Reader-Response Criticism: Langston Hughes’ Dream Boogie T Wilkins ENG 125 Introduction to Literature Instructor M. XXXXXXXXX May 22‚ 2011 Literature‚ no matter what the topic of form it comes in‚ has the ability to raise issues‚ spark thought/imagination‚ and/or draw out emotions that have been buried deep within us as people. It is expected‚ from the authors‚ that readers will form opinions and criticisms for their works. Be it that the readers’ emotions parallel those of the writer
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different manner. Most of the men treat her in a negative way‚ therefore causing different degrees of sympathy from the reader. Sympathy implies that the reader feels an emotional connection towards the character. Her unhappy marriage to the boss’s son causes her great loneliness and unhappiness as she tries‚ in vain‚ to find someone to talk to on the ranch. The reader may feel certain degrees of sympathy for Curleys wife due to the fact that the ranch workers are always talking
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How does Bill Bryson use humour to entertain his reader? ‘Notes from a Small Island’‚ written by Bill Bryson is a reflective travel journal comparing Bryon’s past views and opinions of Britain‚ his expectations and thus the reality of what he discovers it to have become. Bryson uses satire‚ humour‚ irony and sarcasm to generate a pace and lucid flow within his writing‚ and for the reader this can be thoroughly captivating and entertaining. Immediately as the book opens‚ Bryson establishes an informal
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describing cleopatra suggests that she is very promiscous. This suggests that from the beginning of the play Shakespear has started to created rivals towards Antony’s behaviour as a result of Cleopatra which is why he insults her and which makes the reader prepare for tragedy
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Wentao Wang RHET 250 Prof. Kuo Essay 4 12/07/2012 SAINT GEORGE AND THE DRAGON-an analysis of visual and textual impact on its children readers Maxim Gorky once said: “Books are stairs of human progress.” They are always one of the significant parts to establish human civilizations. Throughout thousands of years‚ a book could elaborate an entire life of a heroic warrior‚ could tell a beautiful story of love‚ could record a series of unknown facts that happened in history‚ and they even could
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’The Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald opens effectively and prepares the reader for the rest of the novel. Fitzgerald does this by using techniques such as symbolism and setting. The symbolism in the first few chapters of the novel is very important as it prepares the reader for the rest of the novel. A good example of this is in the first chapter when Daisy‚ Tom and Nick go into Daisy’s garden. " ’Why candles?’ objected Daisy. She snapped them out with her fingers." This is important as light
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How can a text be read and interpreted differently by two different readers? 1984 by George Orwell (1949) is a political novel written with the purpose of warning readers of the dangers of totalitarian government. The book can be read and interpreted very differently by two different readers‚ especially when they were born in a different time. In this essay the viewpoint of two Western readers‚ one from 1950 and the other from 2012 will be compared to look at the possible difference they could experience
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A Responds to a Short Story Entitled “We Might As Well Be Strangers” by M.E Kerr Sofyan Widianto 0909032 English Literature Indonesia University of Education 2012 Based on my understanding to the short story Entitled “We Might As Well Be Strangers” written by M.E Kerr‚ after close reading and deep thinking to the short story I bravely assume that the short story shows the independency of a woman. The independency of a woman is shown through the main character in this story. The main problem
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to this very day. James I denouncing on the effects of smoking failed to stop the smoking craze‚ as he had described it as “loathsome to the eye‚ hateful to the nose‚ harmful to the brain‚ and dangerous to the lungs.” This had become Virginia’s salvation. The first shipment of this crop‚ by the planters‚ was in 1617; tobacco cultivation spread rapidly. Tobacco brought a surplus amount of profit which even enabled the planting in the streets and martketplaces of Jamestown. By 1624‚ 200‚000 pounds
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Prototype Electronic Bus Ticket using Integrated Smart Card Reader 1. Project Introduction Electronic ticketing implements proper arrival and departure bays. This is for convenience of the passengers using such public transport. An electronic ticket carries the same information as a paper ticket. The major difference is an electronic ticket is located in a computer database. It is an electronic record of the traveller’s reservation containing information such as the time‚ date and place
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