Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie. Born at the stroke of midnight on August 15‚ 1947‚ the day of India’s independence from British rule‚ Saleem’s life is a microcosm of post-Independent India. The Title of this text‚ Midnight’s Children‚ gives the reader a broad idea of what the text is about: It gives the time and where the setting may play off. This text dominates the theme of identity that breaks down colonial constructs of Western dominance over Eastern culture‚ hence Salman Rushdie position as
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The tone of the poem is very violent‚ and filled with a lot of anger. The boy’s character immediately demands sympathy from the reader and just as instantaneously‚ the mother is hated by the reader. From his first stanza‚ to his sixth‚ Hayden utilizes an arsenal of words‚ symbols‚ and images to create a scene that is intense and emotional to the reader. Hayden introduces his poem with the first stanza‚ which begins with “The old woman across the way/ is whipping the boy again”
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such a graphic display of evil‚ can the reader be compassionate towards Raskolnikov? Superficially‚ Rodion Raskolnikov appears purely evil‚ but readers become sympathetic towards his character through in a depth scrutiny of his personality. The full presentation of Raskolnikov ’s thoughts reveals his true reasoning behind his crime. Dostoevsky rationalizes Raskolnikov ’s actions by bringing the reader into an intimate relationship with his character. The reader sees the many ways Raskolnikov attempts
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the passage instead of the end. Both of these examples are one sentence and all of this description packed into one exaggerated sentence proves to have a clear impact on readers. We are struck by the language‚ by the way American women appear to an immigrant. I did note‚ though‚ that the figurative language is not
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I’ve Never Been” (Nguyen‚ 2006). “Gravity” narrates the story of a boy with AIDS‚ whose life is slowly consuming like the wax of a lit candle. The author presents the reader with the crudity of enduring such disease mainly from the patient’s and his mother’s perspective. The underlying intention of David Leavitt is to educate the reader about the fragility of life and how important it is to live it fully and well. Its message is directed both to people who are undergoing some kind of disease and to
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INTERPRETATION OF A PUBLISCISTIC PIECE OF WRITING 1.INTRODUCTION (mention the author of the article‚ the source‚ the title of the article) a) The article\ essay\ extract\ text under analysis is intitled… b) It is written by …(an outstanding linguist and methodist…) 2.SUBJECT-MATTER OR ANNOTATION (the theme‚ the aim of the author‚ the gist\ the crux\ the essence\ the salt of the article) a) The author gives a clear picture of…\ the author aims at depicting… b) The author gives his
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feelings of being abandoned and alone‚ the reader could feel Margot’s pain. However‚ in “Believer”‚ the author uses the craft move of first person narrator to really put the reader in his own shoes. For example‚ the lyrics states “You break me down‚ you build me up… you made me a believer”. This quote makes the reader of the lyrics feel like they are really involved in the piece as the narrator is referring to “you” as the cause of his pain and suffering. The reader feels more as if they were actually in
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narration and the haunting motif throughout his novel. These two narrative techniques then shed light on character’s development throughout the book and helps readers thoroughly understand the collective memory that is being presented. Rivas used first person narrative as a strategic writing technique throughout his novel. Although readers should be cautious when encountering first person narration texts‚ in this case it worked well because it made the
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the overall setting and character of Emily‚ but not so much as to as to give away the surprise ending. Faulkner’s ordering of flashbacks are seemingly scattered about‚ but at the same time very thought out and well planned. What may seem to some readers as useless detail‚ is later deemed necessary to make loose ends meet. In the first few words‚ “when Miss. Emily Grierson died…” Faulkner proves his knowledge of the foreshadowing element. This bit of information implies that at some time along the
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devices and Tim O’Brien’s "The Things They Carried" is no different. "The Things They Carried" is a narrative about a soldier at war in Vietnam. However‚ this story provides multiple layers of meaning through O’Brien’s tone and style that help the reader further understand it. Both of these literary devices are embedded in the story and gradually help define it. To begin with‚ O’Brien writes this short story in a very serious tone. There is no joking with him‚ unless in dialogue. For instance‚ O’Brien
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