P4 | Loneliness and desperationRevealing CW historical background,and dreams. Her AD was to be a famous actress or be in the circus, ST uses imagery +description to show contrast in her D and reality when CW exp... | “I ain’t used to living like this...I coulda made something of myself…”Complex, descriptive sentences used to describe CW’s loneliness | Generates a feeling of sympathy in reader. Overall reader sadness + empathy for her. Cos situation CW i, makes R realise that even she had an AM dream of bcming fms. Shows how AM dream shattered by CW.
Another line, “[…] the dress yellowing, trembling if I open the wardrobe” may be reflective of her personality – tarnished by years of neglect just like the dress. The yellowing may also be representative of the character’s decaying sanity. Colour is used once more in the text to express the effect misfortune had on Havisham. “A red balloon bursting in my face” is metaphorically referring to her love (red being a colour associated with passion) effectively being tore apart
a) In this passage, what methods does Steinbeck use to present Curley's Wife and the attitudes of others to her? Refer closely to the passage in your answer. Steinbeck uses colour imagery to portray and foreshadow the dangerous nature of Curley's Wife. Steinbeck describes Curley's Wife's 'fingernails', 'mules' and the 'ostrich' feathers on the shoes as 'red', classically symbolising danger. This also foreshadows the death that is to come, shown further by Lennie's fascination with her; he 'watched her, fascinated'.
Prior to this her life was shown as dark and deathly through the personification of the “mystic shape” that moves behind her. Love is shown as a saviour and a brilliant force that can transcend and give life to her darkest days. Barrett Browning’s sonnets were set in the wake of the Romantics, making the tone of the poems gloomy and filled with sorrow as well as the feelings of the force and intensity of
Brooks shows us that the plague causes many to suffer not only physically however mentally and emotionally as well. Before Anna could “mourn the (people) that (she) loved, another (person) was ill in her arms”. This caused Anna to come to a point in her life where she could either sink or swim and Anna decided to sink. Anna decided to be cruel to herself and turned to poppies, even though it did relieve her pain then, she suffered much more later. Not only did people suffer from the plague and what it brings, however people suffered from their own personal upbringing.
Also, just like how the symbolism of adultery is accompanied by shame, the symbolism of able is accompanied by strength. Hester Prynne’s scarlet letter is intended to be a device to bring shame and humiliation into her life because of her sin. Originally made to represent adultery, the scarlet letter adopts other meanings. The scarlet letter starts off to symbolize adultery and shame, then it transforms to represent angel, and finally it adapts to symbolize able and strength. Like the scarlet letter, Hester transforms as well.
In this descriptive and though provoking passage from ˆThe nine tailors”, Dorothy L. Sayers uses personification and the brutality of the bell that Wimsey has to face while trying to escape the bell tower to convey tension and menace and at the same time illustrate for the reader he infallible human nature in which we have to make choices. With the help pf personification, the author expresses Wimsey’s pain as “an assault of devils”. By giving the bell life-like qualities the author builds tension for the reader. With the numerous expressions that the author uses for the brutal pain, he is able to create sympathy for the character as he continues through his quest to escape the bell tower. Due to the complicated directions given by the
Liesel takes in what she said and imagines of Ilsa's face becoming physically battered by her cruel invective. Liesel later comes to regret her tirade, as she realizes the power of words to inflict harm on others. 6. "Mystery bores me. It chores me.
The “Yellow Wallpaper’’, a story of a woman’s progressive neurosis that leads to hysteria and insanity, written in gothic style, explores the importance of self-expression, work and creativity in maintaining a healthy and balanced psychological outlook. When this is oppressed by gender and medical subordination, the consequences can be tragic. The yellow wallpaper embodies two aspects within the story. Psychological and Sociological. Both being a reason towards the woman’s slow neurotic ride to insanity.
Rossetti shows us she resents men and the power they have over women and also the weakness and few liberties that women have in this period. Rossetti chooses a first person narrative in this poem so the narrator can address her questions and laments to Kate. We are taken through an emotional journey with the maiden where we are told what happened to her. This explains her initial anger at Cousin Kate. The maidens Questions in the first stanza express her anger and confusion at the experiences she has had to endure.