Joe admits he ‘construed’ Clarissa’s narrative but he does not explain how. This absence of explanation is predominantly strange, bearing in mind that a lot of narrative in earlier chapters concerned itself with metafiction. As readers we have to guess how this has been constructed. The impression that Joe has used Clarissa’s diary to create the narrative in the chapter is stood out by the list of events that occur in it. These events appear to be unexpected and unconnected to the other characters, so it deducts from the suspense.
At the beginning of the novel, the words “the beginning is the simple to mark” are words that are somewhat inaccurate as well as being very misleading for the reader. The beginning of the novel is obvious but when the novel is read, it is clear that the different story lines are unclear to Joe. When the accident was described as “the beginning and of course the end” is significant as it could be representing the different chapters in Joe’s life. This could have connotations towards Joe’s scientific and logical
He grinned at her.” Line 10 He grinned at her with such love and attention. Despite such a serious story that Terri is telling a sense of mirth is felt in the tome and mood of Carver’s writing. Mel and Terri have a playful banter between the two of them an old love that has grown between the two of them. As the gin makes its rounds around the table and the limes follow so do the truths of each person’s views on love. As Mel’s story of Terri’s ex lover develops his speech and tone become more and more tense drawing in both Nick and Laura’s attention.
Billy is a bit naive, maybe because he's only 17. He feels lucky he got into the bed & breakfast, he likes the inviting landlady. Even after he tasted the “bitter almond” tea and saw those two names in the guest book, who looked familiar from the newspaper or so, he's not worried. Billy feels comfortable at the B&B, the atmosphere is a warm one and the optimistic boy feels welcomed. The landlady is described carefully, but the most important thing is missing, her name.
In letters, as opposed to conversation, things can be written and explained that could never be spoken in a social situation. Darcy's letter conveys his character to Elizabeth in a way in which his speech did not. Letters can be studied and re-read and the attitudes to the writer can mature and change." She was in a fair way of soon knowing it by heart, she studied every sentence". Darcy comment that he was not sufficiently "master" of himself to reveal in conversation what he has put in the letter, He asserts that his "character required it to be written and read" Darcy may not be much of a conversationalist, but he writes a strong and intelligent letter, to which Elizabeth is surprised.
The poem is about the life of a young man who went to war with the idea that that it was a brave and noble act and upon returning home he would be showered with thanks and parades on his bravery. However, the soldier comes back with both his legs amputated and his arm. The third person narrative of the poem makes the poem impersonal but to an extent that Owen's audience can sympathize and maybe even some can relate to the disabled soldier. The story of the soldier's life is put down in chronological order in which the poem starts with how happy he was when "Town used to swing so gay.." (Line 7) to when "There was an artist silly for his face, For it was younger than his youth, last year..." (Lines 14-15). The soldier's reminiscence of the past makes the reader pity the soldier as he was a youthful and lively young man who was innocent in the sense that he was living a vibrant life,
She felt that American school would be a better fit for her. Once Elizabeth got older she was given permission to stop attending Chinese school. Elizabeth’s struggles with her own heritage and the heritage of the country she lived in tore her. She so desperately wanted to fit into the American society, as she states “I thought of myself as multicultural. I preferred tacos to egg rolls; I enjoyed Cinco de Mayo more than Chinese New Year.” (Wong ,24) She favored the crisp new smells such as “the soft French perfume that my American teacher wore” (Wong ,24) over the mothball smell that the Chinese school held.
The poem starts with a rhetorical question “and we have done with war at last?” it’s as if the writer can’t quite comprehend the fact that the war is actually over and he no longer has to suffer, then he goes to reflect on the fact that they have both survived and the word “we’ve” points to the writer including a fellow soldier in his contemplation of the war it’s as if the two men are bonded by their experience but also by the fact that they both survived when so many others didn’t. The poem then goes to talk about how strong their friendship is and that they “closely bound by firmer stuff” i.e. the war which clearly show comradeship between fighting men. The repletion of the word “by” in the first stanza highlights the friendship cemented by all the things they have seen and heard and all
Since there is no mention of key factors to point at Sir Lanka, readers are to take the novel as a commentary about several places that experienced post-colonial trauma. Western readers who never experienced trauma on the level of Sir Lanka – readers will see that trauma is as definable as the disappearances of people during civil wars. Ondaatjee uses his novel to send a message: trauma is incapable of being accurately described and people can only attempt to understand trauma. Yet, readers will never quite understand the mental strain on a person unless the person has dealt with something traumatic themselves. Ondaatjee uses Anil to start off the narration of Anil's Ghost, using her as the equivalency to a Western reader.
After love circles with Gatsby and his cousin Daisy, lastly Jordan and gossip resulting with killings end up discussed over his experience resulting going back east. Through reading the book, it shows how the experience of selfness and World War 1 made the high social optimistic over their lives. It showed how they wanted to forget the past and build themselves back into their social class. Also, by the experience of Daisy and Jordan treatment from the men in the stories allows the reader to see how time still hasn’t changed how relationships work with men. This novel is a great novel to give an example on how reality is to people even the high class.