It is difficult for the reader to feel much affection for the protagonist in Wolff’s memoir. Do you agree? This Boy’s Life‚ set in America in the 1950’s‚ is a compelling memoir by Tobias Wolff‚ whom recreates the frustrations and cruelties faced throughout his adolescence‚ as he fights for identity and self-respect. During this period of time‚ America underwent major changes in the political and economic spheres‚ which in turn were responsible for its social makeover. Society in this time was geared
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of the novel on the reader. The two plots are strategically interwoven in the novel and make the novel more interesting as well as emphasising the themes and symbolism contained in the novel. One of the plot lines involves Jem and Scout’s adventures with Boo Radley‚ while the other is about Atticus Finch and his fight for Tom Robinson. The narrative structure employed by Harper Lee is both interesting and effective and contributes greatly to the impact of the novel on the reader. On first thought
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How does George Orwell convey his thoughts and feelings to the reader? In your answer‚ refer to the language he use and the tone created. At the beginning of the text‚ we can see that Orwell is expressing his feelings by contrasting himself to the crowd. They are excited by the events that they hope will unfold whereas he lacks enthusiasm as highlighted in the phrase “It made me vaguely uneasy.” It is clear that Orwell is conveying his reluctance to shoot the elephant even though the gathering
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make the reader sympathise with ‘monstrous’ characters in both ‘Frankenstein’ and the ‘Watchmen’? In both ‘Frankenstein’ and ‘The Watchmen’‚ ‘monstrous’ characters are portrayed as isolated beings with their own anxieties and problems. These two elements are described differetly as the narration changes‚ showing the readers different perspectives of the same thing. Even though their characteristics make it obvious that they are ‘better’ than ordinary human beings‚ they still make the reader question
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Reader Response Analysis of Pablo Neruda’s “Tonight I Can Write the Saddest Lines” Pablo Neruda’s “Tonight I Can Write the Saddest Lines” Lines is originally written in Spanish version entitled “Puede Escribir” since Neruda is a Chilean poet. He had inspired many people because of his verses. He is a political activist and his verses fall in the Post Modern Period. This paper talks about the personal response of the reader with the poem “Tonight I Can Write the Saddest Lines” and this aims to
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Year 10 English Studies Essay: How does the poet use techniques to engage the reader? ‘War Without End’ and ‘Description of an Idea’ Bruce Dawe is a famous poet born in 1930. He incorporated similar techniques in his poems ‘War Without End’ and ‘Description of an Idea’. In the ‘War Without End’ the war is metaphorical and represented as the never ending car crashes and accidents on our roads every year whereas in ‘Description of an Idea’ the war is represented as a historical past event that was
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Hemingway uses a variety of literary techniques to produce a sense of ambiguity in the reader in Cat in the Rain. He starts by using rain to evoke feelings such as melancholy and emptiness in the reader. He then uses techniques such as characterization‚ repetition and symbolisms to express feelings in the characters and to further develop the text. Through her actions and words‚ we may find that the American wife is probably the most pivotal character throughout the text. In fact‚ what seems to be
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How does the poet use language and form to give readers an insight into the thoughts and feelings of the speaker? Poems are a way of expressing yourself. To some people poems may seem like a bunch of meaning less words‚ however if you analyze each line you will find a great story behind it. In this essay I will be writing about two initially diverse poems‚ ‘Flag’ by John Agard and ‘Out of the Blue’ written by Simon Armitage. Agard is originally from Guyana in the Caribbean and is known
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How does the author engage the reader through the use of literary devices in your given extract? The opening of the text suggests that there is an element of angst. The writer uses a range of lexis to pull our attention to the text. We can tell from the opening that this isn’t going to be a pleasant read. It uses words such as macabre and calcified‚ which gives a sense of disturbance to the story. Even though the writer makes it out that the described is dead and barren‚ it has a sense of unnerve
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Critically assess the view that Amos’s message of social justice has much to offer the modern reader The message of Amos was a clear one “I will punish you for all your inequities”. He is the herald of judgement‚ the prophet of doom. Amos outlines exactly the nature of the transgressions for which the people were being punished in response to their inquiry as to what they had done wrong. Amos was predominantly concerned with wrongs done to people and society. They were judged because they had
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