As an audience we trust Knightley’s judgement as he foreshadows many of Emma’s mistakes from early on in the novel. When he becomes aware of Emma and Harriet’s friendship he speaks of it as a “bad thing” and that “ neither of them will do the other any good”, and is outraged when he learns of Emma’s encouragement of Harriet to turn down Mr Martin’s proposal. It is apparent then, that Mr Knightley plays an important role in Emma’s transformation, by Mr knightly’s rhetorical question ‘how could you be so unfeeling to Miss Bates?” she gains knowledge not to ridicule those below her. This is the turning point of the novel and from this humiliation and understanding of her erroneous ways Emma begins to reform. She realises she has been wrong in reading the signs of three men, that Mr Martin and Harriet are good for each other, and starts to judge people less on class and more on personality.
Definitely not. But is the pattern of the wallpaper interesting and confusing? Probably yes. The author’s use of the first person to convey the story allows readers to go along for the ride into madness and cultivates a certain amount of sympathy for the narrator and her plight. The constant use of "I" puts us right in the narrator’s head and allows us to empathize with her.
People thought that Brown’s irony was sharp, his ideas were exciting, and he was not only and protestor of his time but one of the first times. Brown’s Work protested the classical folklore in the way it was written. “He infused his poetry with genuine characteristic flavor by adopting his medium geniality and optimism” was James Johnson reaction to his
At first glance, Raymond Carver’s writing technique of “Cathedral” seems rather simplistic, but after further analysis of the story one realizes that it surfaces many levels of complexities. Carver, striving to prove an optimistic view of human attitudes and attributes, changes his character’s ignorance and disgruntlement into self realization and eagerness. “Cathedral” illustrates how the comfort zone of an introverted man can turn into fear and ultimately a prison. Carver’s character, the narrator, is caught off guard when pushed beyond this comfort zone and finds himself enlightened through the lessons of a blind man. The opening of the story begins with a thought of the stay of a blind man, Robert.
In Ray Bradbury’s novel ‘Fahrenheit 451’ Bradbury explores the development of his protagonist Guy Montag. Guy gradually increases to rebel the dystopian society in which he is inhabited. Bradbury investigates this through a wide range of literary techniques to convey the development of his protagonist. At first, the reader is shown that Montag is pleased and contented with his life. This is proved by the effective and striking first line; ‘It was a pleasure to burn’ The reader may be potentially shocked at the interesting word choice as the noun ‘pleasure’ – which has strong positive connotations and linked with happiness and enjoyment – is juxtaposed with ‘burn’ which is associated with destruction.
Emma and clueless – - Use of an omniscient narrator to allow reader to reassess their impressions of the characters. - Occasional intrusive comments by the use of irony (mr knightley’) - Over loud, face paced, non diegetic, over bright colours - Music establishes mood and highlights the emotional states of characters - Mr knightley provides correct evaluation of the characters’ behaviours and personal worth - Emma’s lack of perception and the pain she caused Harriet was the first stage of self-awareness relinquishing by Harriet of mr elton’s memorabilia and her confession that she loves mr knightley forced emma to realise she loved him - Emma needs to accept her personal faults and demonstrate social responsibility through her actions,
It greatly influences the story, what will happen in the story, and what theme the story will communicate. The extremely solid characterization of the two main characters, Doodle and his brother, leads to the finale, which communicates the theme. The clear mistakes made in the story, like the excessive and unsupervised rehabilitation of Doodle, that occur because of the characters characterization, really show the reader what the main characters did wrong, and shows that to the reader not to do it either. After all, as it is said in the story, “Pride is a seed that bears to seeds; life and
He is fascinated by people, society and the events that occur around him. His character changes a great deal throughout the story. As the narrator, he gives the impression of himself that he would like to give. He says “I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known” (Fitzgerald 39). He realizes that he is not above the rest of the characters, and is capable of lies and superficiality as well.
Very early in the novel, Nick describes Gatsby by saying “there was something gorgeous about him.” (2) However, he states in the same paragraph that “Gatsby....represented everything for which I have an unaffected scorn.” Nick has similar conflicting feelings towards the Buchanans, for he “is repulsed by the Buchanans droit de seigneur and their moral carelessness, he is attracted by their nobility and their heightened life.” (Lehan, 109) When Tom states that whites are deservedly the dominant race, Nick says that “there was something pathetic in his concentration” (14) Despite this disdainful view, Nick sees that Daisy exudes “a whispered ‘Listen’, a promise that she had done gay, exciting things just a while since and that there were gay
Fitzgerald appeals to the disconsolate emotions of the audience by ensuring that through the use of symbolism, Gatsby’s rigid outer shell is partially shattered to reveal an unembellished man lingering beneath. Fitzgerald’s description of clothing throughout the novel directs the audience to interpret Gatsby’s wealth that he apparently wants others to take notice. Through the subtle detailed writing of Fiztergeradl, the author demonstrates Gatsby’s wealth, but his inner character appears to be tortured. “For this strikingly-handsome Gatsby, to be so noticeable anxious, is far from his well-put together ,” (Fitzgerald 84) The other important symbol throughout the novel is the implication of emotions through colors and lights. “I waited, and about four o’clock she came to the window and stood there for a minute and then turned out the (Fitzgerald 147).” Fitzgerald’s description of Gatsby’s enormous need for Daisy’s love and her insensible rejection integrate a connection that the audience may be able to relate to.