The Picture of Dorian Gray Criticism The Picture of Dorian Gray is a novel that depicts the evil side of human nature and is developed by motifs and the morals of the characters. There are many characters that show opposite moral believes‚ allowing the reader to judge the deterioration of a character’s virtues by comparison. This novel has also lead to many personal issues for Oscar Wilde as it was used against him in a trial for homosexuality. There are many theories to the main theme of the
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Last Words to Miriam’ An Interpretation Submitted By: Jeet Kumar Gupta 2001115 D. H. Lawrence’s Son’s and Lover’s is a study of human relationships. Gertrude Morel‚ because of her turbulent and odd relationship with her husband‚ ends up developing deep emotional relations with her two eldest sons’. The second eldest in particular‚ Paul‚ is the receiver of most of this deep emotion. Because of these feelings and the deeper-than-usual emotional bond between the two‚ Paul has difficulty being
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HEALING THE SCARS AT THE SEAMS By: Freniel Mikko Austria (Literary Criticism) Freniel Mikko Austria is the present feature writer of the MARIAN‚ the official student publication of Saint Mary’s University Bayombong‚ Nueva Vizcaya. For me‚ the feature story Healing the Scars at the Seams is a very genius output of the author because on the title itself readers would show interest and give time to read it. On the other hand‚ I guess that we cannot get the deeper meaning of the story on its title
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Victorija Tatarsky Literary Criticism: My Mother’s Blue Bowl In the short story‚ “My Mother’s Blue Bowl” by Alice Walker‚ Alice’s mother is the archetypal earth mother surrounded by the materialistic external world. The mother‚ Mama Walker‚ shows her unconditional love for her children despite their challenging socio-economic state. She considers her possessions to be worth nothing to her as she lets go so “easily‚ without emphasis
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D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930) (Full name David Herbert Lawrence. Also wrote under the pseudonym Lawrence H. Davison) English novelist‚ poet‚ short story writer‚ essayist‚ critic‚ and translator. INTRODUCTION Highly acclaimed as a forerunner in adapting psychological themes for literary purposes in such novels as Sons and Lovers‚ The Rainbow‚ Women in Love‚ and Lady Chatterley’s Lover‚ Lawrence’s status as a poet is among the most heatedly disputed topics of twentieth-century literature. Much of the
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Hawthorne believed emotion was superior to law‚ and humans are intrinsically good. The following quotes pulled out of the book‚ as well as the literary criticisms‚ all give examples as to why Hawthorne was believed to be a Romantic. “[He] experienced a sensation not altogether physical‚ yet almost so‚ as of burning heat; and as if
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In On the Scarlet Letter‚ D.H. Lawrence comments on Nathaniel Hawthorne’s controversial character‚ Hester Prynne. What makes Lawrence unique from other critics is that he criticizes Hester and Dimmesdale’s’ sinful act‚ and he asserts negative opinions about the way Hester Prynne is conventionally perceived because of it. D.H. Lawrence presents a well written analysis that effectively castigates Hester Prynne’s characterization in the novel through biblical and literary allusions‚ harsh syntax‚ and
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works of art generated by artists are expressions of their worldview‚ brought to light by their art‚ as a way to communicate their worldview to others. This art includes authors’ literary works‚ which can be analyzed through tools‚ such as characters‚ which
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In response to Robert Alter’s literary criticism of A Tale of Two Cities‚ I ultimately agree to his claims for the most part. He covers many insightful ideals‚ especially his connection with darkness and light throughout the novel. Alter provides substantial evidence from different literary aspects as seen through his correlating statements to darkness and light being a prevalent element throughout the novel. Symbolically‚ he demonstrates evidence through utilizing figures to represent the concept
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tension-filled drama with the insights of a moral thinker and writer. Perhaps what is most disturbing about the poem is not that Lawrence was indecisive about what to do‚ but that a poisonous snake presents an inimitable foe‚ and that Lawrence for all his bravado was lucky to have escaped with the conclusion that he acted too meanly.D.H.LAWRENCE’S ‘ SNAKE’ Perhaps D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930) is a misunderstood writer. This is not to claim that the writer has understood him correctly. After all it is a fashion
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