some of the different devices of wordplay that authors use. Authors use wordplay for many different reasons. They use it to poke fun at the weaknesses and problems of the society; they also use it to make their literature more fun‚ and interesting. Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll is an example of a book that also serves as a satire. Lewis Carroll was born and raised in England during the time of Queen Victoria. In that time‚ and also in the book‚ there were two social classes‚ the elites‚ and
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Alice Walker also uses her own mother as a method to explain the way they are and the creativity they have lived in . She explains‚ "Guided by my heritage of a love of beauty and respect for strength-in search of my mother’s garden‚ I found my own."(Walker 675) This quote shows how Walker was able to find her own creativity by seeing her mother’s creativity in the creation of her gardens. Walker’s mother grew beautiful gardens at every single house they had ever lived in‚it was so original in its
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Alice in Quantumland‚ speaks about a law of the quantum world‚ which shows that electrons have no distinguishing features except for their spin. This law being all electrons are identical‚ except that some spin-up‚ whereas others spin-down. The electrons even spin at the same speed. This allows them to interact harmoniously with each other and to find pairs within their space based only on each other ’s spins. In the novel‚ Alice noted that nearby was another similar looking figure to the electron
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A Town Like Alice‚ By Nevil Shute The story begins right before the start of world war two. The main character‚ Jean‚ is a secretary in a shoe factory. She was recently informed a large inheritance from her great uncle whom has recently passed away. Her trustee informs her that her uncle said in his will she was not to use the money until a certain age‚ which was still several years away. Strachan’s firm wants him to help her control the money and advise her‚ while Jean on
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The Largest Feast May Not Cure Hunger Ernest Hemingway discusses the theme of hunger throughout A moveable feast by exploring and describing the different types of hunger that he felt. He aims to explore this theme in the passage where he strolls with Hadley‚ and they stop to eat at the restaurant Michaud’s. Through repetition and use of unconventional detail and word choice‚ Hemingway shows that he has more than one type of hunger‚ and needs to differentiate between them. Hemingway strives to
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In “Everyday Use” Alice Walker shows the hardships and conflicts of African Americans lives during the late twentieth century. The story takes place in the 1960’s‚ and shows of the social differences that blacks would experience during this black power movement. Many blacks in America don’t think or care about their heritage and ancestry‚ but some focused on connecting with past roots. Alice Walker shows through the story of the two different ways of dealing with African American pasts and heritage
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it doesn’t work like it should. Neither I or my other two siblings were confused by this news but rather showed acceptance and compassion that you would expect from adults not five‚ seven and nine year olds. "I’m going to be a doctor so I can find a cure for autism." said the five-year-old me. We’ve had some rough years where she wouldn’t stop crying or make any sort of eye contact‚ everywhere we go people are either annoyed or commenting on her behavior. Finding a decent school was rough‚ having no
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Alice Walker – The flowers “The Flowers” is a story written by Alice Walker‚ in 1988. It’s a 3th-person narrator that tells the story. The story tells us about a girl‚ whose name is Myop. She lives near a forest in a cabin with her family. Sometimes she walks in the forest with her mother‚ they collect nuts among the fallen leaves – actually they have done it many times‚ so that’s why Myop knows the forest very well. One day she is out for one of these walks‚ but by herself. This day something
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Alice Walker uses her own mother as a method to explain the creativity that has lived on in black women from the post-Reconstruction era on. She explains her mother telling stories which came naturally like breathing and her mother’s magnificent garden.
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understanding of who you are. It apart of your DNA. In the short story‚ “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker‚ the author is telling a story inside of a story by using symbolism‚ irony‚ and characterization to show the importance of family heritage. It plays a big role in African American culture and she use the three main characters Maggie‚ Dee‚ and Mama to help get her point across. X x xx x x x x x x Alice Walker uses the quilt to symbolize family heritage. The grandmother made the quilt by hand
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