of pointless violence‚ inhumanity‚ and senseless adherence‚ while unintentionally enlightening the readers with a morality lesson about not always following the crowd. This masterful short story initially deceives the reader then shocks the reader into a realization of the dynamics of diction. This basic narrative technique dramatically engages the reader in the textual process such that the reader participates in the action through identification with the townspeople due to simple‚ yet strong language
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In the novel‚ A Cage of Butterflies‚ by Brian Caswell‚ he explores many themes‚ the most important being the theme of ’being different. I believe that Brian Caswell is very passionate about this topic and that he wants to explore what being different and an individual really means. This topic is very relevant in today’s society. Being drastically different is a burden because you will never be or feel accepted. Many of the kids at the Think-Tank had felt this way before they came to the institute
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Literary analysis of an unseen extract: how does the author engage the reader through the use of literary devices in your given extract? The first line " In the middle of nowhere..." grabs the readers attention because it gets the reader wondering why this person is in the middle of nowhere‚ It gives the reader something to think about creating different feeling and emotions towards the reader. As you begin to read on you are given the weathers description "left behind its feeble breezes‚ but the
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How do you respond to the view that it is very difficult for readers to feel anything other than contempt for Tom Buchanan? It is very difficult for readers to feel anything other than contempt for Tom Buchanan throughout the novel. Fitzgerald uses Tom’s behaviour and attitude from the first time we are introduced to his character in chapter 1 to present him as a bully through his racist and unpleasant language assisted with his tough appearance. Daisy uses animalistic language to describe Tom
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Winstons statement is vague and must be properly addressed before we can access its validity. The word hope in itself is deliberately ambiguous as Winston fails to mention what this hope is for. Winston may be talking about hope of revolution and the overthrow of government as a horse shaking flies. For this there is ultimately almost no hope in the proles due to the futility expressed in the novels ending as even our socially aware narrator succumbs to the guile of Big Brother. However‚ much more
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of a madman‚ where fantasy becomes reality. The fact that the story is told in the first person‚ by that narrator‚ has some important effects on the reader and on the story itself. In this story‚ the narrator is a character of whom we know very little‚ who acts like a participant or an observer. As the story goes on‚ it is very easy for the reader to become the narrator. In other words‚ it is easy to become the "friend" of Roderick. The friend have not seen Roderick for many years‚ but agreed to
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"Afternoons" is a melancholy poem‚ about the inevitability of change and the passing of youth. The poem‚ written by Philip Larkin‚ forces the reader to reflect upon the lifestyle of a young woman with a husband and family. Previously‚ I thought this would be a very fulfilling lifestyle; however‚ Larkin has changed my opinion on this matter. Although Larkin’s thoughts on this life are completely biased‚ Larkin does make a valid point‚ which is that these young women lead a quite monotonous lifestyle
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‘Compulsive romance readers in a predominantly urban‚ central midwestern state among the nation’s top twenty in total population’ as she states in :Radway.J.A.‚ Women Read Romance: The Interaction of Text and Context. (Dikes. G. & Humez. J.‚ Gender‚ Race and Class in the Media; 1995: 202-214). When conducting her interviews Janice relied on Dot Evans for her cohort of readers. Dot is a female book store owner with a regular clientele of fifty to seventy-five regular readers who considered her opinion
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What do we learn about Crooks in Section 4? How does he help the reader understand the lives of people in 1930’s America? ‘Of Mice and Men’ is a novel with strong themes of unfulfilled dreams‚ prejudice and loneliness‚ which are exposed within the extract‚ through the ranch’s resident stable-buck - Crooks. The themes that feature in the novel relate directly to the era in which it is set; that of 1930’s America. This was a time of mass unemployment across the country‚ with itinerant workers
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Nigeria is very rich in culture. Various ethnic groups in Nigeria have their own culture. The Durbar festival in the various emirates of the North of Nigeria symbolizes strength and dexterous skills in riding of horses. Durbars are called up during religious festivals like Id el’ Fitri and Id el Kabir. They are also called up during installation ceremonies of the Emirs. They are also called up during installation ceremonies of the Emirs. The Durbars serve as entertainment for very important visitors
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