Madding Crowd Allusions

Allusion is a powerful tool many authors use to elicit emotions of the reader by relating two texts. This is one of the many tools Ken Kesey uses in his novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Throughout the novel, Keses alludes to the most popular text of all time, the bible. Kesey uses the allusion to create depth in the characters and elicit the emotional connection that many feel with the text of the bible. Kesey’s allusion to Jesus is found in the struggle of Mcmurphy against Nurse Ratched. In the process of their struggles, both heroes become martyrs and are immortalized into legend. By using an allusion to a religious text Kesey is able to bring to the surface powerful emotions and feelings creating a connection between the text and the

Creating a haven from the cruel outside world, families ideally provide protection and support for each of their members. In Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights, however, bitterness grows between the Earnshaws and the Lintons. Within these two families, siblings rival for power and parents fail to fulfill their roles as caregivers. The intertwining relationships of the Earnshaws and the Lintons are marked by physical abuse, degradation, and emotional negligence. These reduce each of the family members’ life to a lonely and meaningless journey though the cold and misty moors.

There are many allusion in Peace Like a River, but the most repeated allusions are the references to Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. In chapter seventeen, Enger writes, “Sure, I foresaw some nerves. Dark is dark. But I remembered Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry, afraid that night in the graveyard” (Enger 223). The author writes this in the context of Reuben waiting in the woods “just past midnight” for Davy to arrive (Enger 223). In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, this scene is when Tom and Huck went to the graveyard around midnight and witnessed a murder. The author included this allusion to emphasize the fear within the boys compares to the fear inside Reuben. Another time when Mark Twain’s works are referenced is in chapter eleven. Enger

In The Poisonwood Bible, written by Barbara Kingsolver, the aspect of biblical allusion is clearly present throughout the majority of the novel. For example, one of the most conspicuous allusions to the Bible is the way that Kingsolver has purposely named some of the main characters in her book after different people and images in the Bible. Kingsolver uses this biblical allusion to develop important themes, events, and characters in her novel. Kingsolver makes references to the Bible by tying in and creating similarities between important events and themes in the Bible and important events and themes in her novel.

Authors use various types of literary devices when writing. One of those devices that can be used is allusions. In this particular short story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been”, author Joyce Carol Oates uses biblical allusions. These allusions allow the reader to better understand the short story. Throughout Joyce Carol Oates, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” the author uses biblical allusions to help show who the characters really are.

Throughout many works of literature, authors have used allusions for the reader to be able to make multiple connects between many different important works of art. In all types of literature, whether it is a poem, novel, or part of a casual/scintillating conversation, allusions are between the lines of most readings, connecting dots immediately due to their hidden, yet obvious meanings. Once one takes a closer look, the reader can observe that Jackson uses biblical allusions in her short story to create many references to different stories and facts in the Bible: such as sin, Jesus saving Mary, Jesus dying on the cross, and more. Making each statement count in her short story to touch the reader, she uses variety approaches of literary

In the sixth chapter of Thomas C. Foster’s How to Read Literature Like a Professor, Foster examines the Bible and its importance throughout stories, poetry and film. The Bible is one of the most commonly known pieces of literature and is even “nonsectarian” in Foster’s eyes (44). Because stories from the Bible are so well known, the Bible is a tremendously easy for authors to reference when constructing a new composition. Especially “prior to sometime in the middle of the twentieth century” writers were “solidly instructed in religion” and could count on the public being very well acquainted with Biblical stories (47). This widespread knowledge of the Bible lead to greater understandings throughout literature, and the recognized allusions helped

Authors, such as Upton Sinclair, incorporate allusions in their books to refer to other great works, people, and events. However, in the book The Jungle, biblical allusions are mixed in throughout the story. These allusions are used to fuse the story with references from the Bible; however, it’s extremely important to understand the literature of the fairy tails and short stories attached. With that in mind, we use these biblical excerpts and allusions in How to Read Like a Professor, such as the story of the Garden of Eden, and the story of Noah to enrich our perception on the sole idea of how biblical allusions can deepen our understanding of The Jungle.

In this sentence, the author reveals to us that by using allusions from the Bible makes a work of literature much more timeless and relatable. The Bible is one of the most well-known books in the world and has been for centuries. By using the Bible and referencing the Bible, an author makes his work of literature more universal and profound.

When reading Jandy Nelson’s I’ll Give You The Sun, the presence of foreshadowing allows the reader to gain a deeper insight into Jude’s life, shedding light onto the greater theme of fate. At a young age, Jude falls in love with a drawing Noah did of a man. She would do anything for that drawing, even trade the metaphorical sun. Jude’s extreme desire for the sketch is demonstrated when she replies, “‘Oh all right,’ she says, totally surprising me. ‘I’ll give you the sun.’ ‘I practically have everything now!’ I say. ‘You’re crazy!’ ‘But I have him.’ She carefully rips the naked english guy out of my sketchbook” (Nelson 74). Jude felt as if the english man was speaking to her, drawing her towards the portrait. This unexplainable connection foreshadows

Allusions are very prevalent in this narrative, ranging from biblical to even shakespearean in nature. These allusion such as in chapter 10 while talking of slaves fleeing their masters that most would

After reading this excerpt from “Under the Feet of Jesus”, the reader can better understand how a protagonist’s character can develop throughout a text. At first, Estrella’s character can be described as immature and curious. However, towards the end of the text, Estrella’s character can be described as humble and understanding. This writer conveys this change in character using literary devices. Moreover, these devices include selection of detail, figurative language, and tone.

Milton draws his inspiration from these verses in describing Satans pride and his attempt to wage war in heaven. However, in his attempt to make Paradise Lost both a conversation and a narration, Milton decides to describe Satans descend from heaven in closer detail, even with the risk of committing sacrilege.

Living almost a century apart, Jane Austen and Thomas Hardy each explore similar themes of love through strong female characters. While society strove to keep women’s value directly tied to their marital status, Austen and Hardy wrote the stories of characters who defied these expectations. Bathsheba Everdene of Thomas Hardy’s Far From the Madding Crowd is a fiery young woman who inherits a farm, and Elizabeth Bennet of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is an educated woman who prides herself on speaking her mind regardless of the consequences. Both women are of marrying age, and both novels feature their romantic exploits. Besides their differing socio-economic and temporal settings, Bathsheba’s and Elizabeth’s behaviors indicate that they are facing similar feelings and conflicts when it comes to issues of love and marriage. Bathsheba goes to greater lengths to defy societal pressures than Elizabeth does, but Bathsheba’s circumstances warrant the effort. The real difference between these characters is the way in which they are written. One could not know how similar Bathsheba’s thoughts and feelings are to Elizabeth’s, because the reader rarely sees through Ms. Everdene’s eyes. Bathsheba Everdene is the greater feminist heroine when taken alongside Elizabeth Bennet; however, Hardy writes her story almost exclusively from the perspective of his male characters, leaving her represented as two-dimensional in comparison to

This novel was one written by Emily Bronte in the 1800s and it was a very famous novel. This novel was based in the town of Moor. This novel is a novel that is narrated throughout and has many ups and downs with many events that might