complimented by the sepia tone through opening montage of the protagonists families ‘tomato day’ celebrations which unveil a communal vibe in which Josie feels so outlandish to. Likewise as seen in Marchettas novel saving Francesca‚ the young narrative voice over of the novel longs for that feeling of belonging to her new school and comfort in her home environment. Similar to Alabrandi the protagonist makes early assumptions and has a rather negative outlook on her forthcoming days at Sebastian
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P A R T 1. A N A L Y Z I N G F I C T I O N MODULE 1 1.1. The fictional world of a literary work Literature is writing that can be read in many ways. We can read it as a form of history‚ biography‚ or autobiography. We can read it as an example of linguistic structures or rhetorical conventions manipulated for special effect. We can view it as a material product of the culture that produced it. We can see it as an expression of beliefs and values of a particular class. We can also see a work of literature
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the short story “The Great Leapfrog Contest” also develops the main characters so the reader responds to each in a positive manner initially. Rosie is portrayed as a tomboy in the opening paragraphs which is demonstrated through the quote “Rosie has little use for girls‚ and as far as possible avoided them.” She is also conveyed as smart and conniving as she had “discovered how
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is a full life story‚ and you can tell by the very beginning‚ Pip starts by giving us a full background description of his self and his family‚ hence starting his autobiography from the very beginning. Holden‚ on the other hand starts with the very quote " If you really want to hear about it‚ the first thing you’ll probably want to know is where I was born and what my lousy childhood was like‚ and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me and all that David Copperfield kind of crap‚ but
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face.......pitted‚ sun-coarsened skin.....white linen‚ freshly pressed....". Contrast evoked between the european culture and crumbling old piano teacher and the vulgar‚ unsophisticated world of Darwin pub beyond the pub beyond the room. Paul’s narrative declaration that he’d "seen nothing like him before"‚ is supported by the distictively visual break down of the mans physical features: "migrant-height"‚ "white ‚ sparse‚ downy" hair."prince-new" and "dainty faintly ridiculous hands" Keller’s hands
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of two different ways to be killed‚ one of them with irony to consciously accept to go down your final destiny and the other one with surprise at night while sleeping in your bed. Both murderers killed their victims‚ and told us in a first person narrative how and why they committed the murders. However‚ should we believe everything they said about what happened in the stories? In order to have a better picture we need to break down the facts of the murderers (Montresour and The Narrator). Montresour
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Manfred Jahn Narratology: A Guide to the Theory of Narrative Full reference: Jahn‚ Manfred. 2005. Narratology: A Guide to the Theory of Narrative. English Department‚ University of Cologne. Version: 1.8. New in this version: Some modified definitions in N1; set of analytical question in N1.33; recent narratological literature (N2.1); hypothetical focalization and empty centers (N3.2.5); story grammars (N4.5); revised references and bibliography. Date: 28 May 2005 This page: http://www.uni-koeln
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the persistence of her mother’s will is shown as the protagonist and narrator‚ Jing-mei‚ recollects her upbringing. The transformation of her personality‚ under these circumstances‚ remains present throughout her life. Amy Tan uses a variety of narrative techniques to show the contrast between the past and present‚ and the importance of the journey in-between. The last paragraph significance lies in the transition from the adolescences to adulthood of the protagonist. In order to unify the past
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Joyce Carol Oates wrote‚ “reading is the sole means by which we slip‚ involuntarily‚ often helplessly‚ into another’s skin‚ another’s voice‚ another’s soul.” This quote more or less sums up the sole main purpose of why many people read fiction. The reasons why a reader likes or dislikes a work of fiction may seem to be random‚ or even shallow‚ such as its ability to grab attention or keep a reader hooked with on stereotypical drama. However‚ when a work is actually examined further‚ deeper levels
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Swami Vivekananda (January 12‚ 1863 - July 4‚ 1902) was a Vedantic monk who at one time saw women as an obstacle. However on realising the highest truth he saw no distinction between sex and saw in women the presence of the Divine Mother. Swami Vivekananda worked effortlessly to try and uplift the plight of women‚ in particular Indian Women. These are few of the collection of his thoughts on women. ~ Soul has no sex‚ it is neither male nor female. It is only in the body that sex exists‚ and
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