Cited: Shakespeare‚ William. "Othello." Gioia‚ X.J. Kennedy and Dana. Literature An Introduction to Fiction‚ Poetry‚ Drama‚ and Writing 7th Edition. Boston: Peason‚ 2013. 1009-1102. print.
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Dramatic Irony in Oedipus In the play written by Sophocles‚ Oedipus the King‚ there are several instances of irony. Dramatic irony‚ or tragic irony as some critics would prefer to call it‚ usually means a situation in which the character of the play has limited knowledge and says or does something in which they have no idea of the significance. The audience‚ however‚ already has the knowledge of what is going to occur or what the consequences of the characters actions will be. The degree of irony
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The Emergence of Femininity in "The One Girl at The Boys Party" by Sharon Olds. "The One Girl at The Boys Party" by Sharon Olds is about the personal journey of the discovery of feminine sexuality in the life of an adolescent female. In this confusing journey mathematics are used metaphorically to describe the girls new found sexuality. The girl attempts to deny the emergence of her femininity though the impersonal use of mathematics in order to intellectually repress her true sexual being.
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Is Pride to Blame in the Antigone tragedy? The fate of Creon is sealed by his decision to make an example of his niece‚ and quickly becomes tragic in Antigone. Creon shows us his lack of leadership skills by creating situations in which he loses the respect of his advisors‚ and the love of his family. The inability to overcome foolish pride is Creon’s greatest fault and the direct cause of his fall from grace. Initially‚ the author uses foreshadowing to hint at the upcoming turn of events. Choragos
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Cited: Kennedy‚ X. J.‚ and Dana Gioia. Literature: An Introduction to Fiction‚ Poetry‚ Drama‚ and Writing. 10th ed. New York: PEARSON LONGMAN‚ 2007. Print.
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Cited: London‚ Jack. "To Build a Fire." Literature: An Introduction to Fiction‚ Poetry‚ and Drama. Ed. X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. 9th ed. New York: Longman‚ 2005. 132-43.
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"Everyday Use" The story "Everyday Use"‚ written by Alice Walker‚ is a story of heritage‚ pride‚ and learning what kind of person you really are. In the exposition‚ the story opens with background information about Dee and Maggie’s life‚ which is being told by Mama. The reader learns that Dee was the type of child that got everything and had everything that she wanted‚ while Maggie was the complete opposite. The crisis‚ which occurs later in the story‚ happens when Dee all of a sudden comes home
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Cited: Joanouch‚ Gustav. "Conversations with Kafka." Literature: An Introduction to Fiction‚ Poetry‚ and Drama. Ed. X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. New York: Pearson Longman‚ 2005. 371-373. Kafka‚ Franz. "The Metamorphosis." Trans. John Siscoe. Literature: An Introduction to Fiction‚ Poetry‚ and Drama. Ed. X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. New York: Pearson Longman‚ 2005. 336- 370.
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Cited: Kennedy‚ X.J. and Dana Gioia‚ editors. Literature: An Introduction to Fiction‚ Poetry‚ Drama and Writing. Fifth Fifth Compact Edition. New York: Pearson Longman. 2007 Sophicles. Oedipus the King. Translated by Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald. Kennedy and Gioia 887- 924
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Cited: Marquez‚ Gabriel Garcia “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings.” Literature: An Introduction to fiction‚ poetry‚ drama‚ and writing. 12th Ed. Dana Gioia and X.J. Kenny. New York: Pearson‚ 2013. (364-369)
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