Crucible Critical Lens An anonymous source once stated‚ “When fighting the Dragon‚ be fearful of becoming the Dragon itself”. This quote means that one’s trepidation of becoming or saying things that one’s contrary to. This quote is true because often times contradiction and hysteria can occur which leads to a change in opinion. The Crucible by Arthur Miller and Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer equally prove this quote to be true through the use of literary elements or techniques. Characterization
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Williams shows how trust is not required in one’s life. The play is constantly a struggle between trust and distrust. The antagonist of the play‚ Stanley‚ never trusts the protagonist‚ Blanche. Stanley always knew that Blanche is a liar and never speaks the truth. Blanche even lies to her boyfriend Mitch about many things which causes Mitch to not have trust in Blanche. When Blanche was raped by Stanley‚ no one trusted Blanche because they all thought she was crazy and always lies. The Crucible
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Many satires use irony and/or humor to entertain their audience while at the same time present a serious topic. The satires “The Little Girl and the Wolf‚” and “The Princess and the Tin Box” both by James Thurber‚ use the literary techniques of irony/humor in order to expose a serious message. In “The Little Girl and the Wolf” Thurber changes the plot-line of the fairy-tale “Little Red Riding Hood.” In his “The Princess and the Tin Box” Thurber changes the princess’ actions than what the reader
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Evaluating fiction is not based on which piece of literature is a better story‚ or was written by a more profound author‚ instead‚ literature can be loosely evaluated by two main judgments. First‚ each piece should be reviewed as to how fully it connects to the central purpose‚ or theme of the work. Each element of the story should contribute to the central theme in a well executed story. Second‚ each work should be judged by how powerful the purpose is. This can cause differing judgements between
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Name_____________pd____ What’s your lens? Take a look at the image below. Describe what you think it is? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What might determine what you see in the above shape? Is there a right answer? This illustrates the concept of CRITICAL LENSES. A LENS is the perspective we use to interpret and assign
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Britanee Gugel "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly"‚ was once said by Antoine De Saint-Exupery. This is an accurate quote to live by and refer to daily since following your instincts is usually the best decision for yourself. It leads you to do exactly what you want to do‚ instead of anyone getting to your mindset. This quote can also be shown in literature-characters go through hardships within there own minds. But when a third party expresses their own opinion of the problem
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Marena Cassetta 3/8/12 Period 8 Tito/Brill Hamlet Essay Alexander Solzhenitsyn once said “Good literature substitutes for an experience that we ourselves have not lived through.” By this Solzhenitsyn meant that literature often gives us scenarios and conflicts that we might not experience in our lifetime. This is shown through the literary work Hamlet by William Shakespeare. After reading Hamlet I disagree with this quote because authors often exaggerate the truth to
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Sabah Lala Dr. Postiglione English 9H 29th November 2012 Success is to achieve something that we truly long for. “Sometimes failure is more beneficial than success.” Written by Darren Roberts. This is a very inspiring quote for all species of mankind. I agree rightfully with this quote as it states that even sometimes there are ups and downs‚ falls and disruptions in life‚ but those problems make us even stronger and prevent us from making the same mistake and make us more successful in life
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“Vaulting ambition‚ which o’erleaps itself And falls on the other.” This means ambition can cause people to have desire to do things at a much faster rate. I agree with this statement because if a person has a reason for what they’re doing they tend to achieve their goals faster. However in the play Macbeth the main character Macbeth gave up his morals and beliefs to become king and receive the power which motivated him to do unreasonable things. When the three witches told Macbeth their prediction
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According to Seneca‚ a Roman philosopher‚ “The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.” In other words‚ the boldest thing in this world is to see an honorable person fighting against misfortune‚ and never give up. I agree with this statement because it happens in real life and in literature. A man who goes against tragedy caused by nature‚ human or himself is considered great and honorable. Two works of literature that illustrate the quote as I have explained
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