English 102 The Unsolved Murders In the novel The Secrets of The Unadilla‚ by Richard Sullivan‚ one of the characters name‚ Pelican Stride‚ is the most mysterious character in the book whose true sides are revealed as the book unfolds. In the beginning of the novel‚ Pelican’s true appearance is just a horrible boss who thinks the workers are his own property and for that he treats them with no consideration. As the book develops throughout the last two chapters‚ Pelican is
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How does Ellen MacArthur help the reader to understand the dangers of climbing the mast? Ellen MacArthur says “I had worked through the night preparing for it”. The word preparing shows that the challenge ahead is something that can’t be done randomly but something that needs preparation. MacArthur also uses listing to emphases her preparation for the challenge that she is going to undertake. “Making sure I had all the tools mouse lines and bits I might need”. MacArthur also expresses the
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In addition to using the elements to foreshadow events‚ Shelley also uses various literary devices. One of the most significant of these devices is symbolism Shelley manages to foreshadow events with such things as the moon. The moon is considered in literary terms to represent the female form because of its monthly cycles just like a woman has. Often there is a full moon the novel then refers to a female character and more importantly to Victors beloved Elizabeth. When Elizabeth dies‚ not only does
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Both Anne Dillard and Virginia Woolf describe the death of a moth in their respective essays to achieve dissimilar ends. Dillard hopes to capture the self sacrificial path of a writer; while Woolf simply wants to draw attention to the strength of an individual’s drive and the even stronger hand of death. Woolf’s description is more effective‚ for she is able to clearly make her point through the description; whereas Dillard’s description and argument are separate‚ and she must connect
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How do you respond to Hill’s presentation of The Woman in Black? My response to Hill’s presentation of the woman in black fluctuates throughout the novel. Initially I was frightened of her‚ however as more information was revealed about her life I began to feel more sympathetic. My response changes as Hill presents her in many different ways through; her physical description‚ movement‚ how others react towards her‚ the setting and weather and through the narrative technique. The woman in black is
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The theme of Poem 508 Im ceded Ive stopped being Theirs- is the exploration of the narrators growth from childhood to adulthood‚ through the development of spiritual consciousness. The reader is immediately made aware that the narrator has undergone a dramatic change. With the use of the word ceded‚ there is the sense that something has been given away. It is usually territory that is the object of this verb and so its unusual application to a person captures the readers attention. Furthermore
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Three Act Structure Pride and Prejudice does somewhat follow the Three Act Structure. For the first act we are very quickly enlightened on the type of world the characters are living in. We see that it takes place in the early 1800’s and that everyone (especially the women) is obsessed with not only getting married but marrying well. At the first ball some of the more important character traits emerge in the main characters. We are introduced to Mr. Darcy and soon find out that he is arrogant‚ cold
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Book review of Helpless By Barbara Gowdy Helpless‚ by Barbara Gowdy‚ was a well written novel which kept the reader interested right until the final page. Gowdy used descriptive language‚ suspense‚ and flashbacks to develop the theme that unrequited love lasts longer than love that is fulfilled. Gowdy used descriptive language well. Descriptive language was used throughout the novel multiple times. For example‚ on (pg. 17) it said: “Her skin was light…tawny. Her hair‚ a miraculous chromium
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The Nature of Accessibility The abstract concept of accessibility in literature does not have one sole definition and can vary on a number of different factors. It is how difficult a reader finds the literature that he/she is reading. It is what the reader expects to get out of the reading prior to reading it‚ and what he/she actually interprets and understands after reading it. Accessibility can vary from reader to reader. A college English professor and a middle school student are more than likely
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English Diagnostic: Sympathy for a Murderer Roald Dahl makes the reader feel sympathy for Mary Maloney even though she has just murdered her own husband by skillfully developing her character and by placing Mrs. Maloney in a situation that justifies her actions. Firstly‚ the authour begins the short story by showing how loyal and loving Mary Maloney is towards her husband. He starts off with telling the reader how Mrs. Maloney looks forward to him coming home and pampers him after his workday
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