William Faulkner is a well-known American writer‚ Nobel Prize‚ and the Pulitzer Prize laureate. He is famous for his novels‚ essays‚ screenplays‚ and short stories. It should be noted that Faulkner was a representative of modernist literature and as we all know‚ literary modernism was driven by a strong desire to change traditional principles of presentation and expression of the sensibilities of the time. “A Rose for Emily” is a good example of modernist literature and one of the most well-known
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William Blake was a romanticist poet‚ who wrote poems during the Industrial Revolution. He was born on 28th November 1757 in Westminster‚ but spent most of his life in London. William became an engraver at the age of fifteen and on each of his poems original prints‚ there is an engraved picture. He eventually owned a business in engraving. When he was nearly 25 he married a lady called Catherine Bouchier‚ whom he was happily married to for 45 years. In 1784 he published his first volume of poems
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danger‚ evil‚ pain‚ etc. In the reading “ The Elevator” William Sleator (author) shows that Martin ( main character) is unable to overcome his fears by building suspense showing that Martin tries everything he can to avoid the elevator. The fears Martin has of the elevator are that his scare of close spaces (claustrophobia) ‚ and that the is a fat lady that goes through the elevator(sizeism). Also that his scare to disappoint his dad. For William Sleator to show Martin’s fears he has to have fears
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“Macbeth”‚ William Shakespeare adequately portrays to the readers that while Macbeth’s vaulting ambition played a helping hand in his demise‚ without the help of Lady Macbeth’s manipulation tactics‚ and the supernatural highlighting the appearance vs. reality theme‚ his downfall may have been avoided and he may have earned his kingship. Macbeth’s downfall may have been avoided if it was not for his manipulative‚ controlling wife‚ Lady Macbeth. While trying to manipulate Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeths infers
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phobia is bugs. Sounds very embarrassing‚ but having phobias is common. Just ask a boy named Martin in the story called “The Elevator” written by William Slator. The story is about a boy who tumbles across phobias as they get presented right in front of him throughout the story. He has three fears‚ the elevator‚ the fat lady‚ and his dad’s judgement. William Slator also telegraphs Martins’ lack of ability to get over his fears by building suspense through Martins’ thoughts and actions which are all
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Wendy Williams knows how to stir up controversy without much effort. She is known for her mouth and sometimes‚ her comments get her into big trouble. With no filter‚ her talk show gets high ratings. Williams talks about hot topics and inserts her feelings about the situation into the monologue. Her latest comments have really struck a chord with viewers‚ and it isn’t helping Over the weekend‚ Nelly was accused of rape by a fan. This was a hot button story‚ and the police actually booked and released
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scared of strangers in William Sleator’s story “The Elevator”. The story suggests that you should be cautious but not paranoid in certain situations. This is proved by the fact that Martin’s father called him a “wimp” for being afraid of an old lady when he ran into her in the elevator. As a result‚ Martin was not believed and he was left alone to meet the old lady in the elevator‚ who called Martin by his actual name at the end of the story when they were in the elevator the lady pressed the stop button
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The significance and aptness of the title "The Tempest" is immense. Though not apparent at first‚ the title is skilfully used by the dramatist to enmesh the various themes‚ motifs and subplots in his play into a closely knit unit. The title is not the mere reflection of a storm that characterizes the opening scene; rather‚ its essence lays the foundation that links disparate elements throughout the play. I believe that the tempest is a symbol of the torment and suffering endured by Prospero for
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Piers Plowman by William Langland A long‚ religious allegory‚ Piers Plowman survives in three versions. The large number of manuscripts evidence that the work was popular from the 14th through the 17th century. The work is a dream vision‚ presented as the author’s dream‚ fantastic and allegorical by nature. It embodies the medieval idea that dreams relay truth in disguise. Piers Plowman accomplishes the following: 1. It provides a history of Christianity according to the Old and New testament
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harm to you. In the story‚ The Elevator‚ by William Sleator‚ a 12 year old boy named Martin is trying to deal with his egregious fear. I can understand that he has claustrophobia‚ because as far as I know claustrophobia is a common fear. However his paranoia and intimidation are pathetic. Since Martin has dealt with all of his fears every single day he is probably scarred at this point in his life. Without any doubt‚ Martin’s biggest fear is the fat lady. “ It wasn’t possible. It was like a nightmare
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