The Tale of Genji Murasaki Shikibu The Tale of Genji Table of Contents The Tale of Genji ......................................................................................................................................................1 . Murasaki Shikibu...........................................................................................................................................1 {The Paulownia Court} .....................................................................
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Katie Paschal After reading the Canterbury Tales and the General Prologue‚ I learned a lot about all of the Pilgrims. The pilgrim that I found the most interesting was the Pardoner‚ which is why I chose to use him for my project. The Pardoner worked for the Church and was despised by many churchgoers. In return for making donations to charitable enterprises‚ the Pardoner was licensed by the Pope to sell papal indulgences. People would give money in exchange for pardons and the Pardoner would
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“The Tale of Genji” The Tale of Genji can be considered as one of the oldest novels; some people even call it the world’s first novel. It was written during the early 11th century. The author‚ Murasaki Shikubu‚ can be compared to Homer‚ Dante‚ and Goethe. The masterpiece has influenced both the Western and Eastern Canon. It contains topics which are found in modern novels: romance‚ travel‚ and a perfect hero. The novel consists of a major character‚ Genji‚ the eponymous hero of the tale‚ and
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The Werewolf Tale Jason Marquez October 31‚ 2012 CBI Sr. English‚ Q1 “The Wife’s Story” is a tale by Ursula K. Le Guin is a very surprising science fiction story that reverses the werewolf idea. A wolf turns into a man and scares the living daylights out of his wolf wife and wolf children. What makes this story interesting is that Le Guin tricks us‚ throughout much of the story‚ into believing that the tale is about humans. Le Guin point was to make the whole story ironic because the reader
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Marlyn Barroso ETS 192 October 3rd‚ 2013 Hierarchy in The HandMaid ’s Tale Margaret Atwood ’s The Handmaid ’s Tale is a interesting novel that will have you confused but also have you bitting your nails with intrigue. So many questions might go in your head‚ at the same time; Atwood wrote this novel so her readers can have curiosity‚ even after reading the last word of the last paragraph of the last page of the book. One of the main topics of this novel is the effect on society when a women
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text‚ as bold as brass‚ the root of evil is desire." (Pardoner’s Tale‚ 1-5‚ p. 129) In the narrative poem "Pardoner’s Tale" the author Geoffrey Chaucer warns his audience the dangers of evil‚ greed‚ and desire. The short excerpt from the story above is true because all evil actions committed by criminals are done because of avarice or desire for something better than what they have. A great example of evil can be read in the epic tale of "Beowulf". The monstrous being Grendel‚ who plays one of the
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Fairy Stories have been thought of as influential works from many years now. They are a staple of reassurance from which the reader can always learn a lesson. In Tolkien’s work “On Fairy Stories” he states that “Fairy Stories were plainly not primarily concerned with possibility‚ but with desirability. If they awakened desire‚ satisfying it while often whetting it unbearably‚ they succeeded.” His statement suggests that Fairy Stories are fundamentally meant for a diverse audience and regardless of
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Christa Bennett Atwood does a fantastic job of incorporating color symbolism throughout The Handmaid’s Tale. One of the main colors she uses to push her plot forward is the color red. When you think of the color red what do you think of... love‚ rage‚ anger‚ power‚ Communism... maybe blood. In the book The Handmaid’s Tale‚ red is the color of the handmaids. The Handmaids always wear long red habits if you will; that covers their whole body. “The skirt is ankle-length‚ full‚ gathered to a flat
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The Good and Bad in the Canterbury Tales In Geoffrey Chaucer’s poem‚ Canterbury Tale‚ life in fourteenth-century England is realistically and satirically exposed. Through the Knight‚ Parson‚ and Summoner‚ Chaucer portrays the good and bad people in fourteenth-century England. The Knight represents the chivalry during this time‚ whereas the Parson represents the God-fearing‚ respectable people. Although there were many good people in England‚ Chaucer also shows many bad ones such as the Summoner
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Comparing texts forces us to question our values in the context of the author’s zeitgeist and our own. The dystopia novel The Handmaid’s Tale (1985)‚ written by Margaret Atwood‚ and the film adaptation Children of Men (2006)‚ directed by Alfonso Cuarón‚ both examine the abuse of power by totalitarian government regimes which come about as a result of chaotic disasters. These oppressive governments’ abuse of their given power creates a dystopic world‚ and with it come restrictions to individual freedom
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