http://ezinearticles.com/?Local-Color-in-Literature&id=3074106 The setting plays major role in prose fiction. The dialect spoken‚ the customs observed‚ the dress code prevalent‚ and the way of living all can be peculiar to a particular region. This sort of setting is called a local color of the area or region. You must have come across such peculiarity of an area while reading a prose or a novel. Such beautiful local color called "Wessex" (present-day Dorset) is painted by Thomas Hardy in his
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Literary Analysis ENG 101 Professor Blinder Jonathan Relvas James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was born on February 2‚ 1882‚ just south of Dublin in a wealthy suburb called Rathgar. The Joyce family was initially well off as Dublin merchants with bloodlines that connected them to old Irish nobility in the country. James’ father‚ John Joyce‚ was a fierce Irish Catholic patriot and his political and religious influences are most evident in Joyce’s two key works A Portrait as a Young Man and Ulysses. Dublin
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I scarce was sure I heard you‚’” (Poe 20-23). There is a level of intrigue in the narrator as he proceeds to open the door. Fearful‚ the narrator calls into the darkness‚ “Lenore?” He is immediately echoed with a whisper‚ “Lenore.” The narrator is struck with a fear that burns deep into him as he searches for the source of the tapping. He is not expecting the visitor he receives‚ a raven sitting dark and ominous on the bust of Pallas. This bust is an allusion to Pallas Athena the Greek goddess of
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Whether you believe in karma or not in some cases it’s obvious that it does. Karma is when you are mean‚ self-serving things you do that will come back to get you‚ good or bad even if nobody witnesses them. In the short story “Sweat” by Zoe Neale Hurston‚ Delia Jones is a lonely figure of moral correctness in the face of evil‚ in this case‚ her husband Sykes‚ who represents the temptations she has been fighting in her battle against good and evil. Delia’s interactions with the other characters and
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Literary Analysis of Macbeth Having a lust for power can cause a loss in many things. It’s as if you’re in a win-lose situation. In this case‚ the play Macbeth written by Shakespeare has scholars sayings‚ “The lust for power by Macbeth and Lady Macbeth led to a loss of humanity.” With that said‚ I totally agree with their view. Both Lady Macbeth and Macbeth went out of their way to even killing King Duncan and burdening the murder on his guardsmen. Even though that’s a common human act‚ you
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Angela Mohanty IRLA Ms.Scoopie January 11‚ 2013 Breaking A Label Ponyboy‚ a Greaser (hoody group)‚ from S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders once said: “That ’s why people don ’t ever think to blame the Socs and are always ready to jump on us. We look hoody and they look decent. It could be just the other way around - half of the hoods I know are pretty decent guys underneath all that grease‚ and from what I ’ve heard‚ a lot of Socs are just cold-blooded mean - but people usually go by looks” (141)
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Motivations: The reason Celie is quiet‚ tries to be invisible and does not stand up for herself is because the way she is treated. Celie is constantly told she is ugly‚ worthless and was abused by her stepfather Alphonso and then by her husband Mr. (Albert). “But I can let you have Celie… She ugly. He say. But she ain’t no stranger to hard work. And she clean. And God done fixed her. You can do everything just like you want to and she ain’t gonna make you feed it or clothe it (Walker 7-8).” “He beat
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Literary Autobiography As a young adult‚ I struggled to believe that reading could be enjoyable. My reading levels were behind my classmates and I needed extra help‚ I was ashamed and loathed reading. My intense desire to have the passion to pick up a book and comprehend its story was fueled by my mom. My mom could not fall asleep without a book in her hands‚ and most mornings I would hear her complaining about how tired she was from her late night reading. I strove to be a “good” reader‚ to be
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William Shakespeare’s Othello is a tragedy in which Othello is Moorish general serving in the city of Venice. Iago is Othello’s friend‚ but turns on him because Othello promoted Michael Cassio to lieutenant. Iago then begins his evil and malicious deeds against Othello. This leads Othello to turn jealous and kill his wife‚ Desdemona. Othello then commits suicide. By using imagery‚ irony‚ and symbolism‚ Shakespeare displays the theme of the power that jealousy has to destroy. Shakespeare uses
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The Alchemist Literary Outline The Alchemist. A book about a boy’s quest for hidden treasure‚ seeing new places‚ meeting new people. It has become a worldwide hit‚ selling millions of copies since it’s publication in 1988. It’s received many awards and has drawn scores of scholars and casual readers alike. This book has received raving reviews and stinging critics. Why the divided response to this book? People vastly argue over the meaning the author was trying to convey. Many would argue it’s
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