Tragedy is defined as "a dramatic or heroic or literary work depicting a protagonist engaged in a orally significant struggle ending in ruin of profound disappointment." Hemingway’s‚ the Old Man and the Sea is no doubt a very tragic novel. The story starts off with the narrator explaining how Santiago‚ the old man‚ had gone 84 days without catching a fish‚ making the reader feel sorry for Santiago right off the start. The boy is a companion of Santiago who’s been fishing with him‚ like an assistant
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Marxist Literary Criticism Karl Marx was a German philosopher‚ economist and sociologist as well as a political revolutionary. He‚ with the aid of Friedrech Engels‚ published theCommunist Manifesto in 1848. In the manifesto‚ Marx identified three social classes in his theory: The Aristocracy which refers to the small number of land owners who have control over the economy of the country‚ the Bourgeois class which refers to the high class people who have control over the industrial sites and factories
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Dramatic entrance: Last year‚ the youngest child of the family suddenly fell down while playing with his computer games. The family panicked and didn’t know what to do. When the family noticed that he’s not getting any better‚ they decided to take him to a specialized doctor to check him. As soon as they entered the doctor’s room‚ the doctor knew that what he’s having is the result of computer games. The child had a serious disease in his nervous system that the doctor didn’t know how to treat
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Literary Devices used in “ How to Date a Browngirl‚ Blackgirl‚ Whitegirl‚ or Halfie” by Jason Hernandez Professor Melinda Hernandez Central Texas College English 1302 28 March 2012 Outlines I. Introduction A. Different types of literary devices being used II. Style A. How is the style used to interest the reader. III. Tone A. How is the tone used to make the story playful. IV. Language A. How does the language change throughout the story V. Conclusion
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one reaches old age‚ there is often a lot of doubt surrounding their lives. Serenity‚ and independence are often the two most questioned. These are some questions that Santiago has to ask himself as well. 	In the novel The Old Man And The Sea‚ Ernest Hemingway develops the concept of man coming to the realization that as he ages‚ his dependency on others will increase. The use of metaphor is key in showing how this is indeed true. The struggle with the Tiburon represents the mental
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Throughout history‚ men have been more respected than women The Whale Rider directed by Niki Caro and written by Witi Ihimaera and the story of Antigone by Sophocles reflect this statement. Though written in two different eras and cultures both stories have elements of gender inequality. Both show that women have to to put in more effort for what they want than most men. In both Antigone and Whale Rider‚ the gender roles reveal that women are lesser beings than males. In Antigone‚ Creon‚ the king
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Farmer’s avowed aim was to inflame the racists of the South to create a crisis so that the federal government would be compelled to enforce the law. The outcome of Farmer’s leadership is constructive. It had obvious consequences for the team of Freedom Riders ‚ it also had a significant impact on entire States outside the team. Follower perceptions were thrilled
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entire story using dramatic irony. Despite Oedipus’s ignorance about who he is‚ Sophocles uses dramatic irony to let the readers know who Oedipus truly is and to hint at what all will take place throughout the entire story. Sophocles uses many different scenes throughout the play that portray dramatic irony. Although‚ the three most important are Oedipus’s curse towards himself‚ Oedipus’s insult to Tiresias‚ and the fortune-teller’s prophecy about Oedipus. The first act of dramatic irony is Oedipus’s
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emphasised by the number of “asides” Iago has throughout Othello such as when he is watching Othello and Desdemona together and says “O you are well tuned now! But I’ll set down the pegs that make this music‚ as honest as I am.” This is an example of the dramatic irony that is used throughout by Iago‚ as the audience knows of his plans to ruin Othello and Desdemona’s relationship but the other characters don’t‚ Shakespeare does this in order
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Theme Comparison: The Necklace & The Story of an Hour A short story‚ “The Necklace” (“La parure”) by Guy de Maupassant in 1884 and a poem‚ ‘The Story of an Hour” written by Kate Chopin in 1894 are literary works that are very comparable yet are different. The two women‚ Madame Mathilde Loisel and Louise Mallard‚ portrayed in these literary works are protagonists who have trouble because of conflicting expectations imposed on them by society. Both Mathilde Loisel and Louise Mallard want something
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