Ashlyn Eisenga April 28‚ 2013 Anthem Essay: Literary Elements Anthem A genre is a category of expressing oneself in writing. According to Wikipedia’s list of genres‚ the genre of Anthem can be viewed as speculative fiction. Fiction is a writing about things‚ events and characters that are not true. Ayn Rands uses dystopia as her fictitious genre. The Wikipedia also goes on to say that Dystopia is a community that is in some important way‚ undesireable or frightening. Dystopian societies
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In life‚ many instances occur solely because one has been unfortunate enough to be placed into a location at the exact time when tragedy will strike. As a result‚ the victim is unable to control their fate. A primary example of an occurrence of fate transpired in the life of Alice Walker‚ the youngest child in an impoverished sharecropping family‚ when she was shot in her right eye with a BB gun and was forced to lie about the accident. Due to the injury‚ Walker would become blind in the right eye
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“The knowledge that makes us cherish innocence makes innocence unattainable.” -Irving Howe Everyone is born innocent‚ but like Irving Howe said‚ experiences and knowledge take that innocence away piece by piece. Scout‚ Jem‚ and Boo Radley from the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee all started at the beginning of the story with innocence in them. As the book progresses‚ events unfold that pick apart their innocence and changes the characters. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper
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November 7 2011 Loss of Innocence Portrayed in To Kill A Mockingbird Innocence is a term used to indicate a lack of guilt‚ with respect to any kind of crime‚ sin‚ or wrongdoing. In a legal context‚ innocence refers to the lack of legal guilt of an individual‚ with respect to a crime. (Wikipedia-Innocence) Innocence‚ that is the main theme in the book To Kill A Mockingbird. In To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee uses the mockingbird as this symbol of innocence she also uses the characters in
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emotions overwhelmed Ralph for he could not bear but “wept for the end of innocence…” (p.225). William Golding’s fictional allegory novel ‘Lord of the Flies’ portrays the loss of innocence through several characters and symbols. Throughout the novel‚ it is clear that the loss of innocence is a vital theme as the reader watch the boys descend into savagery. As the boys spend more time on the island‚ their loss of innocence is illustrated through three main factors; the Beast‚ the feast & dances and
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a diary where she recounted her social and educational life as well as her changing body‚ chronicled her life in the annex‚ examined her relationships with her family‚ and avowed her worries about the war. Her loss of innocence is seen
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Anthem may seem like a purely fictional story written for entertainment purposes‚ but upon closer inspection there are elements of real world occurrences. Equality 7-2521 is a boy growing up like every other boy around him‚ meaning he lives in a world after our with little technology‚ and in permanent fear of the World Council who control every aspect of life‚ including what he should think. Equality has always dreamed of being a scientist‚‚ but even dreaming or wanting is a crime against his brothers
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Anthem Essay Contest There are several unique factors that affect life expectancy of every human being alive. The margin between those with high life expectancies and those with low life expectancies is indeed a large one‚ and it is steadily increasing. In Anthem‚ we are introduced to a society that considers the age of 45 to be “ancient”. While they are a futuristic society‚ they chose to live in a society that resembles the past. For instance‚ the light bulb invention is considered an insurmountable
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Ayn Rand’s novel Anthem is about the main character Equality 7-2521 who struggles to live in a communist society. Equality is an intelligent and very ambitious person who dares to break the rules of The City. By following his heart‚ he discovers that he is worth a lot more than what he’s been taught. Once he and his love‚ Liberty 5-3000‚ break away from their toxic home land‚ they discovering the idea that individuality is more important than the collective “we”. In the woods‚ the two lovers find
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Vittorio’s Loss of Innocence http://prezi.com/qbvwarbveujh/lives-of-the-saints-vittorios-loss-of-innocence/ http://prezi.com/5ckm1cwumxw7/isp-mind-map/ http://prezi.com/zev9h5cxvp0x/untitled-prezi/ http://prezi.com/i2_oozgpuxv-/copy-of-lives-of-saints/ “I walked through the streets with a strange sense of lightness‚ as if at any moment I might simply lift up and walk on air; and houses‚ faces‚ voices seemed to fade away from me‚ to lose their power to impress me with their presence. But
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