‘you make it like it is the coin, but its you.’ This is McCarthy’s main point about choice within a violent landscape. There is no higher faith, no fate or god. The moral decisions of weather to indulge the violence inherited to us is a personal one. As Raff states it is not Chigurh that is evil ‘It is clearly money and drugs that are vehicles of ‘evil’ and the temptations that turn peple to their dark and shadowy sides’ just to enhance his thrill/pleasure of the hunt/kill... adding a frisson to the game to make it more exciting - it's nothing to do with choice. He has already made the choice to
It is difficult to decide exactly how many types of fiction there are and what kinds of fiction they are. However, most of readers will agree with the idea that there are two broad classifications which are literary and commercial fiction. The literary fiction focuses on offering intellectual stimulation and broadening understanding of the world, and of the human beings while the commercial fiction aims at satisfying expectations and needs of readers, and bringing pleasure to readers. “The Destructors” by Graham Greene is a short story that dramatizes the rebellion of a group of youths who had grown up in the post-war conditions of life, never known a reality other than war and its aftermath are against society. This drama story helps the readers to understand why a group of teen boys are against the society.
He subjects the poor characters of his novel to every imaginable evil that man has been wont to commit in order to prove that this could not be the best of all worlds. Secondarily, Voltaire also seems to have other bones to pick. Hardly a paragraph is written that does not contain a sarcastic comment about or outright mockery of some person, idea, or institution. It is a credit to the skill of the author that he is able to present his criticisms with a humor that is as intoxicating as it is relentless and controversial. The sheer number of insults and implications made by the author coupled with a healthy sprinkling of aristocratic inside jokes would indicate that he essentially wrote this book for himself and other like-minded intellectuals of the enlightenment that disapproved of the status quo or could at least appreciate his cheeky sense of humor.
John Steinbeck made the plot interesting and the themes behind the work were truly brilliant. The book had its points were they were very descriptive but didn’t keep me interested enough. Reading through those boring parts is completely worth it though. Steinbeck makes the book easy to understand and i like that quality a lot about this book. 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.
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
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.
Dana Leonard Professor Green ENG 356 16 September 2012 Elements of Fiction In any good story, the author employs certain literary elements which grab the imaginations and thoughts of those who read it and informs the central theme of the work. Successful authors such as Washington Irving use these elements exactingly to fashion a story that conveys a certain perception of life events, or a specific theme. In his short story "Rip Van Winkle", Irving concentrated on the theme of younger citizens becoming agents of change, while still holding to deep-rooted morals and standards instilled in them by their families, as revealed through the effective use of the literary elements of setting, symbolism, and characterization. Irving's flair for fashioning an inventive setting, or period and place wherein a tale occurs (Gardner), lets the readers effectively concentrate on his story. It takes place in the 1770s in the Catskill Mountains and begins prior to the American Revolution; however, when Rip awakens, he finds himself in the middle of the Revolution (Charters).
This literary technique connects with the critical lens because Othello was blinded and did trust everything Iago said. This showed that Othello is really not the man that he is on battlefield. He could have confronted Iago but never did because he
Theme Theme is the basic concept of a story. You could write it in one sentence and have it all right there in front of you and understand a story before even reading it. Instead, the author wants to teach us this by putting his theme into a situation where we can see it reoccurring. When we empathize with characters in a novel, that's us connecting to the universal truth that's being given. This sounds kind of like the moral of a story but its slightly different.
Hemingway's story however is written with a sense of mystery. Of the many techniques a writer may use to create a short story, the ones that add to the reader's enjoyment most in these stories are: the key themes, characters and the moods in relation to the time line of the story. Joyce and Hemingway use these differently however they have both created enjoyable texts. [2] Both authors have created their stories in different ways, however there are some similarities. Joyce's 'An Encounter' is written in first person, from the point of view of the protagonist, creating a more personal effect for the reader.