Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” is a short story that explores the inner thoughts and emotions of the main character, Mrs. Mallard. The story is set in the late 19th century and tells the story of Mrs. Mallard’s reaction to her husband’s death. The story is open to a variety of interpretations, but … Read more
The settings in Jane Eyre are important in understanding the development of Jane’s character. The different places she lives in represent different stages in her life, and the emotions she feels in each place reflect her growth as a person. Jane begins her life at Gateshead, where she is miserable and oppressed. She is constantly … Read more
Lord of the Flies is a novel that explores the dark side of human nature. The story follows a group of boys who are stranded on an island and must fend for themselves. As the boys struggle to survive, they quickly descend into savagery. The novel demonstrates that even in the most civilized of people, … Read more
One overarching theme of ‘s W. O. Mitchell’s Who Has Seen the Wind (1947) is the incongruity between the wild and the domesticated. While this heterogeneity is often represented physically – Mitchell goes to great lengths to describe the vastness of the Saskatchewan prairie – it also manifests as a series of personality conflicts between … Read more
“The histories of vampires and people are not so different, really. How many of us can honestly see our own reflection? ” (Barry, 94). Any research into the history of autobiography will expose elements of fiction materializing into truth. Perhaps it’s the fogginess of memory, and sometimes it’s a lie a writer has been telling … Read more
Throughout time, authors have used the literary device, symbolism, to give objects or characters of their stories an underlying meaning that may not be easily figured out without reading between the lines. The novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude, written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez is full of objects and characters that are used as symbols … Read more
After Salman Rushdie wrote The Satanic Verses in 1988, the Ayatollah Khomeini placed a fatwah upon him, causing Rushdie to adopt a life of separation and hiding. During his hiding, Rushdie broke his silence with Haroun and the Sea of Stories (1990), a children’s book written as a means of explaining his situation to his … Read more
Ethan Frome is a dramatic romantic story based on the love triangle between Ethan, his wife Zeena, and their housekeeper Mattie Silver. The author introduces multiple themes and conflicts throughout its words and pages. Within these themes of love, poverty, and isolation the author introduces three distinct symbols being the outdoors, bedroom and kitchen which … Read more
Not neutral/invisible- no type can be invisible all caryy connotations, Helvetica example. Mian idea is to deliver a message. what if the message is non-verbal? Semiotics- the message is more then what the words say. The idea of modularity gave rise to the letterpress technology and also influenced the shape of graphic design, establishing principles … Read more
The pieces of literature Perfume by suskind and Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Garcia-Marquez usage of diction and imagery create a memorable impact on the reader; these details linger within the minds of the readers to further incite the overall plot of the story. In Suskind novel Perfume the author is able to demonstrate … Read more
The tale of Uncle Tom’s Cabin begins in the parlor of the Shelby household, as Mr. Shelby discusses how many slaves he will need to sell to Mr. Haley, a slave trader, to relieve him of his debts after falling upon hard times. Shelby ultimately decides to sell Tom, a “good, steady, sensible, pious fellow” … Read more