Reaction Paper In his article Body Rituals among the Nacirema, Miner effectively convinces his reader of the ridiculous nature of America’s obsession with the body’s health and visual appeal by allowing his readers to form an opinion about themselves without realizing they are their own subject. At first glance the reader may be convinced he is reading about magical beliefs and extreme practices of a little know civilization. Miner effectively employs an academic tone as he opens the paper with “[t]he anthropologist has become so familiar with the diversity of ways in which different peoples behave in similar situations that he is not apt to be surprised by even the most exotic customs.” Miner continues to use this tone throughout the article. Furthermore his statement “[t]he rites are normally only discussed with children… I was able, however, to establish sufficient rapport with the natives to examine these shrines and to have the rituals described to me” shows superior attitude to place his reader on the level of a scholar observing a native (Miner 503). Still even an inexperienced evaluator soon realizes the connection between the Nacirema and the United States.
For instance, Mr Collins long, pompous speeches help the reader to realise his character within the novel and how he is a person who is full of pride in himself (which is one of the themes of the novel). Chapter 19 also contains authorial intervention. The authorial intervention in this chapter helps to not only tell the story but commentates the dialogue of the characters “she could not use the short pause he allowed in any attempt to stop him farther, and he continued.” The authorial intervention seems to show Austen’s annoyance towards Mr Collins who seems to constantly talk and helps make the reader sympathise with Elizabeth for being on the other end of his constant speeches. In all, through Austen’s use of the third
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Many scholars and critics complain that Mark Twain botches the ending of his novel. I think the ending is was consistent with the entire novel and is important the way it is. Huckleberry Finn (Huck) is actually poised and ready for change in this life and his progression was not destroyed as a result of the ending. As a reader I was able to see Huck go from an unsure boy to a confident young adult with a great sense of right and wrong. We are reminded again with the ending to remember that Huck is just a simple boy who just wants to go with the flow of whatever life brings.
This is important as it shows Nick’s confidence in his individual cardinal value and throughout the novel we, as the reader, depend on him for unbiased facts. * Symbols “On a chance we tried an important-looking door, and walked into a high Gothic library, panelled with carved English oak, and probably transported complete from some ruin overseas.”-Shows Gatsby’s attempt to make himself seem like a highly educated man, but this is all pretence as he could not have read all these books without cutting out the pages. “Instead of rambling, this party had preserved a dignified homogeneity, and assumed to itself the function of representing the staid nobility of the country-side — East Egg condescending to West Egg, and carefully on guard against its spectroscopic gayety.”-Shows that although there is a difference in status between East and West Egg, this is all neglected when they come to this
Comparable to the beginning of the novel McEwan immediately dives into the plot with the objective being to captivating the reader, he starts the novel with the sentence “The beginning is simple to mark”, and by using the word ‘beginning’ it leaves the reader to suggest that an important event is going to take place. This sentence is used to create suspense that leads the reader to carry on out of curiosity and uncertainty, the short length of the sentence conveys a bluntness which leaves more emotional impact. Ironically the narrator, who is also the protagonist: Joe, claims the beginning of the story to be ‘simple’ yet his frequent digression and evading of the topic makes it seem far from. This is another device McEwan uses, Joe's tendencies to have his thoughts diverted elsewhere lengthens the narrative, essentially building up tension for the readers. McEwan uses the narrator’s euphemistic persona to build tension demonstrated through the way he withholds vital information with the use of euphemisms, “saw the danger”, “running towards it”, the narrator intentionally omits what the situation is by identifying it as “the danger” or “it”.
Fitzgerald in Nick and Gatsby The Great Gatsby can be categorized as an autobiographical novel because F. Scott Fitzgerald life events and characteristics are portrayed in the main characters of Nick and Gatsby. When reading the novel The Great Gatsby the audience primarily favors Nick over the other characters because they appreciate his honesty. '' I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known.'' (Nick, 59) nick masquerades as an honest man when in reality he is dishonest and highly critical just like Fitzgerald. “They think, deep in their hearts, that they are better than we are because we had to discover the compensations and refuges of life for ourselves.
On page 18, Gene admitted his envy towards Phineas. He thought, “It was hypnotism. I was beginning to see that Phineas could get away with anything. I couldn’t help envying him…” Gene was an introvert, while Phineas was an extrovert. His jealously of Finny’s trait increased throughout the novel because Finny continued to smooth-talk to get out of trouble.
Storytelling is important to human existence because it is a means of capturing memories of the past and incorporating them into ethical and everyday life. Memory and ethics coincide with each other as one can be an explanation or an observation of the other; without one, the other would most likely not make sense. Goodbye Lemon written by Adam Davies is a wonderful example that exudes the power of storytelling. The narrator, Jack, writes of the many different personal qualities and traits his deceased brother Dexter might have possessed, since Jack was too young to have any memory of his brother. Through the prologue of Goodbye Lemon , Davies wants to convey to his audience that you can bring any character to life through writing.
Hamid’s narrative technique of silencing all other characters besides Changez is a unique method which allows the reader to feel as if they are a part of the scene. The text suggests that Changez was a young, bright eloquent man. Briefly in the first chapter the reader grasps a third person perspective of the protagonist with the description the interviewer of the Underwood Samson & Company; Jim gives on Changez. Changez describes how Jim thought him to be a foreign young man, hardworking and driven. As a result of the first person perspective the readers view is bias and reliant on trusting the accounts that Changez provides.
Damon is very careful to not show his true emotion towards the subject, rather he clearly displays the facts in such a way that the reader develops their own emotional response. Damon continues to show a strong pathos appeal in his essay when he states “Too many breaches in honesty can corrode relationships beyond repair”. Almost every reader will be able to remember a time this has personally happened and immediately they build a strong connection to Damon’s essay. Thus, Damon has again used a strong pathos appeal to persuade the reader of the validity and strength of his essay and opinion of honesty in the current