Literary Analysis of Two Texts Renita Redding Instructor: Irene Robles-Huerta ENG 125 March 21‚ 2015 The short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been”‚ by Joyce Oates‚ (1966)‚ and the poem‚ “What it’s Like to Be a Black Girl”‚ by Patricia Smith‚ (1991)‚ are both about the coming of age of young girls and the conflicts that they encounter. The two pieces explore issues that most young girls have with their bodies and others during their puberty years. The literary elements that will be
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Literary Analysis paper - Cathedral "Cathedral" by Raymond Carver tells us short story about a blind man who comes to visit his friend and her husband. In the story‚ even though the husband can technically see and has a normal sight‚ in the beginning of the story he is the one who shows the signs of true "blindness" through inability to see Robert beyond his blindness‚ incapability to communicate with Robert‚ him feeling uncomfortable and acting awkward around Robert. The husband does
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classified as “the gay cowboy story”‚ it contrarily is the tale two young men who strive to come to acceptance of who they are in a society which demands something so different from the taboo nature of this union. Originally written as a short story by Annie Proulx‚ this story that started off as one of the most real tales of her fictitious stories took up almost 30 pages that covered a relationship that lasted 20 years and was adapted into film with a delicate yet balanced symposium of cinematic screenplay
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The self-awareness in Annie John This novel “Annie John” is mainly discussing the process of Annie’s self-awareness from her age from ten to sixteen‚ which is a process from not knowing to knowing. The narrator is very concentrated in how Annie gradually realizes that she is a separate self‚ by depicting the change of her relationship with her mother. At first Annie wants to be unified with her mother‚ but with his maturity and the emergence of self-identity‚ her relationship with her mother finally
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Milanka Waduwarage EN 102/ Basic Literary Analysis Due date 03/15/2013 Playing the Game of Life Depression‚ a common mental disorder‚ presents people with depressed moods‚ loss of interest and pleasure‚ feelings of guilt or low self-worth‚ disturbed sleep or appetite‚ low energy‚ and poor concentration. (Encyclopedia of Public Health‚ 2008) Someone who deals with depression often realizes it is difficult to live an everyday normal life. The Catcher in the Rye‚ written by J.D Salinger in
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In the final chapter of Kincaid’s Annie John‚ “A Walk To the Jetty‚” it takes place when Annie is boarding the boat that is going to take her to Barbados and then to England. She sees her mother frantically waving to her‚ saying goodbye through the window. This moment helps to support the theme of the book‚ which is‚ “the conflicting‚ yet essential bonds that are created by the mother’s love for her daughter.” Annie‚ however‚ is glad to be leaving‚ causing an ambivalent reaction to how the mother
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written. We know more about the life of Sophocles than we know do about the lives of any other Greek playwright‚ but this still is not a lot. Sophocles’ work has been said to be the pinnacle of Greek tragedy. Oedipus the King is something like the literary Mona Lisa of ancient Greece. It presents a nightmare vision of a world turned upside down; a decent man‚ Oedipus‚ becomes the king of Thebes‚ whilst in the process unknowingly fulfilling a prophecy that he would kill his father and marry his mother
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Separate‚ but Equal: White Lies and Local Color The specific attributes of social‚ political‚ and cultural implications in both literal and metaphorical boundary crossing distinguish Kate Chopin ’s "Desiree ’s Baby" as a work of absolute realism. In therapy‚ a boundary is the edge of appropriate behavior in a given situation. In a boundary crossing‚ the therapist steps out of the "usual framework" in some way‚ but this action neither exploits nor harms the patient; indeed‚ it may advance the therapeutic
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and being alive‚ is living the life you choose. The stories our class has read this semester have lead me to various interpretations of different literary movement’s ideals and themes. Comparing “Farewell to Arms” to stories such as “The Yellow Wallpaper” and “To Build a Fire” is tricky considering that some of these stories came from different literary movements such as Realism and Naturalism. Yet‚ somehow they all show many relevant themes throughout their pages. Stories even from different movements
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away and staying hidden‚ he bravely published Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass‚ an American Slave. His narrative tells of his life as a slave‚ secretly learning to read and write‚ then leading up to his escape and the beginning of his life in New York. He uses a strong array of syntax‚ powerful sentence structure‚ and familiar poetic and biblical references to pull the reader in. These literary techniques are meant to make the reader feel the same fear‚ helplessness‚ and anger Frederick
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