Miss Bingley uses lots of pauses in her sentence possibly to show the reader that she may be pausing to see the effect her words may have on who she is speaking to. Miss Bingley uses hyperbole (‘a paltry device, a very mean art.’ To show the reader that she would want these words to be emphasized and picked up on. She finished her sentence with 3 very short sharp words used for effect on the reader to distinguish that she believes that Elizabeth is playing a game. She is saying things she is not quite sure herself of (that she is using a ‘device’ or an ‘art’ to win Darcy’s affections) she is trying to sway the reader to her view point by using inconsequential information. Miss Bingley is jealous of Elizabeth, she feels threatened by her and fears that she will loose Darcy and his affections will focus more onto Elizabeth.
BRIAR ROSE-JANE YOLEN Yolen has created an ingenious story of great significance in Briar Rose. Aside from the novel itself being a fictional text, the book stresses the intrinsic importance of fairy tales to the responder. The resilience and power of these tales are emphasised as is the significance of true stories form the past. It is through the examination of the allegorical story told by Gemma and the characterisation used by Yolen that the concept of the hero and heroine is explored. Yolen has enabled her readers to understand the value of the past for the present and to witness both the true horrors as well as the acts of courage in her novel Briar Rose.
How does Marele Day use distinctive voices to convey her ideas in the novel ‘The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender’? In her novel ‘The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender’, Marele Day creates the distinctive voices of her protagonist and a complimentary yet contrasting antagonist in order to question the values and preconceptions within society with which she takes issue. Through her exploitation of the conventions of the Hardboiled detective genre, a dual narrative constructed around the distinctive voices of her main characters and the distinctive voices of the minor characters she constructs, Day attempts to provoke the responder into a reconsideration of values at the core of our society. From the opening pages of the text, the author’s
Rita is uncomfortable in the first scene because she is in unfamiliar situation. Her discomfort is revealed by her talking fast, swearing and moving about the room commenting on its contents, rather than sitting down and allowing Frank to interview her. It is clearly
“The critic asks “is this believable?” The novelist, “how can I get them to believe this”? In short she argues that a good novelist always has some sort of conflict to tell and it must be suspenseful. “Something other than breakfast”. She uses witty humour to loosen the audience up. Atwood discusses the several genres of fiction that are available in this time and explains how this is not only a time of gender crossover but of genre crossover.
Mairs uses tone and word choice, which are important to show her authority on the subject and to express her feelings while at the same time explaining her life story and usage of the word "cripple." In this story there is a certain tone of importance, which can also cross the readers mind as sad and angry because of the way she brings it about. Her opening phrase in the second paragraph, "I am a cripple" (Mairs 12), leads the reader to wonder what she actually feels about how she has to live her life and why she is so blunt about it. The tone can be seen as being insensitive just because of the first sentence of
Imagery in Fiction Writing Authors often use imagery as a powerful tool for describing and delivering their main point in fiction writing. Imagery can hint at an underlying meaning, let the reader know character traits, describe the setting, and has a host of other uses. As such it is one of the most important literary devices. Two excellent examples of how to use imagery properly are Kate Chopin’s “Desiree’s Baby” and Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral”. In both of these stories the authors use imagery to help drive home their main points, although in a somewhat different manner.
While then, Liesel writes the story of her life, containing both tragedy and beauty, at a fevered pace. Liesel has come to the realization that words can cause both violence and comfort, and she strives to make them "right" by combating propaganda with writing that emanates from love. The reason I chose this quote to be a part of one of my passages is because it gives a great deal of explanation of how
(27). One may be so inclined as to concur with Marlow's dismissive statement, to discard any notion of feminine importance within Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, to focus instead upon issues of "greater importance" within the novel, such as the question of Marlow's racism or Conrad's narrative frame and its implications. However, to ignore the role of women in this novel would effect an injustice upon one's fully developed interpretation of Heart of Darkness, as women play an essential part in the comprehension of these dominant issues, particularly in the unveiling of Marlow's greatest curiosity: the veiled "truth" within the enigmatic character of Mr. Kurtz. In fact, women serve as clandestine vehicles in uncovering the impetus behind Kurtz's penchant for the untamed Congolese wilderness, facilitating Marlow's discovery of Kurtz's multifarious nature, and, ultimately, illuminating Marlow's perception of the "civilized" world. Kurtz's captivation by the unruly African wilderness indeed baffles Marlow.
Analysis and interpretation of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale (1127 words) Freedom is one of the elements many people weigh heavily. When freedom is stolen it can have fatal consequences for those who took it and for those whom it has been taken. This is also the case for Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaids Tale, where the protagonist is forced to deal with the sudden removal of her personal freedom. This essay will analyze and interpret The Handmaid’s Tale with a focus on character analysis. The Handmaid's Tale takes place in a city what used to be situated in the United States, now called the Republic of Gilead.