Mary Hoffman has masterfully used the conventions of fantasy genre to explore ideas about life that we can all relate to. We often hear that truth is stranger than fiction. Yet it is possible for fiction to go beyond reality. That’s what happens when worlds are imagined that combine history with fantasy. Mary Hoffman’s bright and suspenseful novel Stravaganza: City of Masks is a great example of the fantasy genre, complete with magic, talismans, time travel, and mysterious circumstances.
Steampunk: An Aesthetic Revolution There are various possibilities in defining the word steampunk. Other than its obvious mixture of the Victorian Era with the technological advances of today’s society, Steampunk has an endless amount of ways to be described. By construing the “reality” of certain subjects and by offering the best of both worlds, Steampunk illustrates an alternative world different to the “reality” of history. Steampunk is a remix of the future mixed with a element of past. Using the knowledge and scientific dreams of the Edwardian and Victorian eras, modern day technology goes under the microscope to be changed and “Steampunkified”.
‘Why is Sixty Lights worthy of critical study and inclusion on the HSC Prescriptions List for module B- Critical Study of Text?’ The novel Sixty Lights has been included on the HSC Prescriptions List for Module B because it is worthy for critical study as it is a diverse piece of literature covering significant topics that have been ignored in the modern world. We enter the lyrical and image-laden world of Sixty Lights. It’s a tale, resplendent in colour and imagery, set across two worlds - the constrained and stilted world of Victorian England, and the chaotic danger and abandon of India. Gail Jones creates literature, like Shakespeare, but in this particular piece explores the significance behind photographs and what they represent.
In both of these stories the authors use imagery to help drive home their main points, although in a somewhat different manner. In “Desiree’s Baby" Chopin uses imagery to hint at the “truth” and lead up to the ironic ending. While in Carver’s “Cathedral” imagery is used to reinforce his main theme of don’t judge a book by its cover. Now we will take a closer look at imagery, and examine the intricacies of how these great authors use it in their works. So what is imagery?
Wicked connotations 1 WICKED CONNOTATIONS: THE CONNOTATIONS of ‘WIZARD and ‘WITCH’ Anne de Zwaan Language Acquisition 1 English department Leiden University Wicked connotations 2 The difference in connotations in the word pair ‘witch/wizard’ sure is wicked. In order to provide an accurate understanding of the connotation, this essay will deal with etymology and use of the words throughout history. First step to take, is comparing definitions that can be found in two dictionaries. One being the ‘Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English’, and the other being the ‘Oxford English Dictionary’. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English says the following about the word ‘witch’: 1.
The nature of discovery entails a journey that is transformative and concerns one’s relationship with one’s self or one’s world. Discoveries can be either sought or accidental, these discoveries can lead to good or bad consequences, but ultimately they are all concerned with the acquisition of greater knowledge and a new perspective. In William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Prospero comes to realise not only the limitations of his magic, but also the importance of love and redemption in redefining one’s place in the world, as well as one’s view of it. While in Wilfred Owen’s poem ‘dulce et decorum est’ it is the audience that is discover new notions and the actual reality of war. In ‘The Tempest’ Prospero undergoes a vast discovery that takes 12 years to materialise, Prospero’s discovery is that of the liberating and redemptive power of forgiveness in the face of man’s inhumanity towards man, in contrast with the normal notion of revenge over forgiveness.
In order to analyze Frankenstein, one must recall some elements of people's imaginary, as well as old scholars' concepts regarding this famous and ingenious work of Romantic literature. The background in which the author Mary Shelley was inserted to, as well as its importance in introducing readers to a certain type of moral dilemma that was dealt with by several authors of that era, aside from stamping a whole new genre in itself, which was science-fiction. This article briefly discusses the main thematic elements of the novel, inserted in a certain context, under a revenge and betrayal bias, which are ultimately the main triggers of the dramatic action. To start with, it is interesting to mention one of the richest elements of the story. The duality of Victor Frankenstein and its creation is obvious.
SWOLLEN FOOT VERSUS LOVELESS DOLL This is my own analysis on ‘’Oedipus the King’’, penned by Sophocles and ‘’A Doll’s House’’, which was written by Henrik Ibsen. Somehow, both ‘’Oedipus the King’’ and ‘’A Doll’s House’’ have put me into two journeys which eventually led me into two different worlds, the world of Oedipus and the world of Nora. Therefore, I’m going to analyse these two characters on the basis of my own insight, things which I think are of significance and certain aspects about Oedipus and Nora that made these plays special to me. Oedipus and Nora are the main characters as well as the protagonists in ‘’Oedipus the King’’ and ‘’A Doll’s House’’ respectively. In two different plays, both showed different sides of them in terms of personalities, how their actions speak louder than words, how they tried many different ways to obtain something that is not possible but at the end they failed and so on.
Shelly warns the reader about the power of technology. This is best illustrated through the changing perspectives in the novel. Early on in the novel, Victor Frankenstein is eager to use technology to develop unknown powers. This is best illustrated through the quote “I will pioneer a new way to explore unknown powers and unfold the world’s deepest mysteries of creation.” Shelly’s use of first person allows the reader to feel a connection to Frankenstein while the use of dialogue helps the reader to understand the motives of Victor. The combination of these two techniques establishes the point in which Shelly has made that Victor was doing something beneficial for the world.
Intro: Contemporary values and anxieties are the main objective in modern adaptations. The purpose of adaptations is to portray the concepts and themes of the original text into a modernised version to suit the modern audience. The adaptation is based on the perception and interpretation of the modern audience and not that of the original audience. Para 1: Through the use of symbolism, film technique and the way language is presented the adaptation of Macbeth address contemporary anxieties and values. An example of this can be seen through the portrayal of the witches in Shakespeare's play, the witches communicated in rhyme demonstrating a uniquely supernatural element to the characterisation in the Shakespearean Times.