In “Where is Here?” by Joyce Carol Oats‚ she uses a few different methods of indirect characterization to describe the character who is only known as “the visitor”. The five methods are appearance‚ speech‚ actions‚ reactions of others‚ and private thoughts. To begin‚ we will analyze the physical appearance of the visitor. In the beginning of the short story‚ Oats describes the character as a man in his late forties who was wearing a dark‚ conservatively cut suit. His hair was described as “thin”
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As a child growing up‚ Joyce watches her mother suffer as a single parent‚ resulting from her lack of education‚ abuse‚ and mistreatment. It brought tears to Joyce’s eyes when she asked questions about school‚ that her mother had no idea how to answer. Whenever the two would go to the store‚ someone would have to assist them with choosing items‚ and counting money. She would hear people whispering terrible things about her mother such as‚ “That lady does not know how to count‚ or “She is stupid
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Structure in The Lady With the Pet Dog by Joyce Carol Oates Often‚ the circumstances of a marriage can leave the people involved feeling empty and unloved. These feelings of hopelessness can lead people to make uncharacteristic choices. Adultery‚ even in a marriage without love‚ can have a dramatic effect on the people involved. For the adulterous partner‚ the feelings of guilt and anxiety can often lead to overwhelming confusion. The short story "The Lady with the Pet Dog" by Oates‚ shows how
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Anna is lost in her sin In the Lady with the Pet Dog by Joyce Carol Oates‚ Oates breaks up chronological order into a boxlike structure with three distinct sections of a plot. Every section of the plot is written in different time and part of Anna’s life in order to express more clearly how Anna is lost in her sin since the day she committed adultery. Oates describes changes in her thoughts and her confused state of mind. Using the third person perspective‚ omniscient narrator‚ she makes Anna the
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The Story takes part in an alternate‚ futuristic version of Great Britain which is ruled by a corrupt and abusive totalitarian government. The people living in London are repressed and barley have any rights. One young lady doesn’t care because she doesn’t like the system. So one night‚ when she is on her way to a good friend‚ she is walking around the streets of London and gets caught by the fingermen (the futuristic‚ corrupt policemen) who want to rape and kill her. At first Evey is trying to fight
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The book’s focus is around a 12 year old girl named Melody. She is living with the disease Cerebral Palsy. She can’t walk‚ talk or feed herself. But the disease does not limit it her like everyone thinks it does. She has a photographic memory‚ and is a very intelligent individual. But she has no way to ever show any of this. Her disability stops her from communicating her emotions and thoughts‚ but it does not stop her from learning. Most of all this little girl is simply a girl. She worries what
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The play starts on opening night for Max Bialystock’s latest play‚ and latest flop‚ Funny Boy. Max is devastated as he recounts his previous failures and vows to return as “The King of Broadway”. The next morning‚ his accountant‚ Leo Bloom‚ arrives at Max’s office to audit his books. Just as Leo’s dream of being a producer slips out‚ one of Max’s “Investors” arrives and Leo is forced into a bathroom. They play one of their sex games and Max persuades a check from her‚ before finally‚ she leaves.
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Introduction1. The argument between Sly and the hostess demonstrates the position of power between them. The hostess is in a higher social standing than Sly‚ who is merely a drunken tinker. However‚ Sly refuses to accept this fact and he argues with the hostess because he feels that as a man‚ he should be in a position of power. The theme of female submission is apparent throughout the play. 2. The Lord ’s deception of Sly demonstrates the theme that a person ’s behavior is influenced by his or
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the author‚ James Joyce‚ presents the lives of several individuals from all ages living in Dublin during the Victorian era. Among several themes that are treated throughout the story‚ one that we find really often is religion. Indeed‚ religion played a significant part in the lives of the people at the time‚ but not in a positive way: religion is often described as suffocating‚ corrupted‚ and keeping the characters from escaping their situation. Especially with the priests figures‚ Joyce presents
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final. Book critics usually prefer novels which cleverly encompass all aspects of literature. This includes plot and style‚ but also an array of other aspects. However‚ if one were to prioritize‚ would style and language trump plot? It all depends on themes. For example‚ Emile Zola‚ while writing Therese Raquin which focuses on human behavior in a psychological novel‚ might put emphasis on plot to get his point across. But if his language is faulty‚ his style ambiguous; then will the reader truly understand
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