Literary Analysis of Two Texts Renita Redding Instructor: Irene Robles-Huerta ENG 125 March 21‚ 2015 The short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been”‚ by Joyce Oates‚ (1966)‚ and the poem‚ “What it’s Like to Be a Black Girl”‚ by Patricia Smith‚ (1991)‚ are both about the coming of age of young girls and the conflicts that they encounter. The two pieces explore issues that most young girls have with their bodies and others during their puberty years. The literary elements that will be
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“Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass: Literary Analysis” In Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass‚ Douglass explains‚ in great detail‚ how slave master would use a variety of methods to dehumanize slaves located on their plantation. These methods involved both severe physical and psychological trauma. Nevertheless‚ Douglass remains diligent and finds a way to resist the harsh reality of being a slave. Because of his immovable desire to acquire knowledge to his fighting encounter with Mr
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heart‚ lives a secluded life‚ maybe a boring one until one day. In one afternoon‚ Mrs. Mallard receives news about Mr. Mallard’s death. From this moment‚ she goes through emotions that question her marriage and her newfound freedom. But when her husband returns home‚ Louise is having a shock. She dies of joy. Kate Chopin use symbols such as the heart troubles‚ the armchair‚ and the patches of blue sky to establish the themes of freedom and confinement.
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Of Mice and Men - Analysis of Slim From the moment Slim is introduced you can see he is different. He is compared to royalty ’He moved with a majesty only achieved by royalty and master craftsmen. ’ ... ’Prince of the ranch ’. This shows Slim is the leader on the ranch. We can see Slim is far from ordinary‚ he has a respect unknown to the others. ’His authority was so great his word was taken on any subject ’‚ Slim acts as a judge in many situations‚ he decides that it is right to shoot Candy
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Literary Analysis There is certainly a challenging‚ subliminal meaning to "A Family Supper" written by Kazuo Ishiguro. The story takes place in Tokyo‚ Japan‚ a couple of decades ago‚ "nearing the end of a sunny autumn day." (856) The setting has a great impact on the events that occur throughout the story‚ heavily relying on Japanese traditions and culture like tea drinking‚ views of death‚ and preference of food. The main characters are the son (narrator)‚ his father‚ and his sister Kikuko.
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Joshua Harrell Mrs. Royal ENG 232 oN 2/3/14 A Response to Desiree’s Baby The literary work of Kate Chopin in “Desiree’s Baby” is very unique and very capturing at that. Kate Chopin’s message in the story is very clear and consists of very hasty and belligerent decisions and judgments made by the characters involved. The most captivating thing about this story is the fact that the author takes a very complex and unstable storyline that should be told in a much longer fashion‚ and portrays
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door. He would wave at them‚ but no one would wave back. They well knew that their father was not going to his office‚ but rather to another home‚ one where someone else would welcome him with that special warmth a wife reserves for greeting her husband. The car disappeared into the distance and still the children continued to stare up the road. They seemed mesmerized‚ waiting there on the chance that he might turn back. I wished there were some way to make them forget these scenes more quickly
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along innocence and pure thoughts of life itself and others around him. Gene and Finny both show representations of Cain and Abel as well as the creation of man with Adam and Eve. Much like Cain’s jealousy towards his brother Abel‚ Gene is very jealous and envious of Finny. Abel was the pure and honest brother who carried out all of Gods orders and pleased him very much‚ while Cain was the
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scaring people? W. W. Jacobs‚ the author of The Monkey’s Paw uses numerous amounts of literary devices to make this story interesting. In my essay I will be responding to the theme‚ mood/imagery/personification‚ and foreshadowing. In this story a sergeant major is in possession of a monkey’s paw that appears to be magic. The paw allows him to make wishes. But every time the man makes a wish‚ death takes someone in return. He does make a wish for a vast amount of pounds‚ or money. But of course someone
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The poem ‘Parrot Deaths: Rite of Passage’ written by John Kinsella highlights the internal struggle the speaker is experiencing through the death of the parrots. Although the action is happening physically‚ the struggles the parrots face are parallel to the speaker’s own mental purgatory. Colour is intensely used to convey atmosphere and character to both the parrots and the speaker. The use of first person narration‚ gives the poem a personal tone. Colour and physical appearance are dominant
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