Ordinary People Critical Lens Alexander Solzhenitsyn once said‚ “Good literature substitutes for an experience which we‚ ourselves‚ have not yet experienced.” Good literature creates worlds and lifestyles for us that we otherwise would not be exposed to. Good writing gives us the opportunity to live in another world and experience things that otherwise would be out of our reach. These can be realistic things‚ or fantasy. Good literature gives us the opportunity to explore other peoples worlds
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Antagonist Essay In the book One Flew Over the Cuckoo’ s Nest everyone either wanted to be “top dog” or be a free bystander‚ Just like the say we have as a whole in our country. Conservatives will be your front of the line men waiting for the battle and non hesitant to take immediate action on what their say is. Liberals however agree or disagree‚ but usually with someone else’s opinion. These are your “Let me stand behind you kind of people.” This is our society you are one or the other and no in between
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The essence of a literature‚ in most cases‚ parallels life’s mysteries. As Ernest Hemingway put it‚ “To be truly memorable‚ a book must have at its core one of life’s great quests: the quest for love‚ truth‚ or power.” In other words‚ the very heart of a text must show its readers the pursuit of self-fulfillment. Things Fall Apart‚ by Chinua Achebe‚ reveals through the customs and traditions of Ibo culture‚ as well as the choices and consequences made by each character that a body of work is only
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caused by his unwillingness to conform to society. He searches for reasons that he can apply to his everyday situations to help him cope with society. "One of these days I’ll quit straining and let myself go completely‚ lose myself in the fog the way some of the other Chronics have." This quote‚ which can be found on pg.42‚ reveals another one of Chief’s hallucinations. The fog represents Chief’s medicated state and his need to hide from reality. When Chief does not want to deal with his surroundings
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Bernadette Devlin once explained that‚ “To gain which is worth having‚ it may be necessary to lose everything else.” In other words‚ she is saying that everything has a price. Nothing comes free. In order to get‚ one has to give. In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury‚ Clarisse and Montag satisfy Devlin’s stance because they both strive to get away from the dystopian society and have to sacrifice their family‚ friends‚ and even their life. Clarisse‚ who is a pariah‚ gives up a “normal” life in order to
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6. "It is the responsibility of the writer to expose our many grievous faults and failures and to hold up to the light our dark and dangerous dreams‚ for the purpose of improvement." -- John Steinbeck Step one: rewrite the quotation in your own words. Find synonyms for the important words. It is the responsibility of the writer It’s the author’s job to expose our many grievous faults and failures to reveal our regretful mistakes and to hold up to the light to bring to our attention
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various times in their life. In Death of a Salesman‚ Biff‚ a son of the main character‚ Willy‚ is struggling with the pressure to impress his father and satisfy him. Willy is constantly complaining about Biff‚ saying he is a bum and is not good. One day Biff decides he is going to try to go into business‚ just like his father‚ hoping to make Willy happy. He speaks to his mother about this‚ “It’s just-you see‚ Mom‚ I don’t fit in business. Not that I won’t try. I’ll try‚ and I’ll make good” (Miller
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The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Critical Lens Essay Someone once said‚ "All literature shows us the power of emotion. It is emotion‚ not reason that motivates characters in literature." This means that all literature is an expression of emotion and it is the emotion that is the main character‚ and often the setting and theme as well. It is not the reasoning within the story that draws you in‚ but rather how the story deals with the emotions we all have felt. It provides us with a possible
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a person faces many challenges with integrity. Integrity is measured by one’s ability to understand another’s perspective. By definition integrity is being honest and true by having a good moral compass to guide a person. This divine quality causes one to look beyond themselves and focus through the eyes of another. This teaching is exemplified through the pieces of literature by by revealing the importance of gazing through the eyes of another. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the poem
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the most prominent are that you cannot compare the actions of one human being to another‚ and that the only person you have the right to judge is yourself. Foremost‚ the actions of one man cannot be evaluated on the basis of the actions of another man. This can be seen as the classic “you know my name‚ but not my story” scenario. In this world‚ there are people from all different backgrounds and experiences. The doings of one man from one background may be considered moral‚ but if another man does
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