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Literary Analysis of “Gravity”
Protagonist
Sense
Literary Analysis of “Gravity” by David Leavitt The following pages will consist of a literary analysis of the short story presented by the author David Leavitt, which is taken from his book “A Place I’ve Never Been” (Nguyen, 2006). “Gravity” narrates the story of a boy with AIDS, whose life is slowly consuming like the…
Analysis of “Apple Tree” (extract)
Literature
Love
Protagonist
John Galsworthy is an English writer of XIX-XX centuries famous for The Forsyte Saga and he won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1932. It is important to know, that he started his literary career with long short stories, and The Apple Tree, which was published in 1917, is one of the most popular by…
Critical Analysis of Paul’s Case
Art
Protagonist
Theatre
Critical Analysis Paul’s Case was not, by any means, my favorite short movie. However, most of the necessary literary elements were present. The plot begins with the exposition, which is Paul’s failure to pay attention and rebellious acts. Instead of being interested in his education, Paul is fascinated by art and theater as shown through…
Analysis of the Protagonist in Oedipus Rex
Oedipus
Protagonist
Analysis of the Protagonist in Oedipus Rex Though there has been much debate over who is actually the protagonist in Sophocles’ tragic play Oedipus Rex, the general consensus among scholars is that Oedipus himself stars as the protagonist in this play as a part of his role as the tragic hero. “Rather than configuring…
“Eveline” by James Joyce
Consciousness
Mind
Protagonist
Through our lives we find ourselves in different situations and places and under the effect of variety and diversity. Following the human nature we always struggle for more, for something better, for something more valuable, but on that path we usually are brought in front of crossroads, which will determine our next stage of life….
Somerset Maugham “Louise”
Irony
Literature
Protagonist
I could never understand why Louise bothered with me. She disliked me and I knew that behind my back she seldom lost the opportunity of saying a disagreeable thing about me. She had too much delicacy ever to make a direct statement, but with a hint and a sigh and a little gesture of her…
Any Protagonist Experiencing a Significant Change of Knowledge About the World
Protagonist
Innocence to Adulthood Any young protagonist experiencing a significant change of knowledge about the world or himself will point or lead him toward an adult life. As seen in John Updike’s “A & P” and James Joyce’s “Araby,” both of the main characters are confronted by situations that bring them to “thresholds of maturity and…
How many miles to Babylon
Protagonist
The same cannot be said for How Many Miles to Babylon, which ends in a pessimistic and gloomy scene. Alec Moore is awaiting execution, as the novel comes full circle. He is given “a pen and paper” because he is an “officer and a gentleman”. He has nothing to do but wait. Alec refused to…
Closed for the Seasons
Protagonist
Closed for the Season by, Anonymous Closed For the Season, written by Mary Downing Hahn, is a realistic fiction, and a mysterious adventures book. The story takes place in the present and in a small town called Bealesville. Arthur and Logan are the protagonists because they are the main characters in the story and they’re…
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Literature
Novel
Protagonist
Cloud Atlas consists of six different narratives which are not in order in the book which made the novel having intersections and synchronized. The first parts of the stories were partially written. The story beginning of the story was all about an America notary’s journal in the South Seas voyage times. The first story was…
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