1. An allusion occurs when an author makes a reference to a time‚ place‚ or character from another literary work. In Sinclair Lewis ’ "The Hack Driver" Lewis makes many references and comparisons. Specifically‚ he makes two allusions. The first allusion is to Heaven ’s gate and St. Peter. Lewis (1996) says of Bill‚ "When he gets to Heaven ’s gate he ’ll call St. Peter Pete ’" (P. 58). Lewis ’ second allusion is to the Amazon River while describing Lutkins ’ mother. His allusion is used
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“Miss Representation” is a documentary film written‚ directed‚ and produced in 2011 by Jennier Siebel Newsom‚ a filmmaker‚ an actress‚ and an advocate for women. The film focuses on how the American women have been wrongly portrayed by the media; hence‚ it results in the gender inequality‚ the lack of female in politics‚ and women’s misperception about their identity. The targeted audience of this film is all American people‚ who are convinced to change their mind about stereotypes of women. Jennier
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behind its literal or visible meaning. -This word origins in Middle English allegorie‚ from Latin allegoria‚ from Greek allegoria‚ from allegorein to speak figuratively‚ from allos ‘other’ + egorein ‘to speak publicly’. -A short example of this literary device can be the poem ‘Epigram’ by Langston Hughes: Oh‚ God of dust and rainbow‚ help us see That without dust the rainbow would not be. in which ‘dust’ and ‘rainbow’ stand for something else rather than their superficial meaning in this
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literature. Modern literary criticism is often informed by literary theory‚ which is the philosophical discussion of its methods and goals. Though the two activities are closely related‚ literary critics are not always‚ and have not always been‚ theorists. Whether or not literary criticism should be considered a separate field of inquiry from literary theory‚ or conversely from book reviewing‚ is a matter of some controversy. For example‚ the Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism[1]
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retake the Lonely Mountain from the greedy dragon Smaug. Many forms of literary elements appear in this book such as conflict‚ character archetypes‚ artifacts of attraction‚ and deus ex machina.. These elements work together to create a detailed fantasy world which many people enjoy. The main theme of this book is an “everyman” (Bilbo) can develop into a hero when he is thrust into extraordinary circumstances. The first literary element I am going to talk about is conflict. There are many forms of
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Representation of Women in Politics As young adults mature‚ they are likely to become interested in government and representation. Questions regarding representation and equality will begin to form and answers will have to be given. It is important for an individual to be allowed to express their opinions and ideas when problems or issues may arise. However‚ there have always been groups of people who do not feel that they are being adequately represented‚ and women are one of them. Throughout
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The representation of Maori women in early 20th century advertising. Figure 1: “The Canoe Poi Dance’ 1957 The representation of New Zealand culture/society that is created in this first advertisement- “The Canoe Poi Dance” published by New Zealand Tourist and Publicity Department‚ (see Fig. 1). There is a beautiful Maori woman‚ partly silhouetted‚ sitting down wearing the traditional Maori women costume‚ which consists of a traditional Maori patterned top and a flax skirt called ‘piupiu.’ Here
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career plans at a time marked by waning self-confidence and a heightened awareness of cultural norms of femininity. An analysis of images of female protagonists in popular films ( e.g. Charlie’s Angels) shows how these images reinforce cultural representations of gender and science and explores the potential impact on adolescent girls’ conceptions of gender roles and their occupational aspirations.” The Problem "What problem do I want to address or what question(s) do I want to
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“Taxation without representation” is the phrase associated with the American Revolution. Back in the 1700s‚ America was part of Britain’s colony. Britain decided to make the colonists pay extra charges. So‚ the British government imposed more taxes on American colonies without those colonies having elected representatives in British Parliament to advocate for their rights and interests. They felt this was unfair. This contributed to the desire for independence from British rule. So‚ they started
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a theoretical minefield. Genre theory has drawn immense debate and contemplation throughout literary history‚ however‚ several conclusions have emerged. Genre types are unfixed categories whose characteristics differ considerably among the specific genres; furthermore‚ the role of literary history plays a significant role in discussions of genre‚ for genre types evolve and shift with each new literary text. An approach to the discussion of genre‚ family resemblances‚ illustrates similar conventions
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