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Abuse of Power in Heart of Darkness and in Frankenstein
Fiction
Frankenstein
Heart Of Darkness
History
Literature
Monster
Narration
Novel
Victor Frankenstein
How is the abuse of power shown in the two works that you have studied? The works I have studied and will be exploring in this essay are Mary Shelly’s ‘Frankenstein’ and Joseph Conrad’s ‘Heart of Darkness’. In ‘Frankenstein’ the abuse of power is most clearly exhibited by the protagonist of the story Frankenstein himself,…
An Examination of D.W. Griffith’s technique of Film-making Parallel Editing
Editing
Fiction
Film
D.W. Griffithls Techniques of Filmmaking Parallel editing or the ability to make two separate actions happen at the sametime, was innovated by DW. Griffith and is exclusive to films. Action films are a goodsource for these, as they give the impression of tensely reaching a climax In the film. In Vampires, by John Carpenter (1998),…
Symbolism in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Art
Entertainment
Fiction
Literature
In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, symbolism is the key literary device. Symbolism is when one thing stands for another. It is a sin to kill a mockingbird. This is because mockingbirds do not harm anything, they just sing to you. The mockingbird symbolized both Tom Robinson and Boo Radley. Tom…
The Essentials of a Vampire Story Short Summary
Fiction
Literature
Vampire
In chapter three of his book How to Read Literature Like A Professor Thomas C. Foster explains the essentials of a vampire story. Literal vampirism in tells an older but, attractive male who preys on a young virginal woman. The woman loses her strength, energy, and or life resulting in the continued life of the…
Review of “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption” by Stephen King
American Literature
Fiction
Literature
Shawshank Redemption
White 2HopeStephen King published his novella Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption in 1982. In 1994 this novella was turned into a movie called The Shawshank Redemption. Frank Darabont wrote the screenplay. A good adaptation will capture the same overall essence of the written book or novella. Darabont did a wonderful job of adapting this…
In “The Scarlet Ibis,” Old Woman Swamp is a Symbol of to Doodle and His Brother.
Art
Entertainment
Fiction
Literature
Foreshadowing, symbolism, and imagery are all elements, which compose style. All are very important, foreshadowing adds suspense, and symbolism contributes to interpretation. Imagery contributes “visual aids” which, also, aid interpretation. In this classic short story, “The Scarlet ibis,” by James Hurst, foreshadowing, symbolism, and imagery combine to create a true literary masterpiece. Foreshadowing is one…
Themes in the Lottery by Shirley Jackson
Fiction
Terrorism
The Lottery
Do you remember when you were younger and would bother one of your siblings or a friend? You know like, saying “shut up” even though your mother told you not to say that word, hitting someone, or even saying something mean to them. Remember how it was okay for you to do all of those…
Captive of the Vampire Queen — Part One
Queen
Vampire
It’s a familiar theme in myth, fantasy, horror and pulp literature. The immortal and terrible queen who rules in the shadows, whether she literally drinks blood or not. Ereshkigal, the Babylonian Queen of Hell … Persephone in Greek myth … the death-goddess Hel of the Norse legends, and the grim Choosers of the Slain, the…
What are Vampire Squid?
Animals
Biology
Vampire
But despite its terrifying name and appearance, it’s not a vampire. It doesn’t suck blood. It doesn’t have a “blood funnel” vampire squids eat mostly “marine snow” — a mixture of dead bodies, poop, and snot. The dead bodies are the remains of microscopic algae and animals that live in the waters farther up in…
Captive of the Vampire Queen — Part Two
Queen
Vampire
Negari, black queen of a former Atlantean colony deep in sixteenth-century Africa, is a wildly contradictory figure. I believe it’s not merely because she features in a story that appears to have been written in haste for the 1930s pulp market. A dying priest, described by himself as the last Atlantean, is biased in his…
description | Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying people, events, or places in imaginary ways that are not strictly based on history or fact. In its most narrow usage, fiction applies to written narratives in prose and often specifically novels, as well as novellas and short stories. |
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quotations | “Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity.” “Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth.” “That’s what fiction is for. “Artists use lies to tell the truth.,It’s no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. A man’s face is his autobiography. It’s never too late – in fiction or in life – to revise. A film is – or should be – more like music than like fiction. |
information | Fiction Books: Dune, All the Light We Cannot See, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Beloved, The Song of Achilles, People We Meet on Vacation, Pride and Prejudice, The Judge’s List, The Handmaid’s Tale: The Graphic Novel, Wolf Hall, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, The Handmaid’s Tale: The Graphic Novel, The Nightingale, One Hundred Years of Solitude, The Road, All the Light We Cannot See, Dune, Beloved, Fictional stories: The LotteryShirley Jackson, 1948, Heart of darkness ; with, The Congo diary ; and, Up-river bookJoseph Conrad, 1899, Animal FarmGeorge Orwell, 1945, The Tell-Tale HeartEdgar Allan Poe, 1843, |