P A R T 1. A N A L Y Z I N G F I C T I O N MODULE 1 1.1. The fictional world of a literary work Literature is writing that can be read in many ways. We can read it as a form of history‚ biography‚ or autobiography. We can read it as an example of linguistic structures or rhetorical conventions manipulated for special effect. We can view it as a material product of the culture that produced it. We can see it as an expression of beliefs and values of a particular class. We can also see a work of literature
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FILM NOTE -- Sarah’s Key‚ directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner‚ starring Kristin Scott Thomas‚ Melusine Mayance‚ Niels Arestrup‚ Frederic Pierrot ... history ... Sarah’s Key contains some of the most powerful‚ heart-wrenching scenes ever filmed -- and this is not sensationalism‚ but truth. This film is important for making everyone aware of a particularly horrific episode in France during World War II and -- if you didn’t know -- what human beings are
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Lord of the Flies Film Review In Lord of the Flies‚ written by William Golding‚ the kids soon find themselves in a deserted island after the plane they were in crashes. The leader‚ Ralph‚ tries to call all the kids on the island by using the conch that he and piggy found. They decide that Jack and the little kids will be the hunters‚ but before things better Jack starts challenging Ralph’s leadership. Soon they find themselves trying to kill the “beast”‚ which is all in there imagination. Jack
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nigger."‚ and the burning of his house by the KKK were told or shown with great accuracy‚ but even the later events that were altered for the movie contributed to the cinema genre without changing the spirit of the message of the book. Book Passages vs. Film Scenes • Malcolm’s mother One example of Lee’s significantly altering a passage from the book yet maintaining its meaning is his interpretation of Malcolm’s feelings toward his mother. In the book Malcolm said‚ "I have rarely talked to anyone about
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After spending some time with each other‚ Emily knew he was the one. Even if Homer wanted to leave‚ Emily was not going to let another man escape from her life. The story A Rose for Emily‚ by William Faulkner‚ was adapted in 1983 by Lyndon Chabbak; the film left out added emphasis on southern gothic features that add to the traditional elements in the story. When Emily Griersons father passes away‚ Colonel Sartoris claimed that the Griersons would not have to pay taxes any more for her father gave the
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Using the theory of planned behavior to explain teenagers’ adoption of text messaging services Per E. Pedersen Professor Agder University College Email: per.pedersen@hia.no Herbjørn Nysveen Associate Professor Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration Email: herbjorn.nysveen@nhh.no Abstract Text messaging in the form of SMS has become one of the most successful mobile services in Europe‚ and the use of this service is now well integrated into the everyday life of
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we first meet Shylock in Act 1Scene 3‚ where he is discussing the agreement to loan 3000 ducats to Bassanio in forfeit of a pound of his flesh. Within this scene there is a stark contrast between Shakespeare’s representation of Shylock and Radford’s film portrayal of the multi-faceted character‚ Shylock. Shylock begins a long speech in the original script “Yes to smell pork…news on the Rialto?” Here a tone of aggression is suspected due to the use of an asyndeton (a list of repeated phrases lacking
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essential. Text A is an essay written by an African girl embedded in an African culture published in 2014‚ while text B is an article published by the Encyclopedia Britannica during the 21st century. Both texts deals share the theme of Hausa culture‚ however‚ text A does it in a more reflective and personal way by explaining her own understanding of identity‚ while text C is more straightforward and informative about the different aspects of this culture. As mentioned before‚ text A is an essay
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Film vs. Short Story Analysis– The Curious Case of Benjamin Button In reviewing the Paramount film adaptation of The Curious of Benjamin Button‚ directed by David Fincher and screenplay by Eric Roth‚ with the original story by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ one may conclude that there are more differences than there are similarities. The film version does maintain the main premise of the story‚ in that‚ it tells the tale of a man born old that grew up to be young‚ a story on aging. I will attempt to provide
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In this essay I will group 2 texts (Matilda and The Jungle Book) grammatically. I have chosen to focus on a variety of grammatical features within the chosen texts and how they can be grouped together through similarities‚ differences and context. Firstly‚ the tone of Matilda is imperative-like‚ it consists of grammatical features which make the tone imperative-like. The main part of Matilda which supports the tone is ‘something had to be done about it’. In The Jungle ‘Wood and Water LAWS’‚ fulfils
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