Comparing Story Openings of Bleak House by Charles Dickens to The Outsider by Albert Camus

Dickens uses the needs and wants for people to get an image in their head about what life was really like before the French revolution. "Cold, dirt,

He also tells the reader that even outside London?s centre fog is still covering everything, ?Fog on the Essex marshes, fog on the Kentish heights. Fog creeping into the cabooses of collier-brigs?. Dickens also uses fog to symbolize death and disease, ?Fog in the eyes and throats of ancient Greenwich pensioners, wheezing by the firesides of their wards?. He makes the reader feel as if it is infecting and killing the inhabitants of London, and gives the reader images. In my opinion Dickens is trying to make the point that the fog is spreading and it is London?s fault that one day everywhere will be covered and everyone will be cloaking on the mistakes London made.

Another example of figurative language within “The Scarlet Ibis” that creates a dismal tone can be found when James uses hyperboles to exaggerate his strong feelings.

I admire the use of figurative language Dickens uses to paint each and every scene throughout this book. There is a difference between how the setting was described in the middle of the book to now.

One of the ways Capote captivates his readers is by using vivid language to make us feel joyful, giddy and excited. “My dancing shadow rollicks on the walls; our voices rock the chinaware; we giggle: as if unseen hands were tickling us” (23). Notably, the way this passage is composed gives the reader a sense of silliness as we imagine the auditory impulsively of loud singing. His whimsical language is taken a step further with his use of “…unseen hands were tickling us” (23), as it makes the reader visualize being tickled until they are out of breath. Another way he uses imagery is with, “…the beginnings of dawn splash us like cold water…” (36). This makes the reader feel as though they are being abruptly splashed with cold water. Capote wanted to grasp the urgency of waking up Christmas morning and capture the excitement of not wanting to make waste of time. Capote uses vivid language to make us feel cheerful; likewise, he also uses it to make us feel the heaviness of heartache within the household.

“The marshes were just a long black horizontal line … the river was just another horizontal line, not nearly so broad nor yet so black; and as the sky was just a row of long angry red lines and dense black lines intermixed… the man was limping … as if he were a pirate come to life” (Dickens 7-8).

One of the ways Capote captivates his readers is by using vivid language to make the reader feel joyful, giddy and excited. “My dancing shadow rollicks on the walls; our voices rock the chinaware; we giggle: as if unseen hands were tickling us” (23). Notably this passage is composed by giving the reader a sense of silliness as we imagine the auditory impulsivity of loud singing. Capote’s whimsical language takes a step further with his use of “…unseen hands were tickling us” (23) to illustrate the feeling of Buddy and Sook’s giddiness. Another way he uses imagery is with, “…the beginnings of dawn splash us like cold water…” (36). As a result, his passage allows the reader to feel suddenly overwhelmed. Capote wants to grasp the urgency of waking up Christmas morning and capture the excitement of not wanting to make waste of any time. Capote uses vivid language to make us feel cheerful; likewise, he also uses it to make us feel the heaviness of heartache within the household.

London, the “first great city in history to be fuelled by coal,” has a portion of its history which is blurred by the pressing issue of fog. Caused by the burning of coal and a growing population, the fog led to the disease and the death of many people. The complications that this fog brought to the daily lives of the English people has provided a unique situation which authors have used in numerous literary works. Two authors who used this element in their writing are Tim Goodwin and Charles Dickens, whose passages differ due to the different purposes and styles with which they wrote.

In both of these instances he sets the scene with a certain time he remembers. Nick as the epistemic narrator not only selects chapters four through six to use this type of time sense of the setting, but he does it for the rest of the novel as well.

The isolation of the characters in response to the epidemic results in the creation of a language barrier which Camus uses to explore the subjectivity of

The theme of absurdity can be seen through three different lenses in The Stranger, by Albert Camus: life, decisions, and reflection. The first lens in which the reader can see absurdity in the novel is when the protagonist lives for the sensual pleasures of the present moment. The second lens in which the reader can see absurdity in the novel is when the protagonist absurdity of the protagonists decisions on how he does or doesn’t decide to kill the Arab. The third lens in which the reader can see absurdity in the novel is when the protagonist how he reflects back on his decisions and life and concludes that life means nothing between birth and death. The changes in the lenses of Meursault ‘s absurdum are projected through the author’s choice of different language.

By cleverly integrating imagery into the text of the short story, Dickens portrays the genuine loneliness and eeriness of the isolated post the signal-man occupied. The utilization of imagery is evidently used when the main character describes the walls of the post as “dripping-wet walls of jagged stone.” The author uses dripping-wet walls to describe the post in order to make the degree of eeriness and isolation seem greater because dripping wet walls are usually associated with abandoned structures or dungeons-like structures.

Dickens begins the novel with a pro-revolutionary tone. His regard for the idea of the upcoming and inevitable revolution in a positive light is reflected by the atmosphere he sets for the reader. Dickens is able to make his readers pity the peasantry and sympathize with them. Through inclusion of detail, Dickens portrays the plight of the lower class writing, “gloom [gathers] on the scene that [appears] more natural to it than sunshine” (21). This allows the reader to imply that the suffering of the lower class has fallen into a continuous pattern, and they can understand the need for revolution. Additionally, Dickens uses anaphora with the phrase “Hunger [is]” (21). This gives the reader a sense of how much hunger dominates and defines their lives, effectively making their

The French Revolution mainly took place in the city of Paris during the late 1700’s. The Revolution did not only affect the people of France, but also the citizens of England as well. The French Revolution is known as one of the most brutal and inhumane periods of history. If one studied the beliefs and views of the people involved at the time, one would see a reoccurring theme of “ being recalled to life”. Born from the world of literature, Charles Dickens’ novel, A Tale of Two Cities takes a deeper look at the culture of the late 1700’s, in both England and France. Dickens uses the character of Lucie Manette to further examine one of the major themes presented in the novel, consisting of the belief of one being

Great Expectations’ main character, Phillip Pirrip- generally known as Pip- had a rough upbringing as a child. His sister, Mrs. Joe had “brought him up by hand”, after their parents and five brothers had all been laid to rest many years ago. Another character, Herbert Pocket experienced a bizarre childhood, though in a different manner. Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations develops through the novel following Pip, a young “common boy” who grew up in the countryside. As he matured so did his love for a girl of higher class, Estella. However, being a common boy, Pip was not good enough for his Estella, thus once he was given an opportunity to become a gentleman in London he seized it without much hesitation. Charles Dickens’ had his own