Several discrepancies exist between the two men. Author O’Brien never had children, or ever killed a man in war. In addition, writer O’Brian has control over what is told, while character O’Brian tells the stories themselves. These simple little facts separate what is real and fake in the novel and reality. Author O’Brian also confuses the reader by writing his novel as if everything that was told took place in the real world.
Dennis Preston: MacNeil says, “Americans are ambivalent about language. They may think that New York and Southern accents are bad English but they can also find them charming.” Do you agree that Americans are ambivalent about language? Do you share the sorts of feelings MacNeil describes? Do you consider your own variety of English to be prestigious or stigmatized? 3b .
Brenda Chow breaks the first rule by using many worn out metaphors and similes; Brenda Chow neglects to follow Orwell’s second rule with very poor word choice and delivery; She violates the third rule by being very wordy in her essay, leading to a more confusing and deceptive essay. It’s important for us to recognize the misuse of language so that we do not walk the same path. The best thing Brenda can do to help improve her writing and use of language would be to simplify and be more specific with her diction. Brenda Chow is guilty of using many flat and overused metaphors and similes that have almost lost all of their original meaning. For example Brenda Chow writes “The radio plays old Springsteen, and suddenly there is a lightning flash, a sudden “eureka!”, and the light bulb pulsates urgently over my head; a phrase pops into my mind” (Chow 1) or “It is a diamond in the rough”(Chow 1).
"Flowers for Algernon", a short story by Daniel Keyes, presents many examples of verbal, situational, and dramatic irony. Charlie Gordon , the main character, presents these ironies through his journal entries. If the character, writer, or speaker states one thing in the form of writing, but the meaning is completely different, this is expressed as verbal irony. "I told them becaus all my life I wantid to be smart and not dumb. But its very hard to be smart.
Kayla Bryant POV Essay September 9, 2013 Professor O’Neal Two Authors Two Differences “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” by Ernest Hemmingway and “Battle Royal” by Ralph Ellison are two different short stories written by two different authors that have both unlike and similar characteristics. Many of Hemmingway’s novels are written in third person, just as “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place”, where as “Battle Royal” is written in first person. By writing A.C.W.L.P. in third person Hemmingway does not give a name to any character which allows the reader to put themselves or anyone else in that specific setting. In B.R.
By calling into question the truth of his stories, he disorients readers who are expecting to read a standard fiction, where the events are undoubtably false. He also shows readers why reinventing a story may be more important than telling the story just as it is remembered. Norman Bowker disapproves of O’Brien’s first attempt to describe a horrific battle, and, therefore, O’Brien feels the need to rewrite the story. Essentially, O’Brien must remember the event in a new way that makes the story more real for Bowker and other readers. Finally, O’Brien explains to readers why stories must be told, even with the risk telling the story the “wrong” way.
In this passage George Orwell makes the assertion that amongst the confusion of long literary or political critiques, the writing often becomes meaningless as a result of improper language and jargon. The use of such “meaningless” words allows them to be openly interpreted and often abused in political writing. What one might regard as Democracy, another would describe as Fascism, but neither carries a definition in this instance, but merely a positive or negative connotation. Consequently, these meaningless words often allow the reader to be deceived by the author. Orwell’s Six Rules 1) Do not use metaphors that you are use to reading in other texts.
The narrator refers to himself very infrequently in the novel, and some details he adds to the novel as the narrator are very strange. For example, when describing Una, he writes, “I never knew Una. She was dead before I remember, but George Hamilton told me about it many years later…” (pg 276). This statement does not add a lot to the chapter, and is an example of how inconsistently Steinbeck uses the first person narrator. However, there is also a chapter that is entirely about the war and how the
(Blum, L 2010) In my paper I will go over the six characteristics that are requirements for a certain race. I will cover how the racial group “Asians” does not fit into this category for many reasons. I will talk about early discrimination and how it still plays a big role in what we judge as racial groups. My paper will also discuss what the people of these racial groups think about their status compared to the racial superiority of other racial groups. We often use the term Asian to refer to people from Asia, however we must first look at what makes one an Asian.
‘Making a Nation out of Words’ Words may seem nondescript but they actually shape the thinking of generations, cultures and in turn nations. Reiteration of such rhetoric phrases which are non-committal for its users, however; they have immense negative connotations for the people they are intended for. Pakistan being a male dominated society regards females as subordinate and an inferior . This gender bias reflects in our use of language. “Hum ne choorian toh nahi pehni Hui” (We are not wearing bangles) is one such commonly used phrase which completely represents the idea of femininity being regarded as an abuse in the society particularly in the political community.