Critical Lens An anonymous speaker once said‚ " In literature‚ evil often triumphs but never conquers." This means that in literature there is always a clash between a good side and an evil side. The characters on the evil side are usually illustrated as more intelligent figures and will appear to be winning the little battles with the good side however‚ in the end the good will always prevail. I agree with this quote because whatever happens good will always conquer as seen in both Macbeth by
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human lot to try and fail...” I agree with this quotation because it cannot be truer in my own life‚ as well as the tragedy Antigone by Sophocles in which two tragic heroes Creon and Antigone have to endure the pain of trying and failing. To the naked eye it may seem although Creon and Antigone are the complete opposite of one another‚ however Creon and Antigone are enduring the similar experiences throughout the play despite the despise they have for one another. Creon and Antigone both have the
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and that the laws of the gods override those of Creon is heavily shaped by her environment‚ as Thebes is centered upon religion. She fights for her brother’s proper burial since she devoutly believes that a person cannot go to the afterlife until given a proper burial‚ as Thebians do. Though Antigone suffered by acting according to her conscience since Creon orders her death for disobeying his law‚ Antigone dies upholding the religious values of her era which in her eyes supersedes the views of the
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is the way they handle themselves when they are in a problem. The critical lens is valid because this is true in life and literature. The book The Crucible by Arthur Miller and The Catcher In The Rye by J.D Salinger exemplifies the critical lens statement by Martin Luther King Jr. The literary elements that best support the interpretation is characterization and conflict. John Proctor in The Crucible exemplifies the critical lens statement by
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gamble‚ unless risk is put into action light will not be seen. Taking chances is a must for light to shine. In Night‚ the deep desire of escaping the concentrated camps dehumanized many. Elie and his family along with other characters in the book were slaughtered‚
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F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby as memoir recalling a story of a life he once pertained. Within writing this narrative containing several symbols and metaphor it reveals the dark truth of life. As Hamlet said to Ophelia‚ “God has given you one face‚ and you make yourself another.” The battle between who Gatsby is and who he perceived himself to be‚ creates a futile battle. As the narratives reaches the peak of the climax‚ Gatsby believes by wedding Daisy he’d reach ultimate success. However
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“Country of the One Eye God” by Olive Senior After reading “Country of the One Eye God” by Olive Senior‚ I couldn’t help but think that the story sounds all too familiar with the world in which we live today where money devours the souls of people with good intentions. This is a short story of a grandmother‚ Ma Bell‚ who has raised her grandchildren up from nothing. One grandchild in particular‚ Jacko‚ grows to become a rebel. Eloped with bitterness and resentment‚ Jacko gets what he wants by
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January 17‚ 2012 Critical Lens John F. Kennedy once stated “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. In other words‚ if we can’t resolve our problems peacefully‚ then violent revolution is bound to happen. This is true because in life when people cannot get what they want peacefully‚ they turn to violence. The pieces of literature which prove the quote true are the book; Animal Farm written by George Orwell‚ and the song; “The International” written
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how Africans are savages; both Chinua Achebe and Binyavaga Wainina use their voices to show how people’s views of Africa are not entirely correct. When Conrad wrote his book‚ not many people had been to Africa so they believed that his racist views were true. In Africa they “walk on their hind legs”(Conrad 33). Unlike dogs—humans only have two legs—they only have hind legs. Conrad chooses words that have a negative connotation. When Conrad uses hind
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and we learn about each of the characters individually. Rose of Sharon‚ for example‚ is first brought up at an early stage of her pregnancy. She had high hopes and aspirations for her family-to-be. It could have been recognized as though her wants were only for her personal interests‚ yet she was childbearing and had inescapable heartfelt dreams she couldn’t be reprimanded for. Although there weren’t many materialistic riches for the Joads‚ Rose of Sharon’s richness
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