The first aspect that I would like to discuss is that of the plot within “The Rite” and “The Man I Killed”. Some of the meanings are designed to be complicated thus furthering the possibilities of interpretation on the readers behalf. However, both short stories are similar and different in their own
The author uses allusion usually to describe protagonist Scott Hudson’s interest of reading. Allusion is the making reference to other novels, myths, etc. He makes inferences to books like Ender’s Game, To Kill a Mockingbird, Kubla Khan, The Waltz, The Princess Bride, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Outsiders and many more. Allusion creates an understanding of the plot because it is vitally descriptive of some of the rising action leading up to action and falling action leading to resolution. Without allusion, some of those actions would not make as much sense because they are not open to as much reference.
He decides who is wrong and right and is like the law on the ranch. The other men recognize his superiority and never question his actions or decisions, making Slim a constructive role-model for the men, except for Curley. Slim can’t influence Curley and is not a good role-model for him. For example, when Curley’s wife dies, Slim suggests Curley ‘stay with his wife’ but Curley is set on finding Lennie to kill him,
Andrés Martinez AP Lang Michels October 30th, 2014 Genre of In Cold Blood In cold blood is said to be a nonfiction novel in the standards of most library's, but many people out there disagree with this decision and say it is more of a fiction novel. The arguement is solely based on the stylistic choices Capote used in order to engage reaaders into this novel. Many people believe that Capote may have altered the original events that actually happened in order to just right a better novel. There is evidence in both sides, but nonfiction or fiction, is veru hard to tell. Capote's extensive knowkedge of Dick and Perry seem to be fictional because there are so many detail about their past that no one would know about.
An associate of Shreve, Senator William Smith steps into the picture by influencing Shreve on river management and development. Smith had a very positive perspective on slavery and became known as one of the biggest defenders of forced labor. He had inherited a single slave from his parents and expanded his ownership of slaves to more than thirty. Since Smith wasn’t in politics in his later years, he decided to try his hand in an agriculture plantation because he didn’t want to end his years by not doing anything productive. Knowing that he wouldn’t be able to do this on his own, he sought out the help of his granddaughter, Mary’s husband, Meredith Calhoun.
I can easily understand why the short story made such an impact in the literary and medical worlds. However, I have a hard time understanding how the story is enjoyable to read. Personally, I could not sit through the story and finish it in one sitting. The repetitive language and obsessive nature of the narrator gets extremely irritating. While other gothic tale’s we’ve read in class have been spooky, ironic, or at least entertaining, I feel that this story is literally sickeningly long.
The Devil’s Advocate includes a deal with the Devil, just as other variations of the Faust legends do, but it also presents it in a contemporary and subtle way, slowly drawing the audience into the pact Kevin has made with Satan throughout his various opportunities to resist fame and fortune for the sake of the moral high ground. The Devil’s Advocate places the temptation of the Devil into a more sophisticated atmosphere than other Faustian legends have. The temptation and eventual bargain with the Devil is the recurring theme throughout the film, yet is not always apparent. Instead of there being a direct, decided bargain between the protagonist and the Devil, like there is in Marlowe’s Dr. Faustus and Goethe’s Faust, Kevin never knowingly takes part in an organized wager. Instead, Kevin’s numerous temptations with the Devil and his refusal to resist these temptations solidifies his willingness to put his pride, ego and career above all else.
Not all Novels should be Clear In many causes while reading certain novels and stories you might wonder why some stories have so much changing to them Or why so much back and forward amongst each of the stories? Many of these things may happen not because the author is trying to confuse the reader instead because the author is trying to give the reader a better understanding of many stories through different perspectives. Throughout this essay you will learn about how a great author Junot Diaz portrays this sort of writing style. Through Diaz’s writing in Drown we were able to see how the lack of chorological order made things shift around a bit for the reader, for instance the book began with the story Ysrael. A story that gave us the reader
In his interview with George Plimpton, Capote says (referring to the view of why Perry committed the murders) “I could have added a lot of other opinions. But that would have confused the issue, and indeed the book. I had to make up my mind and move toward that one view, always.” This statement can be enlarged in scope to resemble Capote’s editorial discretion througout the entirety of In Cold Blood: though his work is full of factual evidence, Capote admittedly edits the book with a certain purpose in mind, and his editing choices subconsciously affect the reader, possibly even moreso than a typical novel, since the reader is caught off guard while believing the book to be a “factual account.” For example, Capote portrays Perry in a very sensitive way, urging the reader to identify and sympathize with him even though some characters in the book, such as Perry’s sister, despise him. If Capote had focused on his sister’s point of view more than others, the reader would take from the story a negative view rather than a postive one; Capote’s real-life relationship with Perry, however, muddled his sense of objectivity and, in a strange way, cast Perry as a sort of fallen hero
In contrast, though Troy had major social issues, he dealt with adversity quite well. Once his lover became pregnant, he was man enough to go to his wife and come clean. When he and his father fell out, he wasted no time in transforming from a 14year old to a man. The tone of this story may vary, depending on the reader. As an African American, I found the tail dark and gloomy, with potential to worsen as the story unfolded.