The most important ideas in the essay were her use of strong characters, interesting settings, and strong morality. Each of these ideas was used as the main idea of each paragraph. The author is very effective in listing examples by order of increasing importance. In the essay, the last examples are the most powerful. For example, in the paragraph about strong characters, Miss Ariadne Oliver is listed last.
In reading the two classical novels, “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Bronte and “Atonement” by Ian McEwan, I came upon two of the most complex and dynamic characters that struck majority of my interest and admiration. Jane Eyre and Briony Tallis were both the main characters of each novel and it is through their eyes that we gain their perceptions of life and their surrounding conditions, as well as learn of the other characters. They shared some of the same personality traits as well as differed in a few. This literary essay will essentially focus on the similarities and differences between Jane and Briony, and the theme of the novel that each author conveyed through these characters. Upon the introduction of the main character Jane in “Jane Eyre” we can automatically comprehend that she is an intelligent and mature young girl.
Author Denise Giardina has great narrative abilities. She can spin a wonderfully coercive and succulent story, as she has done in Storming Heaven. The novel has a beautifully fictitious plot that ties in perfectly with the events surrounding the coal wars and the Battle of Blair Mountain. She really gives the reader an idea of what it might have been like to be a West Virginian during this era. The plot is set up in a way that causes it to be quite interesting to even those who are most loathing of history.
BRIAR ROSE-JANE YOLEN Yolen has created an ingenious story of great significance in Briar Rose. Aside from the novel itself being a fictional text, the book stresses the intrinsic importance of fairy tales to the responder. The resilience and power of these tales are emphasised as is the significance of true stories form the past. It is through the examination of the allegorical story told by Gemma and the characterisation used by Yolen that the concept of the hero and heroine is explored. Yolen has enabled her readers to understand the value of the past for the present and to witness both the true horrors as well as the acts of courage in her novel Briar Rose.
Great Themes Make Great Novels Man’s greatest achievement? Probably not, but as John O’Hara once said: “Great themes make great novels”. It is true that themes are used in every novel, story and poem ever written, as Barbara Haworth-Attard’s Theories of Relativity has quite a few. Some of the themes mentioned throughout the novel are how trust can easily be broken, how people aren’t always as they seem, how selfishness affects those around you and how nothing is as you think. To begin, the theme of how easily trust can be broken is expressed multiple ways throughout Theories of Relativity by Barbara Haworth-Attard.
But these characters were no accident. They may not seem like they have significance to the story but in reality the author strategically used them in The Great Gatsby for adding to the plot, creating new and ongoing themes, and supporting the main characters. Myrtle Wilson’s presence in the novel builds all the way until the end of the story with the climax. Myrtle’s impact on the novel has the most effect on the story out of the other minor characters. It all starts with Myrtles lies and her affair.
However, whilst this is the case, the majority of the female characters are depicted in such a way as to evoke feelings of empathy and sympathy from the reader, whilst for the most part the depravity of the male's are shown. Brooks effectively uses the first person narration to encourage readers' engagement in the novel and development of the main protagonist, Anna Firth. Furthermore, Brooks successfully highlights the courageous and selfless nature of the female characters through Anys Gowdie's intelligence and the inate determination and strength of Anna and Elinor. Lastly, the direct juxtaposition of female and male characters such as the Bradford's and the Bont's throughout the novel to serve to reiterate the understanding and empathy that we feel for the females whilst simultaneously illustrating the depravity of the
She wanted to be the head of everything, and no one was to be stricter than her. The author Ken Kesey wrote this book to portray how one of the main characters in the book, Nurse Ratched, is controlling of everyone around her, even though she’s a woman. During this time period, women weren’t mostly in charge, compared to men, so by her representing the “combine” she showed that women do have the power to be in control. All three characters in this book were affected differently, they all show how the common theme was involved, the affects of war on the
Aldous Huxley's Brave New World: The thematic relationship between Lenina and Bernard Lenina Crowne is one of the main protagonists in Aldous Huxley's novel Brave New World. She is stunningly beautiful and is routinely described as "pneumatic". Lenina can also be seen as the subject in the novel that every male desires. This may be due to her amazing looks or the way that she can be used for emotionless sex. Lenina is also described to be “uncommonly pretty”, this view of her is completely out of her sphere of influence as she is one of the characters who follows the ideology “Everyone belongs to everyone else”.
Sarabeth Hogan English 102 15 September 2015 Antigone Most every piece of literature has a hero- a protagonist that overcomes challenges and prevails (usually) during the climax- giving us a moral or theme to chew over, maybe even a character to admire. Sophocles gave us Antigone in his piece, named after the hero herself, Antigone. Antigone is portrayed as a strong, independent type; let’s not forget feminist, as well. She defies her King openly in order to fulfil her beliefs and is prepared for the consequences. Her actions require mighty bravery, indeed- but would you call her your hero?