Stephen Dobyns (1941) Kansas THE BOY HITCHHIKING on the back-country Kansas road was nineteen years old. He had been dropped there by a farmer in a Model T Ford who had turned off to the north. Then he waited for three hours. It was July and there were no clouds. The wheat fields were flat and went straight to the horizon. The boy had two plums and he ate them. A blue Plymouth coupe went by with a man and a woman. They were laughing. The woman had blonde hair and it was all loose and blew
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Imagery and Symbolism in “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man” Imagery and Symbolism: Imagery and symbolism are two literary conventions used in a variety of genres including poetry. They are both used in similar ways to enhance an author’s message or theme. Imagery is a technique that uses strong sensory words to create a vivid mental picture for the reader‚ so that he or she can see something as the author sees it. It is related to the five Senses‚ sigh ‚ sound ‚smell and touch . Symbolism
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of the Artist as a Young Man is the use of Stephen as the main character‚ as well as a sort of literary device. Joyce‚ whose life so acutely resembles Stephen ’s‚ gives the character the surname "Dedalus‚" after the fabulous artificer of Greek mythology. As Stephen tires of his "borrowed" Irish culture‚ he starts to compare himself to the original Daedalus‚ who built wings for himself to escape the prison of King Minos of Crete. Like Daedalus‚ Stephen eventually decides that he must create a new
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Stephen King Stephen King is not any ordinary author. He is pretty much known as one of the most successful writers in the genre of horror fiction. King has been praised for his characterization‚ his settings and most of all his genius to combine science fiction‚ fantasy and horror fiction. Stephen Edwin King was born on September 21‚ 1947‚ in Portland‚ Maine. His parents were Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King. King also had an adopted older brother named David. His father Donald was born
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Arcinas 1 Angela Arcinas Mrs. Mortenson English II Honors‚ Period 7 21 December 2010 What is Stephen Crane’s view on Religion and how does he exhibit this in The Red Badge of Courage? Religion is a large component of the lives of millions of people across the globe. People utilize religion as a template on how to lead their lives. Though‚ there are many people that choose to dispose of religion from their lives due to past experiences that altered their views of the traditions that have
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quotes‚ and even entire stories. He did everything in his power to make sure that everyone is pleased by him so that they do not figure him out. In the movie Shattered Glass‚ director Billy Ray adroitly shows how Stephen Glass is willing to lie just to further his career as a journalist. Stephen Glass is a very interesting character who not only has a lot of talent‚ but also has a lot of flaws too. He is a liar. The staff writers can read between the lines of his stories‚ but not the lies. Everyone around
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Feeding Our Gators: A Response to Stephen King’s Why We Crave Horror Movies Stephen King writes very accurately on how we‚ the public‚ desire the need “to put away our more civilized and adult penchant for analysis and to become children again” by watching a horror-themed movie. In the article Why We Crave Horror Movies‚ written by Stephen King and published by Playboy Press in Chicago‚ Illinois in 1981‚ King suggests that horror fiction meets an important and critical human need that endeavour
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popular literature including a critique of the story and a commentary about the influence of the work in popular culture. The paper will identify the literary production of The Green Mile written in 1996 by Stephen King. The paper will provide a brief description of what the novel is about‚ Stephen King’s background‚ and rather the novel fits other literature of the genre. Furthermore‚ the paper will discuss the cultural significance; whether the novel is economically successful or has fan followings
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Joyce has used the name Daedalus as a literary vehicle to give the reader a sense of deeper understanding about Stephen as a character in "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man ". There is a link between Stephen Dedalus and the Greek mythological figure Daedalus and this becomes apparent to Stephen when he hears his friends say his name in Greek. When Stephen compares himself to the "fabulous artificer" their similar plight reveals itself. The correlation between Stephen’s need to escape Ireland
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uncontrolled his temper can be while abusing alcohol (“Landscape of Fear: Stephen King’s American Gothic 105”). The reader also learns of Wendy who is Jack’s wife‚ and how she struggles with Jack’s abuse and the inability to leave her marriage due to the problem of not being able to support her and Danny by herself‚ and lastly‚ Danny‚ who is the son of Jack and Wendy and who also struggles with Jack’s abuse due to alcohol. In my opinion‚ Stephen King uses these three different‚ yet similar standpoints to emphasize
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