Her poem keeps going with a tone of anguish feelings, as if she’s trying to forget something or put something away because it brings her bad memories. She refers to these memories as “lines drawn with a bent stick” the lines represent the lies or actions that hurt her, hence the “bent stick” because they weren’t honest confessions or benevolent actions. They were crooked or bent. She explains she is trying to forget all the wrongful actions by saying “lines so thin that passing feet obliterate one end as the other is drawn” this simile gives a more cheerful insight on what she is trying to do, by saying the lines (lies) have a weak foundation that they can easily be erased ( forgotten). “to quell and staunch that indecisive voice…..with countless disguised surrenders of the will” these phrase depicts that she has tried and failed to forget what haunts her by explaining that her will
Setting the Scene for Madness: Symbolism in Short Stories Writing is the illustration of writers’ words flowing into the readers’ imagination. Since most books have no pictures authors use vivid terms to present a description of the setting of a story or a description of their characters. But how does one describe the intangible such as emotion or madness in a story? “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and “Death by Landscape” by Margaret Atwood have symbols, or metaphors, woven into the stories to perceive the condition of madness. Through representation of symbols in their stories Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Margaret Atwood describe what madness feels like and how symbols can make the invisible visible.
Walker's depiction of the main character is so vividly expressed that a reader could not visualize anything other than that of a poverty-stricken and destitute individual. Readers experience feelings of compassion when Walker describes the unnamed woman's unkempt appearance: her tattered clothing and lack hygiene. From the depiction expressed throughout the narration, one could sense that this short story was created from the personal experiences of Walker herself. This reader speculates that the writer has a spiritual personal history and "The Welcome Table" is her way of conveying a message regarding the prejudices and harshness individuals encounter. Rather than expressing how the main character feels, the writer focuses on the opinions of the other characters in the story.
Especially when she reminisces in the final stanza about the time she was young and beautiful, illustrating her complete lack of confidence. Nevertheless, she is still presented as a foul character who threatens the reader, with the line ‘Be terrified’. The poem also ends with the line ‘Look at me now’ which has a double entendre (double meaning). It could be read as a cry of despair or, as a threat – if you did look at Medusa you would die! This leaves the reader feeling conflicting emotions for the character, probably similar to how Medusa herself feels in the poem.
They write to express their feelings, opinions, and truths, but prominently themselves. Writing can be an exploration of “human feelings, experiences, and relationships”(Coker), and through that exploration writers inadvertently create another dimension. “Every novel is an equal collaboration between the writer and the reader”(Auster, pg #) and through this intimacy writers can have a conversation with people that they have never met. This relationship formed through the effortless form of language is the reason writer’s write. Expression of emotions, and pain is the most indispensable aspect of writing.
I believe the most significant part of the Tess of the D’Urbevilles is located within the last few pages of the novel. The murdering of Alec promotes a feminist approach to writing which Hardy attempts to undertake in places throughout the book, empowering Tess. This contrasts with the in depth detail he usually acquires, which is not apparent in the description of the murder. The reader neither reads how Tess murders Alec or what the murder scene looks like, in order for Hardy to maintain Tess’s ‘purity’. Additionally, it is likely that the fact Tess murders was enough of a controversial subject, without Hardy having to describe it, to shock the readers.
Psychological Reading Throughout The Girl Who Played with Fire, abuse and psychological dysfunction is used as a device of motivation. Although violence and abuse is prominent throughout the text, the psychological aspect, mainly associated with character Lisbeth Salander, is merely hinted at both visually and through dialogue. During the text, psychological damage is used an excuse for the way both the way that Salander looks and for her intentions. This is shown through costuming and dialogue. A stereotypical view point of a person who psychologically impaired is that they are socially awkward, destructive; they lack remorse and are private.
To start with, Woolf’s main contention with modern fiction is that it is “materialistic”, that modern writers “are concerned not with the spirit but with the body that they have disappointed us” (2150). What this means is slightly ambiguous, but Woolf maintains that they do not address anything important about the human condition, they dwell merely in the surface of things, talking about the complacent life
How does Pat Barker Present the Theme of Emasculation in Regeneration? In Pat Barker’s Regeneration, emasculation is presented as a major theme that runs throughout the whole novel, as almost all the characters seem to be affected negatively by appearing feminine or emasculated. This could cause the reader to believe that on a more shallow, surface level, Barker intended to present emasculation as a shameful occurrence. However, when analysed deeply, it is very possible that the underlying intentions of Barker writing Regeneration could be to challenge the male and female stereotypes. One way this is shown in Regeneration, although indirect, could be the ironic fact that one of the most appealing aspects of fighting in the war, that might have encouraged men to sign up, could have been to fight and have adventures.
Walker's description of the main character is so vividly expressed that it is difficult for the reader to visualize anything other than that of a poverty-stricken and destitute individual. Readers experience feelings of compassion when Walker describes the unnamed woman's unkempt appearance: her tattered clothing and lack of hygiene. From the depiction expressed throughout the narration, one could sense that this short story was borne out of Walker’s own personal experiences. I believe that the short story "The Welcome Table" is Walker’s way of conveying a message regarding the prejudices and harshness individuals encounter. Rather than expressing how the main character feels, the writer focuses on the opinions of the other characters in the story.