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Through a qualitative comparative literature analysis, this research will look into the influence that Reyna Grande’s personal experience depicted on her memoir influences her novel Across a Hundred Mountains while paying close attention to the role that liminality plays on the identity construction of both Grande and her fictional character

It is presumed that journeys are uplifting experiences, with the implication that new knowledge and greater insight allow travelers to gain wisdom and solidify a coherent view of the world. Yet, experiences through journeys can result in new knowledge clashing with preconceived beliefs, potentially disabling the traveler’s epistemology. Furthermore, a traveler cannot ignore this conflicting knowledge and return to his prior self at the conclusion of his journey. These themes are explored in Robert Gray’s poems

Edgar Allen Poe’s tale of murder and revenge, “The Cask of Amontillado”, offers a unique perspective into the mind of a deranged murderer. The effectiveness of the story is largely due to its first person point of view, which allows the reader a deeper involvement into the thoughts and motivations of the protagonist, Montresor. The first person narration results in an unbalanced viewpoint on the central conflict of the story, man versus man, because the reader knows very little about the thoughts of the antagonist, Fortunato. The setting of “The Cask of Amontillado”, in the dark catacombs of Montresor’s wine cellar, contributes to the story’s theme that some people will go

This guilt carries on with him for the rest of his life, which is shown through two things. For example Hans helps everyone who asks for his help, including Jews in the book. Erik is also the reason why he keeps his Jewish customers, helps Jews and resists the Nazi party, because Erik is a Jew and never forgets the fact that he saved his life, thus he believes that you can’t brand a person good or bad from things like religion and race. Also the accordion he owns, was actually Erik’s which Erik thought Hans to play during their time in France. Liesel describes him [Hans] as, “a silver eyed , accordionist.” Therefore Erik’s deed is something Hans feels indebted to for the rest of his life.

Journey is an act of travelling from one place to another which can be seeking permanent home in a different country or travelling in the same country. It can affect different people in many different ways as they get emotional, intellectual and imaginative experiences individually in their life. All of these have been explored in some of Bruce Dawe’s meaningful poems ‘migrants’ and ‘drifters’ and a related text ‘Still Life’ which is a short film by Martin Sharpe. The poem ‘migrants’ was about group of European migrants seeking permanent home in a completely different country to escape from war and have better standard of life but the poem ‘drifters’ was about a family journeying in the same country. In comparison, the short film, ‘Still Life’ is about a man who has boring and meaningless life. The composers employ poetic and film techniques to convey the possible positive and negative ramifications of journeys.

In “Strength In What Remains”, Tracy Kidder intricately captures the life story and perseverance of Deo, short for Deogratias. The book begins with a narrow escape from Deo’s burning home country, seemingly signifying the end of his hardships and a flight into a start of something new altogether. Many a time when life seemed to take a turn for the worst, Deo has always lived to tell the tale; as if something was “looking out for Deo” and the author reluctantly questions this supposed luck (177). Nevertheless, it is important to denote that his survival primarily revolved around his aptness to think critically and thus, enabled him to read between the lines, detect patterns, prioritize his life principles and to motivate himself.

In the stories To Build a Fire and A Worn Path, Jack London and Eudora Welty tell the stories of two protagonists going on arduous journeys during the winter. Phoenix Jackson, the protagonist of A Worn Path, is an elderly lady hardened by the trials of life as a black woman living in the Southern United States, prior to the Civil Rights Era. She is surprisingly limber, resilient, and healthy for her age and has assumed the responsibility of caring for her sick seven- year- old grandson. She diligently provides him with the medicine necessary to treat him for the ingestion of lye. The young man, the protagonist in To Build a Fire, is a young northerner who is responsible for himself and his dog. He is besieged by the petulance of youth and ignores the advice of his elders, depending instead on youthful bravado to guide his decisions. Ultimately, on these two journeys of survival, both protagonists will depend on their life experiences to guide them through. The young man will be guided by his limited life experiences while Phoenix will depend on her wealth of knowledge to choose her path to survival.

Some of the first most impactful, original, and insightful writers of the United States were in the era of American Romanticism. Authors, such as Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe, began to flourish in new ideas to progress the evolution of the American literary identity. “Young Goodman Brown” and “The Cask of Amontillado,” short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe, respectively, illustrate protagonists on journeys to fulfill their own desires. Utilizing setting and the motif of guilt, Hawthorne and Poe create stories where a protagonist completes a journey that eventually leads to the realization that a clean conscience has a crucial role to one 's life. Throughout both short stories, the settings of the protagonists’ physical journeys parallel their emotional ones. Hawthorne utilizes a dark, mystical forest to highlight the fact that the path Brown takes is an abnormal one. Similarly, Poe uses the dark catacombs of Italy filled with the dead to showcase the path Montresor and Fortunato take to their desired destination for the live burial of Fortunato. Additionally, in the course of their journeys, each of the main characters reflect on their actions and both come to realize the acts they have committed are reprehensible. Hawthorne takes Brown on a journey where he realizes over time the extent of the sins he has committed and suffers guilt for his hypocrisy toward others. Montresor, determined to bury Fortunato alive, demonstrates signs of guilt even

Some of the first impactful, original, and insightful writers of the United States were in the era of American Romanticism. Authors, such as Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe, began to flourish in new ideas to progress the evolution of the American literary identity. “Young Goodman Brown” and “The Cask of Amontillado,” short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe, respectively, illustrate protagonists on journeys to fulfill their own desires. Utilizing setting and the motif of guilt, Hawthorne and Poe create stories where a protagonist completes a journey that eventually leads to the realization that a clean conscience has a crucial role to one 's life. Throughout both short stories, the settings of the protagonists’ physical journeys parallel their emotional ones. Hawthorne utilizes a dark, mystical forest to highlight the fact that Brown takes an abnormal path. Similarly, Poe uses the dark catacombs of Italy filled with the dead to showcase the path Montresor and Fortunato take to their desired destination for the live burial of Fortunato. Additionally, in the course of their journeys, each of the main characters reflect on their actions and both come to realize they have committed reprehensible acts. Hawthorne takes Brown on a journey where he realizes over time the extent of the sins he has committed and suffers guilt for his hypocrisy toward others. Montresor, determined to bury Fortunato alive, demonstrates signs of guilt even before he has committed

As Antonio deepens his understanding of the river and the forces of nature that surround it, he begins to understand the human journey and his destiny.

Horacio Quiroga and Edgar Allan Poe are two of the most influential writers in history. They both wrote disturbing stories that are based upon their similarly rough lives. In fact, Quiroga has been referred to as “The Poe of Latin America” (Niece 1). However, it is important to note that although these authors have many similarities, they also have several significant differences, both in their writing and in their personal life stories.

Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” made us both ********I think I felt more attached to Fortunato then Taylor because being buried alive is a fear of mine. In the beginning the narrator, a man named Montresor, says that he has been offended by Fortunato and seeks revenge. He wants to do it in a way that he will not be caught. Montresor tells Fortunato that he has a cask of Amontillado that he doesn’t think is real. He tells him he is going to take it to a man to test it but Fortunato says he wants to. They both go down to the vaults were the bodies of Montresor’s family are. During this journey, Fortunato is coughing because of the minerals and dust. Montresor keeps asking if he’d like to go home but he says no and they continue. When

Each event in one's life whether important, meaningless, joyful or sickening has an impact on that person's character. Harrowing & tragic events occur often as it was for Edgar Allen Poe which left a vast impact on his character. This author's stories focus on his wretched life and obstacles placed in the forms of stories. His unfortunate events turned into eerie, emblematic tales such as “The Raven”, “The Black Cat”, “The cask of amontillado” & more which all have twisted plot lines such as horror, sadness, revenge etc.

“I thought I was broken and needed fixing, but it was not true. I was hurt and needed healing” (“Bediening / Ministry.”). Journeys are not always fun. Journeys are not always easy. Oftentimes, journeys are a long-lasting series of highs and lows, ups and downs, and stops and starts. The journey of Jaxon Plant as a reader most certainly fits the mold of this series of convoluted twists and turns that pertain to the definition of the word journey.

In the poems “The Wanderer” and “The Dream of the Rood,” anonymous authors give way to the idea that an Almighty God will solve every problem a person has by doing two things: 1) drawing upon the memories of a warrior who has lost everything near and dear to him due to war, and 2) entering the dream of a man who has been exiled and isolated. Each piece takes its reader through the trials and tribulations that one may not relate to in this era, yet the reader is still there alongside the character wanting them to find peace with their world and themselves. Initially, it is believed that the characters will overcome their hardships and achieve the happiness they seek. However, as the reader delves deeper into the character’s story, there is an overwhelming sense of incompleteness. What actually happens at the end of each piece is not written in stone - telling us the story is not whole - nor has a conclusion been reached. The intrapersonal thoughts being shared with the reader reveal the obstacles that keep an overall wholeness from occurring.