In the attempt to capture truth in writing, writers and readers alike are cognisant of the artifice that occurs in the process of writing. This oxymoron; that truth and authenticity can result from artifice is the basis of the conflict that occurs between concepts of reality, truth and literary realism. The nature of fiction itself presents tension between truth and artifice: writers abide by the facets of literary realism, which has a “fidelity to the truth” (M.H. Abrams), and must create artifices to deliver meaning and create truth, utilising techniques of fiction such as metaphor, figures, imagery and dialogue which aren’t necessarily true. In order to create a sense of authenticity, Nam Le abides by verisimilitude in his short stories “Love and Honour and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice” and “Tehran Calling” in his collection The Boat.
The Tell-Tale Heart Assignment: We notice that some details in Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” make a literal reading of the story rather difficult. Advance and defend a figurative reading of the story consistent with the story’s details. Poe seems to focus on creating mood throughout his story. Many symbols in this story are interpreted in several different ways depending on the reader. These symbols throughout the story include the old mans eye, the heartbeat and the contradiction between love and hate in which I will be talking about in this paper.
Perspectives within a literary text tend to be depicted in different ways in order to confront the responder, challenge perceptions and promote a varied perception of the human condition. This depiction of conflicting perspectives creates a makeup of the entire construction of the text, as it effectively creates a cause for conflict; the protagonist of a story very rarely does not have a differing perspective on an issue to the antagonist of the story, inevitably leading to conflict, and therefore, a story line. This notion of conflicting perspectives is powerfully expressed through various textural forms, as shown through William Shakespeare’s 1399 dramatic text, Julius Caesar, Mark Haddon’s 2003 novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, and Sylvia Plath’s 1966 poem Morning Song. Throughout Julius Caesar, Shakespeare effectively utilises textual form to shape the responder’s understanding of the conflicting perspectives surrounding the personality of Marcus Brutus. Throughout the dramatic literature medium, Brutus experiences many different forms of conflicting perspectives relating to his own sense of identity as well as his relationships to those around him.
In Ken Kesey’s novel, “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” the clash of opposites is an integral part of the text’s thematic development. Centrally, three main polarities, or dichotomies are conformity vs individualism, power of the group vs power of the individual, and man vs machine. Kesey has used the clash of opposites, often demonstrated by characters or groups of character, in the evolution of oppression and authority as key ideas. The clash of conformism and individualism is very important in the text, and the struggle between parallel viewpoints leads to a clear understanding of theme. Nurse Ratched and the mental hospital in general are representative of rigidity and conventionalism.
Through any and every writing, an author has a point hidden within literary elements. With literary elements authors develop a style to their writing to prove the point they intended from the beginning. There are many various literary elements to make up a rhetorical situation, to develop a side of ideas, some very commonly used in especially rhetorical situations. Like allusion, hyperbole, rhetorical questions, hypophora, and commonly simile. Mohandas K. Gandhi and Henry David Thoreau speak of and develop similar government opinions and points, through their interpretations of Civil Disobedience through literary elements; they prove similar points of civil disobedience but with their own style of writing and use of rhetorical devices.
Addie's genuine character as a living human will be a mystery; a few may view her as someone who was playing with the devil and others might see her as someone with admiration because she was one to believe that actions speak louder than words. The different characters throughout the novel and the difficulty stream-of-consciousness method all work together to create a novel that is open-ended and a matter of understanding. There is no intent truth to the narrative any more than there is any ideal certainty to the events that happen in it. The way that Faulkner uses the multiple narrators serves the purpose of trying to figure out what is the truth of these events that took place throughout the story and this is what makes this novel such a success. Faulkner desires to enchant his audience and grasp their mind.
The narrowed voice: minimalism and Raymond Carver Studies in Short Fiction, Wntr, 1994 by Michael Trussler Minimalism appears to be rampant. So captivated are contemporary critics with the term's (supposed) ability to provide precise and final demarcation, that it seems paradoxical to discover the myriad of widely diverse cultural activities jointly labeled by the "minimalist" aesthetic.1 Repeatedly, however, the term is used pejoratively, a rapid dismissal of an artwork, often made more on moral than stylistic grounds. (2) Occasionally, as with Barth's frequent application of the term, it denotes praise; rarely is neutrality involved. In many respects, our culture's penchant for the term minimalist is similar to its predilection for the label "postmodernist" - making free and easy use of either as an epithet has become "stylish." Abused as the term is, its overuse nevertheless signifies a general cultural difficulty in understanding and interpreting contemporary art ("to name is to know" becomes the axiom, from the entertainment pages of newspapers to the critical investigation of literary texts).
Time could not support the demands that Gatsby was making. Gatsby catching the clock and his apology symbolizes the sensitivity of his plan and how necessarily his methods were. Fitzgerald uses symbols in The Great Gatsby to show different ideas and events throughout the book. Each symbol used throughout the novel has its own meaning to a specific idea or situation between characters. Symbols are very important in literature and they help add meaning to certain text or objects within the piece of writing.
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.
Introduction Nathaniel Hawthorne is one of the most prolific symbolists in American literature, and a study of his symbols is necessary to understanding his novels. Generally speaking, a symbol is something used to stand for something else. In literature, a symbol is most often a concrete object used to represent an idea more abstract and broader in scope and meaning — often a moral, religious, or philosophical concept or value. Symbols can range from the most obvious substitution of one thing for another, to creations as massive, complex, and perplexing as Melville's white whale in Moby Dick. An allegory in literature is a story where characters, objects, and events have a hidden meaning and are used to present some universal lesson.