Written by Edgar Allan Poe, the famous American poet, short story writer and critic, similar literary elements were used in both stories of “The Tell-Tale Heart” (1842) and “The Black Cat” (1843). With his talent on writing horror and mystery story, he was generally considered the father of detective fiction genre. Rather than descripting a certain cruel actions directly, he tried to use characterization to create the feeling of horror. Through characterization, the psychotic personality, as well as the obsession of the protagonist was shown. Besides, symbolism was widely used to show his point of views on human nature, which can be expressed in his own words, “I have no faith in human perfectibility.
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. His short story narratives utilise compression, poetics and sentence structure which are artifices to create mood and meaning. In this sense this type of fiction is realistic, but untrue. Readers are aware of this from the outset of the novel with Le’s first short story, which overtly illustrates that the stories in the collection are works of fiction. The autobiographical nature of the first passage in “Love and Honour and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice” introduces the reader to the apparent truth and reality of the story, signalling also what is to be expected in the rest of the collection.
Carlisle article explained that the dark side envelops their personality by the fantasy they were living in subconsciously. Now that the dark side consumed them they start satisfying their urges in reality. His theory is effective because it relates to how the serial killer thinks while they are under their other persona. The psychological theory that Carlisle describes in his article does not contribute to the role of situations and socioeconomic factors in crime. Psychological theory doesn’t explain the social reasons why the serial killer becomes who he is, such as poverty and the people around him creating the behavior of killing tendencies.
Finally, a cartoon about the Occupy Wall Street movement describes how the truth can mislead and warp meaning, thus creating perspectives that generate diverse and provocative insights. The role reputation plays is an idea that influences perceptions relevant to conflicting perspectives. In The Justice Game, Robertson accentuates his own perspective by juxtaposing the more progressive attitudes of his side of the case. Sarcastically, Robertson writes, referring to Judge Michael Argyle’s “novel campaign to end burglary by sentencing burglars to prison for life.”The word ‘novel’ provides sarcasm from the beginning, by discrediting Judge Michael Argyle QC, and pointing out that Argyle is a failed politician, ‘whose judgeship was a career consolation for the Tory MP he had tried several times to become’. Hence, Robertson’s perceptions influence the readers’ mind, which is exactly what he wants, and he continues to sway the reader’s perspective.
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. Throughout this novel Paul Jennings use of short stories through the first person narration of Robin, reveals to readers the dark thoughts that continuously surface into Robins mind. Each story reflects upon the problems and obsessions that Robin is experiencing, showing the need to confront the darkness within him, before it completely dominates his mind. "I
How does Marele Day use distinctive voices to convey her ideas in the novel ‘The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender’? In her novel ‘The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender’, Marele Day creates the distinctive voices of her protagonist and a complimentary yet contrasting antagonist in order to question the values and preconceptions within society with which she takes issue. Through her exploitation of the conventions of the Hardboiled detective genre, a dual narrative constructed around the distinctive voices of her main characters and the distinctive voices of the minor characters she constructs, Day attempts to provoke the responder into a reconsideration of values at the core of our society. From the opening pages of the text, the author’s
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
Poe’s Use of First Person in “The Cask of Amontillado” Edgar Allen Poe’s tale of murder and revenge, “The Cask of Amontillado”, offers a unique perspective into the mind of a deranged murderer. The effectiveness of the story is largely due to its first person point of view, which allows the reader a deeper involvement into the thoughts and motivations of the protagonist, Montresor. The first person narration results in an unbalanced viewpoint on the central conflict of the story, man versus man, because the reader knows very little about the thoughts of the antagonist, Fortunato. The setting of “The Cask of Amontillado”, in the dark catacombs of Montresor’s wine cellar, contributes to the story’s theme that some people will go to great lengths to fanatically defend their honor. Because Montresor narrates the story in the first person, the reader is able to perceive his thoughts and understand his motivations and justifications for his ruthless murder in a manner which a third person point of view would not allow.
2008 PAPER Crime writing explores the unraveling of mystery from different angles. Write an essay in which you evaluate the extent to which this is true. In your response you must refer to TWO prescribed texts and TWO texts of your own choosing. Neale describes genre as “instances of difference and repetition”. The crime writing genre is an ever-changing entity.
It explores the idea of the choice between the lesser of two evils. An idealistic Marlow is forced to align himself with either the hypocritical and malicious colonial bureaucracy or the openly malevolent and rule defying Kurtz. This brings up the question of is there such a thing as insanity in a world that has already gone insane? The phrase ‘heart of darkness’ is not only the title to the novella, but has a deeper meaning that can be analyzed in three different ways. It is however difficult to discern what the ‘darkness’ could actually mean, as everything in the book is covered in darkness.