Just in general, I suppose that I do find the first book of the novel quite interesting. I enjoy the footnotes that go along with the story, as they add a great amount of depth and character to the story as a whole. Along with that, the footnotes also provide a good insight to the culture, traditions, mythology and history behind the story line.…
Descriptive Passages--Does one story have more than the other? Does one story have better descriptive passages than the other?…
2. Some important factors to consider while reading the book, is that now we understand some of the authors background, we can connect it to the story, and relate it to her true life.…
Androgynous Pauline: Queering Gender Expressions in 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12 Introduction At Abilene Christian University, the predominating discourse towards biblical exegesis circulates around two methodologies, the synchronic (social-rhetorical) and diachronic (historical-critical) approaches.1 Although both methods are required for valid exegesis, the tendency to gloss over nontraditional hermeneutics could tentatively result in detrimental ministry, specifically to nontraditional people groups. Failure to see through diverse perspectives almost always results in tragedy. Therefore, the purpose of this short exposition is to highlight the value of nontraditional hermeneutics, by exposing Pauline androgyny located within 1 Thessalonians 1:2-12. In order to justify such an audacious claim, the pericope is approached through the perspective of queer theory. Yet before illuminating over androgyny, this analysis will first explore queer terminology and methodology. Following the summary, the remaining pages will seek to vindicate Paul as androgynous by centering on his transgressive gender expressions. Queer Terminology: Three Definitions There are three common utilizations of the term “queer.” First, there is a reductive and pejorative usage of “queer,” ubiquitous in fundamentalist communities. Second, “queer” is commonly known “as an umbrella term that refers collectively to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, questioning, and other individuals who identify with non-normative sexualities and/or gender identities.”2 Third, “queer” not only infers an individual’s gender or…
Compare the way the central characters are presented in ‘checking out me history’ by John Agard and ‘Ozymandias’ by Percy Bysshe Shelley.…
The first contained Elie describing the people who were in his childhood and laying the foundation of Elie and who he was. I thought that the author, the main character in the book accurately and told of his childhood. His skill of slowly guiding us from Moshe the Beadle, his faith, and his family to only the beginning of the Holocaust when the Germans moved into his town was outputted well onto the page. Also, the book revealed to me that German officers not only moved into their towns, but were kind to each and every person in the town, including the Jews. Astounding how they were so kind but only a few months later they were trying to exterminate…
By comparing and contrasting appropriately selected parts of the two novels you have studied for this question, show how far you would agree with the ciew expresed above. Your argument should include relelvant comments on each writer’s methods and relevant contextual material on the twenty-first century reader.…
The concept of being a man, and the idea of manliness, has been debatable in recent decades due to acts of feminism. Paul Theroux wrote Being a Man and was very opinionated as he said the idea of manliness was wrong and oppressive. Harvey Mansfield wrote The Partial Eclipse of Manliness, and stated that the concept of being manly has diminished and been overpowered by feminism. Both of these readings have provided valid and doubtful points in the discussion of what constitutes being manly, as well as how North American culture views the stereotypical man. Both authors are very opinionated and biased in their readings as they do not have any outside sources supporting their beliefs, but they do make effective arguments which further their attitude and outlook on manliness.…
While "first author's name" story "first author's story title," underscores themes of "A," "B," and "C" and "second author's name" story, "second author's title" reveals themes of "D," "E," and "F," it is apparent by juxtaposing these two texts that (make statement about what readers learn by comparing and contrasting the two texts in the context of their themes). For example, write a compare and contrast thesis as follows;…
I believe the factual story is much better because it does not a have a side story. I prefer to read a story that does not include fictional romances and drama. I believe the novelist changed the story line because he is writing to entertain his…
The first chapter in Retellings by M.B. Clarke and A.G. Clarke discussed many versions of stories. I read different styles of Cinderella. By reading different examples of story is beneficial because the audience can see how the tone varies from story to story. Whenever a story is retold, there are always connections from both stories even if they seem completely different at first. The biography of Margaret Atwood along with a few poems of hers, helped me discover her flow of writing.…
Fashion and gender have always been closely linked, in many cultures fashion and dress is used to identify gender and can be a powerful indicator of ones political, gender and sexual identity . A common misconception is that our gender and our sex are the same thing however our gender refers to the socially and culturally constructed differences between a male or female and fashion is a means to reject, alter, express, define or confirm ones gender.…
Intertextuality is the construction of meaning and a response by exploring other texts. Through Intertextuality readers are able to develop a greater understanding of meaning as they can apply the knowledge that they have gained from previous texts. Intertextuality as a reading strategy can be applied to texts which explore similar themes, settings, characters or are constructed to be of the same genre or writing style. The reading of one text is more than likely to influence the meanings constructed of sequential texts, as readers will approach a text with ideas and attitudes gained from the previous text. Intertextuality may subvert or reinforce a reader’s initial response to a text. This is because different texts may convey similar or contradicting attitudes. It is then within the reader as to which idea or theme will be accepted. This reading process can be applied to any text to construct meaning, and it is inevitable that readers will make references and links to the previous texts that they have read. As “Prize Giving”, “Burning Sappho”, The Handmaid’s Tale, and Macbeth explore gender roles it was logical for me, as a reader to compare and contrast these texts to enhance my reading for each of these texts.…
The style of writing is what paints the picture of the story. In the story So…
2. Describe what you found appealing in each story. Can you point to passages in both that strike you as especially well written or interesting? Was there anything in either story that did not appeal to you? Why?…