In E. M. Forster’s A Passage to India‚ the reader experiences multiple layers within the novel beginning with the structure‚ the focus on relationships‚ and the characters. The author makes a concerted effort throughout the novel to build a bridge between Western and Eastern societies by using the characters to demonstrate the deep differences in the cultures. For the reader‚ unfamiliarity with Indian culture may pose some issues in interpreting and understanding behaviors and roles within the
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A passage of Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein: Or‚ the Modern Prometheus (1818)‚ in which Victor Frankenstein witnesses his creation climbing the slopes of Mont Salêve‚ primarily functions as a spectacle of awe and terror‚ but is underscored by Shelly’s reflection on the complex nature of the division between good and evil. Two perspectives are presented to the reader‚ that of Frankenstein‚ who views his creation an unnatural monster of evil‚ and Shelly’s authorial voice‚ which invites the reader to question
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forward‚ thirty three centimeters an hour. In the red darkness glinted innumerable rubies” (Huxley 242). At birth‚ the embryos in the World State are bottled. The World Controllers continue confining the embryos as they grow. When I read this passage‚ I thought about how sometimes I feel trapped by how my grandparents treat me. Similarly‚ “Siddhartha spent his youth in great luxury. He was sheltered from the pain and suffering that lay just outside of his father’s court” (Hesse 5). All his
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these feelings. Such sensations are examined in depth in Vladimir Nabokov’s novel Lolita. The provided passage poignantly addresses this issue. While on its surface it appears to be merely a mellifluously worded memoir‚ it is actually a cleverly disguised commentary on the desire for the childhood experience. Though this is not immediately obvious‚ close examination of the diction of the passage reveals the central message. Nabokov includes words that accomplish several things‚ including evoking the
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the most minute details and descriptions. At it’s core The Things They carried is a work of fiction‚ however this passage is more‚ it’s a piece that teaches a class what makes fiction‚ rather than simply telling them a moralistic war story. While O’brien’s use of fictional techniques such as‚ jargon‚ second person voice‚ verisimilitude‚ metafiction‚ and repetition within the passage are what create the sense believability‚ being able to recognize the use of such techniques is ironically also what
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saw their faith‚ he said to the paralytic‚ “Child‚ your sins are forgiven” (2:4-6). This passage from the gospel of Mark show how much faith they have in Jesus. Why else would these people go through this to get there friend to him‚ if they did not have faith in Jesus. Another example of faith from Mark’s Gospel
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Set against the austere Icelandic terrain‚ Hannah Kent’s Burial Rites delves into the life of a condemned woman‚ Agnes Magnusdottir and explores how the people who live and work with Agnes transition from feeling antipathy to sympathise with her and her plight. Structurally the text marks this transition and the six months of her stay at the Kornsa farm also allows Kent to frame the transition metaphorically through the changing seasons. Moreover‚ By granting Agnes the ability to voice her view –
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beginning to understand why Boo Radley’s stayed shut up in the house all this time... it’s because he wants to stay inside."(Pg. 259) Here‚ Jem realizes there is not one reason that stops Boo from coming outside‚ it is just because he wants to. This passage sticks out to one because one of the main characters has an aha moment
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Equiano retells the transition from the familial conditions of slavery from Africa to the brutalities of the slave ships during the Middle Passage‚ and not only did he incite sympathy from his audience‚ he uses the British’s own beliefs to demonstrate his achievement to moral superiority. Equiano’s description of the brutality in the Middle Passage portrayed the severe reality of the slave trade to his once blind eyed audience as it displays true feelings of terror‚ separation‚ and dread. Equiano
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The plot in this passage has a large amount of to-dos with flashbacks. In the story the couple‚ Hester and William‚ had disagreed on whether or not the boys should go to the circus or not. The story starts off with Hester agreeing for them to go by telling William her story of when she went to the circus as a child. It carrys on with William thinking about the time he had gone too. Later on after realizing how much fun he had‚ “I reckon I could tell all that fools jokes now… I mind I had on a pair
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