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Irony In 1984
Words: 421 - Pages: 2.... is actually quite violent. The final example of verbal Irony can be seen in the name of the leader of Oceania, "Big Brother." The concept of a big brother is one whom is older and wiser and helps the "littler siblings" -- this not the case with 1984's Big Brother. The Big Brother in this novel completely watches over every move a person makes keeping them controlled with fear.
The next type of irony is Situation irony, which is when a character or a sequence of events appears to be headed one way, but it ends up as the opposite of what was thought. One example of this is Winston's general health. From the beginning of the book, it i .....
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Fire And Water Imagery In Jane Eyre
Words: 1952 - Pages: 8.... Eyre, fire imagery has a strong metaphorical significance, representing passion, sexual desire and the heat of emotion and feeling. On a very basic level, one can already note the underlying significance for Brontë's use of fire imagery - fire, as is with the passions, can provide warmth and comfort, but can also burn. With water imagery, it is useful to consider that such imagery includes natural imagery of ice, sea and snow, all common features in the novel. Water, the antithesis of fire, represents the extreme point of cool reason, without any trace of passion. As we see Jane wander between these two points of temptation throughout t .....
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The "Hemingway Hero"
Words: 2643 - Pages: 10.... definition of a man and/or masculinity. Each man Brett has a relationship with in the novel possesses distinct qualities that enable Hemingway to explore what it is to truly be a man. The Hemingway man thus presented is a man of action, of self-discipline and self-reliance, and of strength and courage to confront all weaknesses, fears, failures, and even death.
Jake Barnes, as the narrator and supposed hero of the novel, fell in love with Brett some years ago and is still powerfully and uncontrollably in love with her. However, Jake is unfortunately a casualty of the war, having been emasculated in a freak accident. Still adjusting to .....
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King Lear 2
Words: 329 - Pages: 2.... children. The word "legitimate" means authentic or genuine and its tone is usually considered to be positive. In this case, however, Edmund uses the word "legitimate" sarcastically when saying, "well, my legitimate," since he does not mean it in a positive way. Again he mentions legitimate negatively saying that he, the base, shall top the legitimate meaning that one day he will exceed his brother. This sarcasm shows the bitterness with which Edmund views all legitimate children.
Another way of showing bitterness, which has almost the same effect as sarcasm, is ridiculing. Edmund feels that married couples are "between asleep and a .....
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Moby Dick: Moral Ambiguity
Words: 1349 - Pages: 5.... attempt to assign value judgements to the events taking place. Stylistically, his narration is reduced to brusque, factual phrases using a greater number of semicolons. By ending the book so curtly, Melville makes a virtually negligible attempt at denouement, leaving what value judgements exist to the reader.
Ultimately, it is the dichotomy between the respective fortunes of Ishmael and Ahab that the reader is left with. Herein lies a greater moral ambiguity than is previously suggested. Although Ishmael is the sole survivor of the Pequod, it is notable that in his own way, Ahab fulfills his desire for revenge by ensuring the destruction of .....
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The Island Of Dr. Moreau
Words: 1642 - Pages: 6.... that the creatures of the island went against the creators, or the scientists. When the Beast Men were first created, they were not to intelligent. Due to this, the creators manipulated their minds with lies. The creatures, even though they out numbered the humans by a large margin, believed everything their “Masters” would utter, and, therefore, followed a code of law. These laws consisted of the following: they were not to walk on all-fours, they were not to suck up their drink, they were not to eat flesh of any kind, including fish, they were not to claw the bark of trees, and they were not to chase other men, for “that is the .....
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The Lady With The Pet Dog: A Review
Words: 904 - Pages: 4.... fascinating challenging experience. As the affairs went on they grew into problems of exceptional difficulty. Dmitry would then leave the affair and move on to another. With every new affair it would erase the pain of the last affair and excite him with something new. This lasted until one day he saw a woman wearing a beret walking a white Pomeranian. He lusted after her. He would see her in a public garden and in the square several times a day. Dmitry gets to know the woman as Anna, which then turns his lust of women into passion for Anna.
Dmitry’s passion begins as he starts to learn about Anna. He recognizes that they have a lot on comm .....
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Coming Of Age In Mississippi
Words: 593 - Pages: 3.... stepfather was very shaky. He thought Anne was too outspoken for her own good.
Racism surrounded Anne and even though she was young she challenged it. She wanted to know why, whites went to other schools, and why she couldn’t tutor whites who needed help. She also wanted to understand why blacks were being mistreated, beat, and even killed for no other reason but their color. The event in Anne’s childhood followed her into adolescence. Anne’s challenging spirit was growing. This caused a bad relationship with her mother; she wanted Anne to just follow those before her. She began to hear of blacks that were standing up for thems .....
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Critical Analysis Of Young Goo
Words: 1222 - Pages: 5.... to his loss of hope. Literary critic Mark Van Doren states:
“Young Goodman Brown” means exactly what it says, namely that its hero left his pretty young wife one evening … to walk by himself in a primitive New England woods, the Devil’s territory,…and either to dream or actually to experience (Hawthorne will not say) the discovery that evil exist in every human heart…Brown is changed. He thinks there is no good on earth…Brown, waking from his dream, if it was a dream,…sees evil even where it is not…He had stumbled upon that “mystery of sin” which, rightly understood, provide .....
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Symbols In The Lottery
Words: 448 - Pages: 2.... is used for cannot be a positive idea. The reason that the box cannot be a positive idea is because the occasion that it was for was not a greatful event, most likely the people would try to get new props each year. Since the occasion is not a greatful occasion the people in charge do not care if the box is old and ripped up. When iteams are old and ragged people seem to look down on them. A second characteristic that the box had was its color. The color black always symbolizes darkness or evil happenings. Since the color of the boz is black, it indicates to the readers that the event that is going to take place is evil. If the colo .....
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