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    It is said that George Eliot ’s style of writing deals with much realism. Eliot‚ herself meant by a "realist" to be "an artist who values the truth of observation above the imaginative fancies of writers of "romance" or fashionable melodramatic fiction." (Ashton 19) This technique is artfully utilized in her writings in a way which human character and relationships are dissected and analyzed. In the novel The Mill on the Floss‚ Eliot uses the relationships of the protagonist of the story‚ Miss Maggie

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    authors have crafted varying writing styles that portray the authors themselves and helps the reader to better understand the tone of the piece. During the early twentieth century‚ the upcoming of a new America created many talented writers that varied drastically in style.  An author may choose to write in a realistic manor‚ such as Ernest Hemingway or William Faulkner.  From the post Civil War era in which Faulkner was accustomed‚ to the early 1920s era of Hemingway´s short stories‚ both authors’

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    A & P Have you ever disliked a job? The main character in the story is a 19-year-old boy named Sammy working behind the register of the convenient store; which hates his job. The story A & P is written by John Updike. The story takes place in a small grocery store in the middle of a minute town‚ five miles from the beach. The town is so small that it can be seen in whole from the grocery store window. There are many problems that the main character undergoes. The three dilemmas that he faces

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    John Steinbeck was a novelist who dropped out of Stanford University. He later perused a career as a novelist and won The Nobel Prize in 1962 for his literature. (“John Steinbeck- Biography‚” 2012) John Steinbeck was able to become successful even without the help of a college degree. He used many personal experiences in many of his writings. John Steinbeck wrote the novel The Pearl based on his own personal experiences. John Steinbeck also completed many other novels. John Steinbeck wrote The

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    When his eyes met hers‚ what did it felt like? Answer: It felt something click‚ like a key turning in a lock. 2. What was the thing John never believed in? Answer: Love 3. What was different in her accent from the one of eastern North Carolina? Answer: It was more of a twang‚ as if she’d grown up in the mountains. 4. Where are they renting the place? Answer: Next to the pier 5. Why is she trying to get them together since they got to the house? Answer: Because she thinks Randy’s perfect for

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    Lahiri’s Writing Style Having read Lahiri’s novel‚ The Namesake‚ it is apparent that she occasionally adopts a particular writing style‚ by which she projects thoughts into future. In other words‚ there are numerous examples in the book‚ where Lahiri chooses to ‘give away’ to the reader additional information about the characters which refers to their future situation and will either appear later in the book‚ or will never be mentioned again. Projecting thoughts into future is a way

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    ENG 102 05 Miller’s Death of a Salesman & Writing Poetry We’ve read several poems highlighting father/child (more specifically the father/son) relationship. Hayden’s “Those Winter Sundays‚” Heaney’s “Digging‚” and Roethke’s “My Papa’s Waltz” examine the eventual understandings that grown sons acquire regarding their fathers’ behaviors‚ attitudes‚ choices‚ etc. witnessed as they (the sons) were ‘growing up.’ Death of a Salesman highlights the long-range impact a father‚ Willy Loman‚ has on his sons

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    to amaze me how I’ve changed within the course of this year. Especially when I consider my writing style and how that has changed. From high school to completing my first year of college‚ a lot has happened as far as my writing style goes and those changes will help me to be a more professional writer in the future. My writing style in high school was formal and followed a strict template for writing research papers and all other written assignments. Many of my teachers then left no wiggle room

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    Men: Steinbeck’s style Steinbeck’s style is economic; he uses every word carefully. His descriptions are highly detailed‚ showing that he is an excellent observer‚ especially of natural things‚ such as landscapes and animals. He creates the setting for each ‘scene’ with vivid description‚ and takes care to describe the atmosphere as well (eg ‘The silence came in to the room and the silence lasted…’ (when describing the shooting of Candy’s dog). Another example is after the death of Curley’s wife:

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    Thesis statement: The constant change in the world‚ as evidenced by consumerism in the books Rabbit‚ Run by John Updike and White Noise by Don DeLillo‚ gives a false sense of security to the protagonists of the two books thereby blurring the reality they are in and destroying them in the end. *** Don deLillo’s White Noise: Postmodern elements Most postmodern books have been published after World War II. First published in 1984‚ White Noise by Don deLillo explores the emergence of technology

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