I once read the book‚ “ The Drummer Boy of Shiloh. ” This book is written by Ray Bradbury. This book is historical fiction. This story is set in the past and include real places and events from the time period they are in. This book reminds me of my life because of the things that happened in the story. The book is about how this young boy played drums in his life. The drummer boy and his drums is a symbol that became the general. Jody and his drums symbolize strength in the story. The general
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1. Explain meaning of terms and their relevance to Eng Literature (examples‚ people‚ time span): Old English/Anglo-Saxon – language (many different dialects) and culture of Anglo-Saxons‚ 7th -11th c.‚ lit.: The Ruin‚ Beowulf‚ Seafarer etc; Bede‚ Caedmon‚ St Columba‚ St Augustine‚ Alfred the Great; Early Medival times‚ migrations‚ arrival of Christianity‚ Anglo-Saxon Chronicle‚ Viking Invasion‚ Germanic heritage‚ Christian ideology‚ memory of Roman Empire (myth of origins‚ Brutus)‚ Celtic elements
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Mason‚ who is the author of Shiloh‚ provides an important element of setting that helps signify the deteriorating relationship between Leroy Moffitt and his wife Norma Jean as well as the mood and essence of the story. Throughout the story‚ the author mentions the characters’ home. In Leroy’s world‚ home would represent togetherness‚ love‚ affection‚ and comfort because he would now spend time with Norma and feel secure. Ultimately‚ this would display a sign of a growing relationship. Ironically
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ANGLO-SAXON LITERATURE The Middle Ages is like no other period in terms of the time span it covers. Caedmon’s Hymn‚ the earliest English poem to survive as a text‚ belongs to the latter part of the VII century. The morality play‚ Everyman‚ is dated "after 1485" and probably belongs to the early-XVI century. In addition‚ for the Middle Ages‚ there is no one central movement or event to organize a historical approach to the period. When did "English Literature" begin? Any answer to that
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A Broken Wing What is it like to be free? Bobbie Ann Mason‚ the author of "Shiloh" puts Norma Jean Moffitt through different tests in her life before she can find her freedom. Mason introduces us to a character who yearns to be free from her husband and mother. Throughout Norma Jean’s life she has dealt with many difficult and trying times that sometimes may not make sense to her and finally this thirty-four-year-old woman is ready to spread her wings; fly away and see what it is like
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though it doesn’t seem like it‚ Patsy and Joby have a very important thing in common. It is the main emphasis in their stories. They are both very ambitious in accomplishing a certain goal‚ even though not shown in the beginning of “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh”‚ Joby does not understand how his role as a drummer boy is an important part of the war‚ until the general gives him a motivating monologue on how if he ever played his drum the wrong way‚ it could mess everything up. We assume he starts to become
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Gothic literature was born in 1764 when Horace Walpole published The Castle of Otranto‚ which is considered to be the first gothic novel ever written. Gothic literature was originally written as a reaction to the age of reason‚ order‚ and the politics of eighteenth-century England. Containing anti-Catholic sentiments and mythical aspects‚ Gothic literature explored the tension between what we fear and what we desire. The stories were usually set in some kind of castle or old building that showed
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BATTLE OF SHILOH As a result of the fall of Forts Henry and Donelson‚ Confederate Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston‚ the commander in the area‚ was forced to fall back‚ giving up Kentucky and much of West and Middle Tennessee. He chose Corinth‚ Mississippi‚ a major transportation center‚ as the staging area for an offensive against Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee before the Army of the Ohio‚ under Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell‚ could join it. The Confederate retrenchment was
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At first‚ John from “The Yellow Wallpaper” and Leroy Moffitt from “Shiloh” seem completely different from each other. John is a physician who only believes in what he can physically see‚ while Leroy is a man lost in his own life‚ looking for a purpose. John’s wife is very dependent on him‚ whereas Leroy’s wife Norma Jean has her own life. However‚ the two seem more alike than first appears. If we compare John and Leroy‚ we can see both stories demonstrate how husbands can drive their wives away
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Symbolism is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense.Do you know about the book named “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh’’‚This short story is about a fourteen year old little boy in the war as the drummer boy of the battle.In this book he had ran away from home because of family problems and went into the army.This historical fiction is a fiction written by Ray Bradbury.Throughout this story the author used symbolism
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