Deep Semantics Of Imagery In The Color Purple Apart from its endless potential to engender thought which it shares with philosophy, literature is ‘a category of labour’ (Ricoeur, 1981: 136). It is a structured totality irreducible to the sentences that constitute it so that the first problem it presents as a work is that of understanding (Thompson 1984: 178). Reading a literary text is, therefore, quite different from reading other texts; here, the exercise involves a back and forth movement. The critic observes the clues offered by the text and the validity of his construction is through the logic of probability (Aristotle). In Ricoeur’s deep semantics, metaphor is indispensable for it opens a wide range of possible relations a word can enter into.
‘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.
English Assignment Essay Task – Boys of Blood & Bone Boys of Blood and Bone are a pensive and wistful book which is entangled with powerful use of language whom David Metzenthen has carefully manipulated this element to effectively create the world of the novel. Metzenthen using this aspect of language both protagonist Henry Lyon and Andy Lansell’s worlds can be thoroughly witnessed by the responder through the style of language which conveys themes, description of the novel’s parallel world orientation and the development of characters. As a result it consequently causes the responder to cognitively transmit himself/herself into Henry and Andy’s world. A variety of themes have been utilized by Metzenthen, which have been excellently established and supported by the language structure novel of Boys of Blood & Bone. A theme that is in story of the novel is the brutality of war.
Beyond the Odds of the Red Hibiscus: A Critical Reading of Chimamanda Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus by Anthony C. Oha Department of Arts, Benson Idahosa University Benin City- Nigeria But my memories did not start at Nsukka. They started before, when all the hibiscuses in our front yard were a startling red. (Purple Hibiscus, 16) Abstract Fiction in Africa has taken a new turn with the production of realities in factional modes. The need to tell the story from the ‘inside’ could have been one of the reasons for these significant literary productions. In Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Adichie, there is a critical presentation of the oddities in Nigeria as well as Africa in general, as the continent trudges in the biting tyrannical trauma of the military and anarchical leaderships.
Tanner Vinson Carroll English Comp. II 28 May 2010 Symbolism in “The Great Gatsby” In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” we see the use of symbolism at its finest. Although the symbolism in this novel can be seen physically through the character’s eyes, the symbolism must be further analyzed to understand its significance in the story. The list of symbols in this novel is relatively lengthy, but among the most important are East and West Egg, the green light, and the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg gazing over the valley of ashes. The conflict of interacting social classes is seen through the symbolism of East and West Egg.
Brille tells him that all span one wants is for him to be on their side, and Hannetijie agrees. In the next few paragraphs, we will discuss the most important themes in this story. Theme is the central meaning or dominant idea in a literary work (Myer 2145). A theme provides a unifying point around which the plot, characters, setting, point of view, symbols, and other elements of work are organized (Myer 2145). There are several themes to this short story, but the most important theme is race discrimination.
In the article, "Post-colonial Literatures and Counter-discourse," Helen Tiffin raises a number of issues in regards to the hybridization of the colonized and how European universals invariably clash with that of the native. From the very beginning of the article, Tiffin notes that there is a "call to arms" (so to speak) that encompasses the "demand for an entirely new or wholly recovered 'reality,' free from all colonial taint" (95). This hope is idealistic, especially when evaluating the role that the English language plays in the lives of those who are colonized. Tiffin realizes this fact and views most post-colonial literature as a "counter-discursive" mode of expression that is highly involved in "challenging the notion of literary universality" (96). The most interesting challenge raised by this European universality is the fact that many post-colonial authors use English as the means to express or disassemble notions of these supposed commonly held mores, thereby creating a hybridized literature.
In conclusion, through the use of many language techniques, characters and their experiences are brought to life which influences the reader. The characters of both texts are probable through dialogue, politically driven voices and body language. It is evident in the novel ‘The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender’ through Claudia, the city, Harry Lavender and supporting characters such as Sally. It is also evident in the speech recited by Martin Luther King Jr, titled ‘I Have a
Rationale In order to demonstrate a wider range of comprehension of the novel “A Brave New World”, I decided to write a diary about Bernard’s position throughout the novel, which shows a carping yet courageous voice that demands to be heard. Nevertheless, his desires change as power and prestige comes to him, creating an inner conflict on the character. Considering Bernard´s reality as an Alpha individual, it is noticeable that a formal and intellectual tone prevails as the diary entry develops, and intends to approach critical readers whose interests lie on exploring Bernard´s personality. In the diary, I aimed to use a first-person language with a technical structure adopting phrases like “They know me as dangerous subversive”, in which
Abstract: Ralph Ellison’s representative work Invisible man tells a story about a black youngster’s mentally maturity course for seeking for the sense of self-belongings in a society congested with racial segregation and discrimination. Ralph Ellison has made the novel the volume of realism, naturalism, expressionism and surrealism, especially symbolism, telling a straightforward story but expressing quite profound and sophisticated theme, so that the novel could be considered from different levels and angles. The present paper attempts to analyze one of the most obvious rhetoric devices in the novel —— symbolism, to see how the author reveals the theme and expresses the thoughts of the novel by using this rhetoric device. Key words: Invisible man; Ralph Ellison; symbolism; self-belonging Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison is one of the classical creations in contemporary Black American Literature and possesses many features of contemporary western novels. It talks about the sense of self-belongings and the situation for oneself in an absurd society in contents and combines realism and surrealism together in the arts.