Write a thesis statement each as per the Feminist theory of Criticism and the Reader-Centered theory of Criticism based on “A Rose for Emily”. Use the author’s name in it. Some of the tips you could use are as follows- Feminist- Use words such as “depicts” ‚” illustrates” “ portrays” etc. Determine what it says about women in general. Determine how it portrays the main female character(s) in the selection; about her traits. What does the selection reveal about the author’s attitude
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and broaden and sharpen our awareness of life.” Interpretive literature is not candy coated. It allows its readers to experience the trials and tribulations of life. By using graphically realistic plots and endings‚ which are consistent to those in real life‚ interpretive literature achieves a higher literary value than escape literature. Interpretive literature allows its reader too step out of the fantasy world they might be living in and focus on what the world is really about. One might
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On the cover of More! the character again embodies the self for the reader. She represents the more! "ethos of youthful‚ cheeky impertinence" (in Curran 1996: 189) Her red‚ low-cut dress suggests that she is sassy; a vixen that has sexual needs and is not afraid to fulfil them. Again‚ the clear skin and perfect features encourage the reader to believe that there is an inner-beauty within everyone that will shine through. However‚ the More! model does not appear as innocent as the 19 model. Her hair
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1. Chapter 1-3 Gladwell tells the reader that success is based on opportunity and experience rather than truly being good at something. Extended Metaphor: “the tallest oak in the forest is the tallest not just because it grew from the hardiest acorn; it it’s the tallest because no other trees blocked its sunlight‚ the soil around it was deep and rich‚ no rabbit chewed through its bark as a sapling‚ and no lumberjack cut it down before it matured.” Rhetorical question: “…they had performed
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my fascination is rooted in fear‚” Grice reveals as he justifies to the readers why he hunts black widows. Gordon Grice published his essay‚ “Caught in the Widow’s Web” in 1995 to the issue of The High Plains Literary Review. In it‚ he explains that this creature is a representation of a powerful evil in nature whose motives are purely malevolent. His informative tone‚ describing the habits of the black widow‚ allows the reader to connect to the overarching message that facing vile beings is inevitable
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complexity of Elizabeth’s character through a mixture of free indirect discourse and the show-not-tell technique. Free indirect discourse allows the reader to gain access to Elizabeth’s thoughts and share her thought process. However‚ the readers are able to see an unbiased view of what is happening in the novel through the show-not-tell technique allowing the reader to draw their own conclusions of the happenings in the novel and draw up Elizabeth’s character from her thoughts or reaction to them. This
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relatable for the reader and human beings in general as we experience the nature of different thoughts and feelings from moment to moment‚ and even experiencing various kinds of distinct feelings at one time. As a product having more dimensions‚ more in depth interiority — distincts kinds of feelings and thoughts‚ the passage to convey a direct idea or moral lesson becomes more challenging; thus‚ there is no moral explicitly stated for the reader. Instead‚ it is left for the reader to uncover the moral
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is not an extensive explanation of all the different meanings the author uses but rather a sample. In The Aspern Papers‚ it seems as though “relation” revolves around the narrator himself. He is in relation to several things or people‚ such as the readers‚ Jeffrey Aspern and Tina. The relation a narrator makes of a story has to be made so as to grasp its audience in its claws in order for the actual audience not to get away. In the story of The Aspern Papers‚ Henry James creates an interesting
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events of her father’s death and her learning‚ a few months earlier‚ that he was gay but if she had known that before his death‚ would it have made them closer or push them further away? It is particularly interesting to note how this novel engages readers in a serious discussion of the ways our parents can scar us. While Bruce Bechdel is shown to have an explosive temper and be prone to the occasional violent outburst‚ it is the distance he creates in the household that seems to cause the most harm:
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portrays the character of Baba and his relationship with Amir in the opening chapters of ‘The Kite Runner’ Throughout the opening chapters Hosseini allows the reader to see the character of Baba from many different perspectives. The first and most obvious example of this is through the narration of the character Amir. Amir tells the reader during his dream that he ‘can never tell Baba from the bear.’ This gives the impression that Baba is strong and rugged in appearance. It is important to note that
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