Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Multiple-Choice Technique: The Ambiguity of "Young Goodman Brown" "Young Goodman Brown" is a short‚ fictional story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864). Along with symbolism and religious allusion‚ Hawthorne uses an interesting technique in his works‚ keeping his audience wondering about what they just read. This technique can best be described as a multiple-choice technique‚ where there are different choices to interpret the text. The multiple-choice technique
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committee know. It is not clear as to what they are asking to be done on the new altar. These sentences are ambiguous because while you are reading each example‚ you there are multiple ways someone might interpret their meaning. Both vagueness and ambiguity influence understanding the statements because what the writer is trying to say may not be what the audience understands. To get your point across effectively you have be sure you are clear in what you are trying to say. The relationship between
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Social class and class ambiguity play a substantial role in the novel and create a large proportion of the events that occur. In Emily Bronte’s novel she has given the reader a sense of what the credentials were of belonging to each class and what relations between them were like in nineteenth century England. The story of Wuthering Heights provides us with the idea of class ambiguity through a selection of characters that do not belong to one specific social class and whose status changes throughout
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In “Frozen Journey” by Philip K. Dick‚ there is ambiguity and mystery in all parts of the short story. On board on a ship with artificial intelligence‚ the main character‚ Victor Kemmings‚ is trapped in a cryogenic device. The ship must make sure that Victor does not go insane inside the chamber for ten years. This story is a success because it has a perfect mix of science and development of characters. The science in this this story is believable. The ship says‚ “if you are conscious for ten years
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Discuss the ambiguity of symbolism in Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. In his book The Art of Fiction‚ David Lodge described poetic symbolism as being "characterised by a shimmering surface of suggested meanings without a denotative core." In this essay‚ Lodge’s definition will be used to aid the discussion of Lewis Carroll’s use of ambiguous symbolism in his 1865 novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Key images in the book such as the infamous Hookah smoking caterpillar on his
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Ambiguity and Bias in the Self-Concept Author(s): Richard B. Felson Source: Social Psychology Quarterly‚ Vol. 44‚ No. 1 (Mar.‚ 1981)‚ pp. 64-69 Published by: American Sociological Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3033866 Accessed: 24/09/2008 10:36 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use provides‚ in part‚ that unless
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Ambiguity of Characters in Franz Kafka’s ‘In The Penal Colony’ and ‘Waiting for The Barbarians’ J.M. Coetzee is one of many well-known post-colonial writers. He was born and spent hid childhood in South Africa. Therefore‚ many people think that his novel “Waiting for The Barbarians” is an allegory of the situation of South African in a time of apartheid (Head 75). In addition‚ Coetzee is strongly influenced by the famous author‚ Franz Kafka. As a result‚ it is not surprised that “Waiting for
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The Department of Communication of Gonzaga University hosted Dr. Ralina L Joseph for the Speech Screening Strategic Ambiguity. Joseph is the Director for the Center of Communication‚ Difference‚ and Equity at the University of Washington. Also‚ Joseph is an Associate Professor of Communications‚ American Ethic Studies and Gender‚ Women and Sexuality Studies. Strategic Ambiguity is the idea a person who is experiencing racism does not respond‚ in order to win in the end. In addition‚ it is important
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Acute Ambiguity Roger von Oech‚ the author of A Whack on the Side of the Head‚ makes an unusual offer that thinking at random will increase the efficiency at which ideas become more abundant. This particular concept is certainly an original way to come up with new‚ fresh problem solving techniques. Ambiguity in the world can help new ideas flow for anyone when looked at in a creative way. Chapter seven begins by explaining an example that would make the case against using ambiguity. In fact
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Intentional ambiguity: Through actions and words Langston Hughes’s Soul Gone Home depicts a struggling relationship between a mother and her son. Ronnie‚ the son‚ has just died‚ and the manuscript portrays a scene of his true feelings‚ now that he is dead and can speak his mind. His harsh words hit the mother in the heart‚ as she now is being accused of maternal ignorance. However‚ the words don’t paint the whole picture. Hughes’s dark imagery is emphasized through the exaggerated gestures
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