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There are many techniques that authors use to communicate their message within their work. Each of these literary techniques has their own purpose in influencing how the reader perceives what he or she reads. Frank O’Connor, the author of the short story “The Drunkard,” and Shirley Jackson, the author of “The Lottery,” used the literary…

Mark Twain’s memoir, Life on the Mississippi, provides a firsthand account of the vibrant river life during the steamboat era. It also serves as a remembrance of that era after the Civil War. Born as Samuel Langhorne Clemens in Hannibal, Missouri, Twain grew up along the Mississippi River. Alongside his career as a journalist, essayist,…

Robert E. Howard’s hatred of the slave trade was unequivocal. His poems in this subject area are so vivid they could almost be used as part of the history of the slaves taken from Africa. It is one of the few subject areas in which REH shows no conflicting point of view in his poetry….

Mike Ruggiero British Classics Poetry Paper Rough Draft 4/24/2013 Wilfred Owen’s Anthem for a Doomed Youth Born on March 18, 1893 of an English and Welsh background, Wilfred Owen was born at Plas Wilmot, a house in Weston Lane, near Oswestry in Shropshire. He was the eldest of four children and extremely fond of his…

Many novels use images of contrasting landscapes or surroundings to symbolize the central theme of the piece. In Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms, the contrasting depictions of Italy and Switzerland serve as foils that symbolize the book’s theme: the devastating impact of war on individuals. The descriptions of these countries are starkly dissimilar, representing…

Use this graphic organizer to collect your thoughts about characterization in Macbeth. As you read each scene, record what you learn about the character. Add the line from the play that supports your idea. Lady Macbeth Observations: Text Support: Looks: Lady Macbeth looks like a serious, ambitious woman who is not afraid to go after…

With reference to the written Macbeth text, to the R.S.C’s 1967 production and the Roman Polanskis 1971 film, analyze how successful each production has been in transforming Shakespeare’s written text onto the stage/screen. Throughout Shakespeare’s life he wrote and directed many famous and wonderful plays, these include Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet and the Twelfth night….

Shawshank Redemption Essay, Research Paper Great Expectations: Father figures, wise mans and frequenters Pip s pursuit for individuality is until the return of Magwich, based on false values. In this pursuit he is influenced by ( for good or for ailment ) a figure of figures whom he regards about as surrogable parents. Write an…

Texts need to continually change and evolve to suit different audiences. This is evident in Shakespearian dramas such as Romeo and Juliet, which has evolved to suit today’s modern society and remain interesting to audiences around the world. Baz Luhrmann has changed scenes in Romeo and Juliet to make it appeal to audiences by using…

Social scientists have spent years studying issues related to human behavior.  Many researchers have noticed that group behavior seems increasingly odd as individuals conform to the group.  In Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery,” the group mentality allows for the stunning acceptance of senseless violence that the story describes.             The story’s impact depends on the irony…