The Cask of Amontillado vs. A Rose for Emily Revenge is a very intricate action. It suggests that someone has been deeply wronged. It also asks a question: What is it that drives a person to vengeance? When comparing “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe and “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner, an interesting theme is shared by the two stories. Both authors use enticing writing styles and literary devices to unfold tales of premeditated murder.
Truman may have this job because it keeps him in a controlled and limited setting. His job reinforces and reflects his fears because he is unable to go anywhere. Sitting behind a desk forced to do paperwork and not being able to do anything but that. He is trapped and cannot “explore.” 3. Three specific clues that Truman’s world is an illusion is the continuous routine of all the extras on the show, people take away his father and Lauren, and before it started down pouring, the rain was only raining on him and nothing else.
The Metamorphosis Reflective Statement In our interactive orals, we discussed the culture aspects of the novella, The Metamorphosis, and the history of the author, Franz Kafka. In our discussion we covered Kafka’s life, the history of the time period that the novella was written, and the difference between the original novella and its translation. In the discussion about Franz Kafka’s biography, we received a detailed explanation about Kafka, himself. During the discussion of his personal life, there were numerous similarities revealed between Kafka’s life and The Metamorphosis, thus making us realize that the novella may possibly be a way for Kafka to express what he really felt inside. Kafka made Gregor, the protagonist, isolated, however
Hoang 01 Lisa Hoang 124/01 Mrs.Maccherone Poe, the Father of Mystery Stories, uses many literary devices to create a specific mood to present the story smoothly. Growing up, Poe felt lonely and a sense of loss. Because of growing up with those emotions, Poe’s works are full of horror, mystery, and fear. Throughout the story of Fall House of Usher, a creepy feeling is maintained from the beginning to the end. Poe’s usage of literary devices and choice of words are what use to maintain the creepy feeling.
Irony is used in many places such as the story’s title, the setting an even in certain character’s personality traits. In addition to Jackson’s use of irony, the black box and the story’s title represent the importance of questioning irrational traditions and the unexpected nature of death. With the use of these two literary techniques, Shirley Jackson is able to highlight important dramatic events within the plot. Reading this story allowed me to better understand the importance of questioning society. If people would have questioned Hitler’s plans before he gained too much power perhaps we could have prevented the horrible mistreatment face by the
Athena Beato 11/27/12 P. 07 Athena Beato 11/27/12 P. 07 The Stranger by Albert Camus Forum Response The discussion we had was based on The Stranger by Albert Camus. In the discussion, I noticed a lot of similarities between Camus and Mersault. The first question that led the discussion asked about the biographical, historical, and social perspective of the story, but what was not exactly in the text itself. The second question leading the discussion asked about how love, death, and survival played in the story itself and in the author. The third question asked to name characters that had a role based on following cultural traditions.
The narrator had become scared for his life when Miguel placed the gun on the table. He saw his whole life pass right pass him, Tobias’s symbolism of the room is a literary symbol, because the significance of the room is only evident and is not widely known or accepted by society. “That room – once you enter it, you never really leave” (Wolff, Tobias). This quote shows that when you’re entering any room you do not know if you’re going to make it outside or not, and that how one specific event can affect and potentially change a person’s
Boo Radley is one of the character who is discriminated in several ways. At the begininging, Boo Radley never comes out from his house after he gets into trouble with law. He knows what he has to get through if he comes out because people and society look down on him. As Scout says, “so the boys came before the probate judge on charges of disorderly conduct,
He kept trying to make the urge to speak to her go away but it came back stronger than ever.” What preceding event has upset Tommy? Why was it significant for him?4. “It said, “Don’t do this anymore or you will suffer your whole life.” He puzzled over whether to sign it A Friend or Your Friend and finally chose Your Friend.” What is ‘It’? Why does he choose ‘Your Friend’ rather than ‘A Friend’?5. “You could never see the sky and the ocean because you were locked in a prison, except that nobody called it a prison, and if you did, nobody knew what you were talking about, or they said they didn’t”.
Arthur “Boo” Radley, is the most glaring outsider in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Boo Radley is a man who had some problems with the law when he was a teenager. Ever since then, his father kept him in the house. Readers never encounter Boo throughout the whole novel until the final chapters. They do hear plenty of rumours though from characters in the novel, building an aura of mystery and fear around Boo.