Day of the Locust

In her poem “One Perfect Rose,” Dorothy Parker misleads the reader throughout the first and second stanzas into believing this poem is a romantic tribute to a tender moment from her past through her word choice and style of writing. However, the tone of the entire poem dramatically changes upon reading the third and final stanza when Parker allows the reader to understand her true intention of the poem, which is a cynical and perhaps bewildered view of the memory. And, with this shift in the tone in the third stanza, there is a shift in the meaning of the entire poem, leading the reader to believe that the first two stanzas were not, in fact, sweet but instead a sarcastic and bitter account of this past moment. In the first stanza, Dorothy

The film’s main focus largely represents the Hollywood star system to which Norma Desmond is a victim of. The film particularly highlights the fantasy world in which Norma lives in, the world where she is the ‘greatest star’ (Norma Desmond, Sunset Boulevard, 1950). Sunset Boulevard steps into Norma’s mixed up world where hundreds of photos of herself clutter her crumbling mansion and where she watches herself on screen on a weekly basis. The crumbling and deteriorating mansion could be seen as a metaphor for Norma’s fall from stardom, the collapse of her career.

line 10) in which they long to forget. However, the enchanted speaker believes that Helen portrays the opposite as she is “the glory that was Greece” (Poe, line 9) and “the grandeur that was Rome” (Poe, line 10).

It took place during the same time, and many ideas and events are very similar. The Holocaust was a huge inspiration on Golding's book, and like the Holocaust,

In writing, an author should be mindful of what they are trying to accomplish with what they are describing. Stockett is able to accomplish this when she uses imagery thoughtfully. “In the lounge, the air seems to still. Husbands drinking their whiskeys stop in mid-sip, spotting this pink thing at the door. It takes a second for the image to register. They stare, but don’t see, not yet. But as it turns real—real skin, real cleavage, perhaps not-so-real blond hair—their faces slowly light up. They all seem to be thinking the same thing—Finally... But then, feeling the fingernails of their wives, also starring, digging into their arms, their foreheads wrinkle. Their eyes hint remorse, as marriages are scorned (she never lets me do anything fun), youth is remembered (why didn’t I go to California that summer?), first loves are recalled (Roxanne . . .). All of this happens in a span of about five seconds and then it is over and they are left just staring” (321). Imagery provides a way for a character and conflict to develop. Also, since imagery provides a way for the reader to immerse themselves in a story, it is considered a defining part of what makes a good

can be “what if they can come true.” Wishing for a ideal lifestyle shows how one can be captured into the fake media. Montag’s wife, Mildred, is an example

Realism wishes to “revolt against the exotic subject matter… and for this reason it is also commonly referred as bourgeois realism.” One finds this aspect of realism as well in “The Lady with the Dog” in which

dysfunctional family with white lies covering bitter truths.The motif used in the novel is the motif of sight. In many ways Paul challenges his figurative sight and experiences many events which opens his eyes to new perspectives.Through the motif of sight, Paul, the main character in the novel, has a growing understanding of his friends, family, and himself.

The theme seems to stand out clearly in the book, “Dorothy Must Die,” since it is relevant to the story of the Wizard of Oz. In the very first part of the book, readers are able to see that there is no line between good and wicked. Ever since Amy had arrived in Oz, she’s able to see that it looks unfamiliar. After Indigo was killed, Amy was to be executed to meet with Dorothy. However, after meeting with Dorothy, Amy was to be put in a jail cell until her trial because of treason and being rude. As she sat alone in her jail cell, Amy began to wonder as to why Dorothy is the way she is now. She sat there baffled by the fact of how the Dorothy she had read about and seen movies about was always so kind. The author had stated, “I hate to break it to you, but just because someone has pretty hair

Los Angeles is not a mundane flat land constituted of one element, but rather one that is characteristic of hills, turns, slants, and other aspects of wild nature that allude to the intensity of Jones’s obstacles as a black man living in a white world. The park is described as “weedy,” where it could have just as easily been described as “grassy” or “fertile” had Himes intended to portray Los Angeles as a vast space of opportunity as it was so falsely believed to be. It is also described as “rocky,” where Himes could be poking at wordplay by suggesting that Jones’s condition is rocky in terms of being unstable in his identity.

The character Miss Havisham serves as the prime example of self-swindling and explores the negative effects of it. Desperate for love, Miss Havisham swindles herself into believing that Compeyson’s romantic interest in her is genuine despite his “systematic” affection that obviously depends on her wealth (Dickens 161). Similarly, Miss Havisham’s devastating heartbreak leads her to trick herself into believing that genuine love does not exist. Because of this self-swindling, Miss Havisham ironically secludes herself from friendship and companionship, the only “natural and healing influences” that could have saved her from the eventual decay of her character (Dickens 356). Likewise, Satis House, from which “daylight was completely excluded,” reflects the lack of growth and enlightenment caused by

In what ways are the realist tendencies of Howards End undermined by the presence of the uncanny?

Esquivel's novel is awash in such images and these might have been jarring to casual English readers had it not followed so closely in the tradition of what is perhaps the most famous and most widely-read work of magical realism, Gabriel Garcia Marquez's 1967 novel One Hundred Years of Solitude. Esquivel's novel, like

The Day of Doom is not just any ordinary poem. Michael Wigglesworth, the poet, wrote this poem in such a way that the reader in the end should ask themselves this question, what must I do to be saved? The words of each stanza are crafted in ordinance with scriptures of the Bible. “The Puritans believed that the Bible was God’s true law, and that it provided a plan for living” (Kizer). Wigglesworth’s ultimate goal in writing this poem as a Puritan minister was to stress the ramifications of sin but also to glorify the reward of salvation. “Words of hell fire and brimstone flowed from the mouths of eloquent ministers as they warned of the persuasiveness of the devil’s power” (Kizer).

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.