American culture changed at the turn of the century due to a challenging reestablished social order. Coney Island at the beginning of the twentieth century had a profound impact on societal norms. Outside of Coney Island‚ women were often treated as inferior while men ruled the throne in nearly all aspects of life. However‚ within Coney Island the gender gap was equalized. Coney Island served as a medium to a change in the traditional mindset. Here‚ the hotels‚ amusement parks‚ and rides and events
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does it make a sound?” A Reader- Oriented approach to Edgar Alan Poe’s The Tell- Tale Heart The Titular question is an old philosophical riddle for which a wide range of metaphysical and non-metaphysical solution has been offered. The answers differ based on the perspective of the interpreter. Judging these answers is neither possible nor desirable for us‚ but the riddle and the ensuing debates attest to the veracity of one of the most basic tenets of reader-response theory: If a text
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give the reader to much detail so as to capture their interest and leave them hanging on the end of every unanswered question. As the story continues‚ Stevenson strategically places events and clues to give the reader a wider picture of the elusive Mr Hyde without giving them too much information; an example of the mystery being gradually expanded is in chapter two when Utterson is searching for Hyde – the reader discovers that Utterson has the will of Dr Henry Jekyll in which the reader learns that
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The short story Anil was written by Ridjal Noor and the story is set in a small village is Malaysia. Noor begins the story by describing the setting which make the reader feel slightly uneasy yet intrigued as to what might be occurring on the ’hot sweltering night in the middle of march’. Quite disturbing imagery is used and it becomes clear at the beginning that poverty is a big theme throughout of the story. ’When mosquitoes were in their reign of terrorism there was a little village where the
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it. Even thinking rebellious thoughts is illegal. Such thought crime is‚ in fact‚ the worst of all crimes. This essay is based on how two different types of readers read and interpret the book in different ways. Their different views upon this book will be based on who they are and on the characteristics they hold. My two different readers are an upper-class‚ female Russian who is merely a teenager‚ very interested in the happenings in history and lastly an upper-class male German who is middle-aged
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How Does James Seek To Disturb and Involve The Reader In The Turn Of The Screw? The Turn of the Screw‚ written by author Henry James‚ although defying many gothic conventions remains one of the most suspenseful and sinister tales of the Victorian Era. The novella’s enthralling nature effectively seeks to disturb and involve readers and this is made evident through James’s successful use of a variety of structural and literary techniques to create and prolong suspense and ambiguity. James first
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Reader-Response Criticism: Langston Hughes’ Dream Boogie T Wilkins ENG 125 Introduction to Literature Instructor M. XXXXXXXXX May 22‚ 2011 Literature‚ no matter what the topic of form it comes in‚ has the ability to raise issues‚ spark thought/imagination‚ and/or draw out emotions that have been buried deep within us as people. It is expected‚ from the authors‚ that readers will form opinions and criticisms for their works. Be it that the readers’ emotions parallel those of the writer
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different manner. Most of the men treat her in a negative way‚ therefore causing different degrees of sympathy from the reader. Sympathy implies that the reader feels an emotional connection towards the character. Her unhappy marriage to the boss’s son causes her great loneliness and unhappiness as she tries‚ in vain‚ to find someone to talk to on the ranch. The reader may feel certain degrees of sympathy for Curleys wife due to the fact that the ranch workers are always talking
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How does Bill Bryson use humour to entertain his reader? ‘Notes from a Small Island’‚ written by Bill Bryson is a reflective travel journal comparing Bryon’s past views and opinions of Britain‚ his expectations and thus the reality of what he discovers it to have become. Bryson uses satire‚ humour‚ irony and sarcasm to generate a pace and lucid flow within his writing‚ and for the reader this can be thoroughly captivating and entertaining. Immediately as the book opens‚ Bryson establishes an informal
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describing cleopatra suggests that she is very promiscous. This suggests that from the beginning of the play Shakespear has started to created rivals towards Antony’s behaviour as a result of Cleopatra which is why he insults her and which makes the reader prepare for tragedy
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