William Golding uses a variety of language techniques and symbols to develop character in his novel‚ "Lord of the Flies". His use of symbols is also important in helping us track the changes in the characters as the novel progresses. In addition‚ Golding also makes use of graphic imagery in some areas to emphasise the traits of the characters. The tone and language within the dialogue between the characters also is utilised to reflect the personality of characters. There is an extensive use of symbols
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brought him to school; when he replies that it was his father‚ the other boy states that his own father is dead. The narrator soon becomes one of the group of children‚ and the narrative voice changes from the first person singular “I” to alternatively speaking in the third person plural “we.” The narrator makes friends with some of the boys and falls in love with some of the girls. He describes the school day in a manner which is meant to be interpreted as an allegory for human life‚ with its
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Position Essay/Speech Voice of Democracy Subject: Why I’m Optimistic About Our Nation’s Future? Name: _________________________________________________ Date: ___________ (Essay and Oral Presentation) STEP ONE: Write it Hook Nobody likes to be bored. So put yourself in your audience’s shoes. Find an interesting way to start your speech. For instance‚ Abraham Lincoln’s most famous speech was the "Gettysburg Address." It began: "Four score and seven years ago‚ our Fathers brought forth on this
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Every person experiences changes in his life. Some of these changes are small such as the passing from one grade to another in school. Other changes are more dramatic‚ such as the transition from childhood to adulthood. In Joyce Carol Oates’ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" the author goes into depth of the transition from being a carefree‚ innocent child to the complexity and uncertainty of the future when one becomes an adult. The message begins even before the story itself actually
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convey a sense of place. Text 22 is a private diary in second person singular‚ this is a positive view on travel‚ the writer’s attitudes and personality emerges with exuberance‚ energy and enthusiasm for the people she meets and the landscape she sees. The audience of this text are middle-aged writers particularly women. The primary purpose is to describe and the secondary purpose is to entertain. In contrast‚ text 23 is a third person narrative travel article from a magazine‚ the audience of this
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Identify the significant challenges explored by the composers of the texts you have studied and discuss how they affected audience’s perceptions of such experiences. In your answer‚ refer to your TWO prescribed texts‚ ONE text from the prescribed stimulus booklet‚ Journeys‚ and at least ONE other related text of your own choosing. A word ‘travel’ suggests adventure and excitement. However‚ if one considers the origin of the word ‘travel’ – from the French word ‘travail’ which means work‚
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Study Guides and Literature Essays Editing Services College Application Essays Writing Help Q & A Lesson Plans GradeSaver (TM) ClassicNotes: Divergent Home : Divergent : Study Guide : Suggested Essay Questions Divergent Suggested Essays by Veronica Roth Previous section Divergent Summary About Divergent Character List Glossary of Terms Major Themes Quotes and Analysis Summary and Analysis of Chapters 1-3 Summary and Analysis of
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The Train from Rhodesia is a short story written from a third person perspective yet she is reflecting on her life in that given moment. The train symbolizes life and the tracks symbolize the path you are on. Courage and strength is symbolized by the lion. The Train from Rhodesia is a journey of the failure of self-realization. The woman realizes that her “wonderful” life isn’t so wonderful. She has money and a new husband that wants to make her happy and buy her what she wants. The woman wasn’t
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to the reader about the woman’s feelings like in the first stanza ‘Who do I carry‚ she said‚ This child that is no child of mine’ showing her bewilderment as to why she picked up the child. The use of ‘she’ indicates the poem is written in a third person perspective‚ which is striking‚ as the reader knows only the thoughts and feelings of the woman‚ while other characters such as the child are presented only externally. Moreover‚ the poet ends each stanza with rhyming words like ‘dead’‚ ‘tread’‚
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According to Jane Schill a perspective is “a impression that is given by viewing something from a certain position.” Due to the inherent subjective bias of interpretation‚ conflicting perspectives surrounding Hughes and Plath’s controversial relationship are inevitable. This duality of viewpoint is seen in “Fulbright Scholars” and “Sam” by Ted Hughes and of the poem “Ariel” by Sylvia Plath‚ where both poets manipulate language‚ sound and textual form to attest to the veracity of their own personal
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