“never go near his parents again” (DiYanni 984). This statement is particularly ironic since it is his mother herself who he tells this to. It is within reason to run though. Oedipus does not see it fair to be blamed for an ancestral wrong. You can see this in his question‚ “What has God done to me?“ (DiYanni 992). He does not find the god’s justice just‚ and so he decides that he will never return despite that‚ “it would have been good to see [his] parents again” (DiYanni
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only now the episodes got sadder and sadder" (DiYanni‚ 2007 p.249). Cleofilas views herself as inferior to her husband‚ "this man‚ this father‚ this rival‚ this keeper‚ this lord‚ this master‚ this husband till kingdom come" (DiYanni‚ 2007 p.250). After getting married‚ the couple move from Mexico to Seguin‚ Texas and her husband begins abusing her. "He slapped her once‚ and then again‚ and again; until the lip split and bled an orchid of blood" (DiYanni‚ 2007‚ p.249). After her husband starts beating
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sentence “A weasel is wild”(Diyanni‚ p.97). She goes on with a question to get the readers ’ attention and let them be part of her journey‚ “Who knows what he thinks” (Diyanni‚ p.97). A detailed description of a weasel ’s hunting habit follows. It almost come across as a beast in a horror movie and the adjectives intensify the mental image‚ “he bites his prey by the neck‚ either splitting the jugular vein at the throat or crunching the brain at the base of the skull”(Diyanni‚ p.97). She uses the two
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Ellen Goodman‚ the author of the short story‚ “Company Man.” The story was all too real and relatable. Something that can happen and tear apart the best of families. A father or mother constantly working‚ over working‚ and becoming so involved with their job that their family begins to live in the shadow of their everyday thoughts. This man Phil fell victim to what some may consider a type of disease‚ addicted to work. “He worked himself to death‚ finally and precisely‚ at 3:00 A.M. Sunday morning
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this clearly depicts the major theme of the story‚ enrooted in Montresor’s mind (DiYanni
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basic—your initial reaction‚ your primary responses” (DiYanni‚ R. pp. 2177. Since both stories deal with the subject of death‚ I found a common thread between the two pieces and thought I could explain my interpretation of the character’s reactions upon the death of a family member. “When I read a piece of literature‚ I typically consider my initial response to the story and how sometimes my primary reaction changes as the reading progresses” (DiYanni‚ pp. 2179. A writer must use words and mental imaging
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Richard P. (1991). Poe ’s `The Cask ’ and the `White Webwork which Gleams ’. Studies in Short Fiction‚ 28.2‚ pp.183. Canada‚ Mark. (1997). "Edgar Allan Poe." Canada ’s America. 1997. http://www.uncp.edu/home/canada/work/canam/poe.htm (5/27/2010). DiYanni‚ Robert. (2004). Literature: Approaches to Fiction‚ Poetry‚ and Drama. New York: McGraw-Hill. St. John Stott‚ Graham. (2004). Poe ’s The Cask of Amontillado. Explicator‚ 62.2 : 85.
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Augustus of Primaporta‚ and the Temple of Vesta (Benton & DiYanni‚ 2008). Classical Greece had a different of unique type of art work. One of these types of art work is the Myron of Athens. This particular artwork is a statue of a discus thrower from 450 B.C.E. The artwork reveals the was that that ancient Greeks would celebrate the human body and physical accomplishments to include their sporting contests (Benton & DiYanni‚ 2008). The relationship between the art and culture is very
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beliefs to grow and continue; the culture influenced that genre of art through their religious practices and beliefs. Hellenistic Greece The art for the Hellenistic Greece period that I selected is “Lysippos‚ Apoxyomenos (The Scraper)‚” (Benton‚ DiYanni‚ 2008‚ p. 77); originally a bronze sculpture and replicated in marble reveals the competitive nature and strife to succeed with greatness. The Scraper represents the relationship between art and culture of Hellenistic Greece by capturing how the
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show the children what other people had. She wanted the children to see that where they were from is who they are‚ but she also wanted them to understand it did not have to be that way (DiYanni‚ 2007). She also attempted to stress to the children that poor people had to demand their share of what society had (DiYanni‚
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