Modernist Literature In the world of literature‚ modernism is represented by the moving away from traditional rules and practices‚ looking at man’s place in the world with a realistic view‚ and experimenting with form and style. Modernism focuses on the use of language and the function of the actual writing. Modernist literature moves away from Romanticism by exploring subject matter that in the past was viewed as boring and often pessimistic. Instead of using language that is poetic‚ the language
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Richard Hooton English 95 30 November 2012 Final Draft: My Sister’s Keeper My Sister’s Keeper is a novel written by Jodi Picoult. It is a heart wrenching story about a family torn apart due to the oldest daughter suffering from a rare form of leukemia‚ and the parents fight to keep the child alive at all costs including genetically conceiving a perfect donor match for her. As the parents continue to focus strictly on Kate’s health and well- being the two other children in the home fall by
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Dena Ferguson Instructor Ramon Guel English 310 19 July 2015 James Joyce: Paralysis and Epiphany The paralysis of life has bared the understanding of Joyce’s literary “epiphany” for many readers. James Joyce’s technique of using his characters to blatantly show readers how life could stagnate‚ or find “paralysis‚” leaving them unopened to the great epiphanies before them was no less than genius. Joyce frequently built his plots through the real life “paralysis” of his characters‚ drawing readers
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A doll house by Henrik Ibsen is a modern drama whose characters fail to understand who they really are. The theme of self-discovery can be viewed throughout the entire play. Nora’s character plays an important role in self-discovery. She is a dynamic character who proves at the end of the play that she accept and discovers who the true Nora is. The play begins with a direct emphasis on Nora and her husband (Torvald) relationship. One can easily assume that their relationship
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13. How do Victorian attitudes to marriage and respectability underpin the comic elements of the importance of being Earnest? Plan: Jack and Algernons alter egos‚ Wilde and his social rebellion through his characters. Marriage is loveless‚ wealth and background takes priority over most things‚ Algernon supports this with a quote (once again hes the rebel) Marriage is the end of freedom‚ Cecily wants to break free‚ very curious woman who looks at society differently. takes a liking to
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Dehumanization of Clones Cloning is the process of producing similar populations of genetically identical individuals that occur in nature when organisms such as bacteria‚ insects‚ or plants produce asexually. Scientists have had limited success cloning mammals as well. Theoretically cloning humans is on the near horizon. Set in England in the late 1900’s‚ the science fiction novel‚ Never Let Me Go‚ Kazuo Ishiguro creates a world in which clones are created as sentient beings who are painfully
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To collect more research about Earthly beings I decided to watch the film Brokeback Mountain‚ directed by Ang Lee. Ang Lee is from Taiwan but directs and produces many American films. Although this film was made in 2005 it takes place in 1963 Wyoming when two sheepherders first meet. They begin their journey as strangers doing a job on the mountain and become romantically involved with one another. At first this seems to be a one-time deal‚ for the one character‚ Ennis‚ is to be married to a
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British Modern Fiction Modern Science-Fiction in Britain started in the early 20th century. The modernism is the name of Europe movement that predominated to the art and cultural since 1890 -1930. It has captivated a lot of people from the time it started up to this point. It has certain aspects that attract people‚ such as war‚ love or relationships‚ social class‚ communication‚ political commentary. These stories contained solutions to modern problems at that time‚ such as‚ the
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Topics for Midterm Test – 1st year 1) A structuralist approach to The Magus. What do the three parts stand for? 2) A symbolical approach to The Magus. Provide and explain at least three examples of relevant symbols/archetypes in the novel 3) The Magus – a post-modern romance. Define these two elements: post-modern and romance in relationship to the novel. 4) The French Lieutenant’s Woman – a feminist approach. How is post-modern feminism reflected in this
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*MSF16* ME (F) 16 M.A. (Final) Examination‚ May/June 2011 (DE Scheme (SIM)) ENGLISH (Course VI) Twentieth Century English Literature Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 90 Notes :1) Answer five questions choosing at least one from each Section. 2) All questions carry equal marks. 3) Do not omit any Section. SECTION A 1. Critically comment on the salient features of twentieth century poetry. 2. a) Attempt an essay on the mother-son relationship in Sons and Lovers. OR b) Comment on the role
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