Writing a Reaction Paper v A reaction paper is an analysis and an evaluation of the material presented. v In a reaction paper‚ make sure to give a detailed overview of the experience and tell what exactly was taken out of the experience. v A reaction paper should be more than a simple summary of the material that you are reacting upon. v It should include your opinion or reaction to the material. v This may take on a variety of forms: § You may compare the work to other related material;
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How does Dickens introduce the main themes and concerns of the novel in the opening chapters of “Great Expectations”? “Great Expectations” is a “Tragi-comedy” written by the famous novelist Charles Dickens during the early 19th centaury. It is synonymous with the suffering of real people during the Victorian Era‚ and it looks at life from the downcast eyes of a small boy unknowingly pitched as an apt pinup boy for the era of poverty and hardship‚ in harsh juxtaposition with the perspective later
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The Role of Satire in “Gulliver’s Travels” Sir Thomas More wrote “Utopia” in 1516‚ Daniel Defoe produced “Robinson Crusoe” in 1719‚ Jonathan Swift brought forth “Gulliver’s Travels” in 1726. The first coined the much used today word “utopia”‚ the second created the first English novel about reason and moral values‚ and the third fathered probably the best satiric masterpiece. Contemporaneity‚ a few centuries later‚ is still amazed at the strength and validity of these notions. Satire‚ Swift’s
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regrets that Joe is a mere blacksmith and has no education. Pip’s shame is brought on by Estella. Estella points out all of Pip’s common mannerisms and treats Pip as an inferior‚ even though they are about the same age. She taunts Pip for calling knaves "Jacks"‚ for wearing thick boots‚ and for having coarse hands. This makes Pip feel ashamed of things he has never been ashamed of before. His self-esteem is demolished by Estella. Pip thinks to himself: "I had never thought of being ashamed of my
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The Greek philosopher Aristotle set forth the guidelines for a tragedy in his work Poetics. According to Aristotle‚ the tragic character in a tragedy is a person‚ not all good or bad‚ who begins in a rank of high degree and importance and then experiences a downfall due to a tragic flaw. In the end of most tragedies‚ the character comes to a realization of his flaw after enduring a great deal of suffering. William Shakespeare‚ an English playwright of the 17th century‚ composed many tragedies‚ including
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CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF “THE TRIALS OF BROTHER JERO” Soyinka captures worldwide issues by using a West African setting. The satirical message in the text is conveyed through ridiculing of the vice and follies of the contemporary Nigeria society via religious institution. His fictive output belongs to the horatian mode of satire which ridicules the follies with the intention of correcting society. Through symbolism‚ comedy and irony‚ the aberrant and corrupt nature of our religious leaders are exposed
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Thesis: Identity is constructed through the character’s change/realisation of social ideals and personal experiences throughout the text. “’Identity has been increasingly used to refer to the social and historical make-up of a person‚ personality as a construct. Sometimes such identities are conceived narrowly psychological‚ individualist terms‚ as the cumulative result of personal experience and family history” This is seen particularly in Beowulf where all men are referred to as their fathers’
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lo When an individual experiences feelings of jealousy towards their partner in a relationship‚ it often results in feelings of anger and distrust‚ which cause them to sabotage the partnership and possibly end it. Shakespeare’s protagonist‚ Othello‚ becomes deceived and unable to decide in whom to place his trust. The noble Moor chooses wrongfully and places himself under the loyalty of Iago‚ allowing him to corrupt and transform him‚ destroying his sanity and relationships with others. Consequently
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SHREK Adapted from Shrek by William Steig By Martin GarrettCurrie Narrator: Once upon a time‚ there was a hideous ogre named Shrek. His mother and father were both morbidly ugly‚ but shrek was gruesomely uglier than the two of them together. As a toddler‚ Shrek could already spew fire a full ninetynine yards and vent smoke from his ears. Any snake foolish enough to try to bite him miraculously died on the spot. Narrator: One day‚ Shrek’s parents snarled things over and decided what to do with their son
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"Hamlet shows us no admirable human relationships." Discuss‚ supporting your views with detailed evidence from the play. "We are arrant knaves‚ all..." Hamlet‚ written by the ever observant William Shakespeare‚ certainly seems to prove this true. Embroiled in corruption‚ Denmark the "prison" is barely the place for admirable relationships to flourish. Any claim that "Hamlet shows us no admirable human relationships‚" would therefore‚ on the surface‚ be mostly justifiable. The play’s four kinds
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