Analysis Of 'The End Of The Affair, By Graham Greene'sThe End Of The Affair'

In the essay written by Joey Franklin, the author exposes his own internal conflict, as well as the existing prejudice against fast food restaurant workers. The work is well developed, with the use of witty diction and tone, in addition to the appeals to rhetorical devices.

Secondly, Henry's relationship with Marty is like a roller coaster, but slowly starts to develop throughout the novel. With the presence of Ethel, Henry as an average father son relationship with not many problems. Because Ethel brought the family together, the relationship between Henry and Marty went downhill when she died of cancer. Since Henry had an unstable relationship with his father, Henry did not know how to engage with Marty. When Henry learns that Marty has a fiancée, the bond between Henry and Marty starts to develop with the presence of Marty's new fiancée. Finally, Henry finds out how to engage with Marty through Samantha because of her bringing the relationship back

Sarah is the protagonist in the short story “The Farm,” By Joy Williams. She lives in New England with her husband of 11 years, Tommy. She is characterized as having a rather dim witted personality; she enjoys to talk but only when she has been drinking. Both Sarah and her husband suffer from major trust issues, possibly as a result from their previous marriages. Consequently, she often finds herself contemplating a divorce, but keeps it together for their daughter Martha. Sarah often entertained the suspicion that her husband was cheating on her. “Occasionally, he would slip his hand beneath her skirt. Sarah was sick with the thought that this was the way he touched other women.” (611) One night after driving herself and her husband home leaving

Learning that Hugh has not been home yet, Deborah rushes off to the mill with food for him, her fatigue vanished in the face of her desire to care for Hugh. It soon becomes even more apparent to infer from Deborah’s “painful eagerness” to please him that she is in love with Hugh (8). In these opening pages we see not only Deborah’s affection for Hugh, but that this affection is merited: for we see also Hugh’s gentle nature as he does what he can to protect Janey and to care for Deborah by sending her to sleep on the warm iron ash until he can take her home at the end of his shift (8). Yet, as Deborah watches Hugh work, she acknowledges that “in spite of all his kindness, . . . there was that in her face and form which made him loathe the sight of her. . . . [D]own under all the vileness and coarseness of his life, there was a groping passion for whatever was beautiful and pure” (9). The initial use of Deborah as a focal character, then, allows the revelation of Hugh as a kind human being who is loved by those to whom he shows kindness; it also establishes his artistic love of beauty and thus strengthens the effect of his kindness to the hunchbacked Deborah.

Book Ends by Tony Harrison is a poem about the death of the writer’s mother, and the effect this has on the complicated relationship between father and son, who are unable to relate to each other or communicate emotionally. The tone of the poem is melancholic, reflecting on the theme of death and the breakup of family, with a bitter edge in the description of the unbridgeable rift between father and son which widens following the mother’s death.

In The Theory of Infantile Citizenship, Lauren Berlant classifies Washington DC as a domestic crossroads wherein the local meets the national. Berlant investigates in detail the secrete mechanism in which citizenship is created and multiplied in the intimate, and private, way but through the imagined public sphere. She addresses the question of how a person begins to understand the country they feel as though they belong to, and how one comes to comprehend themselves in relation to their country. This leads to the acknowledgement of the separation of how one perceives their nation, versus how it actually functions. In Philip Roth’s The Plot Against America, the novel illustrates how the left-liberal comprehension of fascism has changed

Betrayal will always end in chaos. In Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451, society is betrayed by rebels attempting to save banned books. This betrayal ultimately causes chaos and conflict against society itself. No one reacts well to being betrayed; the disloyalty of family, co-workers and/or one’s community leads to more distrust, disloyalty and eventually chaos. Specifically, no one living in a dystopian society reacts positively to the act of betrayal. Bradbury’s main character Montag, is betrayed by his wife and his society, leading to his distrust and ultimate betrayal of his own co-workers and community. The spread of distrust and betrayal in this novel leads to the chaos that eventually destroys Bradbury’s dystopian society.

As the reader is introduced to the companionship of newfound lovers, we are also aware of its potential confounds of adultery. Nathaniel Hawthorne wrestles with a spiritual account down a dreadful trail as the reader is signaled by his wife’s truth of her wisdom and foreknown sensing evil. Through the account of husband’s stepping out on his commitment to Faith and marriage, his walk of confusion and disillusionment knows the reality of conscious yield to evil.

In just a matter of months, Sarah has hastily experienced and heard things that she hadn’t thought she would. As she moved into her cousin’s home, she begins to see how the

She wants to keep her promise and so she takes the responsibility to come back to Michel. She promises to her that she will find a way to save her brother: “I’ll find a way to go back and save him” (48). Soon, Sarah starts to wonder “how long could her brother survive”. Sarah also starts feeling guilty because she promised her brother she will be back to save him, and she knows that “he trusted her; he trusted her implicitly”(45). The feeling of guilt is always present, her brother is the only thing that “[haunt] her”.

Deborah’s marriage story and Lily’s grief are a tool to enhance the reader’s sympathy towards Deborah. On page 358, August declares: “Deborah was pregnant, that’s why (Deborah married Terrence).” August makes Lily think it is her fault Deborah married Terrence. If it were not for Lily,

Definitions of what a green man is have changed drastically throughout the years. Traditionally green men are seen as figures of fertility and honour, however, in Jeanette Winterson’s The Green Man it is evident that the protagonist is far from this traditional role. A man’s sexuality is very much a large defining factor of his worth but in this text our main male role is stripped of it. His fertile abilities are lost on his lawn as his own wife refuses to copulate with him. This leaves his daughter to be his greatest achievement infertility, but even her creation results in the ultimate demise of his beloved lawn. It is true that the protagonist is a sacrifice from the beginning without a chance to change his predetermined destiny. After fulfilling his duty to sacrifice, fertilize and unfortunately die for the sake of others the green man emerges from the ashes. Being green is not something that can simply be described with adjectives but has rather become a modern day lifestyle in this text. In Jeanette Winterson’s The Green Man, the protagonist creates a modern green man archetype through his oppressed sexuality, his sacrifice and his life’s role in the rebirth cycle.

Catherine is so wrapped up in her fictional world of reading that she becomes ignorant of her real life issues with Henry Tilney, for whom she has been love-struck since their introduction. She entertains herself with wild imaginings about his life and family. Catherine's imaginings foreshadow her eager desire for mischief as Austen's story develops. Catherine is endowed with a vivid imagination, but she has not yet learned to use it in concert with her perception, especially in understanding the interactions between people.

It’s a title with a strong letter used as somewhat like a alliteration to exaggerate the ideas within this film, ‘V for Vendetta’, directed by James McTeigue, this defines what the true meaning of injustice which seems to be over exaggerated through action, sci-fi and thriller scenes. ‘V for Vendetta’ is a type of film where in a future, where there was a British tyranny or corruption in the government, a shadowy freedom fighter plots to overthrow it with the help of a young woman. This film shows the message of the best advice is to stop fighting it and embrace the fact that you have been given an opportunity if you chose to view it with a different set of eyes. And yet there will be many who miss this opportunity as they feel a false sense of security operating in the belief systems that harbor fear, anger and hate rather than letting go to face the very emotions that enslave them.This film uses fancy quotes or catch phrases, with a strong act of violence in acting around the main character(s), especially the protagonist ‘V’ and to the eventuality, ‘Evey’ at the end of the story. Special effects and the fanatical costume visuals (with the famous Guy Fawkes mask) all is used intently to make the audience with a tint of exhilarance, to make them think, what does this mean? What is the idea that V is trying to show in injustice? Through elements found in the film I’ve found that,......

As a first point, love is a key aspect in creating a sense of belonging and stability between Catherine and Frederic in the novel, playing the role of an anchor in the midst of a gruesome plot of war. In his commentary, Armstrong notes that “... the development of Barkley and Henry’s relationship from casual lovers to de facto wife and husband confirms the strength of their love and that love’s power to illuminate