In this analytic essay, I will be exploring the use of literary language in the novel Saturday by Ian McEwan and how with the use of narration and imagery can under shadow a simple piece of literature.
Ian McEwan uses a contemporary character to show the day in a life of a Londoner, with the aid of the narrator’s voice throughout, there is a-lot of symbolic imagery and strong statements. The narrator appears omniscient thought-out this text, the effectiveness of this allows us to be emotionally attached to just Henry, and not allowing much use of imagination. Wonderfully Ian McEwan challenges the reader at moments of conflict, with morality in mind, to then following the view of Henry. Is the lierarture theme of following this character a metaphor for London? I believe this choice of narration is to cover up the sub lining of this piece of literature, which is power and identification of London through a single character.
The use of the vocabulary in this novel is rather meticulous, every detail finely researched, a piece of fiction that educates the reader and questions. With the use of ‘sleeping, working, entertaining themselves’ he writes humanly relatable actions, as if we were in fact a machine, a routine sequence that sub textually describes the character Henry, and with that in place, describes London. Henry goes about his day in a ‘perfect circle’. Henry’s thoughts describe his accident as a ‘trivial matter’ p82 an inconvenience, which is shown when he disregards
In this essay Mooney presents the story in two ways. The story begins from the vantage point of an unnamed narrator who begins with a description of Bill Fong and his life. From context clues and prior we can assume the narrator is Mooney himself. The second way Mooney presents the story is with Bill Fong as the narrator, consequently this creates a more intimate feeling during the more emotional points of the story. By using two different narrators Mooney allows for different types of moods and styles of writing. When Mooney writes in
A re-acquiring idea in fiction is the struggle to achieve dominance. In Helen Porter’s “Moving Day” the idea of achieving dominance is also present but this is mainly caused but the family disagreeing over the mood, this also ties into the mood. In Helen Porter’s “ Moving Day” the use of literary elements and personal expression will have a negative effect on the family and their ties.
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Throughout the 17 short stories in Tim Winton’s novella ‘The Turning’, there are a number of different language techniques that Winton has used to enhance the central theme. Some of the main techniques that Winton had used include; colloquial language, inclusive language and intertextuality. Winton had used these language techniques across two stories, Damaged Goods and Long Clear View to make the audience feel/think/ a certain emotion or thought.
A main character, Henry Lyon, shows a sense of duty in some occasions. The theme of duty is obvious in the novel when Henry feels bound to read Andy’s diary. “Henry shut the diary. He couldn’t imagine how he’d go fighting off a German raiding party. He doubted he’d ever get over it, even if he did survive.” (pg. 125) This quote demonstrates how Henry feels trapped when he reads the diary but nonetheless continues to further read it, which has relation to duty. David Metzenthen comments on social issues by representing the thought that no matter if something is making you feel imprisoned, you must carry on and finished what you started. Likewise, in Henry we see a sense of duty as further along the novel he continues to read the diary. Metzenthen effectively educates readers on the idea of duty and how it shows that people in Australia’s society can finish their plans if they set their mind to
In the novel, Bradbury’s use of rhetorical devices emphasized different events that happened within the novel, but his themes are what warn the reader how violence and mass media are taking over our society. Rhetorical Analysis Bradbury use of asyndeton, polysyndeton, and fragments allows the
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