To Kill a Mockingbird: Literary Analysis Elizabeth Capron By Harper Lee Period 2 The Plot The novel starts out in the Alabama town of Maycomb‚ where Scout‚ Jem and their widowed father‚ lawyer Atticus Finch‚ lived during the Great Depression. During one of their summers‚ Jem and Scout befriend a boy named Dill who came to live in their neighborhood for the summer. While playing‚ Jem and
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1984 Literary Guide Section One (pages 1-104) Chapter I 1. What is the effect of the juxtaposition at the beginning of this section? 2. How is paradox involved with the descriptions of the government ministries? 3. How is paradox found in the description of Victory Gin? 4. What is ironic about the statement that “nothing was illegal since there were no longer any laws”? 5. Look at the syntax in Winston’s journal entry for April 4‚ 1984. What is the effect? 6. Describe how the Junior Anti-Sex
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Psychoanalytic Criticism According to a popular Freudian theory‚ children are sexually attracted to their parent of the opposite sex. Most of the time‚ the child ends up getting into relationships with people that are reminiscent of their parent of the opposite sex. In Hamlet‚ the main character‚ Hamlet‚ seems to be following this Freudian theory. When Hamlet’s mother‚ Gertrude‚ remarries after Hamlet’s father’s death‚ Hamlet is enraged and hates his stepfather. It seems as though Hamlet does not
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Expectations Regarding Literary Masterpieces ENG/106 March 31‚ 2014 Expectations Regarding Literary Masterpieces Coming in to a new class can be a daunting experience‚ especially when one does not know what to expect. It can also be an exciting experience‚ especially when one has a special fondness for the subject being taught. As a psychology major‚ ENG/106 is not a required class. As a bibliophile‚ there was no question that I would use the need to fulfill an elective requirement
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in many of their issues and actions. Although Jack Tallis presence in the novel is lacking‚ his impact on the characters and events that transpire is substantial. Emily Tallis has had abandonment and obscurity issues since she was a child. An example of this is when during her childhood Emily sliced open her hand‚ covering her sister Hermoine in blood. A dozen adults all rushed to comfort a crying Hermoine while "Emily lay in obscurity on the floor"(138). These childhood issues would linger into
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autobiographical memoir written in 1996 by Frank McCourt- an Irish author. This piece of prose is composed of several anecdotes and stories of the author’s poverty stricken childhood and early life in Brooklyn‚ New York‚ in Limerick‚ Ireland. It describes his families experiences as a result of the death of his sister. Set predominately in Limerick in the early nineteenth century‚ through the use of a variety of literary devices‚ McCourt conveys his story and explores how he overcame poverty and deprivation
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Allegory: Prose or verse in which the objects‚ events or people are presented symbolically‚ so that the story conveys a meaning other than and deeper than the actual incident or characters described. Often‚ the form is used to teach a moral lesson. Alliteration: An alliteration is a repetition of sounds (consonants) at the beginning of neighbouring words or of stressed syllables within such words‚ e.g. “fingers the small size of small spades.” Purpose: rhythm and stress. Anaphora: The anaphora
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Samsa with Literary Theories: Biographical‚ Marxist‚ and Deconstruction One of the great novella’s of the twentieth century‚ Franz Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis” demonstrates the plight of our protagonist Gregor Samsa and his transformation into a beetle and his response to such adversity. As a traveling salesman‚ Gregor must work not only to support himself but the rest of family as well. To understand the density of the novella we must employ the use of literary theories. The literary theories
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A Study on the Effects of Text Messaging to the Literary Skills of the High School Students in Lyceum of Cebu School Year 2012-2013 Researchers: Table of Contents Chapter 1 I. Introduction * Rationale of the study * Theoretical Background * Theoretical Framework II. The Problem * Statement of the Problem * Significance of the study * Scope and Limitations of the Study * Definition of terms Chapter 2 III. Related Literature and Studies * Related
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Diana Valenzuela Mrs. Lanciaux IB English III HL A August 22‚ 2016 1.“The Jazz Age was certainly marked by a huge increase in consumerism” (Spanner). -This quote proves to be a literary convention for historical setting. It lets the reader know that the novel takes place at a time where objects are very important. Having the historical setting is significant to the novel as a whole‚ because it makes the reader understand that the characters might be a lot more superficial and materialistic than
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