Hawthorne explains Goodman Brown’s young wife’s name is Faith and says she is “aptly named,” which is an indication of her virtue and the symbol of faith that she represents in his life (435). Perhaps the most obvious recurrent symbol of Faith in the story is the set of pink ribbons worn in her hair. They are mentioned multiple times at the beginning of the story, painting a symbolic picture that her pure-heartedness remains constant even as he leaves her for the night. Towards the middle of the story as Young Goodman is knee deep in the evil path; he looks up and sees a pink ribbon floating. Even after his horrific, dream-like experience, he sees Faith again in the village, still wearing her
Intimacy with that "nasty" blackness good white girls stay away from is what they seek. To white and other nonblack consumers, this gives them a special flavor, an added spice. After all it is a very recent historical phenomenon for any white girl to be able to get some mileage out of flaunting her fascination and envy of blackness. The thing about envy is that it is always ready to destroy, erase, take over, and consume the desired object. That's exactly what Madonna attempts to do when she appropriates and commodifies aspects of black culture.
Throughout the book, “Morrison communicates an unforgettable sense of the strength, terror and devastation that is part of the black community, whilst skilfully portraying the unalterable connections between spiritual and physical life” (Morey 1988: 1093). One linguistic device used throughout the novel is the use of songs. Slaves use songs as a way to pass down stories
Beatrice is a gentle lady who treats even the poisonous of plants with tenderness. When Giovanni comes along and into Beatrice’s life, she falls in love with him; with a genuine love that has no conditions or demands. With a poisonous touch that Beatrice carried with her, she wouldn’t allow for Giovanni to come close to her for his protection because she loved and cared about him. After Giovanni had spent so much time around Beatrice in the garden, he too, ended up becoming poisonous. After realizing that Giovanni had caught the poison, Baglioni reveals an antidote to become normal again.
Their Eyes Were Watching God Janie and her grandmother both value completely different things in life. Nanny on one side, values wealth and security over anything else. She believes that a relationship must contain these qualities in order for it to be acceptable, and that is why she wants Janie to marry Logan Killicks as he has these exact qualities and thought he would protect Janie. Janie on the other hand, is the complete opposite; she is an individual with a huge amount of independence and with a great desire to experience many things in the world. She has a lot of value on courage and power and to not fall to a level beneath other people, but instead to rise above them.
My Mistress’ eyes are Nothing Like the Sun 1. Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef gg 2. The initial tone of the poem is Satirical and mocking. The poet does not direct the mocking tone at his Mistress, but rather at the world, who seems to believe that women and love is perfect and that no fault can be found with the one you love. The poet gives the impression of repulsiveness when he speaks of his Mistress’s hair and breath (“Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.” “If hair be wires, black wires grow on her head.”) He uses a tone of honesty when describing her unpleasant voice (which he loves to hear) and the way she walks (“I love to hear her speak, yet well I know That music hath a far more pleasing sound;” “My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground.” He uses nature’s beauty to describe her complete imperfection in comparison to nature.
T2W4 In what ways do the literary techniques used in The Lovely Bones develop the themes of the novel? The themes in The Lovely Bones are portrayed through various literary techniques. The ideas of loneliness, grief and the relationships between the members of the Salmon family are depicted through the use of tone, imagery, flashback and the narrative style within the novel. The narrative style in the book allows Alice Sebold to create an intimate relationship between the reader and the protagonist Susie Salmon. This means that we easily side with her instantly and show great empathy to her situation.
Symbolism Symbolism is very effective in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story, “The Birthmark”. Georgiana is portrayed as a very beautiful woman, but Aylmer, her husband, can only focus on her only flaw. She has a red, hand-shaped mark on her left cheek. This birthmark is the basis of symbolism for the entire story. One, it symbolizes imperfection and morality.
Hurston uses a head rag as a symbol of Janie’s lack of freedom. Throughout the novel, Hurston uses Janie’s long hair to help resemble her freedom. Janie makes sure that her hair is neat and looks nice. Jennie’s long hair is what every girl envies but every man desires. She does a lot to make sure that people can see her hair and she is not afraid to show off her individual spirit.
Before my conclusion, I will comment on the language used in the text and give reference to the structure adopted by Alice Walker, the author. Celie is initially portrayed as being helpless and always vulnerable. However, she is also warm, kind and gentle and is able to be strong despite the abuse inflicted upon her. At the end of the story, she grows to be an independent, free woman and is shown to be a radical feminist, not following the traditional ideals of a good wife and mother. Alice Walker has associated the qualities of goodness and the sense of emancipation together, which I feel works well to convey the message that despite all the abuse and brutality Celie remains resilient and is rewarded with the freedom of her Spirit.