In The Crucible by Arthur Miller there is a controversy between the individual and the society Is it more important to be a good and moral person or is it more important to be viewed as one Arthur Miller believes that the societys views on a person overpower that of an individuals ideas and actions With substantial evidence for Abigails motives to blame his own wife he is still very cautious and wary about reporting their affair John Proctor knows that with that confession he will have a reputa
Conflicts or battles can be described as a struggle between two or more opposing forces caused by disagreement or dispute In the novel One Flew over the Cuckoos Nest by Ken Kesey the author uses conflict to develop themes Through the eyes of Chief Bromden a mute Indian the novel describes a story of a psychiatric hospital and a new patient by the name of Randle McMurphy and his on going fight with the sinister Nurse Ratched When McMurphy enters the ward many of the patients are confused by his
Death By Chance In literature literary elements such as the point of view from which the story is narrated often help make the story more successful in delivering their message Certain points of view may be delivered omnisciently where some of the thoughts of characters are shown or in a limited point of view like this story where the readers only receive the story but not what characters think or feel The short story The Lottery uses a third person limited point of view to help convey the auth
In a city of millions it is possible for two very similar men to lead distinctly opposite lives While one aspires to be the best architect America has ever seen the other falls pray to a sadistic calling full of murder and the sick pleasure he finds in the anguish of others Erik Larson author of The Devil in the White City uses the images of good and evil Burnham and Holmes as a doorway into the world of the chilling mysteries surrounding one man and the brilliant designs of the other Though bo
Displays of Affection in Anne of Green Gables Love and expression of love is a central theme in L M Montgomerys novel Anne of Green Gables Anne Shirley is introduced as an emotionally damaged sensitive girl who is desperate for love of any sort When the Cuthberts actually decide to keep Anne despite her not being a boy she is elated Anne Shirley is wanted and accepted for who she is at last However throughout the novel readers note that Marilla Cuthbert treats Anne quite differently than her br
In the Divine Comedy Dante goes through many changes as he travels through Hell on through Purgatory and ending in Heaven As the story progresses and Dante goes through hell he changes from being sympathetic to the residents of hell to being less sympathetic and believing more that you get what you deserve Not only does Dante change throughout the story but the style in which the poem is written changes Just like Dante the writing becomes more refined as the story unravels Right off the bat in
NEHA YADAV DOMESTIC CHRONOTOPE IN PRIDE AND PREJUDICE The Russian philologist and literary philosopher Mikhail Mikhailvoch Bakhtin 1895 1975 uses the term Chronotope to designate the Spatio Temporal matrix which governs the base condition of all narratives and other linguistic acts The term itself can be literally translated as Time Space The term is developed in Bakhtins essay Forms of Time and Chronotope in the Novel Bakhtin in his essay says that a literary works artistic unity in relationsh
Dont Judge a Book by the Cover A large issue that is faced within Mark Twains Huckleberry Finn is the issue of race The story takes place during the time of slavery when blacks were considered inferior to whites But Huckleberry Finn challenges the idea of slavery through the narrator and main character Huckleberry Finn In the beginning Huck is as unaware of societys attitudes as everyone else he goes through many experiences which help him to form his own perspective of racial issues Huck is tr
Doodles death Wouldnt it be a tragedy to loose one of your younger siblings In The Scarlet Ibis brothers attitude leads to Doodles death because he had too much pride Brother is cruel to doodle For example the doctor has advised the family that he mustnt get too hot too cold or too tired and that he must always be treated gently Brother ignores what Doodles doctor says and does the opposite Brother shows his arrogance In addition when brother takes Doodle up to the barn loft he shows him his ow
Dramatic Irony in Oedipus the King O King Apollo May Creon us good fortune and rescue bright as the expression I see on his face Sophocles 5 This quote implies dramatic irony because the evident message is that Creon by his face is bringing good news but we the audience know the hidden message which is that Creon brings a bad prophecy which sets off the story of Oedipus For whoever killed Laius might decide to raise his hand against me So acting on behalf of Laius I benefit myself too Sophocles