(hereafter AROO), a polemic, by Virginia Woolf and the play Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (hereafter WAVW) by Edward Albee both address gender inequality and truth and illusion even though their contexts and form starkly contrast. An analysis of similar themes will provide a greater understanding of meanings and perceptions of the texts. AROO, written in the post-war period of the late 1920s, was composed in a time of great social change due to the destruction and turmoil of the War. Modernist writing
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George Orwell, the author of Nineteen Eighty Four, uses various motifs to help him convey his message. Orwell gives one particular simple household article symbolic significance, in order to develop a theme which is important to him. The specific object which Orwell uses as a motif, is a beautiful glass paperweight. For the novel’s protagonist, Winston Smith, this paperweight represents both beauty without purpose, as well as ongoing hope for the reclamation of his happier, liberated past, and a
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characters in a literary work Diction - word choice to create a specific effect Figurative Language –language that represents one thing in terms of something dissimilar (non-literal language). Includes simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, symbol) Flashback- the method of returning to an earlier point in time for the purpose of making the present clearer Foreshadowing- hint of what is to come in a
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movies, books and even plays regarding heroic figures use the same archetypes for their characters. An archetype signifies a symbol which connects to literature, art, and real life. In Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, the plot revolves around a group of stranded boys on an island that witness changes in themselves. Throughout the story, each character has an archetypal symbol that connects to a hero’s journey. These archetypes represent the guideline that allows the story to be read through the
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resolution and completeness at the end of the sonnet there are often key-words, or tie-words, present in the closing couplet that are also present in the earlier quatrains. This structuring provides a framework on which to build the words, phrases, themes, rhymes, syncopation, punctuation and rhythm of the sonnet making it, at its best, a self-contained work of art. Having established this structure though, the author can then go on to breach the framework to add tension and meaning: a quatrain will
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Circle/Spherical Motif in The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter is in many ways a symbolic novel, in which many tangible images/motifs to represent larger and intangible ideas or themes such as passion and goodness. Many of these motifs intertwine with the plot, developing and forming it, as well as developing the characters of the novel and bringing them to life. Some of the most significant are seen throughout the novel, from start to finish, even contributing to the resolution
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The themes in the novel are well brought out as the death of Addie inspires other characters in the book to wrestle between the existence of life and death. It makes Addie’s children to view their mother as non-existence since she is now described as was rather than is. There is also the tension between thoughts and words that is clearly brought out when the characters monologue, which is a clear shows that the characters have inner lives. The motifs of the author are well brought
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audience, right from the beginning, how deep the hatred was between the Montagues and Capulets, which focuses on the themes family feud and hubris. Luhrmann uses a wide shot of skyscrapers, one belonging to the Montagues on one side of the street and the Capulets on the other side. This gives the audience a hint of what might be rivalry, hatred, and battle, which highlights the theme family feud. The opening scene involves boys from the Montagues and Capulets at a petrol station. Baz Luhrmann uses
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Movie Critic: To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mocking Bird is a novel that received raving reviews from critics like Chicago Tribune, Time Magazine and Life Magazine. With this being her only novel, author Harper Lee created the story in effort to tell a story of siblings Scout and Jem Finch and how an experience that changes their view on the town have they live in. Scout Finch, a young 5 year old girl is the protagonist and narrator in the story. Jem Finch, her 9 year old brother looks after her
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1. W. Shakespeare « Hamlet» (Renaissance) Character List Hamlet - The Prince of Denmark, the title character, and the protagonist. About thirty years old at the start of the play, Hamlet is the son of Queen Gertrude and the late King Hamlet, and the nephew of the present king, Claudius. Hamlet is melancholy, bitter, and cynical, full of hatred for his uncle’s scheming and disgust for his mother’s sexuality. A reflective and thoughtful young man who has studied at the University of Wittenberg
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