Gina Bruno English Comparison of Refuge and “The Rediscovery of North America” The hip-hop artist Mos Def once said, “What I take from writers I like is their economy - the ability to use language to very effective ends. The ability to have tomboy read something and see it, or for somebody to paint an entire landscape of visual imagery with just sheets of words - that’s magical.” Imagery is an amazing form of writing where the writer creates a picture in your mind. Refuge, a book by Terry Tempest Williams, shows the relationship between the natural and the unnatural. Nature imagery is used throughout in comparison to human lives and events. Like Refuge, “The Rediscovery of North America” by Barry Lopez also uses ample amount of imagery
In Ambrose Bierce’s “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,” the auditory and visual imagery keep the reader in suspens, which improves the story. Because Bierce uses such descriptive language when describing Peyton, the reader can easily imagine the character performing the actions illustrated by the author. He describes him as having, “a straight nose, firm mouth, broad forehead, from which his long dark hair was combed straight black, falling behind his ears to the collar of his wee fitting frock coat.” (Bierce). In addition to using imagery, Bierce also includs vivid word choice. There is evidence of Bierce’s imagestic diction when he says, “with a supreme and crowning agony his lungs engulfed a great draught of air, which instantly he
In the end, they managed it together and each of their hopes comes true. The novel is one of the best-known stories in American popular culture. Children like it because it is a kind of good story, full of fun characters and exciting adventures. Adults, in case of its field and history, also like the novel because they can read between. When we concern on the symbols in the novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is no longer an innocent fairy tale, it has underlying meanings that symbolize various ideas of political interpretations as evidenced in its intrinsic unsure and its relation with ironic portraits of America in that era.
If you leave out important things or events that you know about, the story is strengthened (Samuelson). The Hills Like White Elephants is one of Hemingway’s master pieces and a classic example of his distinct and revolutionary storytelling style. The short story Hills Like White Elephants, exhibits Hemingway’s unique yet simplistic style of writing, for which he is known. I like the way he communicates the story not only through text, but through symbolism. I believe this is perhaps one of Hemingway’s most symbolic stories.
As I started reading the book I found that the language of the book a bit strange, as the author attempts to sound like this is an authentic tale from the ancient days, but the messages are as clear as sunlight. I think that the "seven cures for a lean purse" are great methods for saving money, some I thought were very easy to apply like the first one which is " Start thy purse to fattening" that is to save 10% of your income. Also controlling the expenditure I thought this was a great point and everyone can apply. There are some other methods I thought were more difficult to apply like "make the gold multiply" which is investing the money and making the right choices for investment. Another great addition in the book is "The five laws of gold" which seem to give more guild lines on investing.
Certain Key points in the plot wouldn’t have been made available to the reader unless they were reading it from the characters themselves. The dairy form allows for an excellent understanding between the different character views, and how the views apply to the different characters. It adds a sense of connectivity between the characters and the reader while adding validity to the novels context. Extensive detailed descriptions about persons and items all through the novel is also a part of the diary form. An example can be seen in this quote, "As I looked, the eyes saw the sinking sun, and the look of hate in them turned to triumph.
I plan on discovering and revealing possible connections between symbolisms, how the story conveys it's meaning through these symbolisms and why this method of describing the characters attributes can be much more effective than a dull, ineffective direct approach. In "Hills Like White Elephants", Ernest Hemingway truly captures the depiction of the character's inner lives through describing natural scenery and landscapes. Hemingway uses several different writing techniques to create a powerful impression on the audience such as the irony, setting, character attributes and perspective. Although these components have a powerful effect on Hemingway’s audience it does not leave as strong of an impression that the complex symbolism and passive underlying tones in the dialog do; , developing for the reader a strong sense of perspective and understanding that Hemingway was longing to convey to his audience. The title “Hills Like White Elephants” continuously relays a strong message by the use of repetitively mentioning the whiteness of the hills throughout the text.
Although secondary characters are clearly less important in a novel than the protagonist, they nevertheless have a significant impact on every story. It may be their problem or problems which initially bring the protagonist closer to his/her love interest. It may be their influence, well-meaning or vindictive, that makes the situation better or worse. Interesting secondary characters are painted with broad strokes rather than fine details - though authors need to be careful, because the key word is “secondary.” Though these characters fill a valuable role, they can not hog the limelight. In The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway, and To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, secondary characters such as Brett Ashley and Atticus Finch, are crucial, and play a key role in the progression of each story, and the themes in each.
However, readers do not notice this unoriginal style. Instead, readers notice his ability to put his own mark on the old Elizabethan style, and with a quietness to his style with versatility and insight, with humor and spontaneity. Certainly, there are many points in which Lamb imitates the Elizabethan writers. However, he employs a unique way of telling his stories so they conjure fond memories of a happier time. For example, Bridget remembers the great joy of the day when Ilia bought the Folio Edition of the plays of Beaumont and Fletcher and presented it to her after many days of eying the book displayed in the stall and after many thoughts about how the money spent on the book could be managed by curtailing some of the provisions of their life.
By using the colors; symbols and literary language like metaphors; and allusions; etc, an author makes a book deeper and more interesting. These things seem so simple, but actually they inspire the reader to better understand the meaning and theme. These also make the story more attractive. The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a good example; this story is full of colors, symbols, etc. Throughout the story, the author describes about the society in the 1920’s.