Chapter 21 discussed how abnormalities of characters are a big sign to show how important they are. While reading this chapter, so many characters came up in my head, whether they were in books, tv shows/ movies, or games. These characters did have abnormalities that set them apart from the rest of society, however, made them obvious as the main character and hero/heroine of the story. So, when I read this chapter, I actually had an "aha!" moment.
He regarded the brancklets as an unmeasured world for the spider, and the spider needed to explore it by itself. Then the spider began to launch forth filament. The poet repeated “filament” three times because not only he wanted to emphasize on the spirit of the spider: perseverance, but also implied how anxious the poet was to seek union in his mind. Never give up and continue spinning are just like explore inner mind and never end. The tone of “O my soul” which was sighing with emotion to poet’s soul is some kind of encouraging and cheering up his mind.
Essay 2 “Revelations” In literature written by Flannery O’Conner, she uses violence, ridicule and prejudgment in her stories. I believe she does this to “return her characters to reality and to prepare them to accept their moment of grace.” This is proven in her story “Revelation,” where O’Conner uses ridicule and violence to portray her main character, Mrs. Turpin. She goes through a transformation of one person to another through violence in this story. To begin, she is very snotty, close minded, very racial as well as judgmental. But as the story progresses you can tell that she becomes less violent, racial etc…., and more of a well rounded person in general.
There was one particular quote in the novel that seemed out of place in my opinion. The quote depicts women in a very negative way. The beginning of the quote is as followed: “Experience will teach you the real characters of the beings who chiefly compose your species” (86). The statement was made by a male character from the novel. Then the quote continues and states: “You will find them, [women] a set of harpies, absurd, treacherous, and deceitful—regardless of strong obligations, and mindful of slight injuries…” (86).
Levy effectively uses logos by presenting the reader with all the facts and details of the event, however these horrific and unbelievable facts appeal to the readers emotions as well. She gives an overview of the whole incident while citing most of the information displayed, giving her paper credibility and showing the knowledge she possesses on Stuebenville. The power in the paper lies within the lack of discretion, Levy leaves none of the horrific details out of the article and bravely includes “she’s deader than O.J’s girl”(Levy). Levy purposely includes these unacceptable statments, to not only inform the reader of what kind of people were involved, but to elicit anger and frustration, appealing to the readers’ emotions. Levy’s use of pathos and logos, not only informs the readers of the incidents in Stuebenville, but to also encourage society to never let something of this magnitude happen
In ‘The Devils Wife’ Carol Ann Duffy’s presentation of Myra Hinley can be interpreted in many ways. The language Duffy uses is effective in showing the corruption of Hinley by Ian Brady, this effect is created using the short sentences and language which is blunt and doesn’t flow well. This effect makes it seem as though everything seems to be happening very fast for Hindley as if she's got no control over her own actions almost; 'I know it was me who was there.' this make it seem as though she is acting without thinking as though she has no personal control and it shows the corruption that has come from being obsessed with ‘the devil.’ The language used is very blunt, this helps the reader see how Hindley is drained of humanity because of Brady, ‘He held my heart in his fist and squeezed it dry’. Sentences ans sections of poems are repeated which gives the impression of Hinley slowly losing her mind throughout the poem.
He uses numerous words to express ideas and emotions instead of quickly being straight forward and conclusive. He uses diction in almost every sentence to boost our intellect; make it seem more real. In the passage Hawthorne writes “Although she hid the secret from herself, and grew pale whenever it struggled out of her heart, like a serpent from its hole,” instead of simply writing a conclusive passage such as “She hid the secret from her mind and grew sick to herself whenever she thought of her committed sin.” Hawthorne also uses devices such as syntax in his writing of The Scarlet Letter; his sentence structure is often very weighty. Hawthorne’s paragraph includes one-two drawn out sentences. With an abundance of asides, which the whole passage is, and bits of detail that create and amazingly complex set of ideas, Hawthorne manages to successfully conjure his image of Puritan society and how they treat Hester.
English Essay on ‘The women in black’ In my English essay I am going to be exploring how does the vocabulary link in with the setting?’ and how it affects the reader. As I have been reading the woman in black I have been getting notes to develop my knowledge of vocabulary and how to use it when I have been reading it has been a very emotional book from when he has ghostly experiences and the way she uses the vocabulary to set the scenes. When Susan Hill uses vocabulary she uses it in a way that will make the reader want to read on because there is tension in a climax or she is making an anti-climax. She develops her language by using words such as melancholy this means deep and long-lasting sadness a example in the book ‘with an air of suffering
Discuss madness in relation to Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’. The ‘revolting’(pg 3) paper is the eponymous metaphor of the novella. The wallpaper has layers, hidden depths and intricacies which can only be seen by close examination and only understood by the narrator by her when her obsessive interrogation of it reaches its disturbing climax. This wallpaper is an allegory which represents the complications of a woman’s position in conventional marriage behind the façade, or outer ‘pattern’(pg 3) of the sanction. Throughout the text, Gilman attempts to uncover the often disturbing truths that lurk beneath the surface of something seemingly innocent with reference to her own socio-economic philosophy; that is the economics of marriage and the nature of the mentally destructive sub-ordination of women within it.
He was unnamed because he lacks his own identity. Towards the end, he said “the protruding eyes of the biggest, which was still alive, seemed to glare at me--- and then they become the eyes of the witch”. He, himself, got confused whether it was the witch’s power or he was just affected by the stories around him. In this case, the author, Tiempo, was successful in creating a complex character that will make the readers decide whether to believe in such folklore or not. Minggay Awok was portrayed as the main antagonist in the story.