Style is essential in distinguishing one’s self and is developed through the repetition of specific actions. These actions can be found in the way one dresses, speaks, interacts, and even in their writing style. An author’s writing style is an utmost reflection of their self. A writer of original thought cannot help but include these traits within their compositions; this is what help distinguishes them as an artist. Such as the works of Edgar Allan Poe darkness of his pieces are in unity with his inner being.
Chevalier has captured a historical artist’s pursuit for perfection through a mysterious manipulative character, Vermeer. His history is enriched by this fictional re-creation, giving access to another world and time. Not only exploring the life of this profound artist, the novelist mirrors the challenges faced today, drawing the similarities of the human experience. This corresponds with the statement: “The way in which a story is told profoundly affects our response”, that is reinforced by Chevalier’s symbolic techniques and stylistic structure. Chevalier prompts ones ability to see, through her characters’ persona, and their capability to perceive the outer world, by fostering a precision for beauty.
Memory, a powerful aspect used in the poems of Gwen Harwood reinforcing her poem’s textual integrity. Personas are shown to use memory as a way to rationalise their inevitable death and combat the reality that time is transcendent. In ‘At Mornington’, Harwood depicts a persona recalling on a vague, imprecise memory from the personas’ childhood. In ‘The Violets’ Harwood uses sensory memory to depict an instance where the persona uses memory to rationalise death and the transcendence of time. She also explores notions of love and friendship through memory in her poems.
Marian Evans Lewes, an English novelist, explains her path to becoming a writer to the young Melusina Peirce. Lewes responded to Peirce’s fan mail to inform her about the realities of life as a writer. Lewes explains the harsh reality of what true writing feels like; however, she tries to encourage Peirce by explaining her (Lewes) mistakes and that Pierce still has an open future ahead. Marian Lewes responds to a fan letter sent to her by an aspiring writer Melusina Peirce with a description of writing often unseen, unimagined, and undesired by writers. Lewes revokes the idea of celebration following the completion of a completed work.
In Shortcut, by Nancy Werlin, the theme of the story is presented through the main character Lacey, and a dilemma that she faces. Lacey’s dilemma ultimately leads to both self-discovery and self-acceptance. The author, Nancy Werlin, utilizes plot, characters, perspective and metaphors to display and support her theme. Lacey begins the story trying to believe one reality about herself. She would like to believe that she fits in.
Through the narration of these stories, the character develops insight and wisdom of her own life. The story is a constant battle of misunderstandings, unfulfilled wishes, dreams, mimics, and etc. Through the narration of these other stories Jing-Mei, one of the main characters of the story seems to develop herself, not into someone new, but developing her mind into accepting who she truly
An INNER JOURNEY involves the exploration into one’s self. It offers growth & development through emotional pilgrimage and provides new insights for the mind and spirit. Although the arrival of a journey is significant, it is the journey embarked on which matters most.. This is demonstrated Sally Morgan’s autobiographical novel in My Place, Anthony Hills picture book Burnt Stick and Peter Goldsworthy’s novel, Maestro all portray the value of reflection in one’s life and how the journeys need to be relished. Morgan recounts her journey of mind and spirit as she embarks on a psychological journey into the heartland of her identity.
These lines emphasize the dramatic impact the repeated abandonment had on Sallie, and the course her life took. This amplifies the notion, that what we belong to or don’t feel we belong to defines who we are builds upon our sense of
In the following paragraphs, the author uses descriptive language to keep the reader engaged to find out what’s wrong with her and why she feels this way. “She
Jane Eyre Bronte purposefully uses resources of language to display Jane’s development and maturation as a character. The use of diction and figurative language thoroughly illustrate this aspect of the novel. One of the final passages of Jane Eyre, closes the novel with use of these literary elements, and displays strong emphasis of Jane’s growth. One of the tools utilized by Bronte is diction. Throughout the novel, Jane goes through periods of time where she is encompassed by her internal conflicts, mainly as a result of her self-reliance and value of self-dignity.