Why does the future world that the Time Traveller travels to exemplify the fears of a Victorian person coming true?
English Coursework The Time Machine Question: Why does the future world that the Time Traveller travels to exemplify the fears of a Victorian person coming true? Answer: Firstly I would like to answer this question by explaining why The Time Machine falls into the tradition of being a Victorian Novel. The reason it falls under that tradition is because Victorian people were concerned with people in society and manners and morals. The stories of Victorian writers centre on the struggles of the protagonist, male or female. Moreover The Time machine falls under the Victorian tradition because the novel is most concerned with responsibility and in the Time Machine, H.G Wells is keen to show off his creative powers, which is what every Victorian writer wanted to do. The future world will bring about the fears of a Victorian person coming true. The next point I would like to address is the style that H.G Wells uses. His language is indeed very scientific and you can see this when I quote "Really this is what is meant by the Fourth Dimension, though some people who talk about the Fourth Dimension do not know they mean it. There is no difference between Time and any of the three Dimensions of Space except that our consciousness moves along it." This among others is a quote that H.G Wells uses to tell us that his style is very scientific. Included in the style that H.G Wells
'A comic creation'.
'A comic creation' The book "Bridget Jones's diary", written by Helen Fielding, is a not very thick, not very thin, ordinary book about a not very fat, (perhaps a little...) not very slim, ordinary thirty-year-old woman - Bridget Jones. As you might figure out from the title, this book is her diary, and naturally Bridget is the chief character. This book is a one year long extract from her life. On the first two pages of the book you will find a list of her"New year's resolutions", two pages with things that she will do and things that she will not do the coming year. Things like"not smoke, not spend more than earn, be more confident, learn to program her video" etc. In one way you could say that this is the base of the story of the book. I mean, we all know what it's like at New Year, when you sort of want to start a new life, and you write down all the things you have to change about yourself, and then we all also know what happens later... But that's another story. And Bridget does the same thing. There are a lot of things that she wants to change, and when you read the book you follow her on her way to a new better person. Whether she will turn out to be a more self-assured, nonsmoking woman who knows how to program a video at the end of the year, or not, I won't reveal here... However, after that you've looked through her "New year's resolutions"-list, you can start
Analysis of the Imagery and Sensuous Appeal: "The Battle" by Louis Simpson.
Miguel A. Hernández Calderón INGL 3211 Section 101 Dr. K. Ferracane Analysis of the Imagery and Sensuous Appeal: "The Battle" by Louis Simpson "The Battle" by Louis Simpson is a poem about a battle during the Second World War. This poem uses strong imagery and sensuous appeal to project its message. In this essay I am going to analyze some elements of imagery in "The Battle" and their relevance to the plot of the poem. One of the most important of these elements is a pattern of repetition of the color red in three of its four stanzas. The other is the uncomfortable ness felt by the soldiers and how it is projected to the reader. Red's usual symbolism relates to passion, warmth or emotions, in "The Battle" red does appeal to emotions and feelings but mainly to unpleasant or unlikable ones. In the first stanza the color red is used to describe the reddish dark color of the night falling. The color red in this case is taken from the "circle of a throat" (3); this is why we imply that it is a very dark red, almost black. This is usually not a pleasant color, and that is exactly what the author wants to establish, a distasteful atmosphere. The next appearance of the color red comes in a very contradicting image: black snow. Snow typically carries a representation of pureness in its white; however this image is corrupted in "The Battle" by showing it in the
How do the authors of these two short texts encourage us to make predictions and are these predictions valid?
English Coursework essay How do the authors of these two short texts encourage us to make predictions and are these predictions valid? HG Wells encourages us to predict and assume things due to the typical horror story genre setting that he creates. Wells includes elongated isolated directions around the house, stereotypical creaking and constant reference to "shadows" to emphasise the clichéd setting of the horror genre. An example of this is when "they were all together ....against the firelight" making the reader foretell the apprehension and fear more powerfully. Wells uses images of a "chilly echoing passage" to imply a spacious and predictable horror scene. When the man with the withered arm said "...never a ghost have I seen as yet" it tempts fate and we assume suffering later on. The "long, draughty subterranean passage" makes us think about a typical horror story setting which means his demise is inevitable and there is also a sense of isolation as there is no natural light and he seems to be imprisoned. The repetition of "I" makes us predict isolation and also makes us focus more on the student narrator. Kate Chopin also encourages us to predict by the setting she chooses to use in "The story of an hour" but in a very diverse way to "The red room" as Kate Chopin uses very calm and subtle hints of setting to help us predict whereas HG Wells uses an
How does setting and atmosphere contribute to suspense in "The Black Cat" and "The Red Room"? It is especially important in short stories to create suspense very quickly. In
How does setting and atmosphere contribute to suspense in "The Black Cat" and "The Red Room"? It is especially important in short stories to create suspense very quickly. In both "The Red Room" and "The Black Cat" the authors build up an atmosphere almost immediately. Both stories are similar in that they are both told in the first person. This makes the stories seem more personal and the reader feels involved as they experience similar emotions. If anything is described to sound foreboding or eerie then this is a description of the protagonist's feelings. For example in "The Red Room" the reader is told one of the old men has a "withered arm" about six times in the opening of the narrative. As the narrative is being told by the protagonist, this shows he finds this disturbing, showing the reader that his apparent confidence is phoney. The beginning of each story has a different tone. It is a sinister tone that starts "The Black Cat" where the persona has resigned to death- "But tomorrow I die," This automatically builds up suspense because the reader immediately wonders why the persona will die, how does he know? This contrasts with the opening of "The Red Room" where the tone is confident and pompous. The first line for example is "I can assure you" said I, "that it will take a very tangible ghost to frighten me." Such confidence and self-assurance to start the narrative
Examine the ways in which HG Wells creates atmosphere in The War of the Worlds by close reference to key episodes.
GCSE English Prose Assignment Examine the ways in which HG Wells creates atmosphere in The War of the Worlds by close reference to key episodes. The novel was written by HG Wells and first published in 1898 at the end of the nineteenth century. The feelings of the people around the end of the nineteenth century are similar to what we felt at the end of the twentieth century. Excitement and curiosity about space and space travel. We saw the new century as a time of hope and fear and so did the people at the end of the nineteenth century. Often ideas about the future were expressed through science fiction and generally showed fears towards the future and uncertainty. The first episode of the novel describes a mysterious cylinder landing from outer space, a crowd begins to gather and a young man is pushed by the frantic crowd on top of the cylinder. In this episode HG Wells creates an atmosphere of alarm, anxiety and revulsion. For example, the man who has been pushed onto the cylinder is clearly afraid, shown by him trying to "scramble out of the hole again" the word scramble suggests a sense of frantic urgency and panic in his actions. The narrator is almost 'pitched on top of the screw", as somebody "blundered" against him. The clumsy actions mentioned and the danger help create an atmosphere of anxiety and confusion amongst the crowd. The inhuman and unpleasant qualities
When H.G Wells wrote 'The war of the worlds' he intended it to be more than a science fiction novel. What themes does he explore and in what ways are they related to the time and attitudes current, when the novel was written?
When H.G Wells wrote 'The war of the worlds' he intended it to be more than a science fiction novel. What themes does he explore and in what ways are they related to the time and attitudes current, when the novel was written? Matthew Stephen Roberts. The War of the Worlds was written in 1898 by H.G Wells in response to several historical events such as the unification and militarization of Germany. Many books written in the late 1800's were written in a semi-documentary fashion; and Wells borrowed this technique. 'The Invisible Man' and 'The Time Machine' were also written by H.G Wells and are similar in many ways to the War of the Worlds. H.G Wells' hyper-realism later inspired Orson Welles to create his famed broadcast based on the novel. The war of the worlds is mainly classed as a science fiction novel but that's just the surface. If you look beyond the aliens and heat rays you can begin to understand the fact that H.G Wells explores his own predictions of the dark future. H.G Wells entwined his predictions of gas warfare, laser-like weapons and robots in war of the worlds alone! It was tragic when he lived to experience the beginning of the atomic bomb age at Hiroshima. Maybe H.G Wells died thinking that his novels partly influenced the atomic age. H.G Wells was to become famous as a socialist, optimistic person when nearly all of his novels reflect pessimistic views
Discuss how the author creates tension throughout the story
Natalie Kinsella 10T Discuss how the author creates tension throughout the story. In your answer you should consider: * The portrayal of the narrator * The caretakers of Lorraine Castle * The journey to the Red room * Events within the room itself. This gothic story is about an arrogant man who has heard of the "Red Room" and believes he is above the caretakers. He makes his way through the house, commenting on his surroundings. When he arrives at the room he is less confident than he was before. He sits waiting with his revolver at the ready, expecting something solid to attack him. When the candles start to extinguish, he is suddenly unnerved. He panics and falls unconscious and awakes to find himself in the presence of the caretakers with several injuries. A gothic story is a type of romantic fiction that predominated in English Literature in the 1800's, the setting for which usually a ruined gothic castle or abbey. The gothic novel, or romance, emphasized mystery and horror and was filled with ghost-haunted rooms, underground passages and secret stairways. The "Red Room" conforms to the gothic genre because it is about an ancient castle under the ruling of some elderly people who are terrified and have not yet visited the "Red Room" In this particular story the narrator seems to speak with an air of superiority "'I can assure you," said I, "that it
The Importance Of Place In "The Red Room".
The Importance Of Place In "The Red Room" By Löra Mathis 1CLC The Importance Of Place In "The Red Room" When creating any type of writing, whether it be fiction, thriller, romance, or comedy, the subject of place is always introduced. Will it be a great distance away? Will it be romantic? Or is this case, will it be daunting? For many people, the scene of a creepy setting is quite familiar and the stereotypical version of this is used very frequently. Take your standard horror movie for instance; Scream, Freddy, I Know What You Did Last Summer, they all use the same 'average day' scenery to make it appear as if could happen to anyone at anytime. Then, in the need for tension and anticipation, directors use a vulnerable effect in that a victim cannot escape. In the opening scene of Scream, the girl is trapped inside her own house, with the presumption that the killer is inside too. With the killer taking up her only form of communication; the phone, she begins to panic for she now comprehends that the killer can see her every move. Or take a classic old time thriller like The Last House On The Left, the significance of the orthodox setting is inevitably the main supernatural element. Notice how on opening scenes, the matter of isolation and abandonment is used, to make the point apparent that you are alone with no source of help for miles. The reason being for this
Right at the end of the Green Acre Forest, there lived a small family of two, a mother and her daughter.
Right at the end of the Green Acre Forest, there lived a small family of two, a mother and her daughter. The mother was named Antoinette, which meant a Greek goddess born to share a passion with animals. The daughter's name was Little Red Riding Hood. Her real name was Christina. She was nicknamed Little Red Riding Hood by her mother and grandmother. All of her coats were any other colour but each of them had red hoods and to top it all up she of such a diminutive size for a child of thirteen. So, it became obvious that the best name for her was Little Red Riding Hood. At The beginning of the forest, there lived Fiona. She was Christina's grandmother and Antoinette's mother. Between these two homes was a wood. In this wood, there lived a wicked wolf. He ate people, in fact he did not eat them; he just gobbled them up in one go. One sunny morning a letter arrived. Mrs Pidgewin, an unusual penguin who had the necessary expertise to fly, dropped it off. The letter was from Fiona. It said: Dear Antoinette It has taken me a great deal of time to write this letter to you. As you know, I am old and frail and old age seems to have taken a toll on me. Last week an old friend of mine, Liana, visited me. Unfortunately, she had a severe cold and it seems I contracted it. Please send me some medication. Yours truly, Grandma Fiona Soon after reading it, she remembered that she could