With Reference to Act I, show how Leontes Jealousy reveals him to be in rebellion with himself
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Discussion of Discourse in Nabokov's Lolita
IB Extended Essay English A1 How does the discourse between Humbert Humbert's authorial strategy as the first person narrator of 'Lolita' and Vladimir Nabokov's own strategy as the book's author affect our reading of the text? Candidate Name: Natasha Frost Candidate Session Number: 000434-033 School: Kristin School 000434 Supervisor: Mrs. Meryl Noyes Word Count: 3,994 Abstract This essay explores the relationship between authorial strategy and the strategy and defence of the narrator within the book Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. It also considers how the discourse between these two elements affects the reader's perception of the narrator and our judgment of his crimes, coming to the conclusion that we must consider the bare facts presented by Nabokov and prevent ourselves from becoming swayed by Humbert's rhetoric and powerful aesthetics. It considers this in light of the views of previous readers in order to understand how Humbert's manipulation can at times be successful. The essay investigates in some depth the notion of Nabokov's description of events and the subtle tools he uses that undermine the story we are told by Humbert Humbert. It considers the psychological tools Humbert uses to inspire pathos and understanding and the nuances to his character that make him considered 'reputable', such as his scholarship and seductive use of language, making reference to
Write Bourne's account of the attack on Chapter 16 using his voice and capturing Manning's style and tone
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I was delighted to realise that what the ghost story depended on more than anything was a sense of place, claims Susan Hill in her introduction to the schools edition. How successful has she been in creating a vivid sense of place in The Woman in
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Don Delillo's White Noise is a novel set in twentieth-century America, in a small town in the Mid-West. The story follows the life of Jack Gladney, a teacher of Hitler studies at university, and his family , (his fourth wife, Babette, and their four children from previous marriages) through their lives invaded by white noise, the constant murmur of American consumerism. The narrative follows these characters as they struggle to live distracting themselves from their sense of reality. White Noise explores the characters' deep underlying fears and uncertainties that keep them from discovering and revealing their true identities. In its first half called "Waves and Radiation", White Noise is a chronicle of absurd family life combined with satire. In the second half, a chemical spill from a railcar releases a "Toxic Event" over Jack's home region, causing an evacuation. After the evacuation, the Gladneys return home and their ordinary life resumes. Men in protective suits and German shepherd dogs patrol the town. Sunsets last for hours; silent crowds watch the spectacular colours from overpasses. Gladney secretly visits a think tank diagnostic centre that confirms the presence of the toxin in his blood. Frightened by his exposure to the toxin, Gladney is forced to confront his mortality and his obsessive fear of dying. It seems a play in the Theatre of the Absurd,
Cold mountain - thematic essay
Write about the ways in which Frazier presents the journey as a thematic and structural device in the novel. The narrative techniques that Frazier has used to present the journeys of Inman, Ada and other characters can be seen through flashbacks, premonitions, dreams and the meetings of unexpected people. The key element in this novel is how the two protagonist characters; Inman and Ada, both have their own separate journeys in individual chapters which interweave during the course of knowing each other in their past and present. However, it is only until the near end of the novel in which Inman and Ada are reunited for the first time. Before Inman and Ada are reunited, both characters are constantly in contact with each other through letters, 'she wet the nib of a pen in ink and wrote: 'this you must know: that despite your long absence...'', or always thinking bout each other through dreams or premonitions, without being in each others presence. The themes in this novel that are created by the character's journeys are of romance, loneliness, opposite, and nostalgia. The romantic theme in this novel allows characters to have feelings and emotions which creates a connection between the readers and the characters through the use of realism. There is a glimpse of a tragic love story in the sense the lovers are separated (i.e. Inman and Ada) until their reunion. If Inman had
Despair in James Baldwin's 'Another Country'
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'After January deals with the important issues for young adults in Australia in ways to which they can easily relate.' Discuss your responses to the themes and issues of the novel.
Stage 2 English Communications "After January" Essay Olivia Roberts 1201 'After January deals with the important issues for young adults in Australia in ways to which they can easily relate.' Discuss your responses to the themes and issues of the novel. 'After January', a novel by Nick Earls, explores all of the important issues that young adults can relate to easily. Alex Delaney is introduced as a recent high school graduate awaiting the envelope containing his future: his tertiary results. As the novel unfolds, Nick Earls portrays various customary themes and issues through Alex who demonstrates what a typical high school graduate may experience after departing school. The tertiary results and Alex's stress become a foreground for the novel but as the novel evolves other issues such as love and responsibility start to emerge. In turn, these smaller themes help to emphasise the main idea of the text and contribute to the outcome of the story. Alex portrays a newly graduated high school student waiting for his future to be decided, waiting for his tertiary scores. Typically for those in a similar situation, he is stressed and is finding it hard to concentrate on anything else. It's the summer holidays, and as usual Alex and his mum are at their holiday house on the Sunshine Coast, but something is different this year. His usual routine has been broken and Alex finds
Stephenss relationship with the Haywards has varied throughout the novel Spies
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The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy. In this essay, I will be closely analysing Roys use of language, structure and how intertextual references convey the innocence of youth in pages 193-198.
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy is a novel about the twin protagonists Estha and Rahel and the relationship between the two that develops from their childhood into their adulthood. In this essay, I will be closely analysing Roy's use of language, structure and how intertextual references convey the innocence of youth in pages 193-198. In this extract, Roy utilizes a multitude of linguistic devices in order to illustrate the idea of childhood. Roy immediately begins to use various techniques at the start of this chapter so that the readers understand Estha and Rahel; "Welcome Home, Our Sophie Mol"- Ammu had originally introduced this title to make the twins understand the importance of Sophie Mol's arrival so that they'd act to behave well. This clearly conveys the notion of youth because often when children are told stories by adults, they take it to be the literal truth and act as though the thing that they've been told is a reality. Therefore, it was essential that Roy placed this section in the novel to make us aware of the twins' innocence in that they believe virtually anything. The fact that the title has been placed in italics represents Rahel and Estha's thoughts in the sense that they actually consider themselves to be in a real life play as play titles are also presented in this manner. This conveys the siblings' innocence as they believe everything told