Max's story aims to encourage Liesel to be brave and willing to counter words of hatred with words of love; these final lines suggest that others would be willing to follow her if she took such a stand. 10. "I am haunted by humans." (550) The Book Thief is framed by Death's and death's inability to reconcile the remarkable cruelty and the remarkable compassion of which human beings are simultaneously capable. Liesel's life story contains elements of both, and by the end of the novel, Death appears to be no more capable of judging humanity than at the novel's outset.
The Lovely Bones 9/3/14 Brief overview: My book was about a girl named Susie who was murdered by George Harvey. He lured her into his underground fort in the cornfield late after school. Susie’s parents tried everything trying to find her. The detectives then found out she was dead. Susie’s dad kept trying to figure out who her murderer was.
Readers are given a true insight on Robin’s dark past, along with the deep despair of never discovering how his mother died. Jennings use of significant and powerful themes reveal Robin’s journey of change from his ruptured past to his true understanding of his future. Jennings’ use of thriller conventions throughout the novel present significant and powerful themes through the use of dark, vivid imagery and the broad use of literary techniques. The mystery that surrounds the death of Robin’s mother explored the use of techniques in the quest to discover the truth into the real cause of her death. Jennings use of foreshadowing helps readers unveil a deep understanding of Robin’s dark thoughts through literary techniques, “My high spirits dissolve like salt in water,” The use of red herrings throughout the novel help represent the use of significant and powerful themes through the use of the thriller conventions.
“The Awakening” and double consciousness Kate Chopin’s “The Awakening” is one of the most influential yet controversial literary pieces of its time. It is a staple of American Literature and its breaking down of gender roles along with its unprecedented modernist views make it an essential piece to teach in this class. The journey of self-discovery Edna goes through is one that many college students and young adults can relate to; the search for balance between what society asks of us and our personal desires and dreams. Chopin’s story represents a struggle we can all learn from in some way. The first lesson that students can take from this story is acknowledgment of societal control gender roles placed on people.
Meghan O’Brien Mrs. Richardson AP English 4 January 2013 Prompt C: Foil Every author has a purpose to his or her writing; the grammar, syntax, and diction are used throughout to portray a lasting impression. Charlotte Bronte does this in her well known novel, Jane Eyre; her ability to build characters such as Helen from Lowood Institution compels readers to fall in love with the tragic tale, the main character, Jane Eyre experiences. Helen highlights Jane’s weaknesses by emphasizing the differences they share, such as Helen’s inward spirit and outward submission when reprimanded. Once arriving at Lowood Institution, Jane Eyre soon finds a companion who, unlike her, seeks the goodness in everyone and never patronizes anyone for their
Visit: www.layingthefoundation.org “The C Word in the Hallways,” Anna Quindlen Student Activity (1) The saddest phrase I’ve read in a long time is this one: psychological autopsy. That’s what the doctors call it when a kid kills himself and they go back over the plowed ground of his short life, and discover all the hidden markers that led to the rope, th e blade, the gun. There’s a plague on all our houses, and since it doesn’t announce itself with lumps or spots or protest marches, it has g
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.
Scars: Possibility For Change China Mieville, author of The Scar, is a member of a group of writers devoted to shifting fantasy away from the commercial clichés that are recognized universally to be fantasy. One way that Mieville accomplishes this shift in his novel is to make the image of a scar, usually a negative feature, a positive theme because it allows the character opportunities to change. Mieville uses the theme of scarring throughout his novel, The Scar, to represent a development, or the possibility of change, within the nature of the character. ¬¬Mieville introduces the Lovers as the first characters with evidence, the scars ranging across their faces, of the theme of scarring being a significant factor of a characters’ growth. The scars on the female Lover are not as significant as the scars on the male Lover, because the wounds on the male represent the change that occurred in both the male and the female while the wounds on the female just represent a trivial adjustment in the female alone.
“If the heroine of one novel be not patronized by the heroine of another, from whom can she expect protection and regard?” (Austen Northanger Abbey 21) Abstract The aim of this paper is to analyse Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey and Mansfield Park and to show the reader how the author depicts the main figures in these two different novels. This literary essay will focus on giving a description and comparison of both characters, Catherine Moland and Fanny Price. It will be also address how the two female characters of these novels belong to different prototypes of heroines. Introduction Jane Austen was born in 1775 in the small town of Steventon, Hampshire and belonged to a close and respectful family. Her father was a cleric who encouraged his children to read and write novels and plays.
Textual analysis : Extract 1 INTRODUCTION The passage under analysis – the very first pages of the novel - sets mainly to hook the reader by describing David and Harriet. A. Hooking the reader B. D and H vs the rest of the world C. Soul mates... for better and for worse ? A.