The way in which any story is told and who tells it can be an extremely influential part of the narrative More than simply whether or not the reader can trust the narrator to tell the truth without a bias the narrative lens can entirely shape the way in which the world is viewed The most interesting narrator as well as the most suspicious is the narrator who is also a character an active participant in the action of the story In such a case the narrator legitimately has both intimate and limite
In the novel Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky Raskolnikov drastically changes by the end of the story ceasing to believe in his original philosophy about life God and the universe Throughout the novel the main character undergoes this change of personality and ideas with the help of Svidrigailov Sonya and his essentially good conscience Even though Raskolnikovs change of heart could be overlooked or doubted because of the complexity of ever changing thoughts and feelings that he reveal
Betrayal President Nixon betrayed his country Brutus betrayed Caesar and even Anakin Skywalker betrayed the Jedi From the past to the present betrayal has been one of the most acclaimed human faults It has appeared in history novels plays movies video games and plays The Crucible is no exception Arthur Millars The Crucible like the historical Salem witch trials is rooted in betrayal The tragic tale tells of the betrayal of others the betrayal of expectations and in the eyes of the puritans the
Cry the Beloved Country Book III Essay In the novel Cry the Beloved Country James Jarvis had never concerned himself with the native people of South Africa his entire life That life style changed however when his son Arthur was killed by native Absalom Kumalo James made an attempt to comprehend his sons efforts to bring justice to South Africa and end apartheid He began to understand the problems between blacks and whites which led him to be sympathetic towards Reverend Stephen Kumalo Absaloms
The Diary of a young girl essay Anne one of many survivors but the only survivor who believed in the good of the enemy Anne the girl who once escaped the mass murder in Germany had escaped to Amsterdam in hope to live a new life away from the dreaded fate of the Germans She writes journal entries about her experiences about her two year ordeal in the annex away from the Germans The world shows Anne her good people and bad people the good people acting like saints but the bad people coming acros
Wilfred Owen wrote Apologia Pro Poemate Meo in response to a letter regarding the pessimistic nature of his poetry On its surface the poem celebrates the comradeship and determination of the soldiers who fought but on a deeper level Owen tries to express his inner feelings towards the war On 31 October 1918 Owen wrote to his mother In this letter he said Of this I am certain you could not be visited by a band of friends half so fine as surround me here These words would be the last Owen ever wr
DOCTOR FAUSTUS AS A MORALITY PLAY Doctor Faustus has many features of a morality play the conflict between good and evil the creation of Good and Bad Angels the Old Man as Good Counsel the pageant of the Seven Deadly Sins and the appearance of Faustus enemies to ambush and kill him The conflict between Good and Evil was a recurring theme in the medieval morality plays From this point of view Marlowes play is a dramatization of the medieval morality play Everyman Doctor Faustus becomes a moralit
Throughout the story of Macbeth by William Shakespeare Macbeth acts in a much despised manner he becomes a murderer and later when king of Scotland a tyrant Many who have read or seen the play are left wondering how a mans whole approach to life can change how Macbeth turned from the hero whom all adored to the tyrant who was hated and ended up a lone man fighting for his life Within the play Macbeth is influenced by many the witches his wife Lady Macbeth possibly Hecate Goddess of the Underwor
A Doll House by Henrik Ibsen Henrik Ibsens play A Doll House suggests that the status of woman throughout the Victorian era was one of submission in which they were not given the same rights as their male counterparts During the 1800s women began to slowly become more independent for instance they were able to take on more responsibilities such as entering traditionally male dominated work forces However this change was a gradual process Just because it was becoming more acceptable for women to
DREAM DEFERRED Langston Hughess poem Dream Deferred is basically about what happens to dreams when they are put on hold Hughes probably intended for the poem to focus on the dreams of African Americans in particular because he originally entitled the poem Harlem which is the capital of African American life in the United States however it is just as easy to read the poem as being about dreams in general and what happens when people postpone making them come true Ultimately Hughes uses a careful