Reincarnation in the Reader: Intertextuality in The Hours by Michael Cunningham Andrea Wild In his novel The Hours‚ Michael Cunningham weaves a dazzling fabric of intertextual references to Virginia Woolf’s works as well as to her biography. In this essay‚ I shall partly yield to the academic itch to tease out the manifold and sophisticated allusions to the numerous intertexts. My aim‚ however‚ is not to point out every single reference to Woolf and her works--such an endeavour of source-hunting would
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of an Hour" Kate Chopin ’s "The Story Of An Hour"‚ in my opinion‚ is a good piece of literature. It is well written‚ clearly written‚ entertaining‚ and it brings a bit of a challenge to the reader. Starting with the title‚ Chopin described part of the setting. We already know that everything that happens during this little drama‚ happens within an hour. This title brought curiosity upon me because I did not realize that many things that could affect one ’s life could take place in an hour. For example
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OF AN HOUR & THE NECKLACE 1 The Story of an Hour & The Necklace Cindy Rohwer ENG 125 Douglas Goss September 8‚ 2012 THE STORY OF AN HOUR &
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In both plays Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett and A Streetcar named Desire by Tennessee Williams there is a void-like depression [due to the fact they have not fulfilled there dreams] in the lives of the main characters which they attempt to fill with meaningless belongings; entertainment‚ baths‚ alcohol and storytelling to one’s self. In Waiting for Godot the main characters Vladimir and Estragon converse on various topics while waiting for a man they don’t know and who never shows; Godot.
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"If I had six hours to chop down a tree‚ I’d spend the first four of them sharpening my axe". Due to my understanding I believe that President Abraham made a very good point when he said if he had six hours to cut down a tree he would use most of the time to sharpening his axes. President Abraham would spend most of the time sharpening his axe because he wants to make sure that his axe is sharp and ready to start cutting. He wants his axe sharp enough to cut the tree down because if the axe isn’t
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In the two texts "A letter home" and "Waiting for Dan" it has come to my attention that there are plenty of similarities but also many differences between the two stories in the text. In the two texts "A letter home" and "Waiting for Dan" there are a few similarities that string along between the two texts as well as there are differences. In the text "A letter home" the story is basically all about people’s feelings and how they feel about the military raiding Cambodia‚ "any students were outraged
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“Here I‚ Frida Kahlo‚ paint myself‚ the image in the mirror.” Frida Kahlo (July 6‚ 1907 - July 13‚ 1954) was a Mexican painter who depicted the indigenous culture of her country in a style combining Realism‚ Symbolism and Surrealism. Drawing on personal experiences including her troubled marriage‚ her painful miscarriages‚ and her numerous operations‚ Kahlo’s works are often characterized by their stark portrayals of pain. Fifty-five of her 143 paintings are self-portraits‚ which frequently incorporate
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I remember my mother telling me how my dad and fisher men of India decent would go out fishing in the cove off the north coast of Trinidad and catch fish daily‚ they were hard working people and would fish all day to feed their families. Those teaching (stories) is embedded into my mind as of today allowing me to understand how two different cultures would work together for the survival of their families.
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patient etherized" gives the reader a sense that as this man and his companion go out‚ they are like sheep‚ moving along passively as if they had been anesthetized. The two pass through a dingy part of town with "cheap one-night hotels‚" perhaps alluding to clandestine rendezvous—where things are done in secret‚ e.g.‚ meetings‚ conversations‚ etc. As the two continue‚ they enter a place where women are having discussions about sophisticated topics such as Michelangelo‚ and later we learn there is tea
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In “The Story Of An Hour” The theme is freedom. When Louise hears from Josephine and Richard about her husband Brently’s death‚ she reacts with obvious grief‚ and goes into her room to mourn in peace. However moments later of Louise being alone in her room she begins to realize that she is now a free‚independent women‚ she tries to push past the feeling at first but comes to realize she can’t deny the overwhelming feeling of being free! This realization excites her‚perhaps more than it should. When
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