Nothing But The Truth, by Avi is a spectacular novel in every aspect. 2. Nothing But The Truth isn’t a traditional book; its written like a play. 3. I believe that its written like a play because it implies that it is happening right then.
From this we are encouraged to look outside the edge of mainstream society and see a wider humanity, rather then the dominant class. We are also told about his clean well manicured hands and conservative sharp suits. From this infomation we are able to see that he can infact afford the book, yet for some reason chooses not to purchase it. At this point Winton is encouraging the reader to look deeper into the story and get a feel for the characters surroundings. It then becomes easy for the reader to understand why the unnamed man chooses to read in the store, because despite all Fat Maz's soul searching and her father's bad temper, the newsagency is actually a very place with a homey feel.
Furthermore, by examining the actions taken to improve, the culture and location, and laws of the two schools, one possibly might be able to help improve school scores. Stricken with numerous predicaments, East Side High’s new principal, ‘Crazy Joe,’ takes charge and acts on the situation. The radical man orders that all doors have chains on them, so no one can get in or out. He works with the students, calls for extra help from around the city, and even hires a new security team. Joe Clark confronts several students giving them an ultimatum; to stay in school or commit suicide by various means.
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. Mr. Murray explains how we need to be critical readers. Ondaatje's essay is creative and uses figurative language to give us a "sense of place" and a "sense of
The following is a quotation from his book, Dumb Luck: "Gary Baseman's art reminds me of an artichoke. His imagery, subject matter, motifs, and imagery can be challenging to digest, requiring far more care than might initially appear to be the case. At first glance the cartoon idiom he works in is easily dismissed as simplistic or trivial. But like the artichoke leaf, Baseman's paintings can prickle and stab with their acerbic vision and startling absurdities and cruel cosmic ironies, maintaining all along a loving underside, an unbridled optimism at the rightness of these random events. This is the way it's supposed to be, he assures us, and it's okay.
The next thing that qualifies this book as a classic is the fact that it uses effective, unique style appropriate to the purpose and content. In this book author Tim O’Brien use a style unique to this novel. His tone is appropriate for storytelling which is the main thing happening in this book. There is also different point of views from which the stories are told. Though O’Brien is the narrator his stories come from the views and experiences of others.
Our play is a social comedy called ‘Teechers’ written by John Godber and is all played by just 3 characters who multirole throughout. It is about one teachers experience at a rundown comprehensive school who is attempting to change the education system. In this piece, I played the role of Gail; I also undertook the role of Mr Basford, Oggy and Miss Witham, all of which are teachers and students at the school. Gail, being my main role, represents a student struggling with education, with concentration and behavioral problems. The character of Gail is quite a flirty, imaginative, intelligent student but hides behind her typical ‘girly girl’ and misbehaving image she portrays herself to be.
The author has Darl narrating most often because he is the most reliable character in the novel since he is the one character that seems to speak the most for the author, William Faulkner. Faulkner's narrative technique. Most novels are written in the past tense, and whether written in third person or first person, the author has considerable liberty to manipulate the events. In As I Lay Dying,
By using many quotes, statistics, and descriptive details Clarke makes the writing complete. It’s as if he gives a little taste of everything, but that miniscule amount is sufficient to feed one’s imagination. Clarke really makes a homerun, his purpose to demonstrate how well Kennedy’s speech was and how/why it was successful, also to demonstrate the genuine president that Kennedy was; in which he clearly accomplishes. Personally never paid much attention to any president’s speech nor wanted to read it, but after reading “Why JFK’s Inaugural Succeeded”, the motivation and very enthusiasm to read Kennedy’s speech was unavoidable. Amazingly an author can really engage his/her audience, but that really takes a lot.
But these characters were no accident. They may not seem like they have significance to the story but in reality the author strategically used them in The Great Gatsby for adding to the plot, creating new and ongoing themes, and supporting the main characters. Myrtle Wilson’s presence in the novel builds all the way until the end of the story with the climax. Myrtle’s impact on the novel has the most effect on the story out of the other minor characters. It all starts with Myrtles lies and her affair.