change in the main character‚ Grendel. One compositional risk that Gardner uses extremely effectively is motif. A motif is defined as recurring structures‚ contrasts‚ or literary devices that can help to develop and inform the piece’s major themes. The most effective motif Gardner uses over the course of the novel is the recurring references to the signs of the zodiac. Other important motifs referenced in Grendel are the seasons‚ machinery‚ and the number twelve. Starting in chapter one‚ Gardner
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In his essay‚ The Fairy Tale May Say Best What’s to Be Said‚ Lewis discussed his intentions to incorporate Christian mythology into fantasy works in order to make religion more appealing to the younger generation‚ “I thought I saw how stories of this kind could steal past a certain inhibition which had paralyzed much of my own religion in childhood. Why did one find it so hard to feel as one was told one ought to feel about God or about the sufferings of Christ? I thought the chief reason was that
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Jasmine Watkins Mr. Seborowski British Literature Honors April 9‚ 2013 Motifs play a central role in Macbeth as a way to display important actions‚ scenes‚ and lines. Motifs are a recurring subject‚ theme‚ or idea especially in a literary artistic or musical work. In the Shakespearean tragedy Macbeth‚ the three motifs‚ appearances vs. reality‚ blood‚ and darkness are used in Macbeth to demonstrate repetitive structures‚ contrasts‚ and literary devices that aid in the development of the
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Cinderella Cinderella is a story that is known to be the best fairy tale in the world. There are more than 700 different versions of Cinderella in the world. Throughout history‚ "Cinderella" is a story that is interpreted by different countries such as; Europe‚ North and South America‚ and Asia. Although the name‚ clothes‚ and other details alter in each story‚ the theme remains the same. In each story‚ there is an outward transformation of "Cinderbottom" to "Cinderella." In the French "Cinderella"
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and analyzed of all the fairy tales‚ and there are several versions of the tale to study‚ all with a slight variation in their moral lesson‚ interpretation and theme surrounding Little Red Riding Hood’s escapade to grandmother’s house. It is most commonly believed that the French author Charles Perrault was the first to publish a written version of this fairy tale in 1697. However‚ Perrault most likely composed the tale of Little Red Riding Hood from pre-existing folk tales that had been passed down
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you aware of the main plots‚and it does a great job of that.The main topic I’m working on is about the motifs in this novel. Motifs are the repetitiveness of several items throughout the novel. If you pick up on them then you already know what im talking about. The idea of a motif is to allow the reader to understand why this item is so important and what it has relations to in the book. A Motif can stand for many things in a book such as ‚it could be major foreshadowing‚ or even keeping an idea going
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Final Draft: Sex Motif Essay Sexuality is a recurring motif in The Catcher in The Rye. Both physical and emotional relationships offer Holden opportunity to open up to the world and see that there is nothing wrong with being a conformist. They also represent what he fears most about the adult world: complexity‚ unpredictability‚ and potential for conflict and change. As he acts out at the Museum of Natural History in chapter 16‚ Holden likes the world to be silent and frozen‚ predictable and unchanging
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TRANSFORMATIONS 51. Andy last saw his brother 10 years ago when he left for America to seek his fortune. Andy hasn’t ________________________________________________________________. 53. The witness said that she hadn’t seen that young man at the club the previous night. “___________________________________________________________‚” said the witness. 54. They are building new hotels all over the Black Sea coast. New hotels _________________________________________________________________
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Desiree Brown AP English 4 April 8‚ 2013 Shakespere Motifs Shakespere uses these three motifs as a way to show us how to live and interact with one another‚ especially when we are to be loyal to our loved ones and the ones who are important to us. The theme of this entire play is revolved around loyalty. Hamlets mother was not loyal to his father. But many do not realize how much of an impact that is on his life. He soon starts to doubt every person in life‚ except for Horatio‚ who has stayed
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I choose to write my motif explanation on A White Heron by Sarah Orne Jewett. In this short story‚ birds are a recurring motif; I will try to explain the significance of the birds and the white heron as it pertains to the story. The first birds mentioned are robins. Robins are symbolic of rebirth or the beginning of new ideas; the story mentions them as a being the product of a cats labor‚ “fat with young robins.” My intuition tells me that their meaning in the story is Sylvia’s new life in the country
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