subject is the same as another otherwise unrelated object. Juvenal (Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis) Satire a genre that utilizes over-the-topic images or situations to create a serious critique of society in a humorous manner. Karl Morgenstern Bildungsroman (Coming of Age Story) a genre that focuses on the mental and moral growth of the protagonist from youth to adulthood--this typically includes a mentor that has to die‚ companions or foils that highlight the protagonist’s qualities‚ and an atagonist
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As stated in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ “the course of love never did run smooth.” The majority have experienced hardships within relationships and are aware that‚ in many cases‚ it is these individualistic quirks that form the adhesives to a healthy and strong long-lasting love. The word ‘love’ itself could be seen as merely an umbrella term‚ which houses much unconventionality on many levels. However‚ something with such intense depth and hazard has many potential outcomes‚ and not
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perverted nature exemplified by his visit to Mr. Antolini‚ who Holden awakes to find stroking his hair‚ perhaps overstepping a boundary in his display of concern and affection. Missing from the halls of the mental hospital and the pages of Holden’s bildungsroman are healthy‚ natural expressions of
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The Power of Language Throughout The House on Mango Street‚ particularly in “No Speak English‚” those who are not able to communicate effectively (or at all) are relegated to the bottom levels of society. Mamacita moves to the country to be with her husband‚ and she becomes a prisoner of her apartment because she does not speak English. She misses home and listens to the Spanish radio station‚ and she is distraught when her baby begins learning English words. His new language excludes her. Similarly
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The Awakening is a novel about gender relations which brings into sharp focus the stifling effect of society’s expectations on a woman’s growth as a person. The novel opens in the late 1800’s in Grand Isle‚ a summer holiday resort popular with the wealthy inhabitants of nearby New Orleans. The Awakening continues in the tradition of the local colonists with it’s references to Creole culture. The feminist ideas presented in The Awakening begin as mild sentiments‚ but as the story progresses‚ these
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Great Expectations Dickens’ gripping novel of 1861‚ Great Expectations‚ portrays his distinguishing tendency to exaggerate both plot and characters. Chapter eight enhances his main aim of initiating sympathy for Pip‚ and this‚ consequently‚ lasts for the novel’s entirety. We are shown similarities between Dickens’ early childhood memories and the protagonist’s inability to defend himself against the injustices he discovers throughout the early years of life. Dickens successfully creates
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The Struggle of Second Generation Acculturation and Assimilation The graphic novel American Born Chinese (2006)‚ by Gene Luen Yang‚ is a very modern and influential piece of work that can be compared to the short indie film Two Lies (1990)‚ directed and written by Pamela Tom‚ which had preceded the novel by 16 years. These two different forms of work‚ both utilizing their ability to teach the audience‚ are used as powerful venues for the topic of identity crisis among the Asian people in a majority
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Dehumanization in Night Night by Elie Wiesel is a memoir that documents the story of a young Jewish boy named Eliezer who was born in Sighet‚ Transylvania during World War II. The story begins in his hometown‚ where life is normal and calm before the storm. It quickly transitions into Nazi occupation‚ persecution‚ segregation in the form of ghettos‚ and eventually deportation to camps. As the Jewish people arrive at the camp known as Auschwitz‚ they are separated and many are immediately executed
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Tom Smith Dept. of English Penn State Abington‚ USA 215 576-1102 trs8@psu.edu The End of Autobiography‚ The Opening of Self-Representation Autobiography‚ as we have know it‚ is finished‚ closed‚ over‚ dead‚ expired‚ deceased‚ gone to its reward‚ kaput. Apart from the fun of imitating the Monty Python skit on the dead parrot‚ why do I say so? I would not be standing here now had I not read with surprise the following extraordinary announcement in the Call for Papers for this conference:
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Written in 1913‚ it is considered a pioneering work for its realism‚ vivid characterisation‚ treatment of sex complications and faultless control over tone and narrative method. Sons and Lovers is referred to as a Künstlerroman (a version of the Bildungsroman)‚ which is a novel charting the growth and development of an artist. The novel contains many autobiographical details‚ leading Mary Freeman (1955) to define Lawrence’s ‘most pervasive aim’ as the attempt to link experiences in his writing; she
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