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    In Perry Westbrook’s literary criticism on Kurt Vonnegut‚ Westbrook states that Vonnegut emerged as one of the most influential and provocative writers in America during the 1960s. He supports this point by using examples of stories written by Vonnegut and giving a summary of each story he provides. Westbrook also talks about recurring ideas and themes in Vonnegut’s stories and Vonnegut’s ideals. The first point he brings up is how Vonnegut describes himself as a total pessimist and his stories

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    Gogol’s Namesake: Identity and Relationships in Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake Author: Judith Caesar Allusions to Nikolai V. Gogol and his short story "The Overcoat" permeate Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel The Namesake‚ beginning with Gogol’s being the name the protagonist is called through most of the book. Yet few of the reviewers of the novel mentioned Nikolai Gogol at all in their discussions of the novel‚ except to describe the protagonist Gogol’s loathing of his name‚ or to quote without comment or

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    Mind Over Pop Culture: The Perks of Being a Wallflower September 5‚ 2013 Trauma has come up a lot in this blog. Movies use it‚ and grief‚ as a quick way to create tension and conflict in plots. Some works handle it better than others (in particular‚ Iron Man 3)‚ and others mention it in passing. However‚ The Perks of Being a Wallflower is the first time I’ve seen it used so effectively. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is the story of Charlie‚ a freshman in high school. He is uncomfortable and

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    Background of Author (Stephen Chbosky) Stephen Chbosky  born January 25‚ 1970 is an American novelist‚ screenwriter‚ and film director best known for writing the coming of age novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower (1999)‚ as well as for screenwriting and directing the film version of the same book‚ starring Logan Lerman‚ Emma Watson‚ and Ezra Miller. He also wrote the screenplay for the 2005 film Rent‚ and was co-creator‚ executive producer‚ and writer of the CBS television series Jericho‚

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    The word criticism is derived from the Greek word meaning " judgment". Hence‚ criticism was known to be the exercise of judgment on works of literature‚ or it can be said that criticism is the play of mind to observe the merits and defects on the work of literature. A critic ‚ therefore‚ is a person who expresses judgment on works of literature or poetry or the art of an artist or a painter. The critic is also defined as a person who is possessed of the knowledge necessary to enable him to pronounce

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    Narrative “New LiteraryCriticism A good novel is hard to put down. The story in the novel is perfect with a great plot‚ convincing characters‚ and a suspenseful build up to the climax. You have been drawn into the story and it is almost like you are there‚ living along side the characters. You understand their background‚ their trials‚ and their joys. The story brings to life something from long ago that may or may not be fictional. It is hard to tell without doing further research

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    A Movement Across The Arts Romanticism  -(also the Romantic era or the Romantic period) was an artistic‚ literary‚ and intellectual movement that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century and in most areas was at its peak in the approximate period from 1800 to 1850. Partly a reaction to the Industrial Revolution‚[1] it was also a revolt against

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    Literary criticism is when an author critiques the qualities and attributes of literacy. Oftentimes authors use this mechanism as a form of tone‚ symbolism‚ imagery‚ and even to allude to the bigger picture. In the Honest Trailers the critics use gender‚ reader response‚ and empowerment criticism to explicate a particular point. In many films and other popular culture‚ blondes are usually stereotypically portrayed. They are exhibited as pretty girls who are not the sharpest tool in the toolbox.

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    In The Chosen‚ Potok describes the Jewish culture during the period of World War I. Beginning with the affluence of Polish Jews before the war‚ Potok established a circle of relationships. In the book‚ there are three main relationships. The first one is father-son‚ between Danny and his father‚ Reb Saunders and between Reuven and his father‚ David Malter. The relationship between Reuven and Danny is the second main relationship in The Chosen. The third main relationship is Hasidism verses Zionism

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    THE CONTRIBUTION OF MARXISM TO THE STUDY OF LITERARY CRITICISM It is evident that Marxism has made great contribution in the study and criticism of Literature‚ there is need to explain a little bit on Marxism before we discuss its contribution. Marxism is a social and political theory based on the works of Karl Marx and his followers‚ associated with the socialist and communist movements‚ these works mainly are Manifesto of the Communist Party and the German Ideology. It should be understood

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