ARABY-POSTCOLONIAL INTERPRETATION In the short story of Araby‚ James Joyce attemps to expose many ideas and themes that places the setting of Araby in a postcolonial era. The narator describes the setting of "NORTH RICHMOND STREET AS A BLIND‚ QUIET STREET‚ HAVING HOUSES WITH INPERTURBABLE FACES‚" This dull and dark description of the enviroment goes on throughout the story connecting this sombre setting Dublin with the mondane activities of the people. eg. (people doing their jobs‚ going
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their interest. Araby is a novel written by James Joyce‚ his use of diction‚ imagery‚ and characterization creates a sense of desperation and anxiety. Although Araby is some what considered a love story‚ it has many surprising ironic twists and unexpected resolutions. James Joyce uses a variety of different words; his use of diction is intelligent and old fashion. The words he corporate into Araby brings out every single aspect of the character’s feelings. This quote from Araby shows the authors
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For readers who have ever had their heart broken or dreams crushed‚ “Araby” by James Joyce may be a flashback to a reality long forgotten. The young boy transforms before the eyes of the reader before one can actually grasp the fact of what is happening. He goes from a dark mindset‚ to an optimistic one with the chance of love in his mind‚ only to end up back in a pessimistic state of mind. In “Araby” the narrator takes a journey down a dark childhood path that ends in a sudden realization that life
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bother to read the book. Troy‚ I agree with you on how punctuation is important. How would lets say even a professional for writing a book‚ he would have punctuation errors. (Soyun) You are so write about the writer being at the level of his/her reader. Writers should definitely keep in mind their readers. And have find ways to communicate his passion for writing through his use of words‚ etc. or whatever he’s talking about. Xio Ling I agree that a writer should indicate who
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believes that language is supposed to reveal who you are and where you are from; your social status. To write English in a way that is proper reveals that you know the language well. If a person reads your writing‚ that ‘spell-check’ does not disagree‚ he will only determine your writing style and nothing about your speech‚ not where you are from‚ or what you look like. Only when you reveal yourself and speech‚ will a person know. The altercation in speech between one another is not called a different
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THE WRITING STYLE OF ERNEST HEMINGWAY (Name) English III - CP June 09‚ 2003 (Teacher ’s name) (last name) 1 OUTLINE THESIS STATEMENT: The usage of repetition and ambiguous words in the work of Ernest Hemingway is a well-known characteristic of his writing style. This type of writing is similar throughout all his books and short stories. I. Introduction A. Usage of short and simple sentences B. Usage of repeated words throughout same paragraph II. Development of Hemingway ’s writing style
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AUSTEN Jane Austen writing tends to be witty and romantic. Though her name never appeared on her published books during her life‚ Austin’s works rose to fame after her death in 1817. In fact‚ her popular books‚ such as Pride and Prejudice‚ have never gone out of print. She is now considered one of England’s most famous novelists. The writing style of Austen: Austen’s writing style is a mix of neoclassicism and romanticism. Neoclassicism encourages reason and restraint in writing. It is logical
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“Araby‚” a short story from James Joyce’s Dubliners‚ recounts an unnamed boy’s transition from childhood into adulthood‚ from a life filled with fantasy to all the harsh realities of life in Ireland under British rule. The narrator of the story is the older version of the protagonist‚ and as a result the prose seems far from what a child would write—a preadolescent would not display such self-awareness and understanding. Further examination of the text shows that the narrator is actually embarrassed
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representation of myself‚ and my perception of my writing abilities. As to being an ‘accurate picture’ of my writing that is a different story. I suspect my perception of both history and writing is filtered extensively through the lenses of past experience and current status which result in a kaleidoscope of writing styles. This ever-changing paradigm is clearly evident in all my written expression and as I look back at the biography and other writing samples I see different voices. To explain further
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The Role of Religion in Araby Religion plays an immense role in the lives of many people‚ including the narrator of the short story‚ Araby‚ by James Joyce. Religion is based on the belief that a supernatural power governs the universe‚ this basically gives us explanations to things humans don’t fully understand‚ yet it is very common for one to become torn between personal feelings and religious beliefs. When one is weak and vulnerable they may turn to religion to set them back on track. Religion
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