To begin with, Duffy writes about childhood as ultimately a loss of innocence as children ‘come of age’. This is clearly portrayed in ‘in Mrs Tilcher’s class’, as in the last stanza of the poem Duffy writes “sexy sky.” This use of the word “sexy” represents the protagonist of the poem growing into adolescence and becoming aware of sexual interests. The use of assonance emphasises this message as the repeated ‘s’ sound rolls off the readers tongue in a very sensual sounding way which forces them to mirror the exciting and intriguing experiences now known to the growing child. A loss of innocence is also revealed in ‘Lizzie, Six’ as initially the repetitive questions at the beginning of every stanza appear to be innocent “what are you doing?”, yet as the poem progresses, the true nature is revealed as Duffy writes “I’ll give you dark and I do not care”, illustrating the true nature of the poem and the child’s “dark” loss of innocence. The use of the term “I do not” as opposed to the abbreviation “I don’t” is very successful as it creates a harsh monosyllabic rhythm and a hollow, eerie tone.
In Medusa, another emotion is bitterness. ‘I stared in the mirror, love gone bad’. This shows bitterness because she is bitter about the way ‘love’ has turned out. It is almost an oxymoron, because society teaches us that love is good and should be sought after, whereas what she is saying goes against this. This intensifies the emotion and reinforces how much of a ‘mess’ their relationship is in.
The constant use of "I" puts us right in the narrator’s head and allows us to empathize with her. Ironic Indirection If we took the narrator’s words at face value, we would believe that her husband is kind and loving, that she really is physically ill, and that women really do get trapped in wallpaper. All of this is questionable at best and mostly dead wrong. This is part of the fun of first person narration – you’re never quite sure if the narrator’s perceptions actually reflect what’s going on. The narrator's tone also clues us into her character – her uncertainty and hesitation at the start of the story, and her determination towards the
Gatsby uses dialogue to disclose to Nick the "strange story of his youth" and how Daisy was the "first 'nice' girl he had ever known". He describes using an anecdote that he had "never seen such a beautiful house" with "a ripe mystery about it", "mystery" suggesting the delirious edge he found intriguing. However, it is the colossal emphasis that Gatsby puts on Daisy, finding her "excitingly desirable" that fascinates Nick. Nicks admiration for Gatsby grows during chapter 9 as Gatsby's love is reinforced as he explains, "he didn't realise just how extraordinary a 'nice' girl could be". The description of Gatsby's mansion is juxtaposed to the hyperbolic opulence Nick uses to describe it in Chapter 3.
By using “paralyzed by wonder” Abbey must mean that the dance was so fantastic that it captivated him and kept him unable to move (23). It shows his amazement because, though one has a negative connotation which suggests a negative feeling, and the other is positive, they are used to express an action that was so great that he could not stop watching, no matter how bad it was to invade one's privacy. Abbey could not help himself when it came to the snakes and he voiced his shame of himself invading their privacy, yet did not cease his observance. The contrast of the negative and positive connotations of words parallels the contrast of Abbey feeling shameful, yet continuing to watch. In the end, his awe and wonderment were so strong that they prevailed
Throughout Niffenegger’s novel The Time Travellers Wife, we see many themes. One of the main themes of the novel is the theme of innocence and child-like behaviour. Through pages 37 to 40 of the novel Clare meets Henry for the first time in the meadow. Henry describes their first encounter from his own view. “Clare bursts into the clearing” the verb ‘bursts’ portrays Henry’s view of Clare’s innocence and excitement as a child going to her ‘favourite secret spot’.
Brothers Grimm embrace the societal values of beauty and virtue, while Steig satirizes these values to suggest that these are social constructs that does not exclude anyone from the process of maturation. The Brothers Grimm’s rendition of Snow White follows the archetypical structure of a fairy tale. Snow White is forced to leave home, goes through a journey in the woods and because of her success she is rewarded with a “happily ever after”. Within the child’s imagination Snow White has to leave home because her stepmother is envious that she surpasses her own beauty, however, within the child’s subconscious mind there is a transmittance of cultural values on beauty and traditions. The Brothers Grimm introduce the stepmother as “beautiful, but she was proud and overbearing, and she couldn’t bear the thought that anyone might be more beautiful than she” (F&F 147).
For a piece that can be read in one short sitting, ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ evokes an impressive level of fear. To bring about such strong emotion in so little space, Gilman simultaneously makes use of several plot devices woven carefully into the short story. One such element is dramatic irony, which occurs when the full significance of characters’ thoughts or actions is understood by the audience but not the characters themselves. Dramatic irony is almost omnipresent the genre of horror due to its power to add suspense and a sense of dread to a plot, but Gilman cleverly uses it to serve other purposes as well. The dramatic irony in ‘The Yellow Wall-Paper’ not only adds to the story’s horror, it also creates the illusion that readers have power over the plot and that ideas presented in the story come from the themselves rather than from the author.
“Books are lighthouses, erected in the great sea of time.” – E.P Whipple. On the Jellicoe Road, Melina Marchetta, is a modern novel written in 2006 and explores enduring themes that occur in life, particularly identity and loyalty. On the Jellicoe Road delves into a town where parallels are drawn between our protagonist Taylor and a group of children who lived there previously. Taylor, searching for her identity is surprised to find that she is inconceivably linked to the lives of these children. Her journey to find herself is supported by her friends, their unwavering loyalty and friendship aiding her in her passage to discover who she is.
Perspective of things starts to change as you grow up and see the reality of life. I chose these two movies to compare and contrast them because my favorite Disney movie as a little girl was Cinderella. In my essay, I’ll be comparing the differences, similarities, and outcome of the movies. To begin with, both movies are versions of the beloved tale, while at the same time follow the same plot; both are based on the original Disney Cinderella movie made in 1950. The two movies have a lot of similarities which are: the two girls are really sweet and obedient live with the fathers after their mothers passed away, where they live happily until the fathers decide to remarry with a wicked step mother who had to daughter of her own.