Children can be used for many things in literature‚ such as developing atmosphere and characterization. Leo Tolstoy‚ author of Anna Karenina and Henrik Ibsen‚ author of A Doll’s House use children in their novels for characterization of adult characters‚ to create atmosphere and parallel an adult character’s situation in society. This paper will examine how children are used by Leo Tolstoy in his novel‚ Anna Karenina‚ and by Henrik Ibsen in his play‚ A Doll’s House. Both Ibsen and Tolstoy
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I. INTRODUCTION Leo Tolstoy‚ one of the world’s greatest writers‚ is equally known for his complicated and paradoxical persona and for his extreme moralistic and ascetic views‚ which he adopted after a moral crisis and spiritual awakening in the 1870s in Russia‚ after which he also became noted as a moral thinker and social reformer. His moralistic principles had been evident in his writings especially in his short stories. It had awaken the ethical standards of late Russia into a more monotheistic
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Katherine Mansfield was predominantly a short story writer born in New Zealand in 1888. Although she has often been quoted demonstrating a negative view on New Zealand‚ she “thanks God she was born in New Zealand”. Her father was a successful business man and her mother was a younger woman. It is widely acknowledged that her parents played a major role on her views of men and woman in society and the gender imbalance. She began writing from a very early age writing for her Wellington high school
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UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DA PARAÍBA CENTRO DE CIÊNCIAS HUMANAS‚ LETRAS E ARTES DEPARTAMENTO DE LETRAS ESTRANGEIRAS MODERNAS CURSO: LETRAS INGLÊS-MANHÃ DISCIPLINA: ENGLISH LITERATURE I PROFESSOR: JEOVÁ MENDONÇA ALUNAS: CINTHYA DE MEDEIROS OLIVEIRA-11126098 Essay for the short story ‘Eveline’ by James Joyce: a comparative analysis between Angela (The Legacy by Virginia Woolf) and Eveline. The short story begins with a young girl about 19 years old watching by the window of her house the evening
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Modern Short Story Essay Early 20th Century authors often wrote about the strange things and discrepancies found in society and used irony to criticize them. Katherine Mansfield’s “A Cup of Tea” and Virginia Woolf’s “The Duchess and the Jeweller” both use irony to condemn and show inconsistencies in social classes. The short stories demonstrated how being upper class or rich doesn’t necessarily mean you are secure‚ generous or a good person. A main topic found in the two stories is that money
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“To Do List” Topic | Start time | End time | Pop-Ups | Wake up | 07:00 AM | 07:30 AM | Looking for cold water‚ it would take 6-10 minutes. Time would cross 07:20 AM then. | Getting clean & fresh | 07:45 AM | 08:15 AM | Mother might ask to buy some breads for breakfast for which it might take me at least 15 minutes. Time would then cross 08:30 AM when I come back. | Having breakfast | 08:35 AM | 08:55 AM | Reading newspaper until its 09:00 AM. | Getting ready to go to BAC | 09:10 AM
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“One More Thing”: it is your choice The short story‚ One More Thing‚ is written by‚ American writer‚ Raymond Carver. Raymond Carver was born may 25‚ 1938‚ and he died august 2‚ 1988. He started his career back in 1958. His first break through was with the book‚ Carnations. One More Thing‚ has three characters‚ Rae‚ Maxine and L.D. The short story is about L.D.‚ who gets kicked out of his home. L.D. is married to Maxine‚ and together they have a child‚ Rae‚ who is a 15 year old girl. L.D.’s selfish
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25th June 2013 Reading Response #2 Text Type: Short Story Text Title: The Dolls House Author: Katherine Mansfield In the short story "The Dolls House"‚ Katherine Mansfield expresses the theme of discrimination
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In Raymond Carver’s 1981 short story “What We Talk about When We Talk about Love‚” he gives us insight on the fascinating topic of love. This short story is narrated in first-person singular in the present tense through the narrator Nick. He is telling a story about two sets of couples. Laura‚ and the narrator Nick‚ and Mel and Terri are the other couple mentioned. Nick is observant throughout the story and seems extremely nonjudgmental of others. “I could hear my heart beating. I could hear everyone’s
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The initial impression of The Death of Ivan Ilyich leads the reader to believe the story is about a lonely man facing the solitude and futility of death. A closer look at Leo Tolstoy’s materpiece reveals a more sprititual interpretation that focuses on the dangers of chasing after the facade associated with fame and fortune. This spiritual interpretation directs the reader to conclude that focusing on the blessings of family and friends is more important than aspiring to climb the ladder of success
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