an act of tragic affirmation or pathetic defeat. Which argument is more strongly supported by evidence found in Kate Chopin’s late 19th century novella The Awakening? Most analyses of the protagonist‚ Edna Pontellier‚ explain the newly emerged awareness and struggle against the societal forces that repress her. However‚ they ignore the weaknesses in Edna that prevented her from achieving the personal autonomy that she glimpsed during her periods of "awakening". Kate Chopin chooses to have
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Pathetic Fallacy Definition Pathetic fallacy is a literary device that attributes human qualities and emotions to inanimate objects of nature. The word “pathetic” in the term is not used in the derogatory sense of being miserable; rather‚ here‚ it stands for “imparting emotions to something else”. Difference between Pathetic Fallacy and Personification Generally‚ Pathetic fallacy is confused with personification. The fact is that they differ in their objects of nature for example referring to weather
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I believe Gatsby was pathetic in the pursuit of his dream for several reasons including the motivation behind his dream‚ time spent‚ and his false sense of the truth. Basically‚ he has spent five years in constant pursuit of reuniting with Daisy and has devoted his entire life to falling back in love with her. Gatsby’s great mistake was loving Daisy in the first place. He chose a vacuous lady upon which to focus everything in his life towards. Just as the American Dream itself has turned into the
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I spent the rest of Saturday and Sunday at home in my room. Pathetic‚ I know‚ but I needed time alone to recuperate. I was so vulnerable outside of the diner with Justin and I hate myself for it. Why is it that when I finally let my guard down my heart gets trampled on? I’ve kept my phone shut off because I didn’t want to talk to any of the girls‚ and i most definitely didn’t want to hear from Justin. I know I may be overreacting but I can’t help it. I know we aren’t together and he has no obligations
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Mitchell Stilwell Ms. Jumper ENG 1302 18 February 2016 Pathetic Fallacy Comparing the two pieces of literature we have read so far this semester‚ the literary device of pathetic fallacy was used best in Frankenstein. Pathetic Fallacy is a literary element that compares the weather in the story to the moods of the people in the story. In this paper I am going to discuss the sides between Frankenstein and “Rime of the Ancient Mariner.” In the end I will prove that Frankenstein used the literary device
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defeated‚ does one have the ability to determine their own strength of life? What makes man defeated‚ but not destroyed? The word “ destroy” is defined as extinguishing a form completely or injuring it beyond the point of possible renewal or renovation. “Defeat” is defined as being eliminated‚ vanquished‚ or overturned. These two words are major key components in Santiago’s quote‚ "A man can be destroyed but not defeated" (Hemingway 103). Together‚ they create a significance for the entire book adding positivity
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Defeat is a difficult feeling to cope with. In sports games‚ it is always difficult to lose. All people respond to defeat differently. Most people will give up and go home‚ but very few will refuse to be defeated and keep fighting even after the battle is over. In The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway‚ the character Santiago is an excellent example remaining undefeated and enduring to the end. For eighty-four days‚ Santiago had set out to sea and returned empty-handed. On the eighty-fifth day
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In the story of ¨Beowulf‚ Beowulf must defeat 3 different kind of monsters. He must fight Grendel‚ Grendel´s mother and the dragon‚ each monster represents a bigger and harder challenge to face. Every monster is bigger‚ stronger‚ and more powerful than the first. The reason this happens is because in life you face a challenge that is not so huge that can be overcome. To begin with‚ in the first battle Beowulf must kill this big angry monster that is really strong and impulsive;however‚ despite Grendel´s
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“Awakenings” The movie “Awakenings” is based on a factual memoir also titled “Awakenings” written by Oliver Sacks‚ MD. The movie tells the story of a neurologist‚ Dr. Sayer hired by a hospital for the chronically ill‚ whom is caring for a group of survivors of an endemic of encephalitis lethargica that broke out in the twenties. These patients have all progressively reduced to a catatonic or vegetative-Parkinsonian state and have been in this semi-conscious state for decades. Dr. Sayer uses
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The Awakening The novel‚ The Awakening by Kate Chopin‚ was written in the late nineteenth century in St. Louis after her husband Oscar died of a severe illness. Her book appeared in 1899‚ after she was idolized by many novels written by Darwin and Sarah Orne Jewett. Her first attempts at writing were just brief sketches for a local newspaper that was only short descriptions of her life in Louisiana. However‚ Chopin’s interests had always run along more risky lines‚ as reflected in her diaries
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