Analysis Of ' The Truth Shall Set You Free

The reader is not left in confusion, but he is rather left with things wrapped up.

While ambiguity in literary works may cause vagueness and sometimes confusion, it opens up the story to different interpretations. Ambiguity can be a powerful literary tool when the author uses it intentionally, giving the liberty to the readers to interpret the story for him or herself based on their own psychology and imagination. This motivates the reader to be actively involved with the storyline. In A Good Man Is Hard to Find by Flannery O’Connor, ambiguity of motivation is portrayed by O’Connor herself and the characters within the story, creating an interactive piece of literary work.

“But she saw beyond that bitter moment a long procession of years to come that would belong to her absolutely” (Chopin 157). She feels free from the obligations to her husband that was forced upon her during the Victorian era and she is looking forward to the years of independent freedom that are yet to come. “There would be no one to live for during those coming years; she would live for herself. There would be no powerful will bending hers in that blind persistence with which men and women believe they have a right to impose a private will upon a fellow creature” (157). Mrs. Mallard did not want to submit to the oppressor, who in this case, was her husband. She wanted to make her own decisions and didn’t want to take orders from her husband. She was forced to live that way because her husband controlled her. Once she found out that he was supposedly dead, she felt free from the male oppression that she had been a victim of since the day she and her husband exchanged vows. Mrs. Mallard would rather live for herself and not have to live for her husband, and his alleged death allowed her to live for herself without getting a divorce, so her society wouldn’t look down upon her.

Isabelle’s suppressed emotions are connected with her position as a bourgeois woman. Stephen’s attempt to get closer to her when finding her in the garden highlights why she acts with restraint. The language reiterates this earlier in the text before Stephen has a relationship with Isabelle she is referred to as Madame Azaire. Isabelle greets Stephen as ‘Monsieur’ on his returns from work. She asks him to ‘respect her position’ when Stephen takes her hand in his in the garden. She is seen to react in accordance with her social standing. Without regard Isabelle offers little in the way of resistance when he takes her hand. However these thoughts come from Stephen’s perspective and there are little insight given into Isabelle’s emotions. The theme of desire is broached and made relevant as Stephen sits opposite Isabelle on the boat on the return home from a trip to the water gardens. As they touch each other and do not move away, his desire for her is heightened. “Isabelle’s

In the book “Nothing But the Truth”, a young adult fiction novel written by Avi. In “Nothing But the Truth”, Philip Malloy, the main character, begins humming during the morning announcements when the National Anthem was played. Everyone thought that he was trying to create a disturbance but Philip said that he was trying to be Patriotic. A few days later, he got suspended. Philip’s story was heard from all over the country several days later. All of Philip’s friends and teachers are trying to prove him wrong and the country thanking him for something he lied about. So to avoid the mess, Philip switched to a private school. But when the Nation Anthem played there, a teacher asked him to sing but Philip said that he doesn’t know the words. Throughout the entire book, Philip was treated fairly for many reasons. First, for how Philip was

The novel explores how an individual's shift in perception impacts the other person in the relationship. It questions the fundamental idea of how relationships function. Simply because one person conception of the truth has

This personal confession shows that Mrs. Mallard, though she will mourn at first, now is free to “live for herself,” (228) not for her imposing husband. Before her husband’s death, Mrs. Mallard believed she was in a healthy, normal marriage. This death revealed to her how while she cared about her husband, she despised the lack of freedom her marriage had given her. All of the realizations that Mrs. Mallard reaches during her time of reflection shows the readers exactly why she will no longer mourn the death of her husband.

Many people today have their own ideas and thoughts, these thoughts and ideas produce multiple points of view. These points of view can clash and lead people to disagree with each other. This is shown in the fictional passages Confetti Girl by Diana Lopez, and Tortilla Sun by Jennifer Cervantes. The main character in Confetti Girl disagree with her father on multiple topics. From her english class, to her misunderstanding her father’s main intentions. However, Izzy from Tortilla Sun experiences the same misunderstanding with her mother. Both of these characters have their own point of views and their own misunderstanding of their parents. Many emotions are expressed from both characters, because of those misunderstandings. These are just some

To many people, a lie has little significance. Some people tell lies as a way to cover something up, make a different name for themselves, or just to make excuses. No matter what the situation, my father has constantly reminded me that the truth will set you free, and as I get older even though I am still in my youth, the more I realize the truth and importance of that statement. To me a lie is a form of disloyalty, the less you respect the person the more you lie to them as a way to cover up your true identity. A lie is when you mislead what is really the truth; where you don’t tell the full truth in order to deceive someone, or you avoid being honest at all. There are several different outcomes to

With the style of tone set from the outset of the story, an accessible door to the extent of clarity the passage will later use is opened. With many historical documents and/or journals from times ago, an arduous task it is for many young students to comprehend. However, with this particular journal entry, Grantham creates fairly easy writing.

Ambiguity is defined as “the quality of being open to more than one interpretation.” In fiction, it leads readers to consider various conclusions and provokes them to go beyond the text itself. In Dubious Battle exemplifies this. John Steinbeck ensures that every character, every conflict, and every theme incorporates some form of ambiguity. Not only does this provoke the reader to think beyond the socio-economic problems directly expressed within the text, but it also sparks questions regarding the main purpose of writing the novel. Steinbeck achieves this by giving insight regarding the ambiguous nature of the characters themselves. For example, it is never clear who the protagonist is due to the vague nature of both Mac and Jim.

Have you ever been lied to? If so, do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? Well in this book “Nothing but the Truth” by AVI. Philip Malloy is a ninth grader who is considered a “class clown” in his English class. Philip Malloy is a track-obsessed kid at Harrison High School in New Hampshire. He blames his English teacher, Margaret Narwin, for his poor performance in her class, and he earns a D for his grade. Philip is trying to tell the truth but how can he tell it if he doesn’t take responsibility of his own actions?

The author carefully crafts the story so that every detail contributes to a certain unique or single effect, whether it is as complex as irony or as simple as depiction of feelings. The Husband describes his absolute love for Ann as he reminisces about the years he spent with her and how deeply he "knows"

This play highlighted this portion of everyday communication problems and how important it is to give someone your full attention. For example, it is obvious that Roland was not listening to Marianne when she discussed what she does for a living because he refers to a conversation he was having with a friend and says “I don’t really know what she does, but I think it’s something to do with space” (20). In another scene Marianne expresses to Roland how she stressed she was when he failed to reply to her texts. But, Roland showed little to no interest in what she had to say and because of this simple miscommunication the conversation quickly escalated. Although Marianne later states “James and I had sex” (28) showing obvious signs of built up aggression, it makes you wonder what the conversation would have been like if he would have responded to her text immediately. In this specific scene it shows that sometimes even if we do not have that much interest we owe it to the people we care about to simply show some sort of interest. With that being said, Payne also made me realize that in the end it is worth being considerate to those you care about in order to have worthwhile

her eyes ... kindling a kind of active uncaring"(p. 114) toward him. Her physical beauty, "the rhythmic rise-fall of her buttocks, the tremulous up-downing of her behind"(p.151), will make him "hurt for her, for the taming of her" (p. 152), for years to come.