Running Head: DIVERGENT LITERARY ANALYSIS PAPER COREENA MEMMER Divergent Literary Analysis: Tris Finds Tris Coreena Memmer Delphi Community High School English 11B Period 6 11/26/2014 1 Running Head: DIVERGENT LITERARY ANALYSIS PAPER COREENA MEMMER Tris Finds Tris Part OneIntroduction Living with people who are just the same might sound like a cool place to live. I mean‚ no one would be able to disagree with me. Sounds like paradise
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Atonement “Abandonment As The Central Theme” While the title of Ian McEwan’s novel is Atonement‚ atonement itself can not be the driving theme of this work. The fact that atonement is ever achieved or even sought out by Briony can be greatly debated. This is because of the effects abandonment‚ the true theme‚ has on her. Abandonment not only plays a driving role in Briony’s character but also greatly impacts every character in the novel. Although abandonment
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the author‚ Edna St. Vincent Millay‚ to create the free verse poem‚ “ An Ancient Gestures”. The poem has developed through the inspiration of the two characters in The Odyssey‚ which includes‚ Penelope and Odysseus. Having Penelope waiting for her love one‚ Odysseus‚ to return from the exodus from Troy. With the genuine emotions coming from both of the character‚ though with the different perspective from the speaker. Millay conveys the message that women are often unrecognized for their accomplishments
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physically or emotionally. That’s where Shakespeare’s famous quote from Hamlet‚ “To Be or Not To Be” comes into play. In “What‚ of This Goldfish‚ Would You Wish” Sergei kills Yonatan because he believed Yonatan would steal his best friend. Sergei loves the fish dearly but the fish does not feel the same way. As time goes on the more the fish is becoming annoyed and ignorant towards Sergei. Since Sergei is lonely he wants to keep the fish even longer to make him feel like he has company. That takes
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makes conversation with Edna‚ revealing that they share common interests. This seems out of the ordinary to her‚ since she doesn’t have that connection with her husband‚ Leonce. Eventually‚ it becomes apparent that Edna is in love with a man who is not her husband; she is in love with Robert. Following her new discovery‚ Edna is awakened‚ realizing that she doesn’t have control over her own life‚ everyone else
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Educators & Enthusiasts. 2012. Web. 04 Feb. 2012. O ’Connell‚ Lisa‚ and Amanda Singer. "Paganism; Past & Present." 1999. Web. 05 Feb. 2012. George‚ Alexandra L. "Oracles." King ’s College‚ 18 Dec. 2005. Web. 06 Feb. 2012. Lyon‚ Greg. "An Analysis of Oedipus the King." Atech.com. 2004. Web. 04 Feb. 2012. True Knowledge. "What Is the Distance between Thebes and Corinth?" Trueknowledge.com. 2010. Web. 05 Feb. 2012. Sophocles. Oedipus the King. The Norton Anthology of World Literature. Shorter
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The Nature of Control Is it the common human nature to feel power over others? A totalitarian government seeks to utilize its message of confinement and authority to control the many aspects of life. In the novel 1984‚ Orwell portrays totalitarianism through psychological manipulation‚ physical control and the control of language. The totalitarian party manipulates and invalidates the minds of the outer party and proles. Orwell describes the surroundings of Winston‚ showing totalitarianism‚ writing:
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Literary Elements Book/Movie Analysis Activity Have you ever thought why most of us are interested in the stories we read or the movies we watch‚ the characters‚ the action‚ the suspense and the love stories? The writer has to think of how the story must be told‚ what effect it must it have on a reader or movie-goer‚ and what is the best way to present his/her ideas. To get the reader’s attention‚ literary elements‚ the techniques or kinds of writing‚ are used by authors/screenwriters. The
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Anthony Marais‚ an American author‚ said‚ “From our myopia arose our dystopia.” In his quote‚ Marais is saying that from our lack of imagination‚ came the idea of dystopias‚ which are places where everything is unpleasant or corrupt. Dystopian literature is one of the most popular forms of writing‚ but why are people interested in reading about them? People are interested in reading about dystopias because they tell fascinating stories‚ provide great protagonists who are inspiring to the youth‚
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In Araby by James Joyce‚ the narrator looks back on this time in his life and realizes the significance of young love. While he is infatuated with his friend Mangan’s sister‚ the narrator does not fully think through his journey to the bazaar. The narrator knows that Mangan’s sister is unaware of his feelings for her‚ but still allows her beauty and his feelings to cloud his judgement‚ ultimately leading to an epiphany in which the narrator learns more about himself and his intentions. It is clear
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