Summer Reading Project: Chocolat Literary Terms 1. Simile: a figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are explicitly compared‚ usually by means of like or as Example- Her eyes are like the midnight sky just as they were sparkling. 2. Metaphor: a figure of speech in which a word or phrase that designates one thing is applied to another in another in an implicit comparison Example- Life is a journey; choose the right path. 3. Style: the way in which something is said‚ done
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Magical realism is a genre supposedly of Latin American origin where the enchantment of magical concepts is incorporated with realistic ideals. It is a genre in which magic and reality are not two separate and autonomous types of literature. Instead‚ the two seemingly conflicting writing styles are merged to make a unique and unwonted‚ yet familiar style of literary work. Various magical ideas ranging from flying carpets to floating up into the heavens are inputted into the daily lives of the
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Gothic Lit and Magical Realism are similar because gothic literature is based off of a blend of terror‚ chaos or romance. Magical realism is based on a wide range of concepts‚ but it expresses mainly realistic views of the world while revealing unreal elements such as paranormal activity. In Joyce Carol Oate’s story‚ “Where is Here?” an example of gothic literature is when “the stranger wandered around the property while the mother set the dining room table” (69). This expresses the actions of a
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The movie Like Water for Chocolate portrays the combination of reality and of non-existing events. This combination is a part of literary writing. We call it magical realism. The purpose of magical realism is to entertain and boggle the mind of the reader with deeper interpretations of the story’s essence. In the movie‚ magical realism was also used to define the character’s feelings and to live out the freedom that the character has been robbed off of. Tita de la Garza‚ a daughter of Mama
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Magical realism is a literary style used by many authors. Written by Laura Esquivel‚ Like Water for Chocolate is a love story that is both magical and tragic. Tita is the youngest of three daughters‚ meaning she has to take care of her ill-tempered mother‚ Mama Elena. She is in love with Pedro‚ but is not allowed the marry anyone due to a longstanding family tradition. Being so restricted and madly in love with each other‚ Pedro decides to marry Rosaura‚ the eldest daughter and Tita’s sister
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work as a director and producer of several popular movie’s including Edward Scissorhands‚ the Nightmare Before Christmas‚ and Alice and Wonderland (2010). His style is often described as dark and gothic‚ but also with a hint of comedy. Tim burton achieves this mood by using music‚ long shots‚ and lighting to give a scene and setting a dark or mysterious feeling. Music‚ specifically non-diegetic music‚ is used in Edward Scissorhands mostly to give scenes a more mysterious or heinous feel. But‚ in one
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outsider. Tim Burton’s films fall under the outcast category. His films are unusually unique. In his films Alice in Wonderland and Edward Scissorhands Burton takes an original idea from his childhood and a common fairytale and pulls out the grim side of the story‚ yet still keeps the film’s child-like feeling. Alice‚ from Alice in Wonderland‚ and Edward from‚ Edward Scissorhands‚ are both characters that are treated as social pariahs and also see the world differently. Tim Burton uses multiple cinematic
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remarkable films. From Edward Scissorhands‚ where the main character has scissors for hands instead of real hands‚ to Alice in Wonderland‚ where the main character is thrown into a strange land with gruesome creatures and maniac queens‚ Burton’s unique talent of twisting innocent stories into darker‚ more sinister versions‚ is evident. To do so‚ He often incorporates the use of specific cinematic techniques that help
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techniques in order to enhance the fact that his characters are dark in many scenes and also to make the viewer feel scared of them. Tim Burton in Edward Scissorshands uses low angles in order to create suspense. For example when Jim yelled at Edward and told him to leave‚ Edward stormed off in rage‚ and started to cut everything in his path and while Edward was on a destructive rampage‚ the camera was getting lowered at the same time. This use of angles makes
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Tim Burton‚ in Edward Scissorhands‚ uses non-diegetic sound to help improve the film‚ by creating many different types of tone and mood. Two examples of when Burton uses non diegetic sound to help create mood and tone is when‚ Edward is with Kim‚ and also when Edward has flashbacks. Tim Burton uses non-diegetic sound to help create a warm‚ loving‚ and peaceful mood when Kim and Edward are together after Edward comes home from trying to get away from the cops. This warm‚ loving‚ and peaceful music
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