From How to Read Literature Like a Professor Thomas C. Foster Notes by Marti Nelson 1. Every Trip is a Quest (except when it’s not): a. A quester b. A place to go c. A stated reason to go there d. Challenges and trials e. The real reason to go—always self-knowledge 2. Nice to Eat With You: Acts of Communion a. Whenever people eat or drink together‚ it’s communion b. Not usually religious c. An act of sharing and peace d. A failed meal carries negative connotations 3. Nice to Eat You: Acts of Vampires
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Endgame Analysis Endgame is the term used to describe an ending in chess where the outcome is already known. Chess masters often study endgames in order to guarantee themselves victory once they maneuver their opponent into a certain position. Beckett‚ an avid chess fan‚ saw the parallel between the chess endgame the final stages of life. He realized that death is the final outcome and that regardless of how a person plays the game‚ he or she will die. The imagery of chess is presented in the
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THE HISTORY OF PAUL REVERE Paul Revere was born in the North End of Boston on December 21‚ 1734. His father‚ a French Huguenot was name Apollo Revere‚ came to Boston at the age of 13 and was apprenticed to the silversmith John Coney. By the time the married Deborah Hitch born‚ a member of a long-standing Boston family that owned a small shipping wharf‚ in 1729‚ Revere had anglicized his name to Paul Revere. Their son‚ Paul Revere‚ was the third of 12 children and eventually the eldest surviving
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Chapter 7 term Sheet The Road to Revolution 1. Republicanism - a just society as one is in which all citizens willingly subordinate their private‚ selfish interests to the common good. 2. Radical Whigs - group of British political commentators; widely read by the colonists‚ feared the threat to liberty posed by the arbitrary power of the monarch and Parliament; warned to colonists to be watchful of any violations to their rights or corruption in leadership; hated use of patronage and bribes
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events that led to them such as “…politics‚ religion‚ family feuds‚ economics‚ and the imaginations and fears of the people…” (Sutter). Before the witch trials‚ there were political worries involving the residents of Salem and the new minister Reverend Samuel Parris. The residents were outraged that their tax dollars went to Reverend Parris’s unusually special privileged income and extra accommodations that ministers do not usually get. All this was arranged by the Putnam family‚ who was a leading figure
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Bibliography: Beckett‚ Samuel. Waiting For Godot. London: Faber and Faber‚ 1965. Print. Pinter‚ Harold. Old Times.london: Methuen ‚2010‚Ethuen & Cthuen & Co Ltd‚ New Fetter Lane. Stanford‚ Susan. "Project Muse." Project muse. 8.3 (2011): 493-513. Web. 30 Nov. 2012. Begam
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He translated James Joyce‚ T.S Eliot and K Ayyappa Paniker and as per Wikipedia claims‚ influence of Joyce was pronounced in his writings but “it was more the metaphysical and religious thrust similar to T. S Eliot and the sparseness of style of a Samuel Beckett that really makes his works stand out”. And I have particular problems with this statement‚ obviously. Firstly because it reeks of colonial servitude and secondly because it deprives an amazing talent the credit due for its individuality.
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that binds two people together for a “lifetime commitment”. Oscar’s Wilde’s “The importance of being earnest”‚ deconstructs the former interpretation of marriage‚ highlighting its trivialities and the comedic journey to finding a spouse. Likewise‚ Samuel Beckett’s “Happy Days” suggests that marriage is not all a bed of roses by highlighting the main character Winnie’s loneliness and longing for a companion. Though initially the two plays appear immensely diverse‚ they both contain comparative points
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Allusions and Quotations from Fahrenheit 451 Source: http://www.heliweb.de/telic/bradcom.htm The text of Fahrenheit 451 abounds in quotations from and allusions to great books from authors of many countries. They are "frequently used as a device to portray the frightening emptiness of society in Fahrenheit 451. Motto: Juan Ramón Jiménez : Spanish poet (1881-1958); the motto sets the tone for unorthodox‚ non-conformist or even rebellious behaviour in the course of the novel. PART ONE: p. 5/p
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The tragicomedy Waiting for Godot‚ written by the Irish playwright Samuel Beckett‚ is one of the pioneering pieces of literature which were a part of a new genre‚ called Theatre of the Absurd. Upon reading it‚ one can easily infer why this is the case- throughout the 2 acts the play consists of‚ there is virtually no plot. Two vagrants‚ Vladimir and Estragon‚ loitering around a rather vague setting- a country road next to a tree- with only a passer-by every now and then‚ wait for a certain Godot
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