Although, both Amir and Rahim Khan tell their stories in a formal manner. Hosseini does this to add ferocity to the story, whilst the change of manner of voice suggests a significant change to the reader. Hosseini uses the change of voice to show a turning point within the story as Hassan is brought back to Amir’s memory. The whole chapter is spoken in Rahim Khan’s narrative and is mostly his dialogue in monologue, though readers understand that Amir is listening as he references his presence, ‘‘You’d recognise him.’’ The style of monologue helps tell the story personally so that the readers become involved and indulge in every detail. It also allows sole focus on the story Rahim Khan is telling, once again pointing to extreme significance and importance within the story.
“The American City is often portrayed as a place of excitement, but its promise is ultimately revealed to be tainted.” Using the work of any authors, poets or artists discussed on the module, to what extent you agree with this statement? Several members of (what is referred to as) the ‘Lost Generation’ could be discussed regarding the subject of tainted promises of the American city. The American City portrays excitement, a sense of modernity, a sense of out with the old, in with the new. Manhattan Transfer, written by a member of the Lost Generation; John Dos Passos’ encapsulates the promise of a greater future in a city where dreams are made, and unfortunately broken. When talking of John Dos Passos’ style, James Steel Smith writes; “His newsreels and camera eyes are collections of such impressionistic bits to suggest something has happened to American society or is about to happen.” (Smith:1958:332).
Through the use of a dramatic monologue Changez is able to explore how he sees himself as he attempts to clarify his experiences in America. His constant use of metaphoric language further enhances the story as Hamid also questions the identity of America and Pakistan as nations. Hamid depicts Changez’s identity as being this on going battle, continuously crossing sides. As the novel is a dramatic monologue, Changez provides the American with a detailed account of his shifting identity. This is used to imply his awareness of the constant shift, however just how unpredictable and inconsistent it really was.
Summary & Response In "Masters of Desire: The Culture of American Advertising", Jack Solomon studies and analyzes advertisements in order to show that advertisers and big companies make use of what they know about the society and culture in order to manipulate us into buying a new product or using a service. According to the text, while we may believe in equality and equal chance, we also find that we desire "rising above the crowd", in which we compete for "privilege and distinction". This is where the American paradox lies. Furthermore in the article, "The contradiction is between the simultaneous desire for social superiority (elitism) and social equality (populism) that lies at the heart of the American Dream". Simply put: the American
Intention is used commonly and very clear in this novel. The author uses a lot of rhetorical questions to get the reader thinking. He lures in the reader with a lot of dramatic irony to get the reader thinking. His intention is for the reader to keep flipping the pages in order to figure out the true ending to the story. In the story the writer begins it with a causal story line, he later follows it with very elusive and interesting concepts to help build the story up to its climax.
11/13/11 Analysis In Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451, his use of diction creates a mood full of tension, conflict and turmoil. The trailer that was created also shares this feeling, with the use of multiple tense scenes adapted from the novel. More specifically in the beginning, Bradbury creates this mood by showing Montag’s conflict with himself and also after, with society, and during the climax where Montag is in conflict with Beatty. From the very beginning of the novel, Bradbury creates a mood of tension, turmoil and conflict when Montag questions the society he has followed until now. This change was stimulated by discussion with Montag’s new neighbor Clarisse.
A Reality Check With the use of symbolism, Aldous Huxley creates a beautiful novel that in essence warns his audience of the future. Huxley’s clever use of symbols in the Brave New World, is often apparent, but just as often, they are deeper and less apparent. With his satirical references to sex, drugs, technology and the naming of his characters, Huxley relates his novel back to his readers and their future. Without recognizing these symbols, the readers could find this novel confusing and ridiculous; but with each symbolic object and person comes a clearer picture of what Huxley us really trying to convey. When reading the Brave New World, the sexual references are often the first things that stand out to the audience.
A Look at John Updike’s “A&P” In “A&P”, the author John Updike utilizes various writing elements to convey a message and invite his readers to contemplate thought-provoking social ideas. Updike is particularly writing “out of the box” for 1961 when the story was published. Updike’s use of setting, character and symbolism are key elements in this story. “Updike … has constructed a highly entertaining moral tale in "A&P," guaranteed to amuse but in the end to instruct with bittersweet wisdom that grows from the magic in the telling”. (Kellner) “A&P” by John Updike is a short story of a 19 year old young man named Sammy who works in a grocery store in small-town America.
Write about some of the ways Fitzgerald tells the story in chapter two. Throughout the novel Fitzgerald uses a variety of techniques to draw the reader into the story, in chapter two there is a lot of evidence of these techniques being used. In particular he uses pathetic fallacy and symbolism as well as shock. The opening of chapter two is illustrated by a description of the valley of the ashes as Nick travels with Tom through the Valley of the Ashes to New York to meet Tom’s mistress, Myrtle. In the description, Fitzgerald uses pathetic fallacy at the very start to portray the moods and emotions of the time.
This character is portrays the idea of appearance v reality which is a good literary technique used by Cormier. Throughout the book Cormier builds up tension as we are forced to guess what we are being told ,as we strive to unravel the complex relationship between Francis and Larry LaSalle