Analysis Of The Book ' The Secret Agent '

From “Inside Rikers”, written by Jennifer Wynn, Wynn shares the lives from the “world’s largest penal colony” the inmates from Rikers Island. She really humanizes criminals by giving them faces and names because she does what most American are unwilling to do because they are afraid, that is forgiving people and giving them second chances. She really does see the good in the hearts of some staunch criminals. At the same time, she is a clear sighted humanist on how hard it is to leave the criminal lifestyle. Drawing all the difficulties and complications that our society has placed in the way of the newly released inmate. Not to mention the persuasions of the criminal lifestyle itself. The first chapter is Welcome to the Rock, where Wynn introduces the narratives of Angel, Kenny, Charlie, Alfonso, and Benjamin. Chapter two is titled, From the Belly of the Beast to New York Streets where both Frank and Mike are introduced here. In Chapter Three, the Captain and Harry tell the stories of Keepers Of The Kept, Convicted At Birth with Rico, Napoleon, Hilton, and James in Chapter 4.

In contrast, the connotative diction in Catherine Davis’s poem “After a Time” presents a depressing tone towards the acceptance of death. To begin Davis describes death with connotative diction using words like “losses” instead of more denotative words like death. This suggestive tone shows Davis’s desire to avoid using cacophonous language in her poem. Davis continues this diction when she replaces aging by calling life a “losing game”(7). Death is suggested many times in the poem as going back the “way we came,”(9).

Conrad applies an apparently crystal clear literary narrative technique in the tradition of conventional realism, a narrative method that appears deceptively simple. The Secret Agent holds great deal of the social concerns. It is considered supreme masterpieces, it is a brilliantly depicting an ironic narrative of London's seedy and dispossessed underworld of revolutionist and anarchists.

The story The Invisible Man is written by Ralph Ellison. The author takes his personal experiences as an ignored man and creates this character that shows the characteristics of a man whom few people would stop to acknowledge. This story can be seen as a symbol of an educated black man whose life has been controlled and oppressed by a white society. Throughout the story one will notice that the man is nameless. The is because the narrator in The Invisible Man is invisible not only to others but himself as well because of racism and trying to live up to expectations of others. There are certain tools that are given to him by outsiders and things he will use that will ultimately develop him into student and man. The author has written about events that made the invisible man who he was. It is important to notice that the invisible man has been searching for his identity the whole time and will later discover that his identity is in those things he has always had.

Hispanics, mostly Mexicans, are not being treated equally because of their different culture and lifestyle and people need to treat them fairly and enforce laws against discrimination. In the book, Crossing the Wire, Hobbs displays what a Mexican has to go through when they are crossing the border to the United States for a good cause. Hispanics have been discriminated ever since the Mexicans gained independence in 1821 from Spain. In recent years African Americans have been receiving the most attention in America because of so much racial discrimination, but they are not the only big race being discriminated. Mexicans are getting just as much hate. This problem is going to continue because the Mexican population in the United States is rapidly growing. Humans need to figure out a solution to stop this hatred, so all races can unite with each other. If we unite we can try to agree with each other on things and make the earth a better place to live.

A standout amongst the most fascinating advancements in nineteenth-century American writing school courses as of late has been the presentation of old well known books by ladies to the syllabus. Among works of this kind, E. D. E. N. Southworth 's The Hidden Hand is the book understudies appreciate the most.

Moreover, Dillard’s and Woolf’s pieces investigates the process of death, the end of the cycle. Dillard believes that by “grasp[ing] your one necessity and not let[ting] it go, to dangle from it limp wherever it takes you. Then even death…cannot you part” (Dillard 66). In other words, one should seize their destiny till their body decomposes in the ground,

Throughout all of humanity, many have sought ways to live forever. Even great monarchs sent conquests to find the fountain of youth; however, no one has found it. Death is well-founded. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment” uses a pessimistic setting and conflict with time to show death is absolute regardless of any attempt to escape it.

Watchmen written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons utilizes the literary tool of symbols to connect ideas and themes. Time is a major theme throughout the comic and plays a significant part in the structure and outcome of the story. This theme is successfully coupled to the theme of destiny by the use of the clock and other symbols that are present throughout the comic. Symbols such as clocks, the smiley pin, and the graffiti are utilized to efficiently connect the themes of time, justice and the loss of innocence and morality throughout Watchmen. The combination of all of these themes ultimately allude to Ozymandias’ decision to unleash chaos on Manhattan by foreshadowing his betrayal and explaining how impossible it is to entrench the peace that he has manufactured by unleashing this chaos.

If the concept of good and evil was clear and concise, every nation would have an identical criminal codes. However, mortality is subjective as religion, culture and personal opinions influence human’s judgment of what is right and wrong. The graphic novel Watchmen, written and drawn by Moore and Gibbons is a graphic novel about a mysterious murderer hunting vigilantes formally known as the Watchmen. While the remainder of the former members of the Watchmen are searching for this mysterious murderer, the graphic novel depicts how each vigilante had his or her version of justice and how it should be served. By showing the perspective of each vigilantes’ view of the world, Watchmen demonstrates that the concept of good and evil differ for every individual. The vigilante’s history, their perspective of how the world runs and their concept of justice, are a reflection of how people in modern day society cannot fully agree on a set of social standard.

But Mr Verloc, turning up providentially to occupy the first-floor front bedroom, there had been no more question of the young butcher” (Secret agent, ). Winnie’s mother was constantly reminding her that he was indeed a good man and that she needs to carry out all of his wishes regardless of her happiness just so they can have a better financial situation Another recurring theme in these two works is how masculinity and power are portrayed in the novels. In the secret agent, the author shares with the readers multiple points of views from different characters to help the reader understand the personal beliefs, desires and struggles of the English people in the 19th century. Even though we, as readers, can see all of the characters struggling

Lu Xun was one of the first prominent writers of modern china. He uses an ironic technique in the preface by writing in classical Chinese language to suggest a false, friendly world made exclusively by social appearances. The traditional Chinese text is typically seen as superior, and as per the Chinese traditions the modern language is seen as an intruder. The author’s use of the style was a way of making a point. “Diary of a Madman” is a short story written by Lu Xun and was published in the new youth magazine in 1918 (231). The story demonstrates his discontent with traditional Chinese culture, not only by the fact that it clearly addresses the horror of cannibalism that is believed to have occurred but he is also trying to point out the oppressive nature of Confucian principles. In the short novel, the madman has the ability to recognize the cruel elements of Chinese Confucian culture that serves to mock established but out-dated traditional scholarship.

February 15, 1894, was the most interesting afternoon in the otherwise dreary history of Greenwich Observatory. Earlier in the day, Martial Bourdin, a skinny anarchist, traveled by train from Westminster to Greenwich, concealing a small bomb. As he ominously ambled through Greenwich Park, towards the Observatory, something happened - no one knows exactly what - and he blew most of himself to shreds. The British, who loved to quantify in the late nineteenth century, noted that the explosion spread bits of flesh over a distance of sixty yards. Martial Bourdin remained alive for another half hour, but gave no hint as to the reason for his choice of such a bizarre

H.G wells and Joyce Carol Oates utilize negative emotions of their characters in order to showcase the complexities of their motives. Griffin, the protagonist of the book The Invisible Man, is egotistical and selfish, but this is just his outer emotions. Throughout the story there are hints at a complex background behind the famed invisible man that contribute to the reason for his erratic behavior. This is the same with the Arnold Friend, the main antagonist for Wells short story Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? For instance there are suggestions about Friend’s self hate of his appearance and actions. Therefore this might provide a reason for his unstable personality. Under circumstances like these, Wells and Oates are both able

Every author has a characteristic and unique style. It is interesting to analyze how each author approaches the different problematics and personal feelings and struggles that their characters have to deal with all throughout their novels. The secret agent and Saturday night Sunday morning both address the issues of anarchy, masculinity, femininity and heterosexual relationships but in different time periods. The secret agent is a pre-war work while on the other hand, Saturday night Sunday morning is a post-war novel, which makes it interesting to compare and contrast the character’s attitude and their beliefs in relation to these topics in both novels. It is also interesting to analyze how the personal issues faced by the characters intersect with the contemporary issues that society was facing during the time period in which the novel takes place.