Marcus Aurelius once said, “Whosoever does wrong, wrongs himself…” Othello by William Shakespeare and A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams both illustrate the critical lens. Both authors use literary devices to convey the critical lens. Both authors use characterization and theme of deception in their literary works. The critical lens means that if a person does wrong or bad thing it will eventually affect them at the end. The quotation is true because when someone does wrong thing it comes back to them.
The opposite of this would be first person narration, the kind of narration Divergent uses. Roth used this type of narration to be opinionated, so that Beatrice can stick up for what she’s done, even if she does something clearly evil, it’s her opinion whether it is. This method of narration plays with the readers emotions much more than third person, because you see everything from one person’s perspective. The type of narration is a key component to what kind of a book it is, certain books are better with a certain type of narration, Divergent, using first person narration is very emotional while Enders Game, using third person is
John Steinbeck once said “ It is the responsibility of the writer to expose our many grievous faults and failures and to hold up the light our dark and dangerous dreams, for the purpose of improvement”. In different types of literature authors show the faults of characters to help us realize the mistakes of the past. One must agree that it is our responsibility to improve our own lives by these mistakes. The Crucible by Arthur Miller and A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry both prove this quote. In The Crucible, Arthur Miller uses characterization to point out a man’s faults and failures.
These theorists believe erasing vices builds good moral character (Cline, 2012). Utilitarianism relates to normative ethics. This type of ethics stems from the English philosophers John Mill and Jeremy Bentham. The main premise of Utilitarianism is that actions are right if the promotion of happiness arises. Also if the opposite of happiness is a product of personal ethics it is a wrong
Some allusions, however, were harmful to the plot or to the reader, most often by confusing the reader if they did not know the context of the original quotation. These allusions can be better understood if they are examined more closely. The literary allusions in Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 essentially can be broken down into two categories: those that helped or those that hurt the reader’s understanding of the novel. There were a number of literary allusions in Fahrenheit 451 that helped the reader’s understanding of the novel. Some of the literary allusions that helped the reader’s understanding of the novel added depth to the characters, provided relatable experiences to the reader, and referenced familiar stories.
As you read this essay you’ll find that people gained alot from renaissance than protestant reformation. Renaissance was a time for learning and also many people put their interests in art and literature. Renaissance and protestant reformation was very important part of the western history. Renaissance was really important turning point in western thinking and cultural traditions. Protestant reformation was a spiritual/ religion revelation that aimed to correct the problem of the Catholic Church/ pope.
In my opinion, I got the idea that this book was written more for the workings of the mind but at the same time Steinbeck wanted to make you feel something as you read this. I think it was written for the workings of the mind because he wanted to get his point across about the constant internal battle of good vs. bad. What I enjoyed most about this book was the way he used characters to portray actions or ideas. For example, he used Cathy to represent evil and Aron to represent the internal battle of good vs.
Lucy Alix Essay 1 5. I'll ask this question repeatedly, because thinking about editing makes for great insights into literature, its purposes and its audiences: did the Grimms enhance the stories or distort them with the changes they made? They obviously thought they were improving the stories--what do you think? It is hard to tell if they enhanced them or distorted them without knowing the original. I think they distorted the story because they added punishment to the bad characters.
Rarely is the idea discussed that the fall from innocence may be a good thing. While it is accepted as necessary, people assume that it would be better if it didn’t happen. Nathanial Hawthorne breaks this stereotype of literature; instead he decided to show the great things that can come from the fall. The Scarlet Letter is an allegory of the fortunate fall, the idea that while sin is a reality it can be a source of wisdom and spiritual enlightenment.
Can we make the assumption that evil is just a division of a clear good? Maybe even a good thing overall? If it is necessary, those who decide to act with evil are merely enduring good values. Gardner shows a great example of the balance of good and evil in his novel Grendel, through Grendel’s interactions with humans and how he defines their