ENGLISH – LEVEL 3 90721 Respond critically to written text(s) studied Question A novel usually depicts the journey of a character or characters. To what extent do you agree with this view? Your response should include close reference to a novel (or novels) you have studied. Text Type: Novel Novel Title: MAESTRO Author(s)/website(s): PETER GOLDSWORTHY Ignorance to realisation, adolescence to adulthood and dreams to reality are all journeys that Peter Goldsworthy explores in his novel, “Maestro”. Through the use of passage we see how Peter Goldsworthy takes Paul on these journeys to make important realisations about humans, ideas and himself.
brontë studies, Vol. 37 No. 3, September 2012, 174–89 ‘Give me my name’: Naming and Identity In and Around Jane Eyre Steven Earnshaw The article discusses the importance of names, naming and identity in connection with Jane Eyre. A focus on the framing provided by the title page is the basis for insights into the importance ‘names and naming’ has for our interpretation of the novel, leading to discussion of how these elements are innovatively handled in a mid-nineteenth-century context. Such an apprehension of what a name is (or is perceived to be) becomes key to our understanding of Jane’s and the novel’s sense of self and identity.
important events that follow a chronology in the past, to evolve their narratives, as the ultimate ends of the stories are probably already familiar to the reader. This technique of using history also might increase the expectation of the known event, where the reader is aware of what is about to happen and he awaits the events wondering what will happen to the protagonist. The following describes and discusses the relationship between history and fiction in these two books and will view the personal history in contrast to the fictional part of the books. How far is what they describe actual fact, authentic history, and what is fictional in the novels? Madison Jones’ book Nashville 1864 is about the events of the Civil War in 1864 recalled, over 36 years later, by the mature Steven Moore, who experienced the war firsthand as a twelve-year-old boy, as the son of a Confederate soldier.
“Irony in The Gift of the Magi” is an acceptable title, for example. “The Gift of Irony: Literary Devices in The Gift of the Magi” is a better title! Name______________________________ Period________ Essay Checklist ______ I have a title that hints at what my paper will be about. ______ My thesis statement appears in my introductory paragraph. ______ the author and title of the story appears in my introductory paragraph.
If no, then: Cut any tangential information that doesn’t get right to the subject and framing question for the short story "Omelas" or provide a good introduction to the graphic novel, Persepolis. For example, after reading your introduction, your reader should have a good idea about the kind of novel Persepolis is and what particular aspect you are going to focus your analysis on. Similarly, if you are writing about "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas," your intro should frame the essay and offer a context based on
Besides insight into collective societal culture, literary history has provided future writers with models of poetic device, style and content influencing literary works and building upon past literary ideas. Literary history is a vehicle to understanding the past and plays a major role in its influence on literature up to and including the present day. Knowledge of historical literature gives us insight into the traditions and societal conventions of the time in which the piece was written. One outstanding example comes from Anglo-Saxon times. Beowulf is a literary work which enables a reader to glimpse not only the societal customs but into the savage and seemingly uncontrollable environment of the first century.
Through a close study of the narrative structure, relationships and detective fiction the reader will gain a better understanding of the distinctive elements of this novel. In the book “Curious” Mark Haddon has used an interesting narrative structure to convey the effects of Christopher Boone as the distinctive narrator. A distinctive feature we see in “Curious” is the use of Narrative Digressions. Haddon has structured this novel so that about every second chapter we see a Narrative digression which throws the story into pause and in these narrative digressions he goes into unneeded subjects such as Christopher listing all of his behavioural problems Christopher says “I used to think mother and father would get divorced” this digression had followed Ed Boone stating that he wanted to leave Swindon and live somewhere else. Christopher stating all these behavioural problems shows us his thought pattern.
In a paragraph, discuss how these three essays meet the criteria for literary nonfiction. Use specific information from the content of the unit and quotations from the readings. Literary nonfiction is a form of storytelling as old as the telling of stories. It is a form that allows a writer both to narrate facts and to search for truth, blending the empirical eye of the reporter with the moral vision. The first essay written by Jaschik meets the criteria for literary nonfiction because it discusses the huge controversy of plagiarism and how it affects literature today.
‘Why is Sixty Lights worthy of critical study and inclusion on the HSC Prescriptions List for module B- Critical Study of Text?’ The novel Sixty Lights has been included on the HSC Prescriptions List for Module B because it is worthy for critical study as it is a diverse piece of literature covering significant topics that have been ignored in the modern world. We enter the lyrical and image-laden world of Sixty Lights. It’s a tale, resplendent in colour and imagery, set across two worlds - the constrained and stilted world of Victorian England, and the chaotic danger and abandon of India. Gail Jones creates literature, like Shakespeare, but in this particular piece explores the significance behind photographs and what they represent.
Your name English Literature (Classic and Modern) Course Instructor Date of Submission Gilgamesh and Sunjata Both the ‘The Epic of Gilgamesh’ by George Andrew and ‘Sunjata: A West Epic of the Mandes Peoples’ by Conrad David are two epic stories, derived from evident Sahelian sources with the apparent aim to further exalt the power of their heroes. This is common in the epics as they share the same tendency of integrating the local legends and use historical achievements to justify their heroic roles. Though the main characters in the two epics, namely Sunjuta and Gilgamesh share a number of traits in the respective novels, they also contrast in a number of ways in the heroic roles the play in the two books. The Epic of Gilgamesh’ by George Andrew introduces Gilgamesh as the King of Uruk. As a character, he is more of a god than a man considering his extra ordinary war and leadership powers.