descriptive and vivid as possible, especially if it is set in a fictional world. To do so is to allow the reader to mentally connect with the novel, permitting them to imagine this world that the characters live in. In his eye-opening book “A Lesson Before Dying”, Ernest Gaines does just this: through his use of setting he shows the true horror behind racism, and how it can destroy a man’s life. Without describing the setting, one would not be able to imagine and connect their knowledge to the harsh
stories and even poems. All these materials had their own meaning and taught us different things about ourselves, about society, and the world that we live in. All these texts had their own theme that the reader can relate to. In The Foreigner, A Lesson Before Dying, and The Yellow Wallpaper one theme that recurred in these three texts is identity. The Foreigner uses comedy, to inform the audience on the very concept of identity, how we tend to view ourselves. Sometimes we view our true self-identity as
From John Steinbeck’s writings and novels, he has revealed many lessons specifically towards the innocence and evil of mankind. In his book East of Eden, Steinbeck tugs with the ideas between good and bad through similar conflicts that relate to people’s real life conflicts today. As death comes to close humans’ lives, the question of their reflection on their goodness becomes its strongest, contemplating “Have I done all I could? Or, did I skimp through the most important challenges?” The great
Aristotle is the name that has survived the years, owing to the meritorious services he has rendered in the field of literature. Numerous centuries back, he wrote a book, titled the Poetics, which contains all the fundamentals and directions to write a play. In order to confirm the aptitude of a certain play, one can refer to the parameters laid down by this great teacher of Alexander the Great. The book, which has been followed by some as religiously as the Bible and rejected by others like poor
name of Ivan Ilyich, as the title so notes, we see the difficulty with which Ivan is having, dealing with the fact that he is dying. In itself, The Death of Ivan Ilyich is very much a reflection of Tolstoy’s own lifestyle and concerns before and after his own conversion. Just as Ivan Ilych's epiphany reveals to him the true meaningful of life and reassures his fear of dying, so too does Tolstoy’s newfound revelation of the meaning of life lead himself to fulfillment and his acceptance of an eventual
There are around 7.3 billion human beings on the earth, and each individual one carries their own identity. Everyone displays a reflection of who they are, how they think, and how they view themselves, with their own specific identity. Some individual identities may share common factors and traits, while others carry distinctly different ones from their peers. An Identity is not something formed at birth nor do its qualities remain stagnant and unchangeable. Identities are molded and sculpted over
You are confined only by the walls you build yourself. Sometimes in our life we experience pain, disappointment and sadness because of unexpected situation. It can cause to lose our confidence, hope and dignity. This is when we need to build our self-esteem, strength and focus in life, so we can move on without
Contrasting Perceptions of Good and Evil: Lessons from Philip Pullman and C.S. Lewis Introduction The battle between good and evil is found to be one of the most common themes in literature and at times believed to play a universal role in the human condition. Given that there are variations to this notion; one being the external conflict between individuals or ideologies and the other being an internal struggle within oneself. One of the earliest accounts of such conflicts is in Genesis 3:1-7, where
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? in View of the Reading of Life of Pi I observed how Pi went through a retrogression in his empathy towards animals. This move, from empathy to absence of empathy, or suspension of it, receives an inverted treatment in Do Androids. Rick Deckard holds the position of hunter, though, unlike Pi, his prey is not animals, but androids. If, at first, his job requires his indifference towards those artificial beings, it is clear that at the novel’s conclusion he has changed
Chapter 1: Every Trip Is a Quest (Except When It’s Not) Main Ideas: • Quests may not always be as dramatic as a knight having to save a princess from evil, but instead may be as simple as a trip to the supermarket. • There is usually a stated reason for a quest, but the real reason never involves the stated reason. • The real reason for a quest is to always gain self-knowledge. Connection: In the movie “Shrek,” Shrek starts off as a hostile and solitary ogre who dislikes all and is disliked by