AP Literature Summer Reading Assignment

There are so many excuses I could’ve made up explaining why I didn’t do the Summer Reading Essay.I know I had more than enough time to finish reading my book and do my essay,but I just didn’t put enough effort into it.Honestly the whole “Summer Reading” idea is a bunch of nonsense,but don’t get me wrong I get why the school system wants us to read.Two months without classes can dumb down our brains,so reading now and then won’t hurt.

In 1984, by George Orwell violence contributed to the plot by having three stages of reintegration. The stages are learning, understand, and to accept, Winston was forced to learn that 2+2=5 under torture, understanding that the party is good, and seeks power for its own. Winston accepts and understands the Party as he wishes the burden of torture on someone else who he loves, this allowed Winston to accept that the Party’s leader Big Brother is eternal and that 2+2=5, he comes committed and loyal to the Party and its purpose, he then awaits his execution to prove his devotion to the party.

This essay originally titled Studying Literature in Grade 12, has an abundance of information regarding and convincing the readers that the grade twelve English course should be composed of Canadian literature. The grammar in this essay however, was weak. The subject did not agree to their pronouns, making many sentences awkward. Overall, improvements could have been made. Some of these include MLA format, the title, introduction paragraph, grammar, punctuation and the citation format.

Although the late nineteenth-century literary marketplace to some degree focused on prose fiction, two of the most important writers of their time and beyond were devoted to producing poetry in this period. Who were these two poets?

It just turned 7pm when I finally finished my A.P English assignment. I always hand in assignments early for extra credit. Has a bonus when it comes to college applications. I am a Hastings after all...

A few tones that could be found in European literature are angry, dark, and happy tones. Angry tones can be important for the reader to infer as to why the author is angry. As shown in the short story “The Majesty of Law” by Frank O’ Connor, “’The way it was with me sergeant’, replied Dan unemotionally, ‘I am not,’ ‘I was thinking that Dan; I was thinking you wouldn’t’, There was a long silence during which the thrush grew shriller and merrier.” (443, Connor). Silent anger is shown here, as the characters do not say anything, creating tension. Dark tones help infer the author’s life or feelings on an ominous level. As shown in the poem “Alone” by Tomas Transtromer, “The car skidded sideways on the ice, out on the wrong side of the road. The approaching cars-their lights closed in.” (434, Transtromer). He explains the horrifying experience of a car wreck,

XIV. Literary Analysis Literary terms have a profound effect on a piece of writing. Identify ten (10) different lit terms and explain the effect they have on the text. Literary Term Quotation from text (in MLA format) Explanation: must be at least 3 sentences.

Jane Gets bullied by cousins and argues with them after being hit with a book.

Martha Nussbaum describes the romantic ascent of various characters in Wuthering Heights through a philosophical Christian view. She begins by describing Catherine as a lost soul searching for heaven, while in reality she longs for the love of Heathcliff. Nussbaum continues by comparing Heathcliff as the opposition of the ascent from which the Linton’s hold sacred within their Christian beliefs. Nussbaum makes use of the notion that the Christian belief in Wuthering Heights is both degenerate and way to exclude social classes.

Connotative is having the authority of implying or suggesting and opinion in addition to what is explicit.4 Klein said, “While the dog denotes a four –legged, hairy animal, when used of a person in the statement, “You dog!” it usually communicates an emotive sense of dis-approval…”dog” figuratively stands for a person, and it has a connotation it does not have in the use, “Harley is our family dog.”5 On the other hand, denotative is the literal meaning of the word. Likewise, performing a word study is time consuming, yet very rewarding. So, to execute a word properly, Duvall listed four steps: First, look for words that are crucial to the passage. Everything in the passage depends on the meaning of these words.6 Second, Look for repeated words. Usually the author will signal theme words by repeating them. Third, look for figures of speech. Here words are used not in a literal sense but as word pictures or images. Lastly, look for words that are unclear, puzzling, or difficult…the most important words are those that give you trouble, and if a word gives you trouble, study it some

Wuthering Heights was composed by Emily Bronte and Great Expectations was composed by Charles Dickens as they were illustrations of the Victorian novel. Both novels reflect the conditions of the 19th century in England which showed a lot of progress in many aspects. Through the growth and development of the English Empire, industrialism and capitalism which caused a lot of dramatic changes in the society. Causing cultural differences among the classes, changing the social roles, meanwhile it made a lot of financial concerns which created a conflict in people’s lives. Which was clearly seen in the characters of these novels where they tried to adjust concerning on their personal individual desires and expectations of the society especially during their transition from youth to maturity. In my research my objective is that both novels deals with nearly similar issues that can be compared to each other in theme of love, marriage, revenge, and social class.

Wuthering Heights is not just only a love story but a novel with great contradiction amongst the relationships of the characters. Emily Brontë has written a classic novel using several different types of tone and diction based on who was telling the story of Wuthering Heights. Not only was the novel written in a narrative style of writing but also in the form of a journal told by Mr. Lockwood. Reading the words of Wuthering Heights from both Lockwood and Nelly’s perspective gives the reader a better grasp of the true significance of Wuthering Heights.

Wuthering Heights is a work marked by a complexity of characterization. Perhaps most complex of all is Emily’s portrayal of Catherine Earnshaw as a victim and a victimizer. With such qualities, Catherine’s character was violently at odds with ideals of the Victorian womanhood. Namely, that a woman should be a passive, obedient, and an angel in the house. (Towheed, 2012). Indeed, not major characteristics of Catherine Earnshaw. However, while being a victimizer, Catherine’s brutality could be justified in a way that would not affect one’s own sympathizes for her.

Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights is an English classic filled with love, heartache, and death. Many mysterious literary conventions are used in the novel, including ghostly spirits, weather, and the infamous love triangle. The person who holds this remarkable story is Nelly, who in present day would be the old lady at church who knows everybody’s secrets.  With the drama and detail each of the characters hold, everything is not what it seems.

Wuthering Heights is a great literary work which keeps the audience exited from the beginning till the end of the novel. Some novels are monotonous in the way they are written and lack ideas to keep the novel move forward but this novel is an exception. Author keeps the audience guessing throughout this novel and that is one of the fundamental reasons for acceptance of this book even by the audience of this generation. Wuthering Heights basically revolves around its two main characters Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff .The novel portrays the emotional and destructive love between its two central characters mentioned above. Catherine and Heathcliff's love heads to a totally different direction as we move forward in