Through this quote one can easily see how editing Twain’s masterpiece would be a queue for editors around the world to go and edit every inappropriate word of a dead writer’s work. Editing Twain’s piece of work would open up new arguments to revise ancient art that people would never change, and even some of Shakespeare’s master pieces. It is simply morally wrong to edit and completely change something without its creator’s permission. Moreover, one can see this reasoning behind the New York Time’s quote, “When ‘Huckleberry Finn’ was published, Mark Twain appended a note on his effort to reproduce ‘painstakingly’ the dialects in the book, including several backwoods dialects and ‘the Missouri negro dialect.’ What makes ‘Huckleberry Finn’ so important in American literature isn’t just the story, it’s the richness, the detail, the unprecedented accuracy of its spoken language. There is no way to ‘clean up’ Twain without doing reparable harm to the truth of his work.” This quote clearly shows if Twain were to be alive and see that his masterpiece was being completely reproduced, he would be infuriated and emotionally hurt.
Character traits such as these are indicative of someone whose struggles should be recognized. Another emergence of irony is present later in the essay, when Douglass is explaining his mental struggle, long after successfully learning to read and write. He refers to his literacy as his "wretched condition" and even tells the reader "I would at times feel that learning to read had been a curse rather than a blessing" (Douglass 71). This admission is relevant because although Douglass's notoriety is in his feats in
Tone and Mood in The Great Gatsby Unlike magicians, who never reveal the secrets behind their sleight of hand, writers leave their work behind to be examined long after they have left the stage. By studying the word choices that writers make, and by paying close attention to the placement of those words, we can learn the secrets behind literary magic and perhaps improve our own writings as well. In literary terms, the magic that writers create is call tone and mood. Tone is created by the words that the writer chooses; mood is the effect those words have on the reader. One of the masters of tone and mood was F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Jack tended to write on the fingers of the mitt. The poems were magnificent. The green shade fit perfectly with the brown because the green almost looked as if it was grass stains from far away. The green was not a distraction to anyone but Jack. The palm of the glove had a gigantic “E” on it which stood for Easton.
Vonegut also brings William Shakespeare and James Joyce into the picture because they are some of the greatest writers of all time and they never resorted to using large words in their books, instead they used short sentences to convey their stories to the reader .In Vonegut’s essay he says that we Americans are allowed to write anything that we want as stated in the constitution and no one is allowed to tell us otherwise and this is true or else Vonegut wouldn’t have been able to write his essay How to Write
Altogether, Guy Montag’s change in heart towards books is a blessing. He realizes that his society lacked a hunger for knowledge and wants to do something about it. The true theme in the novel, “Too much mindless entertainment,” proves it is necessary for any society to have the knowledge of the past, which is recorded in books. It can prevent man from making the same mistakes as in the
It’s easy to find a cheesy book that is so cheesy it isn’t even funny and books that are so serious that you could read the entire novel cover to cover without a single facial expression. This novel is just the perfect bit of seriousness and comedy at the same time. Lastly, this book is educational. What would be the point of the book if it didn’t teach a lesson? This novel teaches some important and valuable life lessons that can change the way people are viewed, and help one to understand why they behave the way they do.
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I am simply attempting to imitate the actions of a “SNOOT” that David Foster Wallace has attempted to incorporate into the English language. At the same time, I am unlike David Foster Wallace in that his made up word essentially represents his literary virtuosity and intellect. Although I display prowess in the kinesthetic world, I struggle to produce exceptional work in my writing. Because Wallace presents himself and his intelligence in such a confident way, it appears that writing flows effortlessly from his fingers. Even reading the work he has produced is intimidating in itself.