A narrator in any book‚ novel‚ story and etc. is very important. The narrator sets the mood and is the person communicating with the audience. It is important that the narrator is clear and precise so that their audience can understand them. This is not the case in “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe. Edgar Allan Poe uses an unreliable narrator in this short story which makes it kind of difficult for us to know what to trust and what not to. By only reading what the narrator has written we only see
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husband”. We see the lack of benevolence between Earl and Doreen. At the beginning when Earl walks into the coffee shop all he gets is a “what are you doing here?” and later “don’t talk to me‚ I’m busy”. Earl feels deeply mortified with the two men describing his wife in the negative tone. He might have been sleeping throughout their marriage‚ and when he finally wakes and sees his wife‚ he sees her through another pair of glasses‚ he sees her as the two men do. Clearly‚ he has not seen
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In regard to the question of whether Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness is racist or not‚ I personally believe it is. My answer is not from mere opinion‚ but is based off of several examples within the book such as: Conrad’s references towards the colored individuals‚ how the author uses insulting descriptions of the native people and their culture‚ and how the darker complected have many demeaning and insignificant roles within the book. The majority of the aforementioned examples stem mainly from
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come.” His tendency to use financial metaphors such as “purchase” and “profit” when describing the marriage suggests that he thinks that it is similar to “purchase”‚ allowing Desdemona to be viewed as a possession. This idea is further supported when Emilia says “They are all but stomachs‚ and we are all but food; they eat us hungerly‚ and when they are full‚ they belch us.” The animalistic language here‚ describing men as “stomachs” and women as regurgitated “food”‚ shows a primitive link to the way
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different types of situations. In “The Smell of Fresh Paint” Tina Beller mentions that she has been mentally and emotionally harmed by the incident she has witnessed. It could be that if it was someone else with a different personality was in the incident they could have reacted differently. When she was describing she kept on mentioning that it was all so
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up. It could also relate to someone that’s in a situation they do not like but don’t see a way out. Mothers with children could feel this way because once they were free to do what they pleased and now they are obligated to take care of children. They may miss their old life and sometimes wish they could go back to those days. They are trapped by diapers‚ snotty noses and always being responsible for someone totally dependant. This could also be true for someone whose parents are now old and
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is hard for people to understand asexuality‚ a term for describing someone who does not feel sexual attraction. I have had people tell me that having sex is a basic human need and that‚ even if I did somehow manage to not feel any sexual attraction‚ I must be broken. Being called broken is a common phrase heard within the asexual community. Sometimes we hear it so often that we begin to believe it. On top of that‚ if by some miracle someone has begun to understand‚ it is hard to convey that asexuals
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encounters a werewolf‚ who attacks her. Once she cut the werewolf’s hand defending herself later one she realizes that the pay no longer belonged to the werewolf‚ but to someone closer to her. A theme that the reader can observe in this short story is betrayal. The theme can be seen at the beginning of the story when the author is describing the setting of the story‚ “Cold; tempest; wild beasts in the forest. it is a hard life …”(Carter 1) with this quote the reader can infer that the wilderness is the
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Woman Who Lived in a Shoe goes deeper than the surface. One part reads‚ “And whipped them all soundly and sent them to bed.” Now‚ a lot of children were spanked when they were younger‚ but Plath seems to be hinting at rougher abuse. This line is describing her father’s emotional abuse and
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respect that is earned through deeds and reputation. But‚ what is honor‚ and how does one receive it? Honor is like many things that are hard to put into words. For example‚ describing honor is like trying to describe any emotion like love‚ hate or any other kind of feelings. Honor is also something that in an instant people know someone has. If they respect you‚ respect them. If they disrespect you‚ still respect them. Do not allow the actions of others to decrease your good manners‚ because you represent
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