As I Lay Dying The novel As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner tends to make readers confused when beginning to read it due to the theme the book entails. One of the main themes in the novel would have to be the difference of what are the truth and the explanation of what is true. Without a doubt any point is able to end in a massive amount of what is biased due to the different characters and their individual point of views. Each thought they have on what they believe true is dependent on their previous outlooks and thoughts. With that being said anything that is alleged can’t always necessarily be the truth.
The author uses conflict because the theme is based off of that Jesse’s family moved in and she wished they didn’t. Many stories have a similar theme just like the stories The Count Of Monte Crisco by Alexandre Dumas and Blessings by Mary Hall Surface. Authors develop themes by using literary devices and literary elements. Themes are put into stories to give the reader a message about
Secondary Characters When one has finished reading a book and is asked about it, one usually only remembers the main characters and their actions in the story. Unless one analyzes a piece of literature in depth, one cannot begin to imagine how secondary characters not only change the plot, but through interactions with the central characters they allow the reader to see different sides of the main character throughout the story without the reader knowing. Secondary characters are important in literature because they impact character development, influence the action, and develop theme as shown through Friar Lawrence in Romeo and Juliet and Uncle Teru in Sound of Waves Through Friar Lawrence’s encounters with the main characters Romeo and Juliet, he has brought out Romeo’s fickle minded character and Juliet’s absolute desire to be with Romeo. After Romeo and Juliet meet at the party and talk of marriage on Juliet’s balcony, Romeo goes to Friar Lawrence’s cell to ask him to marry Juliet and himself. The Friar responds with, “Young men’s love then lies/ Not truly in their hearts but, in their eyes jesu maria, what the deal of brine/ Hath washes thy sallow cheeks for Rosaline!”(2.3.68-90).
This part of the story is important because it reinforces everything that the reader already suspects about the position of Eel Marsh House and provides the reader with specific detail to do with the isolation of the house. The main literary techniques used by Susan Hill in this chapter of the novel are contrast and pathetic fallacy. Hill’s use of the first person narrator is a key element of the novel. Susan Hill’s characters in this novel have limited development because the story is told by the main character, Arthur Kipps. I think his character is developed in a rather interesting way because he is looking back and describing events from the perspective of his younger self.
Set in a recognisable time, the story showcases the complications of life caused by family breakdowns, treacherous weather, unstable governments, pandemic virus attacks, technology run amuck and other uncertainties of the future. These fundamental concerns are purposely encompassed in this novel to question to what extent do we hold our integrity in difficult circumstances, surviving in situations humanity struggles to both comprehend and control. The novel questions when is it acceptable to lie, cheat and steal. The ‘truth’ is to be found in each vignette as the characters face the challenges to their very existence and suggests the confrontation of circumstances is what determines our moral choices. The problems we face compel us to behave in immoral ways but that may not always excuse or justify such behaviour.
Influences on Montag’s Character It is hard to find the courage to stand up for what you believe in, even for a person with a tremendous amount of bravery. In the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, Guy Montag was able to stand up and rebel against society with the help of quite a few characters. Throughout the novel, Ray Bradbury introduces characters to change Montag. Clarisse, the unidentified old woman, and Faber’s effects on Montag led him to his decision of preserving books rather than destroying them. Clarisse acted as a trigger in Montag’s character change by asking him thought-provoking questions and telling him about things he never noticed.
Morally ambiguous characters - characters whose behavior discourages readers from identifying them as purely evil or purely good - are at the heart of many works of literature. Choose a novel or play in which a morally ambiguous character plays a pivotal role. Then write an essay in which you explain how the character can be viewed as morally ambiguous and why his or her moral ambiguity is significant to the work as a whole. Avoid mere plot summary. In various works of literature, the moral ambiguity of a certain character is used to teach readers a lesson and empower them to change their community.
The Tell-Tale Heart Assignment: We notice that some details in Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” make a literal reading of the story rather difficult. Advance and defend a figurative reading of the story consistent with the story’s details. Poe seems to focus on creating mood throughout his story. Many symbols in this story are interpreted in several different ways depending on the reader. These symbols throughout the story include the old mans eye, the heartbeat and the contradiction between love and hate in which I will be talking about in this paper.
That the play “The Crucible” is about the challenge of belonging is evident by its plot. Millers craft is that he draws his audience into the turmoil of belonging and not belonging through escalating conflict amongst the play’s characters. This is achieved through obvious changes in tension, dialogue and character dynamics as expressed in the audio excerpts. The first of these begins in act II with the inturuption of a domestic argument between John and Elizabeth Proctor in their home, by the intrusion of Mr Hale. What follows is an example of a constant theme throughout “The Crucible” – The contrast of private and public environments.
Compare and contrast ways in which your three chosen writers create a sense of voice, and the effects they achieve through their use of voice ‘None of these characters […] tells the full story’ ,this statement from Bennett’s introduction to Talking Heads can also be applied to ‘The Pardoner’s Tale’ and ‘The Remains of The Day’; in all three, the use of the first person means that the tale is often centralised around the views and perspectives of the narrator. It is often left to the reader or audience to interpret the information which the narrators have either consciously or unconsciously omitted. The term ‘teller’, in fact, is ambiguous; it could be said that the fictional narrator of the tale is the teller. However it could also be argued