“Dog’s Death” by John Updike is a narrative poem written in open form about a family pet that dies unexpectedly and the family’s reaction to the death. Updike does use some rhyme in his poem but in whole‚ the poem lacks a fixed structure. As I begin reading the poem I am immediately placed in a solemn state as a dog lover. The title of the poem immediately sets the tone of the poem and Updike does not stray from this morbid foreshadowing. The narrator of the poem is the family’s father and he tells
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exemplifies this is John Updike’s “Telephone Poles”. Within the work‚ telephone poles are compared to trees by way of extended metaphor. “Telephone Poles” conveys the message that when nature is destroyed to make way for technology is harmful to nature itself and humankind as well by using an extended metaphor; this is
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Cited: Cheever‚ John. ‘The Swimmer.’ 1964. The Stories of John Cheever. London: Vintage‚ 1990. 776–88. Print. Byrne‚ Michael D. ‘The River of Names in “The Swimmer”’‚ Studies in Short Fiction. (Summer 1986) Vol. 23. Iss. 3. 326–27. Print.
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John Updike’s Rabbit‚ Run details the account of a struggling young adult who tries to straighten out his life. Unfortunately‚ Harry “Rabbit” Angstrom’s involvement with alcohol‚ adultery‚ and accidental murder within a short time period do not help his situation. In a negative feedback loop‚ Rabbit runs back and forth in and out of different situations with a variety of people. The need to take control of his life and escape mediocrity drives Rabbit to make bad decisions. Unable to accept his
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-I believe the unnamed narrator could be several people voicing their own opinion or point of view and experience of the situation with Miss Emily. 3. Why does “A Rose for Emily” seem better told from his point of view than if it were told (like John Updike’s “A&P) from the point of view of the main character? -I think it makes the story more mysterious. As the reader‚ we never fully understand what Miss Emily is thinking. It leaves the reader with the decision to decide their point of view about
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Aspects of Postmodernism in "Happy Endings" and "Videotape" According to Neil Bessner (Bessner)‚ postmodernism is a "slippery term to define" (15). If we look at the literal meaning of the word in a regular dictionary‚ we may encounter something like "a style and movement in art [ ] in the late 20th century that reacts against modern styles‚ for example by mixing features form traditional and modern styles" . In fact‚ it has extended many of the fundamental techniques and assumptions of modern
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theories concerning dream interpretation. Based on your findings‚ examine the importance of various events and items that appear in "The Swimmer." Analyze the importance of water imagery in "The Swimmer" and other works of literature‚ for example‚ John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath and Saul Bellow’s Seize the Day. What different kinds of things does water represent in these works? Critical Overview "The Swimmer" is recognized as one of Cheever’s best short stories and explores themes that are
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Short Story Criticism: Experts from Criticism of the Works of Short Fiction Writers. Ed. Sheila‚ Fitzgerald. 1989 Bidwell‚ Bruce. “The Joycean way: a topographical guide to “Dubliners” & “A portrait of the aritsit as a young man.” Baltimore‚ MD.: John Hopkins UP 1982
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“The Enormous Radio” Classic literature contains a story or lesson that has the ability to relate to a reader of any generation and is also pertinent to present day life. The short story “The Enormous Radio” by John Cheever could easily be considered a classic work of literature. It illustrates the lives of the stereotypical American family and the way they go about entertainment in mid 1900’s. In our present day‚ many use television as their main form of entertainment to escape from the stress
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In James Joyce’s “Araby” and Flannery O’Conner’s “A Good Man Is Hard To Find” both authors direct the reader’s attention to a key moment of insight or discovery by building the readers expectations throughout the story and then surprising the reader with an ending where the main character contradicts the readers built expectations‚ thus highlighting the epiphany. Joyce directs the reader through the uses of setting and narration while O’Conner heavily uses dialogue. In Araby‚ the opening scene
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