Spenser had a college degree. He often quoted famous literary figures including his namesake, Edmund Spenser (“with an S like the poet”), author of the epic poem, The Faerie Queene. Today, more and more police agencies require at least some post-secondary education to qualify for a job on the force. The reason is simple: cable TV and Hollywood stereotypes aside today’s cops need solid, reliable writing skills. Yes, you read that right. Cops know how to write more than tickets. Here are seven strategies you can use to become a better writer:…
First, Chronicles of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia- Marquez precedes the reader to originate interest by writing a fiction novel in non-chronological order. The author Gabriel Garcia-Marquez originates the theory “Make them wait” giving information in multiple tenses. The majority of the novel is written in past, present, and future tense to originate a suspenseful form of fictional writing. The fiction theory is presented throughout the entire novel of Chronicles of a Death Foretold.…
“The Masque of the Red Death” displays the gothic element of a character's motivation caused by fear. Prince Prospero insured his and his guests safety with “The courtiers, having entered, brought furnaces and massy hammers and welded the bolts” (Poe 430). In order to protect himself and the guests from the contagion he had the doors of the abbey sealed shut. The fear of getting the contagion caused Prince Prospero to seal himself in the abbey. Prince Prospero’s fear is not only shown towards the contagion but towards the masked figure. After he saw the masked figure, Prince Prospero shouted, “Who dares insult us with the blasphemous mockery? Seize him and unmask him - that we may know whom we have to hang at sunrise” (Poe 433). Prince…
I chose to do my audience analysis on Philippa Gregory’s books The White Princess. The book is a historical fiction book based on the lives of King Henry the 7th and Elizabeth of York. The primary audience for this book is for people who are interesting about the history and the people of the British monarchy. The reason that I believe that this is the primary audience for this book is because most people do not want to learn about Elizabeth of York unless they are interested in her and her life. Another reason that I think that this is the primary audience is because this book follows the history and issues that were going on during that time. People that would want to read this book are people that are interested about the royals back then and what happened in their lives and the issue and threats that they were facing at the time. For example, the book talks about how King Henry the 7th had issues with people pretending to be one Elizabeth’s brothers who were killed in the tower. A few young men came forward during that time and pretended that they were one of the brothers…
The universal theme, no one can escape death, is displayed in “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe. In this story, Prince Prospero threw a masquerade to distract him from the pestilence that was The Red Death. His guests were worried about the plague getting to them and killing them all, and they tried forgetting about it. Eventually, The Red Death came and everyone, including the prince, was killed. This theme is not just found in this story, it appears in other places. The universal theme, no one can escape death, is found in “The Masque of the Red Death” as well as in The Fault in Our Stars by John Green and in the “Book of Psalms”.…
First, the character Prince Prospero is an example of how no one can escape death even though you are wealthy. He is wealthy, rich and an upper-class person. “Prince Prospero was happy and dauntless and sagacious. When his dominions were half depopulated…”(373). He was so happy of how the Red Death had killed half the population which makes him dauntless and wicked. His name Prospero conveys happiness. He…
The poem that I reviewed this week is called, “The Death Spread” by Tyler Brewington and I found it on versedaily.org on 5/09/16. In summary, this poem is about death and the uncomfortable yet beautiful images it can invoke.…
Edgar Allan Poe’s Prince Prospero is a wealthy and selfish man. While the plague strikes the nation, he locks himself and his friends away in his castle in order to evade death. In the meantime, his people are suffering a painful, bloody death outside of the castle. Prospero is very cowardly for hiding away in his castle; a brave man and a good leader would never turn his back on his people in this way. When “The Masque of the Red Death” begins, a terrible plague is raging the countryside, killing many people and causing great fear and suffering.…
When a widespread disease conquers everyone throughout the country, one man hopes to escape the disease by locking himself and many of his wealthy friends in his abbey. “The Masque of the Red Death,” by Edgar Allan Poe, is a story about a disease called the Red Death wiping out the country side. Prince Prospero believes he can escape the Red Death by locking himself in his abbey with a thousand of his wealthy friends. To celebrate escaping the deadly disease at the end of the fifth or sixth month, Prospero throws a masquerade ball. The ball takes place in seven different rooms; blue, purple, green, orange, white, violet, and black. When the party is in full swing, the ebony clock strikes twelve and everybody stops. Once everybody stops they…
The inevitability of death: Whether it is by natural causes or by disease, death is a part of existence. In the Edgar Allan Poe story, “The Masque of Red Death”, people are dying from a viciously fast-acting plague. Within thirty minutes of getting the disease, a person is dead. In Robert Kirkmans comic book turned TV series, The Walking Dead, disease is very much a part of peoples every day life. “Walkers,” or people infected, remind the people remaining in this world of the disease. “The Masque of Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe and The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman both show that death will always conquer all through their depictions of death, characters, and the state of the world when the stories take place.…
In the article "Days of the Martyrs" By Jeffery L. Sheler it tells up why Christian communities where prosecuted just because of there beliefs. By the second century Christian numbers started to drop drastically mostly because of the persecution by the government authorities. These government authorities where concerned of the out lawed movement of "Atheist." Atheists were Christians that rejected Rome's pagan pantheon and decided to worship one invisible god. At the time when the persecutions of Christians started to begin the emperor of Rome was Nero, and Nero was somewhat behind it all. For example, In A.D 64, Emperor Nero started a fire that devastated Rome then put all the blame on the Christians so that he could kill many of them. During about A.D. 111, the emperor of Rome was now emperor Trajan. During emperor Trajan’s rule the persecution of Christians became much more infrequent. Emperor Trajan did no longer go out of his way to kill some innocent people. Just because he didn’t try to kill every Christian he sees doesn’t mean he didn’t kill them at all, if any Christian was charged and convicted the were to be executed unless…
Death is treated many different ways in various cultures around the globe. For instance, Buddhists believe that after death a person is reincarnated. In addition, in Mexico they actually celebrate death. El Dia De Los Muertos is a Mexican holiday where people go out and celebrate their loved ones who have died. Mexicans create elaborate alters and cook special food in honor of the dead. The atmosphere is celebratory and jovial. However, in America, death is feared. Most people do not like to talk about death. On the rare occasion that they do talk about death an uncomfortable sensation sets in. Understandably so, death can be scary because of the “unknown” factor. In America, we like to be in control of our lives and our choices. Unfortunately,…
The film Othello by director Oliver Parker, is based on the Shakespearean tragedy based on the insecurities of one man, being played upon leading to his undoing at the hands of the one he most trusts, ?honest Iago?. In this essay, we look at how this age old play is dealt with by the medium of film, reviewing the director?s ability to provide an effect caused by insight into the play?s mechanization and interpretation of such affected by visual mastery. This analysis focuses mainly on techniques and devices used to achieve this and their effect.…
When I read Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez for the first time, I was initially not impressed by the book. I found the story to be uninteresting and predictable, like something that came from a Spanish soap opera. After reading the first few pages of the book, I already deduced that the man who was murdered in the story was the result of a marriage gone horribly wrong because the bride was not a virgin. That a bride who loses her virginity before marriage is a taboo that still persists in some parts of Latin America. By the time I finished reading the novel, I could not figure out the significance of this book. It was not until I learned more about the role of the characters and what they are supposed to represent, the event Marquez based on the story on, and how his cultural background is…